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Schumacher Fastest In FP1 At Monza

German Mercedes driver Michael Schumacher has set the fastest time in the first free practice session at Monza in Italy. The multiple World Champion led the way as Belgian reserve driver Jérôme d’Ambrosio replaced Frenchman Romain Grosjean, who is not allowed to race this weekend after causing a massive pile-up in Belgium last time out, at Lotus. Chinese driver Ma Qing Hua made his debut for HRT while current Championship leader Fernando Alonso and Spanish GP winner Pastor Maldonado broke down in the closing stages.

Monza will host the last Grand Prix weekend held in Europe in 2012 before Formula 1 travels to Asia and America for the last seven races.

French Toro Rosso driver Jean-Éric Vergne was first on-track, but all of the drivers were presented with a selection of challenges. Between the Ascari Chicane and Parabolica new tarmac has been laid and a number of leaves had fallen onto the racing line in the braking zone of the former.

McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton, who has been a subject of discussion this week, set the first lap time, almost six seconds slower than the 1:25.422 of Mercedes' Michael Schumacher as the circuit was yet to be rubbered in.

More than usual, braking and kerbs are the name of the day at Monza. A couple of drivers tested the limits at the first turn, not least Brazilian Ferrari driver Felipe Massa and his former Ferrari team mate Kimi Räikkönen, but only the Iceman dared to take an extremely tight line into second chicane the Roggia. Räikkönen experienced a high-flying moment which damaged the undertray of his Lotus.

In the last part of the first free practice session, Spanish Ferrari driver and current Championship leader Fernando Alonso pulled off at the Rettifilo with a suspected engine problem. Venezuelan Williams driver Pastor Maldonado stopped on the exit of the Roggia, with his FW34 getting stuck in second gear and with his DRS flap jammed open.

Mercedes driver Michael Schumacher, who knows Monza all too well, led the way from Belgian Grand Prix winner Jenson Button and his German Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg. Both Ferrari's ended the session in fourth and fifth , with Fernando Alonso being the top Ferrari driver.

McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton, whose future is still undecided, came in sixth in front of Lotus driver Kimi Räikkönen, who came in seventh.

Mexican Sauber driver Sergio Perez, who hopes to have a better weekend than last weekend in Belgium when he had to retire from the race, finished the session in eighth ahead of Australian Red Bull driver Mark Webber in ninth. Williams driver Pastor Maldonado completed the top ten.

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2025 F1 Championship Standings (as of August 3)

PDriverTeamPoints
1Oscar PiastriMcLaren284
2Lando NorrisMcLaren275
3Max VerstappenRed Bull187
4George RussellMercedes172
5Charles LeclercFerrari151
6Lewis HamiltonFerrari109
7Andrea AntonelliMercedes64
8Alexander AlbonWilliams54
9Nico HülkenbergKick Sauber37
10Esteban OconHaas27
11Fernando AlonsoAston Martin26
12Lance StrollAston Martin26
13Isack HadjarRacing Bulls22
14Pierre GaslyAlpine20
15Liam LawsonRacing Bulls20
16Carlos SainzWilliams16
17Gabriel BortoletoKick Sauber14
18Yuki TsunodaRed Bull10
19Oliver BearmanHaas8
20Jack DoohanAlpine0
21Franco ColapintoAlpine0
PTeamPoints
1McLaren F1 Team559
         Poles: 8       Sprint wins: 1       GP wins: 11
2Scuderia Ferrari HP260
         Poles: 1       Sprint wins: 1       GP wins: 0
3Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team236
         Poles: 1       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 1
4Oracle Red Bull Racing194
         Poles: 4       Sprint wins: 1       GP wins: 2
5Atlassian Williams Racing70
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
6Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team52
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
7Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber51
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
8Visa Cash App Racing Bulls45
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
9MoneyGram Haas F1 Team35
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
10BWT Alpine F1 Team20
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0

2025 MotoGP Championship Standings (as of August 24)

PRiderTeamPoints
1Marc MarquezDucati Lenovo455
2Alex MarquezGresini Racing280
3Francesco BagnaiaDucati Lenovo228
4Marco BezzecchiAprilia Racing197
5Pedro AcostaRed Bull KTM164
6Franco MorbidelliPertamina Enduro VR46161
7Fabio Di GiannantonioPertamina Enduro VR46154
8Fermin AldeguerGresini Racing126
9Johann ZarcoCastrol Honda LCR114
10Fabio QuartararoMonster Energy Yamaha109
11Brad BinderRed Bull KTM91
12Raul FernandezTrackhouse Racing73
13Luca MariniHonda HRC Castrol72
14Maverick ViñalesKTM Tech369
15Enea BastianiniKTM Tech363
16Ai OguraTrackhouse Racing58
17Jack MillerPramac Racing52
18Joan MirHonda HRC Castrol46
19Alex RinsMonster Energy Yamaha45
20Jorge MartinAprilia Racing23
21Pol EspargaroKTM Tech316
22Miguel OliveiraPramac Racing10
23Takaaki NakagamiHRC Team10
24Lorenzo SavadoriAprilia Racing8
25Augusto FernandezYamaha Factory Racing6
26Somkiat ChantraIdemitsu Honda LCR1
27Aleix EspargaroHRC Team0
PTeamPoints
1Ducati Lenovo Team683
         Poles: 9       Sprint wins: 13       GP wins: 11
2BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP406
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 1       GP wins: 1
3Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team315
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
4Red Bull KTM Factory Racing255
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
5Aprilia Racing228
         Poles: 1       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 1
6Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP154
         Poles: 4       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
7Red Bull KTM Tech3148
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
8Trackhouse MotoGP Team131
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
9Honda HRC Castrol118
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
10Honda LCR MotoGP115
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 1
11Prima Pramac Racing65
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0