F1 qualifying reside: The battle for pole place on the 2022 Italian Grand Prix begins as Max Verstappen eyes fifth straight victory

September 10, 2022

Crimson Bull’s Max Verstappen will embark on writing his identify into the Formulation One historical past books as he goes for his fifth race win in succession on the 2022 Italian Grand Prix this weekend.

After taking wins in France, Hungary, Belgium and final weekend at house monitor Zandvoort within the Netherlands, the Dutch driver can be seeking to develop into simply the eighth totally different driver within the sport’s historical past to file 5 straight victories. 

The newest driver to finish that feat was Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton again in 2020, although the British driver’s reactions left rather a lot to be desired when Verstappen handed him on the protection automotive restart to assert victory final weekend. 

Regardless, his and teammate George Russell’s tempo within the Netherlands proved a get up name for his or her rivals and each can be anticipated to problem on the high of the order in qualifying for the 2022 Italian Grand Prix on Saturday. 

Ferrari can even be hoping to obtain a homecoming enhance in Monza after a string of excessive profile strategic errors have left them susceptible to a Mercedes assault within the constructors championship. Each Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz have held the higher hand in free observe to date this weekend however it’s but to be seen if they will problem for pole place round this well-known monitor. 

The ‘Prancing Horse’ automobiles can even be carrying a one-off particular yellow highlighted livery for the race as they rejoice 75 years within the sport. 

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F1 Italian Grand Prix qualifying commentary, highlights

5 minutes left of Q3: It is Sainz who lays the early benchmark in Q3 forward of teammate Leclerc. It is solely P3 for Verstappen to date who will not be pleased with that!

START OF Q3: Norris is out first on monitor because the enterprise finish of qualifying kicks off right here at Monza. 

END OF Q2: Sainz takes high spot by means of Q2 forward of teammate Leclerc who’s adopted carefully by Crimson Bull pair Verstappen and Perez. It is then the Mercedes pair of Russell and Hamilton and a little bit of shock after them as each McLaren drivers make it into Q3 for the primary time shortly. Gasly and Alonso spherical out the highest ten. 

Eradicated from Q2:

Yuki Tsunoda
Nyck De Vries
Valtteri Bottas
Guanyu Zhou
Esteban Ocon

5 minutes left of Q2: This time its Ferrari’s Sainz who tops the lap occasions on the halfway level because the drivers head again to the pits forward of their second run. The Spaniard sits three tenths forward of teammate Leclerc because it stands. 

START OF Q2: The motion is again underway as Perez and Verstappen emerge from the pit lane first. 

END OF Q1: It is Verstappen who takes high spot in Q1 from Leclerc, Sainz, Perez and Russell. Debutant Nick De Vries additionally manages to push his Williams by means of to Q2 although it is disappointment once more for his teammate Latifi, Aston Martin and Haas. 

Eradicated from Q1:

Sebastian Vettel
Lance Stroll
Kevin Magnussen
Mick Schumacher
Nicolas Latifi

5 minutes left of Q1: It is Bottas, Magnussen, Stroll, Schumacher and Vettel who at the moment occupy the underside 5 spots and might want to choose up the tempo to get out of Q1. On the high, Verstappen places within the quickest lap to date with a 1:20:922.

10 minutes left of Q1: Effectively it is Leclerc who leads the best way on the high of the standings after the drivers full their first flying lap. 

Teammate Sainz, Russell, Verstappen and Perez all observe shut by. 

START OF Q1: Right here we go then Formulation One followers! Lance Stroll leads us out within the superb sunshine right here in northern Italy.  

5 minutes to go: Effectively we’re all set right here in Monza for qualifying for the 2022 Italian Grand Prix. The group are on their toes as they put together to welcome the drivers onto the monitor.

half-hour to go: A driver to be careful for at the moment on the monitor; Fernando Alonso. The Spaniard put his Alpine up into P5 over the last free observe session earlier at the moment and he very a lot appears to carry a tempo benefit over a lot of the discipline to date this weekend. 

