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F1 Italian GP Live: Gasly on pole as Piastri fights from sixth after penalty

Can Oscar Piastri bounce back from a grid penalty to snatch victory at the Italian GP? Follow along for all the action at the Temple of Speed.

F1 Italian GP Live: Gasly on pole as Piastri fights from sixth after penalty

Oscar Piastri will start the Italian Grand Prix from sixth place after receiving a grid penalty. He qualified third fastest but was demoted three places due to an incident in Q2 involving Red Bull driver Liam Lawson. Piastri had just come out of the pits and was unable to move out of Lawson's way.

Pierre Gasly of Alpine secured a surprise pole position for the Italian Grand Prix. The grid penalty for Piastri means he will start from the third row.

F1 championship leader Kimi Antonelli will start from the back of the grid after Mercedes added new power unit components to his car.

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