Summary

  • Max Verstappen takes pole for Italian Grand Prix

  • Lando Norris second with Oscar Piastri third

  • Leclerc fourth and Hamilton fifth but Briton has five-place grid penalty

  • Pierre Gasly extends Alpine contract

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Live Reporting

Lorraine McKenna and Jay Freeman

  1. Drop zone

    11. Ollie Bearman

    12. Fernando Alonso

    13. Esteban Ocon

    14. Alex Albon

    15. Nico Hulkenberg

  2. The nerves might start to jangle for Lando Norris. He's seventh on the timesheets at the moment, over three tenths away from Max Verstappen's top Q2 time. Fernando Alonso, meanwhile, has dropped down into the elimination zone in 12th place.

  3. Alice Powell
    British racing driver on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    That's impressive by Max Verstappen who is on a brand new set of soft tyres.

  4. Lando Norris had his lap time deleted after cutting the first chicane as he set off on his opening push lap in Q2. The Briton needs to refocus and head out again, but his pit wall tell him it's going to be tight to fit in a push, cool, cool, push.

    Lando NorrisReuters

  5. 'Antonelli needs to find something'

    Alice Powell
    British racing driver on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Kimi Antonelli will be hoping for a better weekend here but at the moment it's not looking great for him, he needs to find something.

    He will have the added benefit of being able to see George Russell's data between the sessions.

  6. Two purple sectors for Max Verstappen, and a tow from championship front runner Oscar Piastri, puts the Dutchman at the top of the timesheets with a 1:19.140. George Russell goes 0.147 seconds behind Verstappen in second followed by the McLaren of Piastri. Lando Norris, meanwhile, is told to box this lap.

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    Anon: Wonder if Aston will eventually give up on Lance Stroll. He just is not quick enough to be in F1.

    Dave: When is Lance Stroll going to be replaced? Ridiculous good fortune to still have a seat, he's terrible!

  8. Williams have sent out Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz first, with Albon, thanks to a little tow from his Spanish team-mate, hitting a purple sector in the first past of the lap.

    But it's Sainz who comes out on top following an understeer moment at Turn Nine for Albon. Sainz's marker is 1:20.239 on the softs.

  9. Alice Powell
    British racing driver on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Every driver out there is going to pushing to the absolute limit when you're in a qualifying session, but because it's such fine margins these mistakes and the lack of grip get highlighted even more.

    That dip of a wheel could cost you a tenth and that could be five, six positions.

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    Alan: These grid penalties spoil it for everyone. Better to fine the driver and donate it to charity.

  11. Go! Go! Go!

    The two Ferraris are through to Q2, so the tifosi are happy.

    Sauber's Gabriel Bortoleto also booked his place thanks to a welcome slipstream from the Red Bull of good mate Max Verstapen.

    Off we go again.

  12. Jennie Gow
    F1 pit-lane reporter at Monza

    The tifosi are very happy with that, lots of people are holding their badges aloft on their shirts and waving them around in the air.

  13. Team radio - Hadjar to Racing Bulls

    Engineer: "We are out."

    Hadjar: "I mean yeah obviously, of course"

  14. Q2 start delayed

    Get the brooms out. The second part of qualifying is delayed to allow the marshals time to sweep away the gravel.

  15. George Russell topped that session with his medium tyre time from the Red Bull of Max Verstappen and the McLaren of Lando Norris. Oscar Piastri was down in 10th place, but it's only Q1, so he lives to fight another day.

    It's disappointment for Pierre Gasly after his contract extension announcement earlier today. Both Alpines were on the chopping block, along with Isack Hadjar, third in Zandvoort last weekend, and Liam Lawson of Racing Bulls.

  16. Out in Q1

    16. Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls)

    17. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)

    18. Franco Colapinto (Alpine)

    19. Pierre Gasly (Alpine)

    20. Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls)

  17. Alice Powell
    British racing driver on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    It did look like Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri set their times on a new set of soft tyres whereas Ferrari were an old set of soft tyres.

    Ferrari have gone out now on a new set of soft tyres, so we will keep an eye on this.

  18. Team radio - Leclerc to Ferrari

    "My right mirror is becoming loose."

  19. Isack Hadjar goes P15 as his Racing Bulls team-mate Liam Lawson goes out in Q1 after his lap time was deleted. Hadjar now slips back into trouble as Alex Albon jumps to safety.

  20. Antonelli goes P11

    Kimi Antonelli does a personal best in the first sector, followed by another green sector in the second. He's down in the drop zone but can he climb out of danger? Well, he can, but it's only P11 for the 19-year-old.