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Hamilton leads Ferrari 1-2 at Monza - 2025 Italian Grand Prix FP1 results.
Ferrari enjoys a dream start to its home race, with Hamilton leading Leclerc in FP1.
September 5th 2025
Pablo Elizalde
Motor Sport Magazine

Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc set the pace in opening practice for the Italian Grand Prix, raising Ferrari‘s hopes for its home event.

Hamilton, who is facing a five-place grid penalty for the race, made a promising debut as a Ferrari driver in front of the tifosi by setting the quickest time.

Leclerc, last year’s winner at Monza, finished less than two tenths behind Hamilton in second in the opening hour of running.

‘Hamilton leads Ferrari 1-2’;

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2025 F1 Italian GP – Free Practice 1 Results
Hamilton and Ferrari delight Tifosi with dominant start at Monza
5 September 2025
John Smith
Total Motorsport

F1 Italian GP 2025 FP1 results
Check out the full Italian GP 2025 Free Practice 1 results from the first session at Monza below.
Pos Driver Team Time
1 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 1:20.117
2 Charles Leclerc Ferrari +0.169
3 Carlos Sainz Williams +0.533
4 Max Verstappen Red Bull +0.575
5 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes +0.823
6 Lando Norris McLaren +0.904
7 Alexander Albon Williams +0.956
8 George Russell Mercedes +0.993
9 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin +0.997
10 Isack Hadjar Racing Bulls +1.041

‘FP1 results’;

https://www.total-motorsport.com/202...ice-1-results/


HIGHLIGHTS: Relive FP1 for the Italian Grand Prix as Hamilton delights Tifosi with Ferrari 1-2
5 September 2025
Formula One - Official Site

As practice began at one of F1’s most evocative venues, it was Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton who took the spoils in Free Practice 1 at the team’s home race of Monza. Ferrari gave their loyal Tifosi plenty to cheer about in Free Practice 1 for the Italian Grand Prix, with new signing Lewis Hamilton heading team mate Charles Leclerc for a Scuderia 1-2.

Hamilton stopped the clocks with a 1m 20.117s lap around La Pista Magica, 0.169s quicker than Leclerc. Carlos Sainz was an eyebrow-raising P3 for Williams at a track where they traditionally run well, ahead of the Red Bull of Max Verstappen and local driver Kimi Antonelli – 12 months on from his FP1 debut with Mercedes, which had ended with him in the wall at Parabolica.

A red flag flew for gravel midway through the session, while George Russell stopped out on track in the closing moments of FP1, bringing out a Virtual Safety Car – curtailing the competitive running of FP1 drivers Paul Aron at Alpine (in for Franco Colapinto), who spun at the second chicane 20 minutes into the session, and Alex Dunne at McLaren (in for Oscar Piastri).

‘Ferrari gave their loyal Tifosi plenty to cheer about’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...M8CNgw3DqBXKtr


Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton told why he’s ‘lucky’ with his Monza grid penalty by Martin Brundle
5 September 2025
Kyle Archer
F1 Oversteer

Martin Brundle thinks Lewis Hamilton is ‘lucky’ with a five, rather than a 10-place Italian Grand Prix grid penalty. F1 and the FIA decided against allowing drivers to practice their pit entry during their laps to the grid due to the narrow working area for the personnel already on the grid. But Hamilton remained flat through the final turn, and he only lifted by 20kph (12.4mph) nearing the pits.

“It was a slam dunk penalty,” Brundle said on Sky Sports F1 (05/09, 12:19). “[He] broke two regulations, because also the entry speed into the pit lane itself. I do believe that [penalty] should have been applied in the race to give them a chance to cycle that penalty through. But two wrongs don’t make a right in that respect. I think the team have to take some responsibility.”

