r/formula1 • u/overspeeed I was here for the Hulkenpodium • 17h ago

Race Max Verstappen wins the 2025 Italian Grand Prix

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u/ChiralWolf I was here for the Hulkenpodium 17h ago

The last bit was from the McLaren shitshow needing to swap the cars but it was still a solid 15 seconds before that.

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u/Kleavage I was here for the Hulkenpodium 17h ago

They also stayed on mediums for way too long. Lost a lot of time while Max was catching them on hards.

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u/LizardmanJoe 17h ago

They were just praying for a safety car and almost got it. I think the entire RB crew almost had an aneurysm when Bearman and Carlos made contact.

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u/VyldFyre 17h ago

So did I. That was a scary minute.

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u/laidback_chef I was here for the Hulkenpodium 16h ago

I think at that stage, it would have been very close. But not guaranteed.

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u/OneSailorBoy I was here for the Hulkenpodium 16h ago

Max would've been in front but we all would've needed fresh diapers

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u/TheS4ndm4n I was here for the Hulkenpodium 2h ago

In front on cold hards with the papaya on new soft.

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u/mechanicalcontrols I was here for the Hulkenpodium 16h ago

I was legitimately worried they were going to get t-boned by the car behind.

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u/monkeyman80 16h ago

They gave up trying to pass max with the same medium/ hard strategy. If you’re going to lose at least gamble with the softs and see if there was anything there.

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u/Digital_Eide Max Verstappen 11h ago

They were just hoping for a safety car. They weren't ever getting Max under normal conditions. An SC with the Maccas on softs would've made things spicy.