Moments after the checkered flag flew at the end of a thrilling Italian Grand Prix at historic Monza, barriers opened and thousands of fans — the overwhelming majority clad in scarlet— poured onto the track toward the podium. And with good reason.
To cheer their conquering hero, as Charles Leclerc had done the improbable, if not the impossible, and won the Italian Grand Prix.
In a sport that favors the bold Ferrari was boldest on Sunday, rolling the dice on a decision to leave both Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jr. out on aging hard tires, opting for a one-stop approach when their rivals had all made the double dip.
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