The two-time world champion came out on top of a wheel-to-wheel duel with Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz to take a lead he never relinquished on his way to a historic 10th win i🔯n a row.

• F1 Italian Grand Prix 2023 - Rac🌟e Results from Round 14

Polesitter Sainz put in a valiant defence to keep Verstappen at bay during the opening 15 l﷽aps, but the two-time world champion eventually got by in his superior Red Bull. 

A lock-up from Sainz at the first chicane opened the door for Verstappen, with the pair running side-by-side through Curva Grandꦐe. 

Verstappen held the outside line, which became the inside fo꧋r the Variante Della Roggia - where the Dutchman got the move d🎀one. 

Sergio Perez charged p💞ast the Ferrari duo on his way to claiming second place to complete a 1-2 f🐭or Red Bull, some nine seconds behind his teammate. 

Verstappen's win is his 12t💎h from 14 races in what is turning out to be an incredible 2023 season for the 25-year-old, who has extended his championship lead over Perez to 145 points. 

"I never would have believed thaඣt it was possible," Verstappen said of his latest achievement. 

"We had to work for it today and that definitely made it𒅌꧑ a lot more fun."

The Fer♚rari pair squabbled hard for the final spot on the famous Monza podi🍸um, with Sainz fending off multiple attacks from Charles Leclerc to just seal third. 

Despite both pickiꦜng up five-second time penalties, the Mercedes duo of George Russell and Lewis Hamilton finished fifth and sixth. 

Alex Albon took an impressive seventh place in his Williams having defended brilliantly ah🐎ead of McLaren's Lando Norris. 

Aston꧃ Martin's Fernando Alonso and Alfa Romeo's Valtteri Bottas completed the 𒁏top-10. 

The race was delayed by 20 minutes ಌwhen the start was aborted after🌞 Yuki Tsunoda's AlphaTauri suffered an engine failure on the formation lap and became stuck in gear.