Summary

Live Reporting

Lorraine McKenna and Jay Freeman

  1. Jennie Gow
    F1 pit-lane reporter at Monza

    Oliver Bearman is going onto the hard tyre and I think he was stuck in a DRS train so Haas have just taken him out and seeing if the undercut will work.

  2. Lap 19/53

    Haas have called in Ollie Bearman to ditch his starting medium tyres and swap out for a set of the hard compound. That's made other teams sit up and take notice...

  3. Lap 18/53

    Italian Kimi Antonelli gives the home fans something to smile about with an overtake on the inside of the Red Bull of Yuki Tsunoda for ninth place at Turn One.

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

    George Russell is still trying to find a way past Charles Leclerc who is increasing the pace and he's actually bringing Russell with him.

  5. Lap 17/53

    A dip of the wheel onto the gravel at the second Lesmo by Charles Leclerc doesn't open the door to George Russell to close up on the Ferrari. Out in front, this feels like the Red Bull of previous season, with Max Verstappen comfortable leading the pack.

  6. 'Alonso knows how to drive a car fast'

    Alice Powell
    British racing driver on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Fernando Alonso has been around for a long time and he knows how to drive a race car fast, whether it's not a very good race car or a very good race car.

    He's still hunting down Gabriel Bortoleto.

  7. Team radio - Leclerc

    Engineer: "This is good. Nice and clean."

  8. Lap 16/53

    Charles Leclerc in fourth is being given a pep take by his engineer. Ferrari think the Monegasque driver is putting in a decent display so far, even after his back and forth with Oscar Piastri for third place earlier in this race.

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    Nigel: If Verstappen forced Norris off of the track and also missed the chicane why is he no longer being investigated? Giving back the place would be for the chicane not the forcing off. Are we seeing the usual turn a blind eye to Red Bull?

    Andy: Maybe Lewis would have been able to win his next title had he joined McLaren or stayed at Mercedes or jumped to Red Bull? ? Ferrari yet to win any main race and it's September?!

  10. Lap 15/53

    Max Verstappen isn't under too much pressure from the rocket ship McLarens at the moment. The Dutchman, who has two wins under his belt this season, is nearly four seconds clear of Lando Norris and nine seconds free of title leader Oscar Piastri.

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  11. Lap 14/53

    The top five is locked in for now with Max Verstappen leading Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri, Charles Leclerc and the Mercedes of George Russell. Lewis Hamilton is in sixth, with Gabriel Bortoleto the conductor of a pretty frustrating DRS train.

  12. 'A technical issue for Sauber'

    Jennie Gow
    F1 pit-lane reporter at Monza

    No points are on offer for Nico Hulkenberg, he had to retire before the race had even begun, it was a technical issue for Sauber.

  13. Lap 13/53

    Nico Hulkenberg was an earlier retirement in this race, not even making it to the grid for lights out. Liam Lawson is called in to the Racing Bulls pits to get rid of his starting soft tyres, and is back to running last in this grand prix, on a set of the hard compound.

  14. 'Field is starting to spread out'

    Lap 12/53

    Alice Powell
    British racing driver on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    The field is starting to spread out, but remember even as we have these long straights at Monza, it is still is hard to overtake.

  15. Lap 11/53

    At the back of the grid, Liam Lawson has gained places and is now running in P15, while Esteban Ocon has just been given the news about his five-second time penalty. He is, it's fair to say, not happy one bit.

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  16. Lap 10/53

    Max Verstappen is clocking fastest laps in the Red Bull to keep Lando Norris behind him by 2.5 seconds. Oscar Piastri, leading the title race by 34 points, is just in the mirrors of his McLaren team-mate in third.

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  17. Lap 9/53

    Esteban Ocon has been penalised by the stewards for a fight with the Aston Martin of Lance Stroll at the chicane. The Frenchman has been given a five-second time penalty after Stroll found himself pushed on to the grass by the Haas.

  18. Lap 8/53

    Jennie Gow
    F1 pit-lane reporter at Monza

    Every time one of the Ferrari drivers goes past the start and finish straight at any of the grandstands, a huge eruption of applause goes up, they feel every movement.

  19. Lap 7/53

    Max Verstappen is clear of Lando Norris by 1.9 seconds as he leads the field of this Italian Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton is also making waves from his five-place grid drop and is now up to sixth after passing the Sauber of Gabriel Bortoleto.

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    Anon: Verstappen held on to that pole illegally until the point he was guaranteed DRS. It’s calculated and should still be penalised, stewards are far too weak