Formula 1: How to watch the Italian Grand Prix on TV and what to know

— In the U.S., on ESPN2.

— Other countries are listed here.

Remainder of the Italian Grand Prix schedule

Saturday: Third practice and qualifying.

Sunday: Italian Grand Prix, 72 laps of the 5.79-kilometer (3.60-mile) Autodrome Nazionale Monza. It starts at 3 p.m. local time (9 a.m. ET/1300 GMT).

Italian Grand Prix venue

Welcome to the “Temple of Speed.” Monza is one of the oldest purpose-built race tracks anywhere in the world and its high-speed corners reward the most committed drivers. It is the home race for Ferrari and its passionate “Tifosi” fans, who celebrated Charles Leclerc's win last year. Wins for Pierre Gasly in 2020 and Daniel Ricciardo in 2021 showed Monza can produce some surprises.

Friday practice

Hamilton beat Leclerc by 0.169 of a second in the first session, for a Ferrari one-two that will have the Tifosi dreaming of similar on Sunday. Norris topped the second session, but was just 0.083 ahead of Leclerc and 0.096 faster than Williams driver Carlos Sainz Jr., with less than two tenths of a second separating the top six drivers. Piastri was 0.181 slower than his teammate and title rival, just ahead of Hamilton and Max Verstappen.

Last time out

Oscar Piastri's lead turned from a meager nine points to an imposing 34 with victory at the Dutch Grand Prix after his teammate and title rival Lando Norris' car broke down near the end. Max Verstappen was second for Red Bull in front of his home crowd. Isack Hadjar of Racing Bulls claimed his first career podium finish in third.

Catch up on F1

— Monza gearing up for Hamilton in Ferrari red at the Italian GP

— Hamilton’s grid penalty gives him ‘more to fight for’ in Monza debut with Ferrari

— Norris: McLaren’s dominance almost makes title harder to win

— Formula 1 extends Monaco Grand Prix contract until 2035

— Hamilton and Ferrari need some Monza magic at the ‘Temple of Speed’ after disastrous Dutch GP

— Oscar Piastri wins Dutch GP after Lando Norris breaks down in a key moment for F1 title race

— Kimi Antonelli says sorry to Ferrari for Charles Leclerc crash at Dutch Grand Prix

— Isack Hadjar ‘over the moon’ with first F1 podium which boosts his case for a Red Bull seat

Key stats

9 — Oscar Piastri's win at the Dutch GP means he and Lando Norris are level on nine career wins each.

15 — Following the Dutch GP, Lewis Hamilton's 15 Grand Prix races this season are the most for any driver without a podium finish for Ferrari, not counting sprint races.

584 — McLaren has a vast lead in the constructors' championship with 584 points. That's 324 more than second-place Ferrari, and more than the bottom seven teams put together.

What they’re saying

“The thing is, we’re so dominant as a team, that almost makes my life harder. That’s really the most frustrating part of it all but otherwise it’s still to an effect, may the best man win, may the best driver win.” — Lando Norris.

“It’s going to be challenging this weekend. Qualifying is already… it’s already so close between us all, so just getting into Q3 is tough, getting into the top five is very, very tough." — Lewis Hamilton.

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