F1 Monza: Verstappen Leads McLaren – Live Updates

New blow for Norris

After the abandonment of Zandvoort, it is a new blow for Norris who still waste time in this case.

Missed stop for Norris, Verstappen Leader

At the end of the 46th round, Norris stops but the stop is bad and Piastri comes out in front. Amazing. The two are in tender but Verstappen 17 seconds in advance in front.

PiaStri in the stands

At the end of the 45th round, Piastri finally stops to put on tender gums. It comes out 3rd.

McLaren still on track

Eight turns from the goal, Norris and Piastri lead the race but must go through the stands. Verstappen is only ten seconds and can start dreaming of victory.

Hamilton 6e

The Briton has just doubled Stroll and Ocon in two towers. It is 6th.

Contact Sainz-Bearman

In the peloton, the two leave no room and strike at turn 3. Big shock but the two leave with Sainz 14th and Bearman 15th.

Verstappen Rapide

Victory is played at the moment. Verstappen rolls with its new hards but the McLaren grow to pass the tender at the end of the race and make qualifying laps. 3rd, Verstappen is 16 seconds from Norris.

Antonelli 10e

The Italian takes tenth place in Gasly in the 40th round.

Hamilton stops in turn

Hard gums also for Hamilton at the end of the 38th round. The Briton comes out 9th but drivers must still stop.

The temptation of the tender for Norris

Will Norris be betting on the tender? There are 15 laps left and the McLaren driver could try to get the victory.

Verstappen in the stands, Norris Leader

Verstappen stops at the end of Tour 37 and puts hard gums. The Dutchman comes out 3rd and leaves the McLaren in the lead.

Russell 7e

With his fresh tires, Russell passes Ocon at the start of the Tour 36. He is 7th now.

Leclerc does not agree with the strategy

Once again, the Ferrari strategy is not understood by Leclerc which asks why it has stopped now. His team replied that they will discuss this afterwards.

Leclerc in the stands

At the end of the 33rd round, Leclerc stops to put the hard tuning. It appears 7th behind Albon but Devat Ocon.

Norris goes back little by little

The McLaren now has more pace than Verstappen and the gap feed under 6 seconds.

Contact Tsunoda-Lawson

They are not the best friends in the world and it shows. Lawson attacks Tsunoda at turn 3 and both touch each other. We are talking about the battle for 17th place here.

Russell stops

He is the first of the top 5 to iron by the stands to put the hard tuning at the end of the Tour 27. It appears 12th in front of Colapinto but behind Hadjar.

Stable deviations before

  1. Verstappen
  2. Norris +6.4s
  3. Flatri +12.9s
  4. Leclerc +19.1S
  5. Russell +23.1s

Alonso idle

Hard blow for the Spaniard who is stopped with a broken suspension for Alonso who will abandon at the start of the Tour 26. Second abandonment after that of Hulkenberg after the Training Tour.

Six seconds ahead of Verstappen

The Dutchman is impressive and continues the best times. His advance is now 6 seconds against Norris.

Alonso passes Bortoleto in the stands

The two pilots, glued, stop at the same time with the Sauber in front of the Aston Martin. Smart, Alonso scrapes time just before speed limitation and a slightly better stop allows him to double the Sauber.

Bearman stops

In traffic, the Briton chooses to stop to put hard gums at the end of the 19th round. It was 11th and comes out 19th therefore last.

Antonelli blows up the Tsunoda cap

Faster, the Italian finally passes Japanese and takes 9th place at the start of the Tour 18. He will try to go back on Alonso, two seconds in front, in the Bortoleto exhausts.

Antonelli Grand Pudant

Leaving 6th, the Italian pilot is 10th, blocked behind Tsunoda, after a bad start and his Mercedes lack of top speed.

Four seconds between Verstappen and Norris

Norris is never in the leader’s rhythm and concedes tenth after tenth turn. The gap is now 4.2 seconds.

