Antonelli Scores Stunning Home Win at Italian GP from Back of Grid

On a Sunday afternoon at Monza, Andrea Antonelli did what the mathematics of motorsport suggested he should not be able to do: he started last and finished first at his home Italian Grand Prix. The victory belongs not only to a young driver finding his moment, but to the enduring idea that position is not destiny — that patience, precision, and the willingness to act when the window opens can still rewrite a predetermined script. For Italian racing and its faithful, the drought that had stretched more than two decades since a home driver stood atop the Monza podium is now over.