Max Verstappen produced a dominant drive at the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday, taking his third win of the season.
It broke a streak of race wins for the McLaren team, who up until that point, were undefeated since the Canadian Grand Prix in June.
While Verstappen took pole position by a close margin, his race win was anything but close.
The four-time champion found himself locked in battle with Lando Norris in the early stage of the race, but soon after taking the race lead, he found himself in an unchallenged position.
When he took the chequered flag, he did so over 19 seconds ahead of Norris - easily marking the biggest winning margin of the year to date.
It is only the second time this year a race has been won with a gap of over 10 seconds, with the other instance being Oscar Piastri's victory over George Russell in Bahrain.
On the flip side, the smallest win margin so far this year came in Canada where Russell triumphed over Verstappen.
There, Russell crossed the line just two-tenths of a second ahead of Verstappen - albeit behind the safety car.
See the full victory margins below!
F1 2025 race winning margins
| Race | Winner | Runner-up | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australian GP | Lando Norris | Max Verstappen | +0.895 |
| Chinese GP | Oscar Piastri | Lando Norris | +9.748 |
| Japanese GP | Max Verstappen | Lando Norris | +1.432 |
| Bahrain GP | Oscar Piastri | George Russell | +15.499 |
| Saudi Arabian GP | Oscar Piastri | Max Verstappen | +2.843 |
| Miami GP | Oscar Piastri | Lando Norris | +4.630 |
| Emilia Romagna GP | Max Verstappen | Lando Norris | +6.109 |
| Monaco GP | Lando Norris | Charles Leclerc | +3.131 |
| Spanish GP | Oscar Piastri | Lando Norris | +2.471 |
| Canadian GP | George Russell | Max Verstappen | +0.228 |
| Austrian GP | Lando Norris | Oscar Piastri | +2.695 |
| British GP | Lando Norris | Oscar Piastri | +6.812 |
| Belgian GP | Oscar Piastri | Lando Norris | +3.415 |
| Hungarian GP | Lando Norris | Oscar Piastri | +0.698 |
| Dutch GP | Oscar Piastri | Max Verstappen | +1.271 |
| Italian GP | Max Verstappen | Lando Norris | +19.207 |
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