“If you read the sporting regs, and the technical regs, and the international sporting code, and then the race director’s notes on any given weekend, as well, you can’t expect the drivers to absorb all of that. We struggle to absorb it. You just keep reading, reading [and] reading all of the stuff. But he should have been reminded by the team, if he wasn’t, not to charge through the final corner. But I don’t think they can complain about the penalty. In fact, I think they’re lucky it wasn’t a 10-place grid drop.”

‘Lewis Hamilton is ‘lucky’ with a five’;

https://www.f1oversteer.com/news/fer...artin-brundle/


Another blow for Verstappen incoming? Dutchman facing changes in Monza
5 Sep 2025
Olly Darcy
GPblog.com

Max Verstappen faces another potential blow in his increasingly difficult task to chase down the McLaren pair of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris at the Italian Grand Prix. Engine changes incoming for Verstappen and others. However, a potential step back could be on the way for Verstappen after a promising P4 start to his weekend in Monza in the first free practice session. The Dutchman will see a brand new engine put into his RB21 for the race weekend around the iconic Italian track.

However, it is not yet clear if a penalty will be given to the 27-year-old and Red Bull, as this will be the fourth new engine for Verstappen in 2025. It is not just a new internal combustion engine that is being replaced for Verstappen on his RB21; a new turbocharger, motor generator unit-heat (MGU-H), motor generator unit-kinetic (MGU-K), and exhaust system will all be added.

Esteban Ocon, Alexander Albon, Nico Hulkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto will also have all these changes made to their respective machines. Pierre Gasly and his Alpine will have all but one of these changes, with a brand-new MGU-K not being added for this weekend.

‘Another blow for Verstappen incoming?’;

https://www.gpblog.com/en/news/anoth...anges-in-monza


Wolff admits to bigger problems for Mercedes than Russell’s DNF at Monza
5 Sept 2025
Olly Darcy
GPblog.com

Toto Wolff admits there may be more than just George Russell's DNF from the first free practice session to contend with at the Italian Grand Prix for Mercedes at Monza. The Brit didn't see the start of his race weekend get off to the greatest of starts in Monza, with an issue for his W16 forcing him to pull over and bring out the VSC, confining him to a P7 finish, while teammate Antoinelli could only come two places higher up in P5.


"It was a hydraulics issue for George, and the engine shutdown to protect everything," Wolff explained while speaking to Sky Sports after the end of the first practice session that saw Ferrari take a one-two in front of their adoring Tifosi.

However, for Wolff and Mercedes, other concerns have arisen after the first free practice session that could be quite significant for the rest of the weekend. "We are lacking a bit of straight line speed, that's what I've just seen on the overlays," continued the Austrian, a concern that the German team will want to conceal before a vital qualifying session takes place tomorrow.

‘Wolff admits to bigger problems’;

https://www.gpblog.com/en/news/wolff...s-dnf-at-monza

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Norris P1 in FP2 at the Italian Grand Prix ahead of Leclerc and Sainz.
Lando Norris topped the timing sheets in FP2 at the Italian Grand Prix, with Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz rounding out the top three to end Friday's proceedings.
5 Sept 2025
Olly Darcy
GPblog.com

After Ferrari earned a fine one-two finish in the first free practice session of the race weekend in Monza, McLaren and Norris answered back. The Brit was the fastest come the end of the soft tyre running at the 'Temple of Speed', with Leclerc taking his second P2 of the day by finishing just +0.083 off the pace of Norris.

Sainz rounded out the top three with another brilliant P3 finish, with Oscar Piastri taking P4 in his first session of the weekend after the Australian made way for F2 driver Alex Dunne during FP1. Lewis Hamilton took fifth place after his P1 finish in front of the Tifosi in FP1 to show Ferrari's speed is to be respected at their home Grand Prix, just seven-thousandths of a second ahead of Max Verstappen in P6.

Alex Albon and Nico Hulkenberg found some great pace to take P7 and P8, respectively, while Yuki Tsunoda and George Russell rounded out the top ten. There was the need for an early red flag after just ten minutes of the second session of the day, with Kimi Antonelli spinning out and beeching his W16, resulting in FP2 ending prematurely for the 18-year-old in his home weekend.

