Summary

Live Reporting

Lorraine McKenna and Jay Freeman

  1. 'McLarens are still setting personal bests'

    Lap 32/53

    Alice Powell
    British racing driver on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Those medium tyres are not looking fantastic for Max Verstappen and Lando Norris is closing down the gap now.

    The McLarens are still setting personal bests and this is deep into running that medium tyre.

  2. Lap 31/53

    Max Verstappen is 5.9 seconds clear of Lando Norris out in front of the pack with Oscar Piastri still sitting in third place and Charles Leclerc in fourth. The shakedown of the pit stops means Alex Albon, Lance Stroll and Isack Hadjar have all reached the top 10.

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    Anon: The Verstappen vitriol is so tedious now, he gave the place back then took it back from Lando again.

    Nulla: I was expecting more from both McLarens, and less from Max today - interesting stuff.

  4. Lap 30/53

    The Pirelli tyres have looked better. We heard Carlos Sainz complain about his mediums a few moments ago and now other drivers are starting to notice graining as we hit 30 laps of the Italian Grand Prix.

  5. Lap 29/53

    Lando Norris is the next McLaren driver to be asked his opinion on strategy. What about throwing some soft tyres into the mix at the end and go a bit longer on this stint? The Briton is open to the suggestion.

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  6. Lap 28/53

    Carlos Sainz is in eigth and struggling with his tyres. The Spaniard has also picked up a reprimand, as he failed to follow the race directors' instructions when he cut across a corner a few laps earlier.

    George Russell has come into the pits. Hard tyres are on and 11th place is secured.

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  7. Jennie Gow
    F1 pit-lane reporter at Monza

    It's a quick pit stop for George Russell who goes out on the hard tyres.

    That is such a disappointment for Fernando Alonso because we thought this might be the time that he could score some points.

  8. Lap 27/53

    McLaren are chatting to Oscar Piastri about what plan he thinks will work best. The Australian is cool as ice as he agrees with his pit wall to try to go a bit longer on this stint.

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  9. 'Such bad luck for Alonso'

    Alice Powell
    British racing driver on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    It's not like Fernando Alonso did anything wrong there, that is such bad luck for him. He was having a fantastic race, racing up in the top 10.

  10. Alonso out at Monza

    Lap 26/53

    After the great work to jump Gabriel Bortoleto and others on the pit stop, Fernando Alonso's day at Monza is done and dusted.

  11. Jennie Gow
    F1 pit-lane reporter at Monza

    The Aston Martin of Fernando Alonso has come into the pits, it seemed low on the right-hand side, I don't know if it's suspension failure.

  12. Team radio - Alonso to Aston Martin

    "Suspension failure. This is unbelievable."

  13. Alonso in trouble

    Lap 25/53

    The Aston Martin of Fernando Alonso is slowing down, it looks like the Spaniard has picked up a bit of damage around Ascari. This could be the 44-year-old's day over.

  14. 'Piastri has turned up the wick'

    Lap 24/53

    Alice Powell
    British racing driver on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Oscar Piastri has turned up the wick now, he's just set the fastest middle sector of anyone in this race.

  15. Lap 23/53

    Kimi Antonelli has moved up to seventh with the recent pit stops but there's a nervy moment for the teenager as he cuts the corner, but avoids any pressure from another driver to swipe his position.

  16. Lap 22/53

    Max Verstappen is cruising out in front by six seconds. Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri are still trying to catch the Red Bull, with the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc in fourth.

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    Anon: The bias against Verstappen is staggering. He gave the place back. Sure if it had been Norris you wouldn't all be going on about penalising him further.

  18. Lap 21/53

    Fernando Alonso and Gabriel Bortoleto also head into the pits. The Spaniard is Bortoleto's manager, but he's not going to ease off just because the pair have a working relationship. Alonso swoops out of his pit box and ahead of the Sauber, taking 15th place while Bortoleto goes P16.

  19. Team radio - Verstappen

    Engineer: "This is solid Max. Keep building the advantage. We know how things can change, so keep ekeing out that advantage this stint."

  20. Lap 20/53

    Red Bull throw up the bat signal for Yuki Tsunoda to come into the pits and ditch his mediums and cover off any threat from the Haas of Oliver Bearman but it doesn't work, Brit Bearman comes out ahead of the Japanese driver and is running in 18th place, with Tsunoda in 19th.

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