How Red Bull and Verstappen seized Monza opportunity

Max Verstappen delivered a "race of perfection" at the 2025 Italian Grand Prix, securing his third victory of the season. The Monza triumph marked a significant moment as the Red Bull RB21 demonstrated a genuine race day pace advantage over McLaren for the first time this year. Analysts Mark Hughes and Giorgio Piola highlighted that the low-downforce conditions at Monza were ideally suited to the Red Bull's exceptional aerodynamic efficiency when running low wing levels. This characteristic, previously observed at tracks like Jeddah and Silverstone, truly shone at the more extreme low-downforce circuit, enabling Verstappen to dominate the race.