Relive Leclerc's incredible victory at the Italian Grand Prix with live commentary

Relive the Italian Grand Prix, sixteenth round of the 2024 Formula 1 season, with live commentary on AUTOhebdo.

Published on 01/09/2024 à 14:45

Dorian Grangier

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Relive Leclerc's incredible victory at the Italian Grand Prix with live commentary

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This weekend, we're going from the orange of Dutch supporters to the red of Tifosi enthusiasts! Less than a week after the return to Zandvoort, the Formula 1 directly follows with the Italian GP at Monza. Lando Norris starts once again in pole position ahead of his teammate Oscar piastri, While Max Verstappen starts from a distant 7th place.

> You can follow the live evolution of the ranking via the official F1 Live Timing, available here.

Italian GP
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53/53 – Thank you for following us on this live commentary of the Italian GP, ​​see you in two weeks for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix! Have a nice rest of the day!

Ferrari succeeds, Leclerc triumphs at Monza

53/53 – 🏁 VICTORY OF CHARLES LECLERC ON THE ITALIAN GRAND PRIX! INCREDIBLE STRATEGY OF FERRARI, INCREDIBLE DRIVING BY THE MONEGASQUE! Second victory this season for Charles Leclerc after his success in Monaco! The McLaren were defeated, with Piastri 2nd and Norris 3rd, and Verstappen finishing 6th.

Italian GP – Standings

53/53 - LAST LAP FOR CHARLES LECLERC! 3″9 ahead of Oscar Piastri!

52/53 - Two laps, 12 kilometers to go and a gap of 5″8 between Leclerc and Piastri!

51/53 - Three laps left and the gap remains at 6″9! Leclerc is holding his tires well! He is on fire!

50/53 - Four laps to go, 7″8 gap! Oscar Piastri doesn't get enough time!

49/53 – The gap drops to 8″3 as we cross the line for this 49th lap! Piastri has only recovered 8 tenths on this loop.

48/53 – Six laps, 9″1 gap! Oscar Piastri recovered 1″4 on this last lap. Behind, Lando Norris overtakes Carlos Sainz and returns to the provisional podium.

47/53 – Seven laps to go, 10″5 lead for Charles Leclerc ahead of Oscar Piastri…

45/53 – 🆙 …but Oscar Piastri attacks even before the Ascari chicane! He is now 11″7 behind Charles Leclerc, with 8 laps remaining…

45/53 – Carlos Sainz takes advantage of a latecomer's DRS to defend against Oscar Piastri and hold out for one more lap...

44/53 – Oscar Piastri has returned to Carlos Sainz's DRS zone, the Australian must quickly get rid of the Spaniard if he wants to catch Charles Leclerc!

43/53 – At McLaren, Norris is asked to attack as much as possible: at the Oranges, they think that Ferrari will try the one-stop strategy! There are 11 laps left!

42/53 – The Dutchman stops immediately after being overtaken by Lando Norris. He comes out 6th, 12 seconds behind Lewis Hamilton.

41/53 – 🆙 Lando Norris finally gets the better of Max Verstappen and climbs to 4th place.

41/53 – ⏱️ Lap record for Oscar Piastri in 1'22″264! The Australian is 17 seconds behind Charles Leclerc, who is leading the Italian GP!

40/53 – There are 14 laps left and now the two Ferraris are leading this Italian Grand Prix! What if the Scuderia took a crazy gamble and let its two drivers go all the way?

39/53 – Leader Oscar Piastri stops in the pits, puts on hard tyres and comes out in front of Verstappen and Norris! 

38/53 – Lewis Hamilton stops for his final pit stop, he puts on hard tires to finish the race. He comes out 6th.

37/53 – Max Verstappen asks his team if he should fight against Lando Norris… and the Austrian team answers in the affirmative! Will the Dutchman resist the Briton for long?

36/53 – Sergio Perez is called to the pits for his 2nd and final stop, as Fernando AlonsoThe Mexican logically puts on the Mediums after two stints on Hards.

35/53 – ⏱️ With his new tires, Lando Norris sets the lap record in 1'22″837.

34/53 – It's George Russell's turn to stop in the pits, while Oscar Piastri and Charles Leclerc continue on their tires.

33/53 – Lando Norris is already stopped in the pits! The Briton will put on hard tires to finish the race! An average stop in 3″3.

33/53 – Charles Leclerc takes advantage of a mistake by Lando Norris at the 2nd chicane to come back under a second behind the Briton!

32/53 – Great defense from Sergio Perez in front of George Russell, forced to cut the first chicane in the fight for 7th place.

31/53 – 🆙 Great maneuver by Franco Colapinto on Pierre Gasly braking for the first corner: the Argentinian rookie climbs to 15th place.

31/53 – ⏱️ And it continues for Oscar Piastri who recovers the best lap in 1'22″968! 

29/53 – 🔎 Here is the ranking as we have just passed the halfway mark. Norris has just recovered the best time against Piastri.

28/53 – ⏱️ And another lap record for Oscar Piastri in 1'23″088, he's on the attack! The gap increases to 2″ ahead of Lando Norris.

28/53 – 🆙 Alonso gets the best of Or with For 9th place, the Frenchman tries a one-stop strategy and has not yet stopped.

27/53 – ⏱️ The Australian continues and improves to 1'23″133! 

26/53 – ⏱️ New lap record for Oscar Piastri in 1'23″230! The gap is two seconds between the two McLaren drivers.

25/53 – ⚠️ 10 second penalty for Kevin Magnussen after his collision with Pierre Gasly. The two Haas will have been penalized today.

24/53 – “Papaya rules” at McLaren, which means Lando Norris is free to fight against Oscar Piastri! Sergio Pérez stops in turn and comes out just behind his teammate.

