Gasly bags first career F1 pole at Italian Grand Prix

Pierre Gasly claimed his first-ever F1 pole position at the Italian Grand Prix, driving for Alpine. His final lap of 1 minute 21.786 seconds edged Mercedes's George Russell by just 0.060 seconds. The pole is also Alpine's first since rebranding from Renault in 2021. Oscar Piastri qualified third but received a three-place penalty for impeding Liam Lawson.

'We were finishing a game of chess about 15 minutes before qualifying and he beat me there and I went — well, I think I will beat you in qualifying — and here we are, he's ahead of me again.'