Italian GP 2025 – Monza: F1 times, predictions, stats, facts

Must read this week

Iconic: Can you miss viral tweet from Oscar Piastry three years ago? “I won’t drive for Alpine next year” … on the anniversary, Nat Saunders have taken a look Piastry changed the fate of McLaren and Alpine in that time.

Unfortunate: Lewis Hamilton has Five place grid penalty Late at the end of this week for violation of a yellow flag.

‘Little Prost’: Helmut marco was sure Towards Ruki Isac Hudzar, who claimed his first podium at the zandwort, said: “We chose him, so we knew that he was something special.”

Special lies: Ferrari Nikki will celebrate Lauda’s first world title’s 50th anniversary Running a retro liver And at the end of this week, the new blue uniform in Italian Grand Prix.

Forgiveness: Ferrari team principal Fred Vasasur told reporters Kimi Antoneley apologizes to the team After his error, Charles Lakeler crashed out of Dutch GP. “I appreciate it,” said Vasasur. Meanwhile, Toto Wolf, Principal of Mercedes Team, Defeated your driver And said that all this is part of his miscreants “The year of learning.”

Unlapped: For more analysis and preview of Italian Grand Prix, listen to the latest episode ESPN’s F1 Podcast Unlapped Nat Saunders and Lawrence Admondson with F1 authors.

Circuit data and history

Autodromeo Nazionel Monza, known as ‘Temple of Speed’ for its long straps and sharp corners, is another classic circuit that has been part of Formula 1 since it started in 1950.

Almost every Italian is held in Grand Prix Monza, except in 1980 which was in Imola (the other Emola race during this period was under the guise of San Marino Grand Prix).

Monza was built in 1922 as the world’s third purpose-manufactured circuit (and the oldest in Europe), and the others had a section-like-like-Oval-in which the bankd corner. After many incidents and fatal over the years, it was removed from F1 in the 1960s and while that part of the circuit is still there, it is no longer in use for racing.

The final race to use Monza Oval was 1000 km in 1969.

Circuit: Autodromeo Nazionel Monza; Monza, Italy

First f1 race: 1950

Law Record: 1: 21.046, Rubens Barichelo (2004)

Laps: 53 laps of 5.8 km. Total distance 306 km

What makes special: The fastest track on the calendar, known as the “temple of motion”. Long straps and heavy braking zones make it a frenzy race track, with ferry-love Tiffoi The icing on the cake. When Ferrari wins here, there is no better place.

What the driver says about it: “Monza is such a great place, of course one of the most incredible races on the calendar for a driver, and always to run on such a thrill … it’s a great test of the nerve.” – Jenson button

Most wins: Hamilton (2012, 2014-2015, 2017-2018) and Michael Shumakar (1996, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006) are tied on five.

Other winners from the current grid:

• Fernando Alonso (2007, 2010)

• Pierre Galli (2020)

• Lakeler (2019, 2024)

• Max Vastapane (2022, 2023)

Most poles: King of Qualifying, Hamilton has seven in this circuit in 2009, 2012, 2014-2017, 2020).

Other pole seater from the current grid:

• Alonso (2007, 2010)

• Lakeler (2019, 2022)

• Vastapane (2021)

• Carlos Sainz (2023)

• Lando Noris (2024).

Statistics and fun facts this week:

• The first Grand Slam of the Zandwort Piastry (a clean sweep of the pole position, the race lead, the race win, the fastest lap) was also the first by the McLaren Driver since 1998, and the first by an Australian driver since 1966.

• At the age of 20, Hadzar is the youngest French to make an F1 podium, defeating Gasli’s record.

• The race was Franco Colapinto’s first grand prix last year

• The 34-point lead of the piastry is the largest lead by any driver in this season, and the largest by the Australian driver at any point of a championship.

• Only two drivers have taken a lead of 34+ points and failed to win the drivers’ championships: Alonso who led 40 points after Hungary in 2012 and Lakeler, who led 34 points after Australia in 2022 …

What happened last year?

“Mamma Mia! Mamma Mia!” Last year there was a story for Ferrari as Lakeler defeated McClarance with one Fully executed strategy,

Ferrari also had the last win in Monza since Lakeler won in 2019. Piastry and Noris had to compromise for podium spots.

Who will win?

Long straps of Monza make it an exterior on the F1 calendar and a circuit that sometimes provides a stunning result. However, McLaren has won seven of the last eight races, and there was no strategy to win here last year – if there was no strategy.

Consequently, it is difficult to see a piastry win that will carry forward its profit in the standing of drivers.

How to see championship

Going to the Dutch Grand Prix, Noris was just nine points behind Piastry. But their race retirement and piastry’s victory and point for the fastest lap means the difference has been extended to 34 points, with nine races remaining.

Verustapane is 70 points behind Noris leading to the weekend.

In the constructed, 324 points at the top, McLaren wrapped a lot of title.

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How to see GP

For fans only in the US, see live on ESPN and ESPN+,

The UK has live broadcasting coverage Sky Sports F1 and BBC Radio 5 Live, with highlights on Channel 4.

For news, analysis and updates, Follow coverage with ESPN’s F1 team Nat Saunders and Lawrence Edmondson in Monza and on social media.

Session below session in BST (British summer). Local time is central European summer time (BST+1 hour).

Friday
Free practice one: 12: 30-13: 30 BST
Free practice two: 16: 00-17: 00 BST

Saturday
Free practice three: 11: 30-12: 30 BST
Qualification: 15: 00-16: 00 BST

sunday
Race begins: 14:00 BST (Live Text Commentary Build-up 13:00 from BST Espn.co.uk/f1,

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