That’s all from me. Congratulations to Antonelli – a sensational drive from a generational talent – and Mercedes for their one-two finish on a miserable weekend for Ferrari. That was quite the grand prix, roll on Madrid! Cheers!

Toto Wolff, Mercedes chief, is next to speak:

He was so controlled all race. Took no risks with the restarts. It was really safe, an amazing drive. Today there was nothing that could have stopped him. There were no other options for George. He needed to do the one-stop.

Antonelli speaks (again):

I’m just taking it race by race. You never know what can happen. Obviously today went well, but next week is Madrid, a new challenge. I’m going to enjoy this moment and then focus on the next one.

Amazing that Antonelli was a teenager less than two week ago. This is just his second season in F1 and that was the most incredible drive, in a field that contains multiple world champions in Verstappen, Hamilton, and Norris. The gap to Russell is now 66 points.

We haven’t yet received an update on Leclerc, but that is potentially a good thing. The Ferrari driver walked away from his crash. There was speculation that he might be winded, but that is a pretty good result considering he skidded into the tyres at well over 100mph.

It’s time for the podium. Boos – ha! – for George Russell as he climbs atop the runner-up plinth. A huge roar for Antonelli, obviously. The 20-year-old Italian wipes back tears of joy as he sings the national anthem in front of the home crowd and his family below.

Max Verstappen, third today, is next to speak:

There were some good battles out there, I had to send it around the outside many times as I was struggling with deployment. I was trying to hang in there, but they were just too fast. Happy with P3 and to be on the podium here.

David Coulthard, 55 years old, goes full Alan Partridge in interviewing Antonelli:

“Kimi, have you ever heard of a rapper called LL Cool J?”

Kimi nods, unconvincingly.

“Well, LL Cool J had a song called ‘Something like a Phenomenon’. And you were a phenomenon today.”

Crikey.

George Russell, our runner-up, speaks about the decision not to pit during the virtual safety car:

I thought we were both going to stay out, I was surprised to see Kimi pit. It was a roll of the dice for both drivers. He ended up having great pace. There we are.

Huge congrats to Kimi of course, incredible result from him. When I saw he was P5, P4 I knew he would be in the mix. I was just struggling with the tyres at the end. I’ll take it, it’s been more positive than it was pre-summer break.

The home crowd stream from the grandstand onto the home straight to celebrate in front of the podium, where Antonelli is speaking:

Unbelievable. I’m so happy. I could not imagine to be here today but we managed to pull it off.

After the second restart, I knew I had a shot for the win. I believed. It was really difficult, though. George struggled with his tyres and we managed to win it.

Antonelli: “Yeeeeeeesssssssss! Oh my God! Yes! Woohoo!”

The Italian crowd, dressed in red, give a wild reception to the 20-year-old. What a talent.

Lap 52: Norris and Piastri battling for fourth. The former veers onto the grass but Piastri holds on!

Lap 51: That is surely that. Russell ran out of road, and simply didn’t have the pace on his ancient hard tyres. He will be aggrieved that he didn’t make that pit-stop. A remarkable race for Antonelli, who now just needs to keep four wheels on the track to bring this home.

Lap 48: Antonelli is now breathing down the neck of Russell! This is now surely a question of time.

Lap 47: Both Mercedes and Ferrari dropped the ball when they failed to bring in Russell and Hamilton during that virtual safety car. Why was Antonelli brought in for new tyres and Russell wasn’t?!

Lap 46: Antonelli has just set the fastest lap of the race. The 20-year-old is absolutely flying, while the damage on Russell’s hard tyres is now visible.

Mercedes’ radio: “We can see the damage on the tyre and these vibrations picking up every lap, so let’s take no risks. Bring it home.”

Which is code for: ‘If/when Antonelli passes you, don’t contest it too much and risk coming off the track’.

Not what Russell will want to hear.

Lap 45: Antonelli is now just three seconds behind Russell, who can now see his teammate in his rear-view mirror. Our race leader appears to be a sitting duck.

Lap 44: Just over three seconds separate Verstappen in third and Hamilton in seventh.

Lap 43: Ten laps to go, here’s where we are!

1. Russell
2. Antonelli
3. Verstappen
4. Piastri
5. Norris
6. Hamilton

Lap 42: Verstappen locks up into turn one and is forced to take the run-off but expertly negotiates the turns and limits his damage to a couple of places.

Lap 41: Gasly is talking about the track degrading at turn two. Liam Lawson has also mentioned that section on his radio.

Lap 39: A lot rests on that potential yellow flag infringement, but we are set for a brilliant end to this grand prix.