His lack of a grid-place penalty tomorrow may simply see him problem for a podium spot too if qualifying goes effectively for the veteran..

45 minutes to go: Effectively I assume there’s just one place to start out this race weekend and that is with the very lengthy record of penalties that drivers are taking for the race on Sunday as listed beneath: 

Verstappen – 5 place penalty
Ocon – 5 place penalty
Perez – 10 place penalty
Bottas – 15 place penalty
Magnussen – 15 place penalty
Schumacher – 15 place penalty
Sainz – Again of grid penalty
Hamilton – Again of grid penalty
Tsunoda – Again of grid penalty

As such, there’s undoubtedly a sense across the paddock right here in Monza that it is Charles Leclerc’s race to lose until one thing goes terribly mistaken on this afternoon’s qualifying for Ferrari.. 

1 hour to go: F1 returns for a 3rd successive weekend as Max Verstappen appears to make it 5 victories in-a-row on the well-known Italian Grand Prix held at Monza. Keep tuned as we deliver you all the newest from at the moment’s qualifying! 

In case you missed it, there was a late change in one of many Williams’ cockpits as Alex Albon has been deemed unfit to race this weekend by medical doctors because of a bout of appendicitis. The crew’s reserve driver Nyck De Vries will due to this fact take the wheel for his first ever F1 qualifying and subsequent race. 

What channel is the F1 race on?

  • Race: Italian Grand Prix
  • Date: Sunday, Sep. 11
  • TV channel: ESPN
  • Stay stream: fuboTV

The ESPN household of networks will broadcast all 2022 F1 races in the US utilizing Sky Sports activities’ feed, with choose races airing on ABC. It’s also possible to stream Formulation 1 races reside within the U.S. with fuboTV, which gives a free trial.

ESPN Deportes serves because the unique Spanish-language house for all 2022 F1 races within the U.S.

What time does the F1 race begin?

  • Date: Sunday, Sep. 11
  • Begin time: 9 a.m. ET (3 p.m. native time)

Sunday’s 2022 Italian Grand Prix is scheduled to start out at 3 p.m. native time. Lights out will doubtless happen simply after 9 a.m. ET. ESPN’s prerace present usually airs within the hour earlier than the beginning of the race.

Beneath is the entire TV schedule for the weekend’s F1 occasions on the Dutch Grand Prix. All occasions are Jap.

Date
Occasion
Time (ET)
TV channel
Friday, Aug. 26
Apply 1
8 a.m.
ESPNU
Friday, Aug. 26
Apply 2
11 a.m.
ESPN2
Saturday, Aug. 27
Apply 3
7 a.m.
ESPN2
Saturday, Aug. 27
Qualifying
10 a.m.
ESPN2
Sunday, Aug. 28
Race
9 a.m.
ESPN

Formulation 1 reside stream for the Italian Grand Prix

For individuals who do not have a cable or satellite tv for pc subscription, 5 main OTT TV streaming choices carry the ESPN networks — fuboTV, Sling, Hulu, YouTubeTV and DirecTV Stream. 

For individuals who do have a cable or satellite tv for pc subscription however will not be in entrance of a TV, Formulation 1 races in 2022 could be streamed reside by way of telephones, tablets and different units on the ESPN app with authentication.

Formulation 1 schedule 2022

There are 22 scheduled occasions on the F1 docket for 2022, one race shy of tying the mark for longest F1 calendar.

The season began in Bahrain on March 20 and can finish with the customary Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, though a bit sooner than common, in November. If the schedule stands, this would be the earliest finish of the Formulation 1 season because it ended on Nov. 4 in 2013.

Returning to the 2022 F1 slate are the Canadian and Japanese Grand Prix, each of which have been canceled in 2021 amid fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. 

