Kimi Raikkonen of Ferrari has pole position for the his team’s home race, the Formula One Italian Grand Prix from the Autodromo Nazionale Monza. He narrowly edged out teammate Sebastian Vettel and the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton, the current points leader in the Drivers’ Championship.
F1 2018 live stream: Italian Grand Prix time, TV schedule, and how to watch online
Kimi Raikkonen has pole position for Ferrari in their home race, the F1 Italian Grand Prix from Monza.
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Sunday’s race is set to begin at 9 a.m. ET in the United States, and will be broadcast on ESPN2. Live online streaming of the race can be had via WatchESPN, the ESPN App or F1 TV Pro.
Raikkonen, as usual, was quick to temper expectations. The man doesn’t get excited about much.
“After the practice, we knew that there was three cars — one of them was going to get it and today it was me,” he said. “Happy about it, but it doesn’t really change anything. Tomorrow is always the main job to done.”
Vettel seemed perturbed after the qualifying session and refused to tell the media why he told his team that they would “speak after” he finished qualifying behind his teammate, who was driving behind Vettel for the session to get the benefit of his slipstream, something the Ferrari cars alternate each week.
“Clearly I wasn’t happy but I don’t tell you why,” Vettel said.
Vettel will start second behind Raikkonen, with Hamilton and his teammate, Valtteri Bottas, locking out the second row. Max Verstappen of Red Bull qualified fifth, with the American-owned Haas F1 team grabbing sixth via Romain Grosjean.
His teammate, Kevin Magnussen, will start 11th after missing out on the final qualifying session due to an incident he had with McLaren’s Fernando Alonso. Magnussen feels Alonso ruined his lap, and Alonso disagrees. They have a history of fighting, so it’s not surprising that it got in the way of their sessions. Alonso will start 13th.
The only surprise in the top 10 is the Williams of Lance Stroll in 10th. Williams has been a non-factor all season, but Stroll has a solid opportunity to pick up some points on Sunday.
Marcus Ericsson picked up a 10-place grid penalty for an engine change, and will start 18th. Daniel Ricciardo of Red Bull will start 19th after being sent to the back of the grid for a power unit change. The same happened to Nico Hulkenberg of Renault, who will start 20th.
Below is all you need to know to watch the race on Sunday.
How to watch the 2018 F1 Italian Grand Prix
Date: Sunday, Sept. 2
Location: Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Italy
Time: 9 a.m. ET
TV: ESPN2
F1 Italian Grand Prix Starting Grid
Position | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:19.119 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:19.280 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:19.294 |
| 4 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:19.656 |
| 5 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:20.615 |
| 6 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 1:20.936 |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Renault | 1:21.041 |
| 8 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1:21.099 |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 1:21.350 |
| 10 | Lance Stroll | Williams | 1:21.627 |
| 11 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:21.669 |
| 12 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 1:21.732 |
| 13 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:22.568 |
| 14 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:21.888 |
| 15 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 1:21.889 |
| 16 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 1:21.934 |
| 17 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:22.085 |
| 18 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:22.048 |
| 19 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | No time |
| 20 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | No time |
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