Post-Monza rankings: McLaren still 8 points ahead of Red Bull
While the driver's championship still looks set to go in Max Verstappen's favor, with 8 races remaining, the constructor's championship is still very much up for grabs. McLaren is within 8 points of the lead, while Ferrari has just 39 points. The end of the season promises to be exciting.
The victory of Charles Leclerc at Monza gives him a slight breather in the championship. The Ferrari driver is currently holding onto 3rd place, with 8 more Grand Prix races to go including 3 sprint races (11 races in total). He is being overtaken by Lando Norris, who is now in 2nd place with a gap of 62 points behind Max Verstappen, who is still a strong leader but facing increasing pressure. In fact, in the last 4 races, Lando Norris scored 70 points, compared to “only” 48 points for Max Verstappen. If Norris continues to gain 22 points in each of the 4 races, he could seriously challenge Max Verstappen’s leading position towards the end of the championship.
However, McLaren does not seem to want to favor Lando Norris in the championship and may let points slip away in the drivers’ standings, as Monza was a perfect illustration of after the first lap. More solidarity will be needed from the McLaren drivers to be able to join the battle for the drivers’ title.
He stays with 8 Grand Prix and 3 sprints, 232 points to be distributed for the first place and 162 for the second place. This represents a gap of 70 points. If Verstappen always finishes second and Norris always finishes first, it is still mathematically possible. It is technically still possible for Piastri as well, but it already seems much less realistic.
The ranking of drivers after Monza
| Driver | Points | Gaps | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Max Verstappen#33 Oracle Red Bull Racing | 303 | |
| 2 |  | Lando Norris#4 McLaren F1 Team | 241 | -62 |
| 3 |  | Charles Leclerc#16 Scuderia Ferrari | 217 | -24 |
| 4 |  | Oscar Piastri#81 McLaren F1 Team | 197 | -20 |
| 5 |  | Carlos Sainz#55 Scuderia Ferrari | 184 | -13 |
| 6 | | Lewis Hamilton#44 Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport | 164 | -20 |
| 7 |  | Sergio Perez#11 Oracle Red Bull Racing | 143 | -21 |
| 8 | | George Russell#63 Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport | 128 | -15 |
| 9 | | Fernando Alonso#14 Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team | 50 | -78 |
| 10 |  | Lance Stroll#18 Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team | 24 | -26 |
| 11 |  | Nico Hülkenberg#27 MoneyGram Haas F1 Team | 22 | -2 |
| 12 |  | Yuki Tsunoda#38 Visa Cash App RB Formula One Team | 22 | 0 |
| 13 | | Daniel Ricciardo#3 Visa Cash App RB Formula One Team | 12 | -10 |
| 14 |  | Pierre Gasly#10 BWT Alpine F1 Team | 8 | -4 |
| 15 |  | Kevin Magnussen#20 MoneyGram Haas F1 Team | 7 | -1 |
| 16 |  | Oliver Bearman#50 Scuderia Ferrari | 6 | -1 |
| 17 | | Esteban Ocon#31 BWT Alpine F1 Team | 5 | -1 |
| 18 |  | Alexander Albon#23 Williams Racing | 5 | 0 |
| 19 |  | Logan Sargeant#2 Williams Racing | 0 | -5 |
| 20 |  | Zhou Guanyu#3 Stake F1 Team | 0 | 0 |
| 21 |  | Valtteri Bottas#77 Stake F1 Team | 0 | 0 |
| 22 |  | Franco Colapinto#43 Williams Racing | 0 | 0 |
McLaren more threatening than ever to Red Bull.
On the side of the constructors’ championships, McLaren is more threatening than ever to Red Bull. The papaya team could take the lead in the team standings as soon as the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in two weeks, since McLaren is now only 8 points behind Red Bull.
The Scuderia Ferrari is not to be outdone. Indeed, the last 8 Grand Prix races will see a duel between 3 teams for the title, with Ferrari trailing Red Bull by 39 points and McLaren by 31. The Italian team has taken back 32 points from Red Bull in the constructors’ championship in the last 4 races.
| Team | Points | Gaps | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Oracle Red Bull Racing Honda RBTP | 446 | |
| 2 | | McLaren F1 Team Mercedes | 438 | -8 |
| 3 |  | Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari | 407 | -31 |
| 4 | | Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport Mercedes | 292 | -115 |
| 5 | | Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team Mercedes | 74 | -218 |
| 6 | | Visa Cash App RB Formula One Team Honda RBTP | 34 | -40 |
| 7 | | MoneyGram Haas F1 Team Ferrari | 29 | -5 |
| 8 | | BWT Alpine F1 Team Renault | 13 | -16 |
| 9 | | Williams Racing Mercedes | 5 | -8 |
| 10 | | Stake F1 Team Ferrari | 0 | -5 |