Russell comes up against Leclerc

The Mercedes is in the wake of the Ferrari for 4th place but, despite the DRS, Russell does not find the flaw on Leclerc with its big top speed. During this time, Piastri escaped almost 3 seconds in advance.

Video departure

Verstappen digs the gap

Infernal rhythm of Max Verstappen in front. The Batavian continues the records of the Tour without DRS and brings its advance to 3.3 seconds with Norris.

Lawson stops

The New Zealander, who left in tender, is the first to stop in this race to put the hard at the end of the Tour 9. He is last behind Gasly and Hadjar.

Five seconds of penalty for Ocon

The Frenchman, 14th, is sanctioned for an early race incident and will suffer five seconds of penalty when he stops.

The Top 5 at Tour 10

  1. Verstappen
  2. Norris +2.8s
  3. Flatri +7S
  4. Leclerc +8.5S
  5. Russell +8.9s

Hamilton 6e

Leaving 10th, Hamilton has already won four positions from the start with an overtaking right now on Bortoleto.

Pissers passes upclerec

The Australian took 3rd place in Leclerc at the beginning of the Tour 6. He is qassily 6 seconds from Verstappen who pushed Norris to two seconds.

Very fast versatapen

Dutchman is the fastest on track and has rejected Norris beyond the second

Leclerc under pressure

Third, the Monegasque is attacked by Piastri and the Ferrari pilot even rushed at the chicane at turn 1 but does not let the leader of the championship pass.

Verstappen Repasse and Tête

At the beginning of Tour 4, Verstappen passed Norris to the Chicane of the turn 1. He returned to Norris.

Norris and Verstappen escape

Verstappen followed the pace in Norris thanks to his big top speed but the two pilots have now relegated Leclerc to 3 seconds.

Piastri comes up against Leclerc

With the DRS, Piastri attacks Leclerc who returned 3rd but the Australian has the defense of the Monegasque.

Verstappen lets Norris pass

Red Bull asks Verstappen to return the position to Norris and it is exercised. Norris in the lead.

Verstappen remains in the lead, Bataille Piastri-Leclerc

Departure of fire in Italy. Verstappen is heckled from Norris who tries to pass by passing through the grass. The two arrive full power at the first turn and Verstappen cuts the first turn. Behind Leclerc passes Piastri but the Australian resumes his much later.

The departure is given to Monza!

The lights have just died in Italy and the pilots set off towards the first turn for 53 laps. Good race to all.

The Training Tour

The twenty pilots set off for the heating round. The opportunity to discover the choice of gums of each other. The first thirteen are made of mediums. Note that Gasly and Hadjar will start from the lane of the stands.

Leclerc and Ferrari expected

Ten minutes before departure

The weather is nice on Monza with a temperature of 26 degrees in the air. The strategy may be quite simple with a single stop because with the new asphalt, installed in 2024, the wear of the gum is low here.

The Blues in the hard

After his third place in the Netherlands, Isack Hadjar is experiencing a complicated weekend in Italy. Assured to start from the last after having changed pieces against penalties, the Parisian was released from the Q1 with the 16th time but will therefore leave last. Pierre Gasly also suffers with Alpine and will start 18th. Only Tricolor in Q2, Esteban Ocon will start in 15th row. Far.

Verstappen pole on video

Piastri arrives in Italy with advance

Forced to abandon the Netherlands at the end of the race, Lando Norris arrives in Monza with 34 points behind Oscar Piastri. The biggest gap of the season. Inevitably, the Briton is starting to play big every weekend now. The European season ends in Monza and learned only 8 Grand Prix left. And Piastri has a joker.

Verstappen author of the fastest tour in the history of F1

Still the author of a fantastic pole, the fifth of the season after Japan, Saudi Arabia, Miami and Great Britain, Max Verstappen has repeated in Italy. And this time, for its 45th pole, the quadruple world champion struck even stronger by signing the fastest tour in the history of F1 with an average of 264,282 km/h for a time of 1’18: 792.

