- The latest Italian Grand Prix marks 16 rounds into the 2024 Method 1 World Championship
- Max Verstappen leads the 2024 F1 Drivers’ Championship standings
- Pink Bull Racing leads the 2024 F1 Constructors’ Championship standings
The sixteenth spherical of the 2024 Method 1 World Championship received underway on Sunday with the Italian Grand Prix, held on the historic Autodromo Nazionale Monza, aka The Temple of Pace.
McLaren’s drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri had been once more the quickest, however their efforts to outdo each other in Italy enabled Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc to catch them and ultimately take house the win, thanks principally to his use of a one-stop technique versus the 2 stops that the majority different drivers took, together with McLaren’s duo.
Piastri completed in second place, after displaying sturdy tempo all through the weekend. Norris was additionally on the boil all weekend, having set pole and ending the race in third.
Norris has two wins below his belt this season, whereas Piastri has one. Their sturdy efficiency additionally means McLaren has effectively and really overtaken Ferrari because the staff placing up the perfect struggle towards chief Pink Bull.
Leclerc is third within the standings thanks partially to his personal two wins, however he and his staff’s combined efficiency means he is not prone to meet up with Verstappen. Fellow Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz stays with one win. He’ll be a part of Williams subsequent season, as he’s being changed on the Prancing Horse by Mercedes-Benz AMG’s Lewis Hamilton. U.S. driver Logan Sargeant has additionally been changed at Williams for the rest of the season by Franco Colapinto who made hits F1 debut on the Italian Grand Prix.
Mercedes can also be a staff with combined efficiency this season. Hamilton and teammate George Russell have completed strongly in latest rounds, ending their efficiency drought of the beginning of the present season and up to now few seasons, although each did not have the tempo on the final spherical in Italy in addition to the spherical earlier than that within the Netherlands.
A standout driver this season and future nice is Oliver Bearman, a Ferrari reserve who managed six factors in his debut on the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Bearman stuffed in for Sainz who was away for surgical procedure, and his spectacular efficiency has received him a seat with Haas in 2025. He can be joined on the American squad by Esteban Ocon, who leaves Alpine on the finish of the present season. They exchange present Haas duo Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hülkenberg. Magnussen is at the moment with no seat for subsequent season whereas Hülkenberg is about to affix Sauber which is able to turn into Audi in 2026.
Verstappen remains to be the favourite to take house the Drivers’ title this season, which can be his fourth, although his efficiency hole with Norris is not as huge because it was, as witnessed in latest races. Fellow Pink Bull driver Sergio Perez continues to ship a combined efficiency and consequently stays effectively off the tempo of his teammate.
There’s nonetheless a while for groups to make additional modifications and for Norris not less than to meet up with present chief Verstappen, as there are nonetheless 9 races to go within the season.
2024 F1 Drivers’ Championship standings
1) Max Verstappen, Pink Bull Racing – 303 factors
2) Lando Norris, McLaren – 241 factors
3) Charles Leclerc, Ferrari – 217 factors
4) Oscar Piastri, McLaren – 197 factors
5) Carlos Sainz, Ferrari – 184 factors
6) Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes-Benz AMG – 164 factors
7) Sergio Perez, Pink Bull Racing – 143 factors
8) George Russell, Mercedes-Benz AMG – 128 factors
9) Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin – 50 factors
10) Lance Stroll, Aston Martin – 24 factors
11) Nico Hulkenberg, Haas – 22 factors
12) Yuki Tsunoda, RB – 22 factors
13) Daniel Ricciardo, RB – 12 factors
14) Pierre Gasly, Alpine – 8 factors
15) Oliver Bearman, Ferrari – 6 factors
16) Kevin Magnussen, Haas – 6 factors
17) Alexander Albon, Williams – 6 factors
18) Esteban Ocon, Alpine – 5 factors
19) Zhou Guanyu, Sauber – 0 factors
20) Logan Sargeant, Williams – 0 factors
21) Valtteri Bottas, Sauber – 0 factors
22) Franco Colapinto, Williams – 0 factors
2024 F1 Constructors’ Championship standings
1) Pink Bull Racing – 446 factors
2) McLaren – 438 factors
2) Ferrari – 407 factors
4) Mercedes-Benz AMG – 292 factors
5) Aston Martin – 74 factors
6) RB – 34 factors
7) Haas – 28 factors
8) Alpine – 13 factors
9) Williams – 6 factors
10) Sauber – 0 factors
2024 F1 season race winners
Bahrain Grand Prix – Max Verstappen, Pink Bull Racing
Saudi Arabian Grand Prix – Max Verstappen, Pink Bull Racing
Australian Grand Prix – Carlos Sainz, Ferrari
Japanese Grand Prix – Max Verstappen, Pink Bull Racing
Chinese language Grand Prix – Max Verstappen, Pink Bull Racing
Miami Grand Prix – Lando Norris, McLaren
Emilia Romagna Grand Prix – Max Verstappen, Pink Bull Racing
Monaco Grand Prix – Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
Canadian Grand Prix – Max Verstappen, Pink Bull Racing
Spanish Grand Prix – Max Verstappen, Pink Bull Racing
Austrian Grand Prix – George Russell, Meredes-Benz AMG
British Grand Prix – Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes-Benz AMG
Hungarian Grand Prix – Oscar Piastri, McLaren
Belgian Grand Prix – Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes-Benz AMG
Dutch Grand Prix – Lando Norris, McLaren
Italian Grand Prix – Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
Azerbaijan Grand Prix – TBA
Singapore Grand Prix – TBA
United States Grand Prix (Austin) – TBA
Mexican Grand Prix – TBA
Brazilian Grand Prix – TBA
Las Vegas Grand Prix – TBA
Qatar Grand Prix – TBA
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – TBA
