Lando Norris kept McLaren on top in final practice for the 2025 Italian Grand Prix, but the relative pace of Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari and Max Verstappen’s Red Bull suggests Formula 1 is shaping up for a tight pole fight in qualifying later.

The caveat is that Norris reached the summit relatively early during the qualifying simulations at Monza, meaning he didn’t have the same benefit of track evolution as Leclerc and Verstappen, who both set their best laps after the chequered flag fell.

The McLaren was again impressively quick through the medium/high-speed corners of sector two, while the Ferrari showed better straightline speed in low-downforce trim.

Norris finished the session quickest on a 1m19.331s lap, but Leclerc - who made a notable save at Lesmo 2 at one point - was just 0.021s behind.