Minute-by-minute updates for the 2023 Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix
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Carlos Sainz beat Max Verstappen to pole position at Monza to delight the home Ferrari fans, as the Dutch driver goes for a record-breaking 10th consecutive F1 grand prix win.
"The car is not turning really well in the right-hand corners, are things all good?" Leclerc asks over team radio. He's told all is well. Still, not a smooth start so far.
Tsunoda's retirement means Lawson continues his 100% record in finishing ahead of his team-mate this year. That's probably the most useless stat you'll read all day, but there it is all the same!
Sainz is leading a very steady formation lap and given the heat he probably doesn't need to do too much weaving to get his tyres in the right window for the start.
Just like the Dutch GP, Hamilton has gambled with tyres a step harder than those immediately around him. It didn't matter too much then with the sudden downpour at the start, but it could be critical for his race today.
We've had the anthem, we've had the dignitaries and we've had the ruddy big jets overhead. Now it is time for the main event. There is 10 minutes to go until the start of the Italian GP.
Time for, in our opinion, the best national anthem of the season! Il Volo, a pop trio, sing the Italian anthem loud and proud with backing from a marching band. Bellissimo.
With most expecting Red Bull to up its pace in race trim, strategy will be Ferrari's best chance of taking the fight to Verstappen. Pirelli predicts a one-stopper, starting on softs or mediums and changing to hards, but any early safety cars could open up a two-stop shot.
Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni is on the grid walking and chatting to F1 and FIA bigwigs Stefano Domenicali and Mohammed Ben Sulayem. Plenty of politicking on show.
All the drivers are on the grid with the atmosphere building nicely in the Monza sunshine. There is no chance of the wet stuff from the sky today, with the air temperature threatening 29C meaning it'll be a hot one.
Lawson, still standing in for the injured Ricciardo, has a wobbly left mirror on his AlphaTauri on his way to the grid, so that'll need fixing before the action properly gets going.
It was a Ferrari vs Verstappen fight for pole yesterday, won by Sainz to the delight of the tifosi, but as has been the theme this year the rotating challengers to Verstappen continued. This time Mercedes, along with Aston Martin and McLaren, weren't able to fight at the front - with Merc pointing out why it struggled.
