F1 2025: Italian GP - Monza (Sept 7)

<b><span class="theme-aware-color" style="--user-color: Red;"><span style="display: inline-block; font-size: 113%; line-height: 1.45;">F1 2025: Italian GP - Monza (Sept 7)</span></span></b>

Schedule:
https://www.formula1.com/en/racing/2025/italy
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Circuit:
Autodromo Nazionale Monza



Circuit stats:
First Grand Prix: 1950
Number of Laps: 53
Circuit Length: 5.793 km
Race Distance: 306.72 km
Lap Record: 1:21.046 (Rubens Barrichello 2004)

Tires:

https://press.pirelli.com/art-history-and-speed-monza-gets-ever-more-special/

Onboard Lap:
(2024 Lando Norris pole lap)
2024 thread:
F1 2024: Italian GP - Monza (Sep 1)

2024 race highlights:
2024 Lollipopman Comics:

So what are your predictions?
With the dutch GP fresh in our minds, the F1 drivers have to race again next weekend in Italy in the Monza GP.
Yesterday's race showed that McLaren was still by far the fastest team even managing to drive away from Max (best of the rest) on hard tyres whereas Max was on soft tyres, the difference in speed is that big.
Monza always is the target of Ferrari, usually bringing a special aero packeage for that race. Will that be enough to win?

My prediction:
1. PIA
2. NOR
3. LEC
4. VER
5. HAM
6. RUS
7. ALB
8. ANT
9. HAD
10. ALO



For people who don't place predictions: please refrain from giving negative comments after the race on predictions other members have given. Nobody makes perfect predictions, and if you don't make predictions yourself, you're not showing you know better.

1. Pia
2. Lec
3. Nor
4. Rus
5. Max

MAX was second at the Dutch with a lethargic Laren 4 car that was just keeping ahead of MAX before PU smoked and stopped. I don't buy Stella's story that it was a 'chassis issue' how does he work that out.
1. MAX
2. LEC
3. LEW
4. HAD
5. RUS
6. ALO
7. BEA
8. OCO
Both Larens to retire DNF's.

Killed by Death

Ferrari in blue at Monza .

///M Power-Belgium wrote

Killed by Death

Ferrari in blue at Monza .

I wish them luck with the blue, so far the curse of Ferrari continues since 2007.

M5Rick wrote

I wish them luck with the blue, so far the curse of Ferrari continues since 2007.

You mean the curse Kimi conjured up when Ferrari kucked him for Alonzo

Killed by Death wrote

You mean the curse Kimi conjured up when Ferrari kucked him for Alonzo

Comes from more than one particular thing.

Since Lando DNF, I'm going with

1. Lando
2. Oscar
3. Charles
4. Max
5. Hulk

So far no rain expected for Monza with highs of 25C and max of clouds and sun.

M5Rick wrote

So far no rain expected for Monza with highs of 25C and max of clouds and sun.

Was this a sign ....

///M Power-Belgium wrote

Was this a sign ....

I think HAD is ready, just look at him and his demeanour, Yuki should be transferred back as nothing is happening with him.

M5Rick wrote

I think HAD is ready, just look at him and his demeanour, Yuki should be transferred back as nothing is happening with him.

MAX gets a new Honda PU at Monza aka. the temple of speed.

///M Power-Belgium wrote

MAX gets a new Honda PU at Monza aka. the temple of speed.

He'll need it at this great track to be in touch with the Larens, all the Lion wants is one slip up from them and he'll be the talk of Italy.

M5Rick wrote

He'll need it at this great track to be in touch with the Larens, all the Lion wants is one slip up from them and he'll be the talk of Italy.

Without incidents it won't be enough to beat the papaya tires .
But he can give them a dog fight as long as his tires will last .
And as we know , you're never done with MAX ..
Hope to see #UnLeashTheLion at the Monza podium.

Charlie deserves the Monza podium too (!)

///M Power-Belgium wrote

Without incidents it won't be enough to beat the papaya tires .
But he can give them a dog fight as long as his tires will last .
And as we know , you're never done with MAX ..
Hope to see #UnLeashTheLion at the Monza podium.

Charlie deserves the Monza podium too (!)

Tyres shouldn't be that much of a problem with the long straights here, if he can do like a 'Piastri on Lando' and jumping one of them at the Rettifilo at the start would stop fans saying it's boring at least.

It would be nice to see a change to spice up the drivers championship run, constructors is a forgone conclusion in my view.

Race weekend tires info:

"Art, history and speed, Monza gets ever more special"
https://press.pirelli.com/art-history-and-speed-monza-gets-ever-more-special/

M5Rick wrote

I think HAD is ready, just look at him and his demeanour, Yuki should be transferred back as nothing is happening with him.

Save him for next year. Don't take a chance and ruin his confidence with this car.

Killed by Death wrote

Save him for next year. Don't take a chance and ruin his confidence with this car.

I agree with saving him for a promotion to RB until next year.
I think his potential is really great and he is obviously comfortable with the RB Racing car.
Give him a chance to be comfortable with the hype and driving at the top level in the sport.

GuidoK wrote

So what are your predictions?

A fine and sunny weekend means this could end up as one of those DRS train GPs. A lot to play for in Qualifying then.

My picks

1. NOR
2. PIA
3. LEC
4. VER
5. HAM
6. RUS
7. ALO
8. SAI
9. ALB
10. ANT

Killed by Death wrote

Save him for next year. Don't take a chance and ruin his confidence with this car.

That's another 9 or 10 races, too much time will pass and too late, HAD is different and think he'll swim not drown thrown in at the deep end, the Algerian looks tougher than any of the previous come and go drivers in RBR and F1 is not for weaklings who sulk when they can't get the hang of a cars' plus or minuses. The only thing is this Honda pay out to keep Yuki in RBR..then he'll still be in RB but in the carbon team.