F1 Italian GP LIVE RESULTS: Ferrari’s Leclerc on POLE, Verstappen second, Hamilton to start from fifth

So a reminder of grid penalties

NINE drivers have been handed grid penalties for tomorrow’s race.

It would be easy to figure out the grid if all the penalties but they’re not.

Figuring out the grid for tomorrow is proving quite complex.

However, the bottom three and top two are set in stone for sure.

Sainz on his amazing pace and starting from the back

“Honestly, a very good qualifying session and I was pushing flat out.

“In Q3 I didn’t have a tow so it cost me those two, three-tenths but I’m starting last so in the end it didn’t matter.

“I mean I’m not going to lie, it hurts to be starting from the back, especially with how good the car is feeling.

“I will do my best, the pace is there but I wish I could be there at the front to try and do a 1-2 for the Tifosi.”

Verstappen on his lap

“We chose to go for a little bit more downforce around here, over one lap maybe it’s not the best but for tomorrow it should be strong.

“I think it will be an interesting battle tomorrow.”

Leclerc on getting pole

“It’s amazing, it wasn’t an easy qualifying. I knew there was potential in the car but I hadn’t put everything together.

“But happy with the (last) lap, I hope we can do just like in 2019 tomorrow.

“I took much more risks, I knew it was the last lap. I just went for it and it worked out.”

Tomorrow’s grid

So considering all the penalties here’s how the front of the pack will look.

Pole sitter Leclerc will be joined by Russell on the front row, with Norris and Ricciardo directly behind them.

Gasly and Alonso will then take up the next row before Verstappen comes into play at P7 thanks to his five-place grid drop.

Q3 RESULTS

P1. LECLERC

P2. VERSTAPPEN

P3. SAINZ

P4. PEREZ

P5. HAMILTON

P6. RUSSELL

P7. NORRIS

P8. RICCIARDO

P9. GASLY

P10. ALONSO

It’s pole for Leclerc at Monza

He sets an incredible 1:20.161 as the Tifosi go wild.

Verstappen goes second but is more than a tenth back.

LECLERC GOES FASTEST

Hamilton helping Russell

Hamilton once again gives Russell a toe as he uses an older set of softs, if he can beat Leclerc he will likely have pole.

But that will be no easy feat.

Final runs underway

Alonso goes out early to avoid any traffic.

The other drivers soon follow.

Now or never.

Russell struggling

Russell is struggling with his tyres at the minute.

He tells his team: “Tyres are nowhere, just sliding everywhere.”

Sainz goes even quicker

Sainz really is flying at the moment, if not for the penalty he would probably be a good bet to start tomorrow’s race on pole.

He sets a 1:20.584, with Leclerc directly behind in P2.

Crunch time

Here we go then, time to decide who gets pole for tomorrow’s race.

You would expect Leclerc due to the grid penalties around him, but Perez is more than capable of an upset.

Russell meanwhile could upset the apple cart if the other two are not at the top of their game.

Q3 underway

Alpine disappointed, De Vries impressive

Ocon and Alpine will doubtless be upset with that performance as the car has looked good enough for Q3 all weekend.

Meanwhile, De Vries lands a P13 in his debut qualifying session but will move up when other penalties higher up the grid are applied.

Q2 ELIMINATIONS

P11. OCON

P12. BOTTAS

P13. DE VRIES

P14. ZHOU

P15. TSUNODA

De Vries locks up

De Vries’ quali is over after locking up going into Della Rogia (turn 3)

Finals laps here we go

Both Ferrari’s and Red Bull’s appear to not be going out again.

Three minutes left

McLaren are under threat of a double elimination at the moment.

It’s a far cry from the 1-2 finish they had last year.

Sainz smashes into the 1:20s

Sainz benefits from a double toe from the two Mercedes and smashes in two fastest sectors before setting a time of 1:20.878

He leads from Leclerc, Verstappen, Perez, Hamilton and Russell.

Upset on the cards?

Mercedes have looked quite weak around this track so far, and while they will in all likelihood still get into Q3 with both cars, they are vulnerable to McLaren and Alpine.

The straight-line speed of the W13 doesn’t compete with many on the grid.

It has among the worst drag of any car on the grid this year.

Q2 underway

Q1 bottom five

It’s another poor session for Aston Martin as both drivers are eliminated from Q1.

Haas suffer the same fate with their early gamble not paying off.

William’s Latifi joins them meaning he has been beaten by De Vries who finishes P15 despite having a lap deleted.

Vettel’s agony

Vettel must have thought he had put in a good lap that session, as he yells “No way” down his team radio.

Unfortunately, the Aston Martin just doesn’t look competitive this weekend.

Q1 ELIMINATIONS

P16. Latifi

P17. Vettel

P18. Stroll

P19. Magnussen

P20. Schumacher