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1. Verstappen (Red Bull)
2. Norris (McLaren)
3. Piastri (McLaren)<\/p>\n
Share<\/a>Verstappen wins the Italian Grand Prix!<\/p>\n After the first couple of laps that was never in doubt. A great drive and it looks like Red Bull has a car that could threaten for the remainder of the season. A second win of 2025 in Italy for Verstappen after taking the chequered flag at Imola too.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 53\/53: Kimi Antonelli is going to get a five-second penalty. That could be costly, he has made it up to eighth but will now drop out of the points.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 52\/53: Verstappen now has the fastest lap again.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 51\/53: Verstappen laughs over the radio when he\u2019s informed of the McLaren issues behind him. Norris is out setting fastest laps and has escaped the clutches of Piastri\u2019s DRS.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 50\/53: Ocon finally pits and will serve his five second penalty.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 49\/53: Verstappen is told to push through to the finish and the McLaren are now battling each other. The Red Bull has been imperious so far.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 48\/53: McLaren will make their drivers swap. Piastri makes his case but does hand over second place to Norris. They will now race for the extra points to the chequered flag.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 47\/53: As it is Verstappen leads the race again and has a huge gap to McLarens.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 46\/53: Bad news for Norris. That changeover is a lot slower than his teammate\u2019s and he will come out behind Piastri. Piastri is going quick, will the McLarens ask them to swap?<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 45\/53: Piastri is going to pit first and then Norris. Norris is concerned about being undercut.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 44\/53: Antonelli is being investigated for an incident with Albon. Albon was forced into the grass but did get through.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 43\/53: When will the McLaren\u2019s pit and will it have any impact in the battle with Verstappen?<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 42\/53: Piastri has been cutting into Norris\u2019s lead, it\u2019s down to 3.5secs.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 41\/53: We have a spin! Battling out in the lower places, Sainz and Bearman come off the track. The Haas driver appears to clip the Williams but after a brief yellow flag we\u2019re back underway. Martin Brundle says it\u2019s a racing incident but the stewards will have a look.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 40\/53: Antonelli has been back forth in this race. He passes Gasly and is now back in the points.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 39\/53: Hamilton pits and comes out in ninth.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 38\/53: Norris leads the race but has not pitted. He\u2019s got more than 12 seconds on Verstappen in third but that is coming down quickly as the Red Bull sets a new fastest lap.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 37\/53: Red Bull get a fast change done and he\u2019s back out in third, behind Piastri and Norris. Do the McLarens still think they can hold on with these treads?<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 36\/53: Verstappen looks like he\u2019s going to be coming in.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 35\/53: Leclerc has set the fastest lap time on the hard tyres. Russell has picked off a few of the roadblocks in his way. He\u2019s up from tenth to seventh.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 34\/53: Leclerc must have got his speed down in time. No issues and he rejoins in sixth, behind Hamilton and Albon.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 33\/53: Leclerc has been called into the pits and he looks like he came in a little hot there. Will the stewards take a look?<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 32\/53: Russell is going quick but has a bit of train in front of him to fight through.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 31\/53: Norris has found a bit of place, Verstappen\u2019s gap is coming down. It\u2019s just over five seconds having been over six ten laps ago.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 30\/53: Verstappen is going long on his tyres. It looks like all the drivers in the podium places now have the oldest sets on the track.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 29\/53: Isack Hadjar, who is yet to pit, has worked his way from the back of the grid into the points \u2013 for now.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 28\/53: Russell has pitted and comes out in 10th. Not the quickest stop but the new tyres are already working. The Mercedes sets a new fastest lalp.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 27\/53: Interesting from the McLaren team as they ask their drivers if they can stay out on these tyres for a little longer. A change in strategy?<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 26\/53: Russell will have to pit soon you think as he continues to slip toward Hamilton, who is sixth.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Fernando Alonso retires<\/p>\n Lap 25\/53: Uh oh! Fernando Alonso is trundling, what\u2019s the problem? A suspension issue apparently. He\u2019s done nothing wrong and that is very unfortunate.<\/p>\n It\u2019s the end of the race for Fernando Alonso. Photograph: Clive Rose\/Getty ImagesShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a015.45 CEST<\/p>\n Lap 24\/53: A reminder that Ocon, who is currently tenth, still has to serve a five second penalty when he next pits.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 23\/53: Piastri is putting in some decent sectors on third but the top four is looking pretty settled.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 22\/53: Antonelli is now up to seventh but his teammate Russell could well be feeling the heat of Hamilton on his neck very soon.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lap 21\/53: Verstappen\u2019s is still pulling away at the front.<\/p>\n