‘Norris P1 in FP2’;

https://www.gpblog.com/en/news/f1-fu...lerc-and-sainz


2025 F1 Italian GP – Free Practice 2 Results
Norris leads McLaren charge as Ferrari impresses in front of home crowd
5 September 2025
John Smith
Total Motorsport

F1 Italian GP 2025 FP2 results
Check out the full Italian GP 2025 Free Practice 2 results from the second session at Monza below.
Pos Driver Team Time
1 Lando Norris McLaren 1:19.878
2 Charles Leclerc Ferrari +0.083
3 Carlos Sainz Williams +0.096
4 Oscar Piastri McLaren +0.181
5 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari +0.192
6 Max Verstappen Red Bull +0.199
7 Alexander Albon Williams +0.301
8 Nico Hulkenberg Sauber +0.363
9 Yuki Tsunoda Red Bull +0.391
10 George Russell Mercedes +0.398

‘FP2 results’;

https://www.total-motorsport.com/f1-...ice-2-results/


Italian GP: Norris edges Leclerc in messy FP2 at Monza
05/09/2025
Michael Delaney
F1i.com

Lando Norris set the pace in a lively but once again messy second practice session for the Italian Grand Prix, edging Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc by the slimmest of margins at Monza.

The McLaren driver clocked a best lap of 1m19.878s, underlining his intent to close the 34-point deficit to team-mate Oscar Piastri in the championship battle.

The result gave McLaren an early edge heading into Saturday, while Ferrari showed signs of a home resurgence, much to the delight of the tifosi packing the grandstands.

‘Norris edges Leclerc’;

https://f1i.com/news/547676-italian-...-at-monza.html


Norris quickest in Italian GP FP2 at Monza, ahead of Leclerc and Sainz
SEPTEMBER 5, 2025
in Motorsport
Racecars

McLaren’s Lando Norris went quickest in the second practice session for the 2025 FIA Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc just eight tenths of a second off the Briton as Williams’ Carlos Sainz took P3 ahead of championship leader Oscar Piastri. After handing his car over to McLaren test driver Alex Dunne in FP1, Oscar Piastri was one of the first on track at the start of the session and the Australian was quickly into the groove, despite reporting that one of his mirrors was cracked.

The championship leader posted a time of 1:21.212. Team-mate and title rival Lando Norris went quicker, however, and he took top spot with a time of 1:21.012. Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso slotted into third place ahead of Mercedes’ George Russell with Max Verstappen in P5.

Norris, then, held on to top spot ahead of Leclerc, Sainz and Piastri, with Hamilton in fifth ahead of Verstappen. Albon finished in seventh place ahead of Hülkenberg and Tsunoda finished the session in ninth place, just ahead of Russell.

‘Norris quickest’;

https://www.racecar.com/news/102505/...lerc-and-sainz


Why Piastri avoided grid drop for Italian GP practice infringement
Sep 5, 2025
Josh Suttill
The Race

Oscar Piastri has escaped with a reprimand for an infringement during FP2 at Formula 1’s Italian Grand Prix as the stewards made an important distinction to a penalty issued earlier in the season. Piastri and McLaren faced the Monza stewards after FP2 for entering the fast lane in the pitlane prior to the restart time for the session, following a red flag for Kimi Antonelli’s off.

The stewards found Piastri was released from his McLaren garage at 17.13.50, but the restart time wasn’t confirmed by race control until 19 seconds later. This was “clearly in breach of item 22.2 of the race director’s event notes” which states “if the free practice session or qualifying session is suspended, cars may only enter the fast lane after the re-start time is confirmed via the official messaging system”.

“The stewards acknowledge that, in contrast to prior incidents of a similar nature happening in qualifying, no significant sporting advantage could potentially be gained as this happened in free practice and therefore consider a reprimand to the competitor to be appropriate.”

‘Important distinction’;

https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/w...-infringement/