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📌 | 𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝟭 𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗞

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🚨 | 𝗙𝗘𝗥𝗥𝗔𝗥𝗜: Ferrari’s ADUO 2 power unit has delivered the expected step at Monza.

The upgrade is reported to bring around 10hp from hardware plus another 5hp from software, helping reduce, though not erase, Ferrari’s deficit to Mercedes.

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🚨 | 𝗠𝗰𝗟𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗡: McLaren’s Monza straight-line deficit has been striking.

Despite using the same Mercedes power unit, Norris and Piastri reportedly lost almost four tenths to Russell across the straights — pointing to a major drag disadvantage on the MCL40.

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🚨 | 𝗙𝗘𝗥𝗥𝗔𝗥𝗜: Ferrari may have a better chance of challenging Mercedes over the race distance than in qualifying.

The SF-26 is recovering significant time in Monza’s slower corners, while Antonelli’s grid penalty leaves Russell as Mercedes’ main front-running threat.

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@___shrikanth___ Fair point, but there’s probably too much missing context to conclude either way from compound alone. Tyre prep, run plan, track evolution and deployment could all affect that 0.148s gap.

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⏱️ 𝗤𝗨𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗬𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝟭 ⏱️

George Russell goes P3 with a 𝟭:𝟮𝟮.𝟳���𝟵 on the medium tyre.

Russell is just 𝟬.𝟭𝟰𝟴s off Max Verstappen’s P1 time despite running the harder compound.

⏱️: 𝟭𝟬'

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🚨 | 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟: 𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗔𝗡 𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗫 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗚𝗥𝗜𝗗

The grid is set for Monza:

1️⃣ Pierre Gasly
2️⃣ George Russell
3️⃣ Charles Leclerc
4️⃣ Lewis Hamilton
5️⃣ Max Verstappen
6️⃣ Oscar Piastri
7️⃣ Franco Colapinto
8️⃣ Lando Norris
9️⃣ Arvid Lindblad
🔟 Gabriel Bortoleto

Lewis moves up to P4 following Oscar Piastri’s three-place grid penalty, while Charles starts P3 for Ferrari.

Kimi Antonelli drops to P20 following his power-unit penalties.

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🚨 | 𝗟𝗘𝗪𝗜𝗦 𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗧𝗢��� 𝗢𝗡 𝗙𝗘𝗥𝗥𝗔𝗥𝗜’𝗦 𝗤𝗨𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗬𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗨𝗚𝗚𝗟𝗘𝗦:

🎙️ “It was definitely very, very tough. The car felt really good in practice and then in qualifying I didn’t change anything. Q1 was solid.”

“We waited very long in the pit lane for the first run of Q2 and for some reason we just didn’t have the pace. I’m not really sure why — whether it was tyre pressures, tyre temperature or whatever — so we need to look into that.”

“And then execution in Q3 was pretty bad, obviously. I ended up out in the middle of nowhere with nobody.”

Lewis added that running without another car ahead disrupted his braking references and rhythm before the final run:

🎙️ “We just ultimately didn’t maximise.”

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🚨 | 𝗟𝗘𝗪𝗜𝗦 𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗧𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗡 𝗙𝗘𝗥𝗥𝗔𝗥𝗜’𝗦 𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗘 𝗣𝗔𝗖𝗘:

🎙️ “I think we have a really great car. We’ve done a good job to be as close as we are to them, but they’re ultimately gaining several tenths still on the straight.”

“I’m really grateful to the guys back at the factory because they did bring an upgrade here. They are really pushing. This is just the situation we’re in.”

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🚨 | 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟: 𝗣𝗜𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗜 𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗗 𝟯-𝗣����𝗔𝗖𝗘 𝗚𝗥𝗜𝗗 𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗔𝗟𝗧𝗬

Oscar Piastri has been handed a three-place grid penalty after the Stewards ruled that he impeded Liam Lawson at Turn 2 during qualifying.

The Stewards accepted that Piastri had been put in a difficult position and had no other available option by that stage, but confirmed that the standard three-place penalty still applies.

Piastri qualified P3 and is therefore set to drop to P6 for the Italian Grand Prix.

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🏆 𝗣𝗜𝗘𝗥𝗥𝗘 𝗚𝗔𝗦𝗟𝗬 𝗢𝗡 𝗣𝗢𝗟𝗘 🏆

Pierre Gasly has done it at Monza.

The Alpine driver produces a stunning 𝟭:𝟮𝟭.𝟳𝟴𝟲 to take pole position for the Italian Grand Prix, beating George Russell by just 𝟬.𝟬𝟲𝟬s.

One of the standout qualifying performances of the season. 👏

#ItalianGP 🇮🇹 #F1 #Alpine

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🏁 𝗤𝗨𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗬𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝟯 🏁

The top 3 at the chequered flag in Monza:

1️⃣ Pierre Gasly — 𝟭:𝟮𝟭.𝟳𝟴𝟲
2️⃣ George Russell — +𝟬.𝟬𝟲𝟬
3️⃣ Oscar Piastri — +𝟬.𝟭𝟴𝟬

Pierre Gasly takes a stunning pole position for Alpine. What a lap.

