สามสิ่งที่ยิ่งใหญ่ F1 ชัยชนะจากการพลิกเกมจากแดนหลังสุดบนกริด
Nineteenth on the grid is not supposed to be a launchpad for victory. It is supposed to mean damage limitation, a weekend to salvage points and move on. But that is precisely where Kimi Antonelli found himself at Monza, saddled with a 30-place grid penalty for exceeding his power unit allocation, and precisely where his home Grand Prix legend began.
Antonelli's Monza Epic
A red flag on lap two, triggered by Charles Leclerc's heavy crash into the Parabolica barriers, briefly froze the field with Antonelli already up to 12th. From there he carved forward relentlessly, pitting under a mid-race Virtual Safety Car for fresh mediums while George Russell stayed out on ageing hards. With four laps remaining, Antonelli attacked his teammate at the first chicane, briefly ran through the gravel, then recovered and completed the move later that lap on the approach to Ascari, securing one of the most remarkable recovery wins in recent F1 ประวัติ.
Antonelli's victory from 19th places the drive among the furthest-back winning starts in F1 World Championship history, behind John Watson's victory from 22nd at Long Beach in 1983. He also became the first Italian to win the Italian Grand Prix in 60 years, since Ludovico Scarfiotti in 1966. The victory further strengthened Antonelli's championship position and added another remarkable chapter to his breakthrough season.
The result also caused Antonelli's championship odds to shorten considerably with bookmakers. After the race, ลัคกี้ เรเบล สปอร์ตบุ๊ค listed the championship leader at short odds to claim the title, reflecting how strongly his Monza comeback had influenced perceptions of the championship battle.
"Unbelievable! I am so happy, and I could never have imagined being here today," Antonelli said afterwards, still catching his breath.
His effort at Monza will be remembered as one of the great recovery drives, but it belongs in a much longer lineage. Here are two more standout back-to-front wins from modern F1 ประวัติศาสตร์
Lewis Hamilton: 2021 Brazilian Grand Prix
Picture Lewis Hamilton on Friday night in São Paulo in 2021, 19 points behind Max Verstappen and reeling from a disqualification few had expected. His rear wing's DRS gap had failed a technical test by a matter of millimetres, exceeding the permitted 85mm limit and stripping him of a pole earned on track. He would need to fight from the back of the Sprint just for a shot at the Grand Prix. He scythed through the field to finish fifth. A five-place grid penalty for a fresh power unit then dropped him to tenth for Sunday's race.
None of that mattered once the Grand Prix began. Hamilton was up to fifth by lap four, dispatched Sergio Perez on lap 19 and set his sights on the man standing between him and his title hopes. On lap 48, side by side through Turn 4, Verstappen ran him wide and both cars went onto the run-off. No penalty followed, and Hamilton simply kept his composure and kept coming.
Lap 59 was decisive. Hamilton completed the pass for the lead and went on to cross the line 10.496 seconds clear, carrying a Brazilian flag after the finish in tribute to Ayrton Senna.
"I think that's the hardest weekend I've had," Hamilton admitted.
The result reduced Verstappen's championship lead to 14 points with three rounds remaining. By the time the season reached its Abu Dhabi finale, both drivers were level on points, setting up the decisive final race of an extraordinary championship battle.
Max Verstappen: 2024 Brazilian Grand Prix
What does it take to go from 17th on a rain-soaked grid to victory two hours later? Verstappen and Lando Norris arrived at Interlagos 47 points apart, before qualifying unravelled in the wet. Five crashes disrupted the session, Verstappen qualified 12th and a power unit penalty dropped him further to 17th, while Norris claimed pole position. The circumstances appeared to offer Norris a major opportunity to reduce Verstappen's championship advantage.
Verstappen responded immediately. He was 11th by the end of lap one and sixth by lap eleven before changing weather conditions and a series of race neutralisations transformed the strategic picture. A Virtual Safety Car on lap 27 was followed by a red flag five laps later after Franco Colapinto's heavy crash, bunching the field and allowing drivers to change tyres during the stoppage.
Esteban Ocon led at the restart with Verstappen second. A further Safety Car following Carlos Sainz's crash reset the race again, after which Verstappen swept past Ocon and pulled clear. He eventually won by roughly 19 seconds as Norris finished sixth.
Verstappen's championship lead grew to 62 points with three races remaining. At the following Grand Prix in Las Vegas, he secured his fourth consecutive F1 World Drivers' Championship.
