SHOULD YOU WATCH?
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SPOILER-FREE REVIEW
A race that over-delivered on already-high hype, packed with early chaos, a genuinely stunning long-game recovery drive, and simmering intra-team drama that had fans glued and buzzing. There's real controversy and emotion here, plus a payoff worth the wait. Fans were thrilled and divided in the best way — a clear must-watch.
Monza delivers a genuine shock before lights-out: Pierre Gasly has taken his first ever pole for Alpine in a dry session — the first dry pole outside the top four teams since 2014 — setting up a wild Italian GP at the Temple of Speed. Fans are buzzing, half in disbelief that Alpine tops the grid at a power circuit famed for slipstreaming, low downforce and late-braking chicane overtakes. Watch whether Gasly can convert amid the inevitable charge from the frontrunners, with Max Verstappen already grumbling about his RB22's balance. Add Hadjar's injury absence to the storylines, and Monza's tow-heavy chaos should make this a must-watch.