Max Verstappen on Monza win: “The Tifosi cheer me now because I’m not racing against Ferrari”. Max Verstappen took his third win of the 2025 Formula 1 season at Monza.

Max Verstappen and the Safety Car scare: “Luckily it went well, the Tifosi cheer me now because I am not beating the Ferraris”

The four-time world champion celebrated under the podium

The Monza podium exploded with the chant ‘Du Du Du Du Max Verstappen’. Max Verstappen claimed his third win of the 2025 Formula 1 season, the 66th victory of his career, achieving another Italian ‘double’ after his triumph at Imola 112 days earlier. The Red Bull driver dominated the race, regaining the lead after briefly losing position to Lando Norris following a chicane cut.

The only tense moment came in the closing stages, when a potential Safety Car loomed after the collision at the Roggia between Carlos Sainz and Oliver Bearman. Max Verstappen admitted: “I thought, oh no, is this really happening to us? Luckily it went well.”

The four-time world champion was celebrated under the podium by the Italian Tifosi, who once again sang the ‘Du Du Du Du Max Verstappen’ chant that had already echoed at Imola. The Dutchman expressed his surprise at the support: “It’s the first time I’ve heard so much cheering. The other two times I won here I beat Ferrari, so I wasn’t celebrated like this.”

No one had won with such a large margin in 2025 until Monza, but Max Verstappen knows the gap does not tell the full story: “The McLarens were waiting a long time for a Safety Car, otherwise they would have been closer. Anyway, we had the pace to stick to our strategy.”