Russell: “Are the lap times good enough at the moment?”

Mercedes: ‘Currently, Kimi forecast to catch right at the end of the race.”

Lap 38: “Why on Earth didn’t they bring in Hamilton under the VSC? Were they taking a nap?” asks Beau Dure. It does seem odd. Hamilton was in the ascendancy but his race has been completely scuppered since that virtual safety car.

Lap 36: How long will Russell and Piastri last on those hard tyres? Not long, it appears, as Antonelli rushes past the latter to take second!

Lap 35: Another boost for Antonelli with Hamilton forced into the the run-off area on turn one. The Ferrari driver is struggling for grip on his tyres and Antonelli has another easy pass up to third!

Lap 34: Just over 10 seconds now between Russell and Antonelli. This is very much on.

Lap 33: “If Russell loses this race, I think he should just forget about the championship,” emails Edwin Innih Imoesi.

I agree. This is approaching make or break for the Brit’s season.

Lap 32: Russell has a six-second lead over Piastri. One of Sky’s F1 boffins has estimated that if Antonelli can retain this speed, he will be in contention for the lead in around four laps.

Lap 31: So, here’s where we are on Lap 31. Antonelli and Verstappen are flying through the field, following their pit-stops.

1. Russell
2. Piastri
3. Hamilton
4. Antonelli
5. Norris
6. Verstappen
7. Gasly

Lap 30: Russell is still out on those hard tyres, can he last the whole race on that? That is the big question for the Brit, who now has a big lead over the rest of the track. ““I’ve got massive derating in this strat, are you sure this is good?” asks Russell regarding his tyres.

“Keep this strat,” replies the Mercedes engineer.

Lap 27: Antonelli is a couple of car lengths behind Russell, stalking his teammate.

Lap 26: Verstappen is still less than two seconds behind, so juuuuuuust outside of the overtake mode.

Lap 25: Mercedes will hope that their two drivers slingshot each other away from Verstappen and the rest of the racing track. But it doesn’t appear that Russell or Antonelli are listening.

Lap 24: More info from the Mercedes radio: “George had been given the message to build the gap to Verstappen. If he can’t do that then we will invert.”

Lap 23: “We have to stop yo-yoing, we just have to build that gap”, plead the Mercedes radio to their two drivers. Antonelli replies“Yeah right, and then he can pass me. Do you want me to sit behind or what?”

Lap 21: Norris is up to sixth, with Gasly falling again. Verstappen is third, Piastri fourth, Hamilton fifth, Norris sixth and Gasly seventh.

Lap 20: Both Antonelli and Russell swap turns in taking the lead but Antonelli finishing the 20th lap at the front. The two Mercedes cars now have clear distance to Verstappen, 1.4 seconds in front, so out of the overtaking zone to the Dutchman.

Lap 19: Russell tries to regain the lead, but Antonelli holds on! Interesting that the Italian was able to hold on, despite Russell having the overtaking mode and that extra half megajoule of power.

Lap 17: What a race this is. Hamilton and Piastri are fighting for fourth place, with the Ferrari winning the battle.

Lap 16: Antonelli takes second from Verstappen! This is remarkable racing from the 20-year-old Italian. Verstappen is not happy. “The car is completely broken on its rear axle,” he tells Red Bull radio.

Lap 14: Verstappen and Russell are having a right ding-dong battle at the front. Russell makes the move but fails to get a car length in front of Verstappen and the Dutchman is just able to cling onto the lead into the corner. EEeeeeeeesh.

Lap 11: Gasly is falling like a stone through the field to sixth. The Alpine driver is helpless as Piastri and Antonelli take fourth and fifth respectively.

Lap 10: Hamilton up into third place! The Ferrari roars down the outside on that home straight and simply outstrips Gasly on the inside, and takes position for the second corner in that first chicane.

Lap 9: Things have settled somewhat after that breathless start. Hamilton has just recorded the fastest lap. The slipstreams are real at Monza. Gasly is struggling in third, the Alpine driver is already being told to manage his medium tyres! Hamilton licking his lips in fourth.

Lap 8: This is where we are on lap eight. There are just 5.3 seconds between Russell and Norris in seventh.

1. Russell
2. Verstappen
3. Gasly
4. Hamilton
5. Piastri
6. Antonelli
7. Norris

Lap 7: The medium tyres seem to be the one: Hamilton has gone great guns to rise from eighth to fourth and Antonelli has made up six – SIX! – places since the restart, the championship leader is up to sixth. Remember, he was at the back of the grid at the start of this race.

