15:35 BST: It's lights out and away we go! Lap 3: The safety car is goneīottas has a good lead over Verstappen in second, Ricciardo in third, Norris in fourth and Hamilton in fifth. Hamilton has DRS enabled but has not yet been able to overtake Norris, who is roughly 0.5 seconds ahead. Hamilton in fifth is 15 seconds behind his teammate. Max