The 2024 Formula One season continues after the summer break with the Italian Grand Prix at Monza this weekend.
The race at the top of the drivers’ and constructors’ championship is starting to get close after Lando Norris won the Dutch Grand Prix last week.
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Norris ended Max Verstappen’s perfect record at his home Grand Prix since its reintroduction to the circuit three years ago.
The McLaren driver started on pole but fell behind Verstappen before catching him later in the race, completing an easy overtake, and going on to win by 22 seconds.
That is now five races without a win for Verstappen, and his lead at the top of the drivers’ has been cut to 70 points.
But the constructors’ is even closer, with McLaren just 30 points behind Red Bull.
Italian Grand Prix: Date and start time
The Italian Grand Prix will take place from Friday, August 30, to Sunday, September 1.
The early forecast suggest it will be a hot one, with temperatures potentially reaching 32 degrees.
There is also a small chance of showers during the first two practice sessions.
Practice one is set to start at 12:30pm on Friday and practice two is at 4pm later that day.
Practice session three starts at 11:30am on Saturday morning, with qualifying at 3pm the same day.
On Sunday, the race starts at 2pm UK time.
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Italian Grand Prix: Date and how to follow
The race weekend will be broadcast live on Sky Sports F1, with coverage of Sunday’s Grand Prix getting underway at 1pm.
Sky Sports customers can live stream this via the app using their mobile, tablet or computer devices.
You can also purchase a Sky Sports Day Pass from NowTV for £11.98.
Fern Buckley will also have updates of the race from the Netherlands live on talkSPORT.
To tune in to talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 through the website, click HERE for the live stream.
You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.
Dutch Grand Prix: What has been said?
After comfortably winning the Dutch Grand Prix, Norris now believes McLaren have the fastest car.
When asked about it after the race, he said: “Today, this whole weekend, I think we’ve had the best car.
“We know more information than people do on the outside, so we can comment in much more factual ways than people who are just watching on TV and taking their picks and guesses.
“We’ve had, on average, the best car.
“We probably should have won two, three more races as a team, but we didn’t and it’s because we’ve not done a good enough job. I didn’t do a good enough job.”
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Italian Grand Prix: Driver standings
- Max Verstappen, Red Bull – 295
- Lando Norris, McLaren – 225
- Charles Leclerc, Ferrari – 192
- Oscar Piastri, McLaren – 179
- Carlos Sainz, Ferrari – 172
- Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes – 154
- Sergio Perez, Red Bull – 139
- George Russell, Mercedes – 122
- Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin – 50
- Lance Stroll, Aston Martin – 24
- Nico Hulkenberg, Haas – 22
- Yuki Tsunoda, RB – 22
- Daniel Ricciardo, RB – 12
- Pierre Gasly, Alpine – 8
- Oliver Bearman, Ferrari – 6
- Kevin Magnussen, Haas – 5
- Esteban Ocon, Alpine – 5
- Alex Albon, Williams – 4
- Zhou Guanyu, Kick Sauber – 0
- Valtteri Bottas, Kick Sauber – 0
- Logan Sargeant, Williams – 0
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