Hamilton responds to Monza penalty with dominant FP1 performance

Lewis Hamilton

15:20, 05 Sep 2025

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Lewis Hamilton clocked the fastest time through the first practice session of the Italian Grand Prix in Monza. The 40-year-old, who was handed a five-place grid penalty for the Grand Prix, led the Ferrari team front row lockout in front of the on-watching tifosi.

Hamilton was over a tenth quicker than teammate Charles Leclerc, who finished the session i second place. William Racing driver Carlos Sainz completed the top three with a third place, albeit over half a second behind Hamilton.

Max Verstappen led the best of the rest, as his time of 1:20.692 was only good for fourth place. Home favourite, Kimi Antonelli, followed the Red Bull driver in fourth place with a time of 1:20.940.

However, it was the McLarens who raised the biggest eyebrows, with Lando Norris recording a sixth-place finish, almost a second behind Hamilton and Alex Dunne, who replaced Oscar Piastri, recording a 16th-place finish.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	156
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	90
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	88
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
5	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	60
6	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	58
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	43
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	29
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	26
10	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	26
11	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	15
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	13
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Hamilton responds to Monza penalty with dominant FP1 performance

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