Summary

  • Italian Grand Prix second practice at 15:00 BST

  • Charles Leclerc fastest in first practice at Monza

  • Ferrari team-mate Lewis Hamilton second

  • Pierre Gasly loses Monaco podium after McLaren win appeal

  • Kimi Antonelli leads drivers' championship by 59 points

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Jay Freeman

  1. 'I cried when Lewis signed for Ferrari'

    Lorraine McKenna
    BBC Sport Journalist at Monza

    Axl and ThomasBBC Sport

    Ferrari fans Axl and Thomas are from Monza

    If there are any doubts about how Ferrari fans feel about Lewis Hamilton, Axl and Thomas, who are Monza natives, can fill us in. "I cried when Lewis signed for Ferrari!" says Axl, with Thomas adding: "We have a seven-time world champion, maybe eight!"

    The two friends refused to give an answer when asked whether Hamilton, who joined the Scuderia in 2025, can beat Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli to the title this year, "I don't want to jinx it," says Thomas. "I can't give words!"

    Meanwhile, Daniele is in the fanzone with his two sons, Tommaso and Demis. The family are decked out in red and while Demis does like home driver Antonelli, "he is really good", Tommaso is Hamilton's biggest fan. "Lewis! Lewis! Lewis is the best!" he excitedly says.

    Tommaso, Demis and Daniele in the fanzone at MonzaBBC Sport

    Tommaso, Demis and Daniele were soaking up the atmosphere on the fanzone

  2. Norris sets up junior team to help drivers to F1

    Andrew Benson
    BBC F1 correspondent at Monza

    Lando Norris smiles during a press conferenceGetty Images

    World champion Lando Norris says he is putting his own money into setting up a driver development programme and his own team so he can "try to find the next true Formula 1 champion".

    Norris' team, to be known as LN4 Fusion, launched on Wednesday on the eve of the Italian Grand Prix weekend. It will run teams across multiple feeder categories starting from next year.

    Norris said he wanted to put something back into motorsport after the success he has achieved.

    "Why? Because I can," he told BBC Sport in an exclusive interview.

    "I have the amazing opportunity to use the bonuses of what was my dream, use the people that I've met, the teams that I've been with and kind of all put it into a big bowl and try and help kind of give back and re-share it with other people and help other people achieve their dream.

    "And that's something that almost excites me just as much as saying I wanted to achieve it myself, you know, over the last few years.

    "So the fact I can help other people out, that's something I think that's just a beautiful thing in life when you get to do it. And especially if I can do it within the world of motorsport."

  3. Ferrari upgrade a step but not all we need - Hamilton

    Andrew Benson
    BBC F1 correspondent at Monza

    Lewis Hamilton smiles at a Ferrari press conferenceGetty Images

    Lewis Hamilton says an upgraded Ferrari engine for this weekend's Italian Grand Prix is a "step forward but not the whole amount we need".

    Ferrari are taking the opportunity of their home grand prix to introduce the second of the two upgrades they are permitted this year in the hope it will improve their chances of a win on the historic Monza track.

    Ferrari have the fastest car in the corners on balance, but have been lagging on the straights so far this year.

    "Every little helps. Until this point of the year, even last race, we were losing 0.4secs a lap (on the straights). We have carried that deficit," Hamilton said.

    "This is a step forward. It is not the whole amount we need but we knew that was the case. I strongly believe we have what it takes to win."

    Read more here.

  4. Welcome back

    Jay Freeman
    BBC Sport

    It's a gorgeous afternoon at possibly the best racing circuit on the planet.

    And our second practice session of the 2026 Italian Grand Prix weekend awaits.

    Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton set the pace earlier on and an expectant Tifosi won't want them to stop there.

  5. Leclerc leads Hamilton in first practice at Monza

    Lorraine McKenna
    BBC Sport Journalist at Monza

    Charles Leclerc's Ferrari at MonzaGetty Images

    Charles Leclerc led Lewis Hamilton in first practice at the Italian Grand Prix to start the weekend off on a positive note for Ferrari at Monza.

    Leclerc was 0.173 seconds quicker than seven-time world champion Hamilton, with Mercedes' George Russell ending the opening session third on the timesheets.

    Liam Lawson, stepping in again at Red Bull for the injured Isack Hadjar, was fourth fastest, finishing above championship leader Kimi Antonelli in the other Mercedes.

    Italian Antonelli, who is leading Hamilton and team-mate Russell by 59 points in the drivers' championship, was 0.636 seconds off Leclerc's best time.

    The session, which took place in sweltering heat, was red-flagged when rookie Colton Herta, sitting in for regular Cadillac driver Sergio Perez, stopped out on track with a hydraulic issue.