The calendar additionally holds the maiden voyage for the Miami Grand Prix, the primary of two races in the US in 2022, with the customary United States GP going down in October.

The Russian Grand Prix, initially scheduled for Sept. 25, was canceled due to the continuing battle between Russia and Ukraine.

Here is the newest schedule (topic to vary):

Date
Race
Observe
Begin time
TV channel
Winner (Crew)
March 20
Bahrain Grand Prix
Bahrain Worldwide Circuit
11 a.m.
ESPN
Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
March 27
Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Jeddah Road Circuit
1 p.m.
ESPN
Max Verstappen (Crimson Bull)
April 10
Australian Grand Prix
Albert Park Circuit
1 a.m.
ESPN
Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
April 24
Emilia Romagna Grand Prix
Imola Circuit
9 a.m.
ESPN
Max Verstappen (Crimson Bull)
Could 8
Miami Grand Prix
Miami Worldwide Autodrome
3:30 p.m.
ABC
Max Verstappen (Crimson Bull)
Could 22
Spanish Grand Prix
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
9 a.m.
ESPN2
Max Verstappen (Crimson Bull)
Could 29
Monaco Grand Prix
Circuit de Monaco
9 a.m.
ESPN
Sergio Perez (Crimson Bull)
June 12
Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Baku Metropolis Circuit
7 a.m.
ESPN
Max Verstappen (Crimson Bull)
June 19
Canadian Grand Prix
Circuit Gillies-Villenueve
2 p.m.
ABC
Max Verstappen (Crimson Bull)
July 3
British Grand Prix
Silverstone Circuit
10 a.m.
TBD
Carlos Sainz (Ferrari)
July 10
Austrian Grand Prix
Crimson Bull Ring
9 a.m.
TBD
Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
July 24
French Grand Prix
Circuit Paul Ricard
9 a.m.
ESPN
Max Verstappen (Crimson Bull)
July 31
Hungarian Grand Prix
Hungaroring
9 a.m.
ESPN
Max Verstappen (Crimson Bull)
Aug. 28
Belgian Grand Prix
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
9 a.m.
ESPN
Max Verstappen (Crimson Bull)
Sept. 4
Dutch Grand Prix
Circuit Zandvoort
9 a.m.
TBD
Max Verstappen (Crimson Bull)
Sept. 11
Italian Grand Prix
Autodromo Nazionale Monza
9 a.m.
TBD
TBD
Oct. 2
Singapore Grand Prix
Marina Bay Road Circuit
8 a.m.
TBD
TBD
Oct. 9
Japanese Grand Prix
Suzuka Worldwide Racing Course
1 a.m.
TBD
TBD
Oct. 23
United States Grand Prix
Circuit of the Americas
3 p.m.
TBD
TBD
Oct. 30
Mexico Metropolis Grand Prix
Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez
4 p.m.
TBD
TBD
Nov. 13
Sao Paulo Grand Prix
Interlagos Circuit
2 p.m.
TBD
TBD
Nov. 20
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Yas Marina Circuit
8 a.m.
TBD
TBD

Find out how to watch Formulation 1 in Canada

  • TV channel: TSN (English); RDS (French)
  • Stay stream: TSN Direct

For followers in Canada, TSN will carry the English-language telecast of races. For these in search of the French-language broadcast, RDS may have you coated.

Races may also be streamed by way of TSN’s streaming service, TSN Direct.

Find out how to watch Formulation 1 in the UK

  • TV channel: Sky Sports activities F1
  • Stay stream: NOW TV

Viewers in the UK can catch all F1 motion on Sky Sports activities F1, the devoted F1 channel. For viewers planning to reside stream F1 in 2022, you should buy a Sky Sports activities Go on NOW TV.

Find out how to watch Formulation 1 in Australia

  • TV channel: Fox Sports activities; Channel 10
  • Stay stream: Kayo

Fox Sports activities will carry all races in Australia, with Channel 10 broadcasting the Australian GP.

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