We’re going to have to have an extra formation lap, as Yuki Tsunoda was in the wrong place on the grid for the restart. It’s around 57°C on the track, I should flag.

The race is about to resume! It’s a standing start from the start grid. Here we go!

Most are on the hard tyres, including Russell and Gasly at the front of the race.

Antonelli – who started on the hard – has had to move to the mediums (drivers must use at least two different compounds during a dry race) and that means the Mercedes driver will aim to get through the whole race (approximately 50 laps) on those medium tyres and without a pit stop.

The only other time this century that there has been a red flag at Monza? In 2020, where the Italian Grand Prix was won by Pierre Gasly … but only after Charles Leclerc cannoned into the wall at Parabolica, with the race then brought to a halt. Spooky!

The race will resume at 2.39pm BST.

All the chaos at the front of the race is absolutely perfect for Antonelli – the championship leader rose from the back of the grid to 12th in those opening laps. The Italian could now target the podium, so something for the home crowd to cheer after a disastrous opening for Ferrari.

Tyre update: Russell will resume with a new set of mediums. Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton and the McLarens all have a new set of softs.

Looks like we are due to resume racing in about 10 minutes. The wrecked Ferrari has been recovered but the tyre barrier is still being rebuilt.

Lots of chatter about whether Leclerc was entitled to hold his line on that opening corner, with Hamilton attempting to nip up the inside. Leclerc did give Hamilton room, but the Brit then found himself on the outside going into the next corner of the chicane, and sort of snookered himself as he ran out of room. Hamilton was forced onto the gravel and lost several places. We heard over the Ferrari radio that he was not happy with Leclerc, but I think the latter had the racing line to justify his behaviour, even if it wasn’t very helpful from a team point of view.

Leclerc’s Ferrari is absolutely wrecked, the front right wheel is hanging off. Replays from the front of Piastri’s car show that Leclerc successfully defended his position against the McLaren. It looked like Leclerc’s front left wheel slipped off the track onto the white line and the Ferrari completely lost traction and span out of control into the tyre barrier. There are lots of drivers that come off the tarmac, and it does seem a mystery as to why he lost so much traction. Verstappen in front of Leclerc, for example, was even wider than the Ferrari man.

Here are the current standings, for when the race resumes.

1. George Russell (Mercedes)
2. Pierre Gasly (Alpine)
3. Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
4. Franco Colapinto (Alpine)
5. Oscar Piastri (McLaren)

Lewis Hamilton, the only remaining Ferrari at Monza, is down to eighth. The Brit was left complaining to his team after that opening corner, where Leclerc defended the inside. “Charles pushed me off!”, cried Hamilton over the team radio.

Lap 1: Gasly gets away well, Russell just behind, Hamilton tries to run up the inside of Leclerc but the latter holds on and the Brit is forced onto the gravel. Hamilton loses three places!

The formation lap is underway. It is 32°C in Monza at the moment, which means it has officially been declared a heat-hazard race.

Hot conditions, hot track. Let’s see how the drivers fare.

Will Gasly hold onto the lead into the first corner? That is the first test for the on-pole Frenchman. He will have Mercedes’ George Russell and the Ferrari duo in his rear-view mirror.

Ferrari are starting on the soft tyres, which means they are aiming for a fast start. Almost everyone else is on the medium to start. This will likely be a one-stop race, with most people expected to move to the hard tyre in that stop, although some are speculating that Ferrari could go from soft to medium.

Monza is F1’s quickest track, the sport’s fastest ever lap was set here by Williams driver Juan Pablo Montoya in 2004 during practice.

Cars go full throttle for 80% of the lap, and hit their Vmax on the circuit’s 1.1km start/finish straight. To give you some idea of Norris’ problems here, cars will brake on that straight from around 218mph/hr to just 43mph/hr before negotiating the tight chicane. This will be the main section for overtaking today.

McLaren’s Lando Norris encountered braking troubles during qualifying. That is a particular problem on this track, with four long straights that are ripe for overtaking. Norris was asked just now if the braking problems had been resolved:

“No, not really,” he said. “That’s just something I have to deal with. I’m going to try and get towards the podium but that’s going to be tough, I think”.

Four-time F1 world champion Sebastian Vettel admitted he was overwhelmed after driving Michael Schumacher’s Ferrari F2002 at Monza as part of a special tribute to the seven-time champion.