The starting grid

The 45th pole of Verstappen in front of the McLaren

Imperial Max Verstappen. Twice in Q3 on Saturday, the Batavian signed the best time and won pole position, the 45th of his career and the fifth of the season, in 1’18: 792. The quadruple world champion has ahead of the McLaren of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, who fight for the title, and Charles Leclerc. Fifth, Lewis Hamilton will leave for 10th after his penalty with five places received in Zandvoort.

Ferrari must relaunch

The return from the holidays was tough for the Scuderia. In the Netherlands, Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc abandoned and Ferrari signed a pointed zero. Seven days before the national GP in Monza it is necessarily disorder and adds pressure in a team still looking for a victory this season.

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Event Location: Monza (Italy)

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Timestamp: 2025-09-07T15:12:42+02:00 (15:12)

Title: piastri passes Leclerc (Assuming "Pissers" is "Piastri")

Content: "The Australian took 3rd place from leclerc at the beginning of Tour 6. He is approximately 6 seconds from Verstappen, who pushed Norris to two seconds."



Update 2:



Timestamp: 2025-09-07T15:11:06+02:00 (15:11)

Title: Very fast Verstappen

Content: "The Dutchman is the fastest on track and has rejected Norris beyond the second."



Update 3:



Timestamp: 2025-09-07T15:10:33+02:00 (15:10)

Title: Leclerc under pressure

Content: "Third,the Monegasque is attacked by Piastri,and the Ferrari pilot even rushed at the chicane at turn 1 but does not let the leader of the championship pass."



Update 4 (Critically important):



Timestamp: 2025-09-07T15:09:15+02:00 (15:09)

Title: Verstappen Re-passes and Takes the Lead

Content: "At the beginning of Tour 4, Verstappen passed Norris at the Chicane of turn 1. He returned to Norris [the lead]."



Update 5:



Timestamp: 2025-09-07T15:08:38+02:00 (15:08)

Title: Norris and Verstappen escape

Content: "Verstappen followed the pace of Norris thanks to his big top speed, but the two pilots have now relegated leclerc to 3 seconds."



Update 6:



Timestamp: 2025-09-07T15:07:51+02:00 (15:07)

Title: Piastri comes up against Leclerc

Content: "With DRS, Piastri attacks Leclerc who is in 3rd, but the Australian [Piastri] is defending the Monegasque."



Update 7:



Timestamp: 2025-09-07T15:06:47+02:00 (15:06)

Title: Verstappen lets Norris pass

Content: "Red Bull asks Verstappen to return the position to Norris, and it is exercised. Norris in the lead."



Update 8 (Critically important):



Timestamp: 2025-09-07T15:06:09+02:00 (15:06)

Title: Verstappen remains in the lead,Piastri-Leclerc battle

Content: "Departure of fire in Italy. Verstappen is challenged by Norris, who tries to pass by passing through the grass. the two arrive full power at the frist turn, and Verstappen cuts the first turn. Behind, Leclerc passes Piastri, but the Australian [Piastri] regains it much later."



Update 9 (Important):



Timestamp: 2025-09-07T15:04:06+02:00 (15:04)

Title: The departure is given to Monza!

Content: "The lights have just died in Italy, and the pilots set off towards the first turn for 53 laps. Good race to all."



Update 10:



Timestamp: 2025-09-07T15:00:36+02:00 (15:00)

Title: The Training Tour

Content: "The twenty pilots set off for the heat-up lap [formation lap]. The prospect to discover the choice of tires of each other.The first thirteen are made of mediums. Note that Gasly and Hadjar will start from the lane of the stands."



Update 11:



Timestamp: 2025-09-07T14:56:55+02:00 (14:56)

Title: Leclerc and Ferrari expected



update 12:



Timestamp: 2025-09-07T14:49:42+02:00 (14:49)

Title: Ten minutes before departure

Content: "The weather is nice on Monza with a temperature of 26 degrees in the air.The strategy may be quite simple with a single stop because with the new asphalt..."

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this is a live F1 race feed with several formatting and spelling issues. The events show the race, with details on Verstappen, Norris, Leclerc, and Piastri.

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