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Live text coverage of Friday practice from the 2025 F1 Italian Grand Prix.
The 16th round of the 2025 Formula 1 season takes place at Monza for the Italian Grand Prix.
Ferrari, facing a home race following a disastrous double DNF at Zandvoort, aims to bounce back after Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc crashed out of the previous Grand Prix.
Hamilton, now a Ferrari driver, starts the weekend with a five-place grid penalty for not slowing under double waved yellow flags at the last race.
Oscar Piastri leads the championship by 34 points after a win in the Netherlands, as McLaren’s Lando Norris suffered a retirement.
While McLaren remains the favorites, the question remains if Ferrari, Mercedes, or Max Verstappen’s Red Bull can challenge their current F1 dominance.
