2025 F1 Italian Grand Prix as it happened as Max Verstappen wins

Lap 8/53: Verstappen is starting to pull clear of Norris now that he has got back into the lead. 

In the last few laps, Verstappen has moved 2.5s ahead of the McLaren. 

Lap 6/73: Piastri pulls off a great pass around the outside of Leclerc at Turn 1 to move his McLaren back into the top three. 

Hamilton passes Alonso's Aston Martin and moves up to seventh, gaining three places early on. 

Lap 4/53: Verstappen reclaims the lead, passing Norris around the outside into the first chicane with a great overtake. 

Just behind, Leclerc has cut the first chicane but stays ahead of Piastri in third. 

Lap 2/53: Verstappen was told by Red Bull to hand the place back to Norris and did so on the start finish straight. 

Norris is back into the lead, while Leclerc has swept past Piastri to take third. 

Polesitter Max Verstappen leads the field away for the formation lap...

We are just a few moments away from the start of the Italian Grand Prix. Who will take victory at Monza? It's nearly time to find out. 

It's national anthem time and this one is always special. That also means we are just 15 minutes away from the start of the Italian Grand Prix. 

It may be a tough ask for Ferrari to compete for victory today, but Charles Leclerc did manage to claim a memorable win here last year from the same position he starts today - fourth.

Leclerc will surely be targeting a spot on Monza’s magical podium, while teammate Lewis Hamilton faces an uphill task starting from 10th after picking up a five-place penalty. What can the seven-time world champion do from there?

Can Ferrari bounce back with a strong result following their disastrous double DNF at the Dutch Grand Prix last weekend?

Despite missing out on pole position, Lando Norris did outqualify McLaren teammate and chief championship rival Oscar Piastri at Monza.

Norris suffered a devastating DNF last time out which appeared to be a huge blow to his title hopes, leaving him 34 points behind Piastri with nine races to go.

But Norris has an instant opportunity to claw some points back against Piastri by finishing ahead of his McLaren stablemate today.

And Norris has his eyes set on victory. 

Max Verstappen claimed a surprise pole position at Monza with a brilliant lap to pip McLaren’s Lando Norris by just 0.077s.

In doing so, the Red Bull driver set a new all-time F1 lap record, eclipsing Lewis Hamilton’s from 2020 when he raced for Mercedes.

Verstappen's stunning effort has put him in prime position to take a first win since the last time F1 raced on Italian soil at Imola in May, but he will have to fend off a two-pronged McLaren attack to do so.

Hello and welcome to Crash.net's live coverage of the 2025 Italian Grand Prix.

We are building up to lights out at Monza, with the 16th round of the world championship getting underway in an hour's time. 

We are set for a fascinating race, and we will be keeping you up to date with all of today's action right here.