Post-Monza rankings: McLaren still 8 points ahead of Red Bull

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