Carlos Saniz into third for McLaren!

Jolyon Palmer
Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 live

I struggle to see how Mercedes have not had a gentleman's agreement. The way that Hamilton is perfectly away from slipstream territory. Then you look at the way every other car is desperate for it!

Bottas beats Hamilton's first time but Lewis comes flying around the final bend. Even quicker!

That'll be pole for Lewis Hamilton at Monza once again

There are still three minutes to go but Hamilton has his foot to the floor for his final effort.

He already has provisional pole. Can he go even faster with Bottas chasing him down?

davepaisley: At what point does Binotto have to take the blame.

Duncan: To think Ferrari are going to be off the pace for the rest of this season as well as next year. Going to be awhile til we see them towards the front again.

Mercedes again lead everyone out. The rest of the field leaps into action behind them to get a tow.

It'll almost certainly be Hamilton or Bottas on pole, but which one?

Jennie Gow
BBC Radio 5 live pit-lane reporter

Is Alex Albon psyching himself out at Turn 11 now? Is that why his lap times keep getting deleted?

"I have probably picked up damage" says Lance Stroll after a trip into the gravel.

Jolyon Palmer
Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 live

How frustrating for Albon. That's the closest he's been to Verstappen in qualifying. Up in seventh, lap time deleted.

Hamilton, Bottas. Perez, Verstappen, Sainz, Norris, Ricciardo, Gasly, Stroll, Albon is your order.

Segio Perez is looking really good. He is in third after those first attempts. Max Verstappen is just behind him.

Alex Albon has another time deleted for going wide at Turn 11. He's the only driver not to set a time.

But he doesn't need the slip stream...

Hamilton edges out Bottas by a smidge in the first runs.

Jolyon Palmer
Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 live

No Hamilton in sight. Hamilton is not slipstreaming Bottas.

John Crowson: It's all well and good for Russel to ask why every team sends out their cars at the same time, but he's a part of the chaos too. Why didn't he say to Williams, "hey let's go out a minute before everyone else. Yes we won't get the slipstream but will get a lap in."

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, speaking to Sky Sports, after his elimination in Q2: "At the end we expected it a little bit coming into the weekend. We knew Spa and here were the two worst tracks for us. It is like this. It is tough. For now, it is like this and I need to extract the maximum out of the car.

"It hurts even more once it is at home. It is the reality for us at the moment. We need to work."

Now, who can get pole?

George Russell has also had a quick chat with Sky Sports: "We’re the slowest team and we need an extreme circumstance to get us through but this is ridiculous. It all starts when you are sent out from the pit lane. I’m not sure why everyone sends their cars out at the same time.

"Maybe we need to go out in constructors’ championship order. That’s how you’re sent out and leave a five-second gap.

"No one wants to lead and no one wants to be behind the Williams! I’m sure it looked comical but it is frustrating."

George Russell is ticking. He's just given a grumpy interview about this crazy situation.

Sebastian Vettel, who went out in Q1, speaking to Sky Sports: "There was no point to start overtaking each other. The moment you start overtaking, you can cause trouble and that’s what it was."

It is the first time neither Ferrari will start from inside the top 10 at Monza for the first time since 1984.