    Ferrari are hoping to capitalise this weekend on Antonelli's grid penalty. The home driver will start from the back of the field on Sunday after being handed a penalty for taking a new power unit.

    Read the full report here.

  6. Back for FP2 at 14:45

    So the Ferrari duo finished top of the tree in FP1 but will they lead the standings in FP2?

    Colton Herta's mechanical issues meant we lost some time in this first session but the conditions are perfect in Monza this weekend so any further time lost won't be down to the weather that's for certain.

    But can anyone challenge the Prancing Horse at the Temple of Speed?

    We'll be back for FP2 at 14:45 BST.

  7. And the rest

    11. Oscar Piastri (McLaren)

    12. Yuki Tsunoda (Racing Bulls)

    13. Nico Hulkenberg (Audi)

    14. Oliver Bearman (Haas)

    15. Luke Browning (Williams)

    16. Carlos Sainz (Williams)

    17. Ayumu Iwasa (Red Bull)

    18. Esteban Ocon (Haas)

    19. Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac)

    20. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)

    21. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)

    22. Colton Herta (Cadillac)

  8. Top 10

    1. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) 1:23.008

    2. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) +0.173

    3. George Russell (Mercedes) +0.304

    4. Liam Lawson (Red Bull) +0.425

    5. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) +0.636

    6. Lando Norris (McLaren) +0.711

    7. Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls) +0.794

    8. Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi) + 0.998

    9. Franco Colapinto (Alpine) +1.020

    10. Paul Aron (Alpine) +1.169

  9. chequered flag

    Chequered flag

    And so FP1 draws to a close, then.

    And it was a pretty decent showing all things considered for Ferrari.

    Charles Leclerc topped the standings followed closely behind by his team-mate Lewis Hamilton.

    Hometown hero Kimi Antonelli was fifth fastest with a new engine in his Mercedes for this weekend.

  10. Lewis Hamilton goes off and into the gravel in the second chicane.

    Not that it's diminished his fervour as he's still second fastest on track right now.

  11. Not a great deal of time left in FP1 right now.

    And there's been very little movement at the top for quite some time.

  12. Top five

    1. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) 1:23.008

    2. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) +0.173

    3. George Russell (Mercedes) +0.304

    4. Liam Lawson (Red Bull) +0.425

    5. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) +0.636

  13. Just 10 minutes left on the clock, now.

    A reminder that we lost a good five minutes earlier on due to a red flag caused as Colton Herta, in a rookie FP1 session with Cadillac, had to park his car at the side of the track due to a mechanical issue.

  14. Will we see the times venture into the 1:22s by the end of this session?

    Charles Leclerc's fastest time is just outside of that marker as his Ferrari team-mate Lewis Hamilton - on a set of mediums - goes second fastest with a 1:23.181.

  15. Just under 20 minutes left on the clock, folks.

    And it's as you were at the top of the standings.

    Charles Leclerc's 1:23.008 leads the way, followed by George Russell three tenths behind and then Lewis Hamilton.

    Not a bad showing from Ferrari in this first session.

  16. I'm not sure what's gone on there but Kimi Antonelli goes into the gravel at the turn one chicane...and he's followed by Lando Norris...and then Carlos Sainz.

    They all make the same last-ditch move off-track. How strange.

    Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli returns to the track after driving through a gravel trapGetty Images

  17. The two Ferraris sandwich second-placed George Russell right now as Lewis Hamilton goes third fastest.

    Championship leader Kimi Antonelli, with a new engine for this weekend, is fourth.

  18. Charles Leclerc gives the Tifosi reasons to be cheerful as he guides his Ferrari into top spot with a 1:23.008.

    Further down the order, Paul Aron's currently the best of the rookies as he occupies 13th place so far.

  19. Gasly loses Monaco podium after McLaren win appeal
    Breaking

    Andrew Benson
    BBC F1 correspondent at Monza

    McLaren have won their appeal against the result of the Monaco Grand Prix after a controversy over multiple incorrect pit-lane speeding penalties.

    The victory means Alpine's Pierre Gasly loses the podium he was awarded after an appeal by the French team that overturned two five-second penalties.

    That means Gasly, who finished third on the road, is dropped back to the seventh place he received in the official results.

    Red Bull's Isack Hadjar is returned to third place and McLaren's Oscar Piastri fourth for the race which took place on 7 June.

    There were multiple speeding penalties because Formula 1 had incorrectly measured the length of the pit lane, meaning cars' average speeds were adjudged wrongly to be too high.

    Read more on the developing story here.

    Pierre Gasly's Alpine during the 2026 Monaco Grand PrixGetty Images

  20. And the pit lane is back open. We've lost the best part of five minutes of the session, there.

    Given how infrequent these rookie FP1 sessions are, that's bad luck for Colton Herta if his time behind the wheel of Sergio Perez's Cadillac is over.