Autodromo Nationale Monza, Sunday, 7 September

Hear from McLaren Formula 1 drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, and Team Principal Andrea Stella, after the Italian Grand Prix.

As it happened

• The front four all go for the lead when the lights go out. Verstappen retains first ahead of Lando, but Oscar loses a position to Leclerc
• Verstappen is told to let Lando past, after cutting the corner and gaining an advantage, but is able to regain the position using DRS on the following lap
• Verstappen is told to let Lando past, but is able to regain the position using DRS on the following lap
• Oscar and Leclerc continue to battle and twice switch positions, before Oscar is able to make his move stick on Lap 6, allowing him to settle into third and begin to pull a gap
• With the luxury of clean air to run in, Verstappen begins to pull away from the pack
• Verstappen pits on Lap 38 and returns in third, behind Lando and Oscar
• Oscar pits on Lap 46 and returns in third with fresh Soft tyres
• Lando switches to Softs a lap later and loses a position to his teammate in the pits, but Oscar lets him back through to second   
• Lando and Oscar retain their positions in the final five laps, finishing second and third

Started	2nd
Finished	2nd
Fastest lap	1m20.901s on Lap 53, 1st
Pit stops	1, Lap 46 [Medium/Soft] (5.9s)

“We just didn’t have the pace to challenge today – one of the few weekends this year where we’ve not quite had the pace to win. But it was still a good race, and I enjoyed it. I did everything I could today. I had a good fight at the start – it’s always a good fight with Max [Verstappen]– but he came out on top, and they deserved it this weekend. There wasn’t a lot more I could do, second was the best we could achieve.”

Started	3rd
Finished	3rd
Fastest lap	1m21.245s on Lap 47 (+0.344s), 3rd
Pit stops	1, Lap 45 [Medium/Soft] (1.9s)

"A trickier day for us. There were quite a few learning points from the first part of the race and also towards the end. It’s inherently quite a unique track, so there are some things that we can improve on for next year and other low downforce tracks later in 2025.  

"In terms of the call to swap, ultimately it was fair. We have things to discuss, as we always do with these sorts of racing situations. It's now time to refocus ahead of Baku.”

“Today’s Italian Grand Prix was a close and competitive race that ultimately came down to car pace around Monza. We saw this reality in Qualifying, and then also with the added layer of there being no degradation advantage for the team in the first stint of the race, from there it was going to be challenging to achieve a victory. 

“We also saw the values and principles we have in our team culture, with Oscar giving the position back to Lando before they were allowed to race again until the Chequered Flag. 

“Overall, P2 and P3 is not a bad result at a circuit we knew wouldn't necessarily suit our car. We finish the final European double-header with more important and valuable points in both Championships. Thank you to the entire team trackside and back in Woking for their continued support and effort so far this season.”