Andrew Benson
BBC F1 correspondent in Monza

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Charles Leclerc pulled off an extraordinary home win for Ferrari at the Italian Grand Prix, ahead of the McLarens of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris.

Ferrari chose a daring one-stop strategy for Leclerc, improvising mid-race, to vault him in front of the McLarens - who chose the conventional two-stop approach.

That left Leclerc hanging on in the closing laps from the rapidly closing McLarens and he just managed to hold on, winning by 2.6 seconds to send the tifosi in the grandstands wild.

Red Bull's Max Verstappen could finish only sixth, and Norris cut his championship lead by eight points to 62 with eight races to go, thanks to Norris grabbing the fastest lap before the chequered flag.

McLaren are now just eight points behind Red Bull in the constructors' championship.

Read the full report here

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The fans are not leaving the track any time soon. The Ferrari party is well and truly an all-nighter at Monza.

Charles Leclerc was downcast after qualifying in fourth on Saturday but now he has an Italian Grand Prix triumph to add to his home win in Monaco this season.

What will happen over at McLaren in the final eight races? Will Lando Norris' biggest competitor be his own team-mate Oscar Piastri?

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Formula 1 now heads to Baku for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in its new September slot on the calendar.

Come back and join us on Friday, 13 September at 10:30 BST for first practice.

Enjoy the rest of your Sunday!

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A picture Charles Leclerc and Ferrari fans will cherish.

"Siete i numeri 1," the Monegasque driver has written on social media. "Forza Ferrari".

(Just colour that suit in red).

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Carlos Sainz finished in fourth in the second Ferrari. He told Sky Sports afterwards: “This has been a huge effort from the whole team bringing the upgrades but also to take risks with the strategy. At one point I thought everyone that stopped so early would have to stop again and then I was potentially the only one on a one-stop.

“The key of the race is that Charles pitting so early made it hard work until the end, even though we went through a tough phase with the tyres we both started degrading a lot when the others started to pit, but we took the risk.”

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Amidst all the celebrations, some admin.

Haas' Kevin Magnussen is set to miss the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in two weeks' time after reaching 12 penalty points over a 12-month period.

The Dane has hit the threshold after being given a two-point penalty for causing a collision with Pierre Gasly.

The jump didn't happen today, but Red Bull's lead over McLaren at the top of the constructors' championship is down to just eight points now, after Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez finished without a podium in Monza.

But don't count Ferrari out of this team fight just yet, as the Scuderia are themselves only 39 points off Red Bull's total.

1. Red Bull - 446pts

2. McLaren - 438

3. Ferrari - 407

4. Mercedes - 292

5. Aston Martin - 74

6. RB - 34

7. Haas - 28

8. Alpine - 13

9. Williams - 6

10. Sauber - 0

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Max Verstappen still leads the drivers' championship from Lando Norris but the Dutchman's advantage has been cut to 62 points with eight races remaining.

With his Monza victory, third-placed Charles Leclerc has gained on Norris and now sits just 24 points behind the McLaren driver.

1. Max Verstappen - 303pts

2. Lando Norris - 241

3. Charles Leclerc - 217

4. Oscar Piastri - 197

5. Carlos Sainz - 184

6. Lewis Hamilton - 164

7. Sergio Perez - 143

8. George Russell - 128

9. Fernando Alonso - 50

10. Lance Stroll - 24

Ferraris team principal Fred Vasseur told Sky Sports: "It's been a good weekend, qualifying we were disappointed the pace was good but the race went very very well. From the beginning of the season we are better on the race pace than on qualifying.

"Everything went well today and when it's working like this it's perfect."

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McLarens Lando Norris finished in third, he said: “He did [catch me by surprise] because he [Piastri] got past. I don’t know what I should have done differently there, if I break one metre later we probably would have crashed so something we will look at. Ferrari drove a better race today especially Charles, he did a very good job so hats off to him.”

On the one-stop being a possibility, he added: “No, we considered it the whole race but it was not possible with the amount of graining that I had. It’s a tough one, we knew it would be tight but just with our car and the limitations we had it just wasn’t possible today. We knew that could be a possibility, I’m disappointed but Ferrari did a better job, they had a better car today.”