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🏁 𝗤𝗨𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗬𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝟯 🏁

The top 10 at the chequered flag in Monza:

1️⃣ Pierre Gasly — 𝟭:𝟮𝟭.𝟳𝟴𝟲
2️⃣ George Russell — +𝟬.𝟬𝟲𝟬
3️⃣ Oscar Piastri — +𝟬.𝟭𝟴𝟬
4️⃣ Charles Leclerc — +𝟬.��𝟭𝟴
5️⃣ Lewis Hamilton — +𝟬.𝟮𝟮𝟱
6️⃣ Max Verstappen — +𝟬.𝟮𝟴𝟰
7️⃣ Kimi Antonelli — +𝟬.𝟯𝟬𝟳
8️⃣ Lando Norris — +𝟬.𝟰𝟳𝟬
9️⃣ Arvid Lindblad — +𝟬.𝟱𝟬𝟬
🔟 Franco Colapinto — +𝟬.𝟵𝟰𝟵

Gasly on pole, with Ferrari taking P4 and P5 through Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton.

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🚨 | 𝗣𝗢𝗟𝗘: 𝗣𝗜𝗘𝗥𝗥𝗘 𝗚𝗔𝗦𝗟𝗬 𝗔𝗧 𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗭𝗔

Pierre Gasly takes a sensational pole position for the Italian Grand Prix with a 𝟭:𝟮𝟭.𝟳𝟴𝟲.

The Alpine driver beats George Russell by just 𝟬.𝟬𝟲𝟬s after one of the biggest qualifying surprises of the season.

What a performance. 🤯

#ItalianGP 🇮🇹 #F1 #Alpine

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⏱️ 𝗤𝗨𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗬𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝟯 ⏱️

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN… PIERRE GASLY. PIERRE GASLY! 🤯

Gasly goes P1 with a stunning 𝟭:𝟮𝟭.𝟳𝟴𝟲 at Monza — 𝟬.𝟬𝟲𝟬s clear of George Russell.

What an unbelievable qualifying performance from Alpine.

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⏱️ 𝗤𝗨𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗬𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝟯 ⏱️

Lewis Hamilton improves to P5 with a 𝟭:𝟮𝟮.𝟬𝟭𝟭 on his final run at Monza.

Lewis finishes just 𝟬.𝟭𝟲𝟱s off George Russell’s benchmark.

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⏱️ 𝗤𝗨𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗬𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝟯 ⏱️

Oscar Piastri locks up and his final run is effectively over.

That also costs Lando Norris the slipstream he was hoping to pick up behind his McLaren teammate.

The clock has now run out — the final laps will decide pole at Monza.

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⏱️ 𝗤𝗨𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗬𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝟯 ⏱️

The cars are heading out for the final runs at Monza.

George Russell holds provisional pole with a 𝟭:𝟮𝟭.𝟵𝟮𝟵 — but the margins are tiny.

Oscar Piastri, Pierre Gasly and Charles Leclerc are all within 𝟬.𝟬𝟳𝟱s of Russell.

Who takes pole? 👀

⏱️: 𝟯'

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⏱️ 𝗤𝗨𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗬𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝟯 ⏱️

The first-run order in the fight for pole at Monza:

1️⃣ George Russell — 𝟭:𝟮𝟭.𝟵𝟮𝟵
2️⃣ Oscar Piastri — +𝟬.𝟬𝟯𝟳
3️⃣ Pierre Gasly — +𝟬.𝟬𝟳𝟮
4️⃣ Charles Leclerc — +𝟬.𝟬𝟳𝟱
5️⃣ Max Verstappen — +𝟬.𝟭𝟰𝟭
6️⃣ Lando Norris — +𝟬.𝟯𝟮𝟳
7️⃣ Arvid Lindblad — +𝟬.𝟰𝟴𝟰
8️⃣ Lewis Hamilton — +𝟬.𝟳𝟵𝟱
9️⃣ Franco Colapinto — +𝟬.𝟴𝟬𝟲

Russell holds provisional pole, with just 𝟬.𝟬𝟳𝟱s covering the top four.

Kimi Antonelli is still to set a time, but with his 𝟯𝟬-place grid penalty he is not realistically in contention for the front of tomorrow’s starting grid.

⏱️: 7'

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⏱️ 𝗤𝗨𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗬𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝟯 ⏱️

Lewis Hamilton goes only P8 on his first run with a 𝟭:𝟮𝟮.𝟳𝟮𝟰.

Crucially, Lewis had no meaningful slipstream on that lap — he was running a long way behind Charles Leclerc and the cars ahead.

That makes the 𝟬.𝟳𝟵𝟱s gap to George Russell’s provisional pole time look even more significant, with another run still to come.

⏱️: 𝟭𝟬'

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⏱️ 𝗤𝗨𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗬��𝗡𝗚 𝟯 ⏱️

Lewis Hamilton goes only P8 on his first run with a 𝟭:𝟮𝟮.𝟳𝟮𝟰.

Lewis is a massive 𝟬.𝟳𝟵𝟱s off George Russell’s provisional pole time.

Wow. Ferrari need to find a lot on the final run.

⏱️: 𝟭𝟬'

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