Formula 1

Valtteri Bottas was unable to get close enough to Charles Leclerc to make a move on him for the lead of the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday despite having a pace advantage after his mandatory pit stop.

Charles Leclerc took his second victory in as many weeks as he held off the challenge from Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas to win at Monza in front of the Tifosi.

2019 Italian Grand Prix Race Report

Williams Racing were again the slowest team on the grid in Qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix but both George Russell and Robert Kubica will move up some places thanks to penalties for others.

Daniil Kvyat felt he could have made Q3 had he not been compromised as much as he was in his final run of Q2 on Saturday at Monza.

Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean were both unhappy with their results in Qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix, with the Dane feeling he could have made it into Q3, and the Frenchman feeling he should have made it at least into Q2.

Mario Isola is confident all three dry weather compounds and both wet weather compounds will allow drivers to push as hard as they need to throughout the Italian Grand Prix.

Carlos Sainz Jr. made it into the top ten shootout at Monza but was one of three drivers to be reprimanded after the session for his part in the messy end to Q3.

Kimi Räikkönen crashed out of Qualifying on Saturday and looks set to take a grid penalty for a gearbox change as a result.

Ferrari on pole again with Leclerc at Monza while Vettel escapes penalty for exceeding track limits on his Q3 lap.

Mercedes line up in second and third after an incredible Q3 that saw most drivers miss out on a second flying lap

Max Verstappen has made his intentions clear and says he’s “aiming for the top five” from the rear of the grid in the 2019 Italian Grand Prix.

Alex Albon says he realised by turn four at Monza that he was likely to miss out on setting a lap-time in Q3 as he describes the 2019 Italian Grand Prix qualifying controversy.

Daniel Ricciardo says the Renault F1 Team’s lock-out of the third row for the 2019 Italian Grand Prix grid is a “good reward”, while team-mate Nico Hülkenberg courted controversy in the closing stages of qualifying.

Lance Stroll has made a long-awaited return to a Q3 session during a controversial qualifying for the 2019 Italian Grand Prix at Monza, ending the session in ninth having failed to set a lap-time.

Charles Leclerc has taken a farcical Pole Position for Scuderia Ferrari infront of the Maranello marque’s partizan home-support at Monza.