On the Drivers Championship and Piastri taking points away for him, he said: “Well done to him, he did a good job, he got past me, he deserves it.”

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McLaren's Oscar Piastri, who took the lead of the race on the opening lap but finished second: "It hursts. It hurts a lot. I did a lot of things right today. There was a lot of question marks on the strategy going into the race. From the position we were in, with the tyres looking like they did, doing a one-stop looked like a very risky call - and in the end it was right.

"Happy with the race and the pace I managed to achieve, just when you finish second, it hurts.

On whether he should have said yes to a one-stop: "In hindsight, yes. But everyone's a legend on Monday or after the race, but today we got it wrong, myself being a big part of that. We had everything to lose and Charles tried something a bit different, as he was going to finish third either way."

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Charles Leclerc wins his second race this season with Ferrari in Monza, he said: “It’s an incredible feeling, I thought the first time felt like this, and the second time wouldn’t feel as special, but the emotions in the last few laps were exactly the same as in 2019, just watching the Grandstand inside of the track which is tricky, just incredible.

“Monaco and Monza are the two races I want to win every year, obviously I want to win as many races as possible and the world championship as soon as possible, but these are the two most important races of the season and I managed to win them both so it’s so so special.”

On the upgrades and if Ferrari can keep challenging for wins, he added: “I don’t know because I think our package was working pretty well on a track like Monza, if it will be the same for the rest of the season, I still think the McLarens are the favourites, we have taken a step forward that is for sure. Baku is a nice track for me and I’ve been quite competitive in the past so who knows, maybe we can do something special there.”

A small silver lining for Lando Norris is he picked up the extra point for fastest lap.

While the tifosi continue the party, let's have a look what the top three had to say...

Matthew Murnaghan: Well done Leclerc. A win in Monza, 5 years after his first win!

Jeremiah Kariuki: McLaren will wait for another day to take the championship lead. With this performance, Norris will need more races if he were to take Driver's Championship lead.

Nulla Pax: Delighted for Charles and Ferrari. Colapinto did a damn fine job. Lando fluffed it...AGAIN!

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The red smoke is so thick you couldn't actually see Charles Leclerc lift his winner's trophy, which looks a bit like a giant bottle opener this year.

Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri now soak Charles Leclerc with champagne. This is the Monegasque driver's second win on Italian soil and he's celebrating just as wildly as the first.

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The podium celebrations are about to begin. Charles Leclerc takes his place on the top step and gets to sing the Monaco national anthem, before joining in with the masses to belt out the Italian anthem. The Ferrari flags are being waved - the giant ones also making their way across the crowd. And out come the red flares. Just declare tomorrow a bank holiday in Italy.

Charles Leclerc takes his place between the two McLaren boys in the cooldown room. Lando Norris is slumped in his chair, looking very dejected, while Leclerc and Oscar Piastri chat about the one-stop. Not exactly a jubilant atmosphere in there. Outside, however...

11. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)

12. Franco Colapinto (Williams)

13. Daniel Ricciardo (RB)

14. Esteban Ocon (Alpine)

15. Pierre Gasly (Alpine)

16. Valtteri Bottas (Sauber)

17. Nico Hulkenberg (Haas)

18. Zhou Guanyu (Sauber)

19. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)

DNF. Yuki Tsunoda (RB)

1. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)

2. Oscar Piastri (McLaren)

3. Lando Norris (McLaren)

4. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari)

5. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

6. Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

7. George Russell (Mercedes)

8. Sergio Perez (Red Bull)

9. Alex Albon (Williams)

10. Kevin Magnussen (Haas)

The Italian fans are released and are now sprinting to get the best spot in front of the podium.

One tiny gripe with this Ferrari win though: the carbon fibre black and yellow race suit carbon fibre.

Nowhere near as good as the traditional red.

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From a front-row lockout at Monza, the two McLarens come home in second for Oscar Piastri and third for polesitter Lando Norris.

The other Ferrari of Carlos Sainz, celebrating his 30th birthday today, finishes fourth and Lewis Hamilton crosses the line in fifth place.

Max Verstappen ends his day in Italy in sixth and George Russell, after an eventful race, is seventh.