23/53 – Max Verstappen also stops in the pits… and it’s a very long stop (6″2), which is unusual for Red Bull ! He comes out on hard tires, which means there will be a second stop.

22/53 – ⚠️ Magnussen makes contact with Gasly at the 2nd chicane! The Dane is now under investigation, an incident without consequences for the Frenchman.

21/53 – So it's the two Red Bulls, Verstappen ahead of Perez, who are leading the race on the hard tires. The Dutchman is told that he can now attack.

20/53 – Finally, Carlos Sainz pits at the end of the 19th lap. He puts on hard tires, it could be tight to go all the way. He comes out 6th behind his teammate.

18/53 – ⚠️ New penalty for Daniel Ricciardo, 10 seconds penalty because a mechanic touched the car when applying the first penalty!

17/53 – 💬 Carlos Sainz says on his radio that he would like to try the one-stop strategy! He is the only one among the leaders not to have stopped, with the two Red Bulls on Hard tires.

17/53 – Oscar Piastri is in turn forced to go into the pits to avoid the undercut… and he comes out in front of Lando Norris! The two McLarens are virtually in the lead!

16/53 – 🆙 Charles Leclerc immediately covers the strategy and goes to the pits, imitated by Lewis Hamilton. The Monegasque comes out behind Norris, the undercut worked!

15/53 – And Lando Norris stops with a big wheel lock when passing the radar! The Briton will try the undercut on the Monegasque, hoping that he has not exceeded the speed limit!

14/53 – That’s it, Norris is back in Leclerc’s DRS zone, who is suffering with his tires in particular.

13/53 – Leclerc now concedes a 2 second deficit on Piastri, and sees Norris getting dangerously close to the DRS zone…

12/53 – Pit stop for George Russell who will be able to change his front wing. He puts on hard tires and leaves 16th.

11/53 – 🆙 Sergio Perez gets the better of George Russell, who is struggling with his damaged front wing, to gain 7th place.

11/53 – ⏱️ Lap record for Oscar Piastri in 1'24″077, which takes more than a second ahead of Charles Leclerc!

10/53 – ⚠️ And it's the turn of... Nico Hulkenberg to be penalized 10 seconds following his clash with Yuki tsunoda !

9/53 – ⚠️ 5-second penalty for Daniel Ricciardo for having pushed Nico Hulkenberg in the first lap. Definitely a very difficult start to the race for the Italian team…

8/53 – ❌ Yuki Tsunoda Resigns, whose Racing Bulls was too damaged following contact with Nico Hülkenberg.

7/53 – Oscar Piastri is on the attack and keeps Charles Leclerc one second behind despite the DRS.

6/53 – Here are the standings after the first six laps of the race. Nico Hülkenberg goes into the pits to change his front wing, damaged in contact with Tsunoda at the first chicane.

6/53 – Leclerc remains in Piastri’s DRS zone while Norris moves above second behind the Monegasque.

4/53 – ⏱️ Fastest lap in the race for Lando Norris who, once again, did not finish the first lap in the lead despite the pole position! The Briton had nevertheless made a good start…

3/53 – 📺 Relive the start of the Italian Grand Prix in replay with Piastri's attack on Norris at the 2nd chicane!

3/53 – DRS has been activated since the end of the first lap and all drivers behind Piastri can use it!

2/53 – Hülkenberg crashes into the grass and falls to 16th place. The front wing of the Mercedes Russell's is damaged as well.

1/53 – 🆙 Piastri attacks Norris at the 2nd chicane and passes in front! The Briton, hampered, also loses a position behind Leclerc! Russell has dropped to 7th place after a failed first chicane!

1/53 – 🟢 LET'S GO FOR THIS ITALIAN GRAND PRIX! Lando Norris doesn't miss his start and stays in the lead ahead of Oscar Piastri!

0/53 – 🎂 We take advantage of this training tour to wish a happy birthday to Carlos Sainz, who is celebrating his 30th birthday today!

0/53 – 🟢 The formation lap is launched on this 5,793 km track!

14h58 – 🔎 We now know the tire choices for the start of this Italian GP: the first six will start on Medium tires, while the two Red Bulls will start on Hard tires!

14h55 – 🥇 A special (and important!) guest on the starting grid, with the presence of Olympic champion Teddy Riner in Monza!

14h52 – 🔎 If this race is held exclusively on dry ground, it will be interesting to follow everyone’s strategies since Pirelli is planning two options with a one-stop strategy and a two-stop strategy! On the new Monza asphalt, we could well see some surprises…

What are the possible strategies for the 2024 Italian Grand Prix?

14h50 – 🌦️ What if rain disrupts this Italian Grand Prix? The FIA ​​has announced a 40% risk of rain for the race... the sky is cloudy but not threatening for the moment.

14h48 – 🇦🇷 This is the first Grand Prix for this boy: Franco Colapinto, substitute for Logan sargeant in Williams, will experience his first race in Formula 1, the first Argentinian since Gaston Mazzacane in 2001!

14h46 – 🔎 Here is the starting grid for this Italian GP with a 100% McLaren front row and pole position for Lando Norris ahead of Oscar Piastri. Max Verstappen, for his part, will only start from 7th place...

14h45 – 👋 Hello everyone ! Welcome to this live commentary to follow together the Italian Grand Prix, sixteenth round of the 2024 Formula 1 season. The start will be given in a few minutes, at 15 p.m.!

Live commentary F1 Italian GP Monza

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Dorian Grangier

A young journalist nostalgic for the motorsport of yesteryear. Raised on the exploits of Sébastien Loeb and Fernando Alonso.

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