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Round 16 at Monza starts at 2pm (BST) on Sunday.
Max Verstappen starts on pole – but the pole-sitter has not won at Monza in the last five years!
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Kieran Jackson6 September 2025 16:14
Max Verstappen, after qualifying on pole:
“It’s always very difficult to nail the lap, Q3 felt good, for us to be on pole is fantastic. To be able to fight for pole, I’m very happy with that.
“It was tight. Historically this season, the race has been more complicated for us but we’ll give it everything we have, that’s all we can do and see what happens tomorrow.”
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Kieran Jackson6 September 2025 16:50
REMINDER: Hamilton’s five-place grid drop
Due to that yellow flag infringement in Zandvoort, Hamilton will start tomorrow’s race in 10th, having qualified in fifth.
Lewis Hamilton will serve a five-place grid penalty at Monza (David Davies/PA) (PA Wire)
Kieran Jackson6 September 2025 16:32
Lando Norris, who qualified second:
“Max has been quick all weekend, it’s never a surprise with Max! It was quite a session from me, up and down, too many mistakes, but put it together in the final lap.
“I feel like I didn’t do the best of jobs but to end up with P2 is not a bad position off the line.
“Our race on a Sunday is normally our strength – to get past Max will be a big challenge.”
Kieran Jackson6 September 2025 16:30
Oscar Piastri after qualifying third:
“Turn 1 was average, rest of lap pretty fine. It’s been incredibly tight this weekend, a lot of teams look quick, it’s not been as comfortable
“When you’re on the lap, you’re going for it and going for pole, flat-out. There’s a long way to go, will try and make up some spots tomorrow.
“It’s been a bit trickier for us in general this weekend.”
Kieran Jackson6 September 2025 16:20
Kieran Jackson6 September 2025 16:13
Max Verstappen on pole position!
Norris took pole out of nowhere, before Verstappen took P1 back by 0.077 seconds!
It’s a 1:18:792 – and a new lap record at Monza! Another stunning lap from the reigning world champion!
3-10: Piastri, Leclerc, Hamilton, Russell, Antonelli, Bortoleto, Alonso
Disappointment for Ferrari!
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Kieran Jackson6 September 2025 16:04
Russell: “We’ve got the softs on?”
Russell: “I said I wanted mediums, no?”
It’ll be softs for Russell. FINAL LAPS in Q3 coming up…
Kieran Jackson6 September 2025 16:01
Max Verstappen on provisional pole!
Here we go then – it’s actually Red Bull and Ferrari on the front row!
Verstappen is 0.083 secs quicker than Leclerc in second, with Piastri third, Hamilton fourth and Russell fifth.
Lando Norris is down in seventh! He didn’t have a slipstream – and Bortoleto is ahead of him in sixth!
1-10: Verstappen, Leclerc, Piastri, Hamilton, Russell, Bortoleto, Norris, Antonelli, Tsunoda, Alonso
They’ll all come in, prepare, and go again…
Kieran Jackson6 September 2025 15:57
Here we go then – the top-10 shootout for pole!
10 drivers involved: Norris, Piastri, Leclerc, Hamilton, Verstappen, Tsunoda, Antonelli, Russell, Alonso, Bortoleto
Kieran Jackson6 September 2025 15:54