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Honda has confirmed it spotted an issue with Verstappen's power unit which was the reason for his retirement.
Ricciardo is in a world of his own in sixth, 1.5s away from Bottas but with a 6s gap on Ocon.
Hamilton is in the points - he gets by Raikkonen to take tenth place and is already in the DRS zone of Perez. Six laps to go.
With five laps to go Hamilton gets by Perez at the first chicane to move up to ninth place. He also has the fastest lap of the race so that's an extra point he currently holds.
Gasly's managing to match Sainz now, who can't seem to get any closer as he hits the AlphaTauri's turbulent air.
Ricciardo's inching in on Bottas now, aiming to clear the Mercedes driver for fifth.
It's the penultimate lap now, and Gasly's doing everything he needs to hold off Sainz.
Hamilton hasn't needed to do much overtaking this season, given where he's been starting the races, but he is getting his fill this afternoon after his penalty. The Mercedes driver powers alongside Kvyat and under braking for the second chicane he holds the inside line to take eighth.
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"Keep it clinical," Sainz is told. "I want this win, Tom," he replies.
At the start of the final lap Hamilton is now up to seventh place having got past Ocon.
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But in this Italian Grand Prix, it's PIERRE GASLY who wins!!!
Carlos Sainz can't quite get close enough, it's down to the wire, but he has to settle for second.
And Lance Stroll hangs on to complete the podium. Who expected that top three?!
Norris crosses the line fourth, Bottas fifth, Ricciardo sixth, Hamilton seventh having just managed to clear Ocon - and takes the fastest lap!
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"Can we do this again? Oh my god, YES!" Gasly mumbles. No, not mumbles - roars.
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"I don't know whether to cry! So close, yet so far - I needed one more lap." says Sainz.
If you went on Twitter and moaned that you weren't watching F1: we get boring races sometimes. But it makes races like these all the more special.
Pierre Gasly, F1 winner. What a performance.
Gasly gets a congratulatory hug from Grosjean and Leclerc.
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And there's our P3 man, Lance Stroll. What could have been had his second start not been so leisurely. But if ifs and buts were candy and nuts, the world would be a giant Snickers bar.
Stroll: "It's been a couple of years since I stood on the podium, so it's good to be back! It's a bit of a bummer, it was mine to lose from second [on the grid] and just caught the wheelspin."
Sainz: "I'm halfway disappointed with P2, you wouldn't have believed I would have had a chance at victory. In a normal race I would have got P2, I had good pace behind Lewis."
Gasly: "Honestly, it's unbelievable. I don't think I'm realising what's happening right now! We've been through so much through the past 18 months...I have no words."
"I'd like to take this opportunity to say thanks to Frank and Claire, for all the things you've done for me - it's going to be a shame to see you leave," Russell said over the radio.
"Claire, I'm sure you're going through a world of emotions right now, but thank you," Latifi also says. This was the Williams family's last F1 race in charge - and Latifi was just one place away from a point.
Gasly, Sainz and Stroll take to the podium. La Marseillaise rings out for the first time since, I believe, Japan 2008 when Alonso won for Renault.
Last time the French and Italian anthems played together in that order? Canada 1995.
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And here's the report from a crazy Italian Grand Prix - won by Pierre Gasly: 
Gasly takes a moment to sit and reflect on the podium as the reality sets in.
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And we'll leave you there for today. Thanks for your company, we hope you enjoyed that - and we'll see you next weekend at Mugello! Take care.
By: Jake Boxall-Legge
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