Vettel was emotional after hopping out of the car. “I am mixed up in feelings because, on the one hand, it’s such a beautiful car to drive,” said the German. “It’s such a beautiful piece of machinery, but much more, it’s Michael’s car and he is not here today,” Vettel said after climbing out of the F2002. “But I felt him a lot in these laps and I hope you heard him and felt him as well. You know, we used to joke, what if I started to cry or be emotional, that you have some pee-pee in your eyes. I think now I am the one with pee-pee in my eyes.”

Giles Richards’ interview with Kimi Antonelli went live on Friday. Before his home grand prix, our championship leader opened up on his rocky debut season and quest to become the first Italian world champion since 1953.

The last Frenchman to take pole at Monza was Jean Alesi, 29 years ago. Alesi was driving for Benetton, the Enstone-based team that would ultimately become Alpine. The 62-year-old is back at Monza as a guest for the weekend.

Elsewhere in Ferrari/motor sport news … quite the story from the China GT:

British racing driver Ollie Millroy told Loek Hartog he owes him his life after his quick-thinking rival pulled him from a burning car after a huge crash in the first race of the China GT on Saturday.

The incident happened 20 minutes into the Shanghai race when his Ferrari was struck heavily from the side after a collision between two other cars causing it to burst into flames.

The race was red-flagged but, with no safety marshalls having been able to immediately respond, Dutch driver Hartog stopped his car and made an attempt to rescue Millroy from the driver’s side. Having hauled off part of a door, he grabbed a fire extinguisher from a nearby official, doused the flames as best he could and then courageously pulled his stricken rival from the opposite side of the wreck.

Millroy was helped to the side of the track before being taken to hospital, where he is receiving treatment for multiple fractures and a bruised lung. “I owe my life to you,” the 35-year-old Millroy wrote on Instagram. “Loek Hartog stopped instantly with no flag marshals or fire crews in sight, and risked his own life to get me out of the car. I don’t remember anything between 30 seconds before the crash and 1 hour after it, but I will remember his incredible act of bravery for the rest of my life.

“One day I will tell our three kids this story and Loek will be the biggest superhero in history in their eyes too. I’m laying here tonight with 5 broken ribs, broken collar bone, broken hand and finger and a bruised lung, but it could have been much worse. Thank you Loek.”

Here are the latest championship standings:

Drivers’ standings

After Dutch GP and Monaco appeal adjustments

1 Kimi Antonelli 🇮🇹 Mercedes 242pts
2 George Russell 🇬🇧 Mercedes 183
3 Lewis Hamilton 🇬🇧 Ferrari 183
4 Lando Norris 🇬🇧 McLaren 159
5 Charles Leclerc 🇲🇨 Ferrari 155
6 Max Verstappen 🇳🇱 Red Bull 112
7 Oscar Piastri 🇦🇺 McLaren 106
8 Isack Hadjar 🇫🇷 Red Bull 71
9 Liam Lawson 🇳🇿 Racing Bulls 51
10 Pierre Gasly 🇫🇷 Alpine 35
11 Arvid Lindblad 🇬🇧 Racing Bulls 25
12 Franco Colapinto 🇦🇷 Alpine 19
13 Oliver Bearman 🇬🇧 Haas 18
14 Gabriel Bortoleto 🇧🇷 Audi 10
15 Nico Hülkenberg 🇩🇪 Audi 6
16 Carlos Sainz 🇪🇸 Williams 6
17 Alexander Albon 🇹🇭 Williams 5
18 Esteban Ocon 🇫🇷 Haas 3
19 Fernando Alonso 🇪🇸 Aston Martin 3

Yet to score:
Lance Stroll 🇨🇦 Aston Martin
Valtteri Bottas 🇫🇮 Cadillac
Sergio Pérez 🇲🇽 Cadillac
Yuki Tsunoda 🇯🇵 Racing Bulls

Constructors’ standings

After Dutch GP and Monaco appeal adjustments

1 Mercedes 🇩🇪 425pts
2 Ferrari 🇮🇹 338
3 McLaren 🇬🇧 265
4 Red Bull 🇦🇹 189
5 Racing Bulls 🇮🇹 70
6 Alpine 🇫🇷 54
7 Haas 🇺🇸 21
8 Audi 🇩🇪 16
9 Williams 🇬🇧 11
10 Aston Martin 🇬🇧 3
11 Cadillac 🇺🇸 0

Oscar Piastri’s three-place grid penalty for impeding Liam Lawson in qualifying means, it will be an all-red second row as Leclerc and Hamilton have been pushed up to third and fourth respectively (from fourth and fifth). Here’s what Hamilton had to say about his team’s disappointing showing on Saturday: