Given the emphasis on top speed, Red Bull is the favourite to win a fifth consecutive race in 2022 at Monza.
As the fans in the grandstands overseeing the starting grid waited, the image of the papaya floated into sight as Daniel Ricciardo flew past the checkered flag.
Despite having finished on the podium seven times previously, all for Red Bull, Ricciardo's career highlights are with McLaren.
The two title protagonists, Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen, took it to the very last lap of the very last race to decide the championship.
Rubens Barrichello won a choatic Italian Grand Prix in front of the tifosi on this day in 2002, taking advantage of other cars retiring.
Daniel Ricciardo hasn't had the ideal first season at McLaren. But an eighth Formula 1 win - and McLaren's first in 9 years - changes all that.
The 2021 Italian GP saw Daniel Ricciardo win a chaotic race which featured a crash between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen.
Lewis Hamilton had a dangerous crash against Max Verstappen which ended both their races in the 2021 Italian Grand Prix.
Daniel Ricciardo won the Italian Grand Prix for his first win after three years as Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton crashed out.
Pierre Gasly won the Italian Grand Prix, becoming the first French driver since 1996 to win an F1 race.