Follow Italian GP qualifying live

Follow qualifying for the 68th Italian GP at Monza live with our live text. One Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) was favored by the predictions for pole, the three-time world champion having won the last three qualifying sessions on the Italian track, the hierarchy could change with the wet conditions encountered this Saturday.

The multiple penalties imposed on drivers for changing Power Unit elements will modify the grid anyway. Six drivers were sanctioned, almost a third of the peloton: Fernando Alonso (35 seats), Daniel Ricciardo (25 seats), Max Verstappen (20 seats), Nico Hulkenberg (15 places), Jolyon Palmer and Carlos Sainz Jr (10 places).