Ricciardo Wins at Monza in McLaren One-two Finish

Italy F1 GP Auto Racing Mclaren driver Daniel Ricciardo of Australia celebrates after winning the Italian Formula One Grand Prix, at Monza racetrack, in Monza, Italy, Sunday, Sept.12, 2021. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni) (Antonio Calanni)
Italy F1 GP Auto Racing Mclaren driver Daniel Ricciardo of Australia celebrates after winning the Italian Formula One Grand Prix, at Monza racetrack, in Monza, Italy, Sunday, Sept.12, 2021. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni) (Antonio Calanni)
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Ricciardo Wins at Monza in McLaren One-two Finish

Italy F1 GP Auto Racing Mclaren driver Daniel Ricciardo of Australia celebrates after winning the Italian Formula One Grand Prix, at Monza racetrack, in Monza, Italy, Sunday, Sept.12, 2021. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni) (Antonio Calanni)
Italy F1 GP Auto Racing Mclaren driver Daniel Ricciardo of Australia celebrates after winning the Italian Formula One Grand Prix, at Monza racetrack, in Monza, Italy, Sunday, Sept.12, 2021. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni) (Antonio Calanni)

Australian Daniel Ricciardo won the Italian Grand Prix in a stunning McLaren one-two with Lando Norris at Monza on Sunday while Formula One title rivals Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton took each other out of the race.

The victory was McLaren's first since 2012 and Ricciardo's first since he was at Red Bull in 2018.

"About time," smiled the happy Australian.

"To lead literally from start to finish, I don't think any of us expected that.

"To not only win but to get a one-two, it's insane. For McLaren to be on the podium is huge."

Ricciardo, now an eight times grand prix winner, had started on the front row and seized the lead from Verstappen at the start and he completed his day with a bonus point for fastest lap right at the end.

Valtteri Bottas was third for Mercedes after winning the Saturday sprint race and then starting at the back of the grid due to engine penalties.

While McLaren celebrated, Verstappen and Hamilton had nothing to smile about.

The pair collided and crashed out after their pitstops, with Verstappen's Red Bull lifting off the kerb and ending up on top of Hamilton's Mercedes in the gravel, with the halo head protection device keeping the champion out of harm's way.

Both climbed out after the accident at the first chicane, with Verstappen's five-point lead in the championship unchanged.

"That's what happens when you don't give space," said Verstappen on the team radio.



Atalanta Fan Stabbed to Death in Clashes with Inter Supporters

FILE PHOTO: Atalanta fans unfurl banner for 26-year old Atalanta BC fan, Riccardo Claris who was stabbed to death during clashes with Inter Milan supporters, in Italian reading: "Claris is everywhere with us", during the match against AC Monza, in Monza, Italy, May 4, 2025. REUTERS/Daniele Mascolo /File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Atalanta fans unfurl banner for 26-year old Atalanta BC fan, Riccardo Claris who was stabbed to death during clashes with Inter Milan supporters, in Italian reading: "Claris is everywhere with us", during the match against AC Monza, in Monza, Italy, May 4, 2025. REUTERS/Daniele Mascolo /File Photo
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Atalanta Fan Stabbed to Death in Clashes with Inter Supporters

FILE PHOTO: Atalanta fans unfurl banner for 26-year old Atalanta BC fan, Riccardo Claris who was stabbed to death during clashes with Inter Milan supporters, in Italian reading: "Claris is everywhere with us", during the match against AC Monza, in Monza, Italy, May 4, 2025. REUTERS/Daniele Mascolo /File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Atalanta fans unfurl banner for 26-year old Atalanta BC fan, Riccardo Claris who was stabbed to death during clashes with Inter Milan supporters, in Italian reading: "Claris is everywhere with us", during the match against AC Monza, in Monza, Italy, May 4, 2025. REUTERS/Daniele Mascolo /File Photo

A 26-year-old fan of Italian Serie A team Atalanta was stabbed to death during clashes between Atalanta and Inter Milan supporters in the northern city of Bergamo, Italy's Carabinieri police said on Sunday.
It marked a troubling continuation of fan violence in Italy, where last month 13 police officers were injured during clashes between AS Roma and Lazio supporters ahead of the Rome derby.
The Atalanta and Inter fans got into an argument in a pub in Bergamo on Saturday night after one of the Inter supporters chanted provocatively, the head of Carabinieri office in Bergamo Carmelo Beringheli told Reuters.
The confrontation then continued in a street near the Atalanta stadium and escalated into violence when an Inter supporter stabbed the Atalanta fan, he said, adding that emergency services arrived swiftly but were unable to save his life.
A boy in his late teens had been arrested and said he acted to protect his brother, Reuters quoted Beringheli as saying.
Atalanta fans unfurled a banner at the start of their 4-0 Serie A win at Monza on Sunday in memory of the murdered fan.
"What happened to our fan must never happen again", Atalanta manager Gian Piero Gasperini said in a press conference after the match.
There was no official comment from the club on the incident.
In 2023, a Paris St Germain supporter was seriously injured in Italy after being stabbed during clashes between fans ahead of a Champions League match against AC Milan.
Also that year, a 58-year-old Newcastle United fan was hospitalized after being stabbed in Milan by hooded attackers on the eve of another Champions League game.