Lando Norris took pole position from team-mate Oscar Piastri in a McLaren one-two in Qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix, as championship leader Max Verstappen could only manage seventh.
Norris had two laps that were good enough for pole in Q3 and beat Piastri by one-tenth as Russell couldn’t stop McLaren from locking out the front row.
Verstappen had a difficult Q3 as his car visibly struggled for grip and will start Sunday’s race at Monza – live on Sky Sports F1 at 2pm – down in seventh but could see his 70-point advantage over Norris reduced by a significant margin if he is unable to make progress.
Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz were fourth and fifth for Ferrari at the team’s home event, with Lewis Hamilton in sixth.
Sergio Perez was narrowly behind Red Bull team-mate Verstappen in eighth as Williams’ Alex Albon and Haas’ Nico Hulkenberg completed the top 10.
“Another pole is amazing. To have first and second when the field has been so tight is surprising,” said Norris, who secured his fifth career F1 pole position.
“It hurts me to say it but my lap wasn’t great but I am very, very happy. I am not expecting an easy race – there are some unknown things with the tyres and degradation – but I am looking forward to it.”
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Sky Sports F1’s live Italian GP schedule
Sunday September 1
7:30am: F3 Feature Race
9am: F2 Feature Race
11am: Porsche Supercup
12:30pm: Grand Prix Sunday: Italian GP build-up
2pm: The ITALIAN GRAND PRIX
4pm: Chequered Flag: Italian GP reaction
5pm: Ted’s Notebook
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