Juan Pablo Montoya: Mercedes should have double-stacked George Russell and Kimi Antonelli at Monza

In the F1 World Championship race at Monza, Italy, Mercedes won 1-2 with Kimi Antonelli in the lead. According to Juan Pablo Montoya, this team spoiled George Russell's chances by not double-stacking its drivers under the virtual safety car. George Russell, a Mercedes driver, led the race in the early stages. When the virtual safety car appeared in the middle of the race, Russell was left on track while Antonelli pitted. Antonelli then overtook Russell to win the race. Montoya said Russell should have had priority for the pit stop because he was leading. 'He should have had priority for the pit stop. When the virtual safety car came, it is quicker to stop than stay out. They should have stopped him, double-stacked him, and he should have stopped ahead of Antonelli,' Montoya explained. He said the race would have been a really close fight like we saw earlier on. Team chief Toto Wolff addressed claims the Brackley outfit's strategy favoured Antonelli. 'The two-stop was the best but we didn't think it was the case, so that was good for him actually,' he told Sky Sports F1 after the race. 'But today there was nothing that would have stopped him [Antonelli]. George fought with worn-out tools at the end, so I'm really happy for the one-two.' When asked if there were any other options for Russell, Wolff added: 'No, George was on the hard and we needed to go on the one-stop so there was no chance.'