Despite widespread criticism, McLaren stands by its decision to order Oscar Piastri to yield position to his teammate.
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Today's post-race press conference with Max Verstappen, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.
Overall, P2 and P3 is not a bad result at a circuit we knew wouldn't necessarily suit our car.
It has been a difficult season for the Team so far and this win is something they have deserved for a while.
That was a tough day for us today. We didn't have the pace to challenge for the podium and that is frustrating.
A great result from Alex for that P7 and some nice points against our competitors in what will be a very close-fought championship.
It was not the best day or end result for us today in Monza, at a track we knew doesn't play to the strengths of our package.
The positive thing is that knowing Monza is one of our weakest circuits, we still fought hard.
It was a frustrating day for us with some reliability issues preventing us from battling for the points.
Against all expectations Max Verstappen wins the Italian Grand Prix, thereby stalling Russell�s contract negotiations and giving McLaren some sleepless nights.
A meeting planned for this week to discuss a potential switch to V8 engines has been cancelled.
