Winner: Charles Leclerc

For the second time this year, Charles Leclerc's dreams became true. After his first victory at home in Monaco, he claimed a second win at Monza, Ferrari's home and the heart of their devoted Tifosi.

For once in a while Ferrari’s strategy finally worked out as the Italian team decided to only do one pit-stop, despite that it seemed impossible in the beginning. But the biggest credit for this victory goes to the Monegasque driver, who expertly managed his tires to secure his second win of the season and the seventh of his career.

This victory also marked his third consecutive podium finish, leaving him 86 points behind championship leader Max Verstappen and just 24 points short of Lando Norris.

Loser: McLaren

McLaren might leave Monza questioning if they should have used team orders to favor Lando Norris as it would help him in the fight for the Driver’s Championship title. The newly invented "papaya rules" were pretty unclear and could potentially cause big issues later on.

In the first lap, Piastri and Norris fought each other down to the della Roggia chicane, which allowed Leclerc to get a great run into the first Lesmo and move into second place, leaving Norris in third. Piastri then drove well and could have won if Ferrari's one-stop strategy hadn't worked and if he hadn't been stuck behind Sainz for so long.

Still, finishing second and third is a good result, especially on a weekend when Red Bull struggled. However, despite the fact that Norris and McLaren managed to close the gap in both championship standings, the few lost points might be crucial in the Driver’s Championship title battle for Norris.

Winner: Franco Colapinto

Finishing 12th on his debut was an impressive result for Franco Colapinto, especially considering his limited time in the car after replacing Logan Sargeant mid-season.

Before this, he'd never driven more than eight consecutive laps in F1, so completing 53 laps was a big step up. He kept the Williams on track and even showed moments of matching Alex Albon's pace. Colapinto definitely managed to perform as well as, if not better than, what Sargeant had been doing over the whole 2024 season.

A noticebly bigger challenges for the Argentinian driver are waiting in Baku and Singapore, however, he can only surprise with good results, as it is sure that he won’t drive in F1 next year. That’s why these races are only a good opportunity to show, that he should get a seat in Formula 1 in the future.

Loser: Red Bull

Red Bull continued to struggle with their pace basically over the whole weekend in Monza, with drivers battling a difficult car, slow pit stops, and an engine issue on Max Verstappen's car. These problems made for a tough weekend for the Austrian team, cutting their lead in the Constructors' Championship from 30 points down to just eight.

Ferrari, in third, is now only 39 points behind Red Bull, making it necessary for the team from Milton-Keynes to fix these issues very quickly. If things don't improve, Red Bull could leave the Baku-Singapore double-header fighting for second place in the Constructor’s Championship against Ferrari, and Norris could get even closer to Verstappen in the Driver’s Championship standing.

The reigning champion Verstappen is not happy about this at all as he referred to the RB20 as ‘an undrivable monster’ and said that both championship titles are ‘not realistic’.

Winner: Alex Albon

On a weekend when Williams knew their car was well-suited to the track, Alex Albon did what he does best and delivered a two-point finish at Monza.

After an excellent qualifying session, when he made it into Q3 he started the race from P9 and finished the race in the same position, thanks to his briliant drive and experienced tyre management.

He went with a one-stop strategy and later on held off Fernando Alonso while staying within 10 seconds to Kevin Magnussen till the end of the race. When Magnussen's 10-second penalty was applied, Albon moved up to take ninth place.

Loser: Kevin Magnussen

Kevin Magnussen could have been seen as a winner for his usual cheeky drive, grabbing the last point by just a tenth of a second ahead of Fernando Alonso. But he unfortunately ends up a loser because he's now the first F1 driver to get a one-race ban since the penalty points system was introduced a few years back.

His move on Pierre Gasly, which got him the final two penalty points needed for the ban, wasn't really that bad as Gasly himself even thought about defending him in front of the stewards. However, the stewards quickly confirmed that Magnussen will be banned from the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

The Haas driver will only have to watch his replacement, which is most likely going to be Oliver Bearman, racing in the streets of Baku till he will be allowed to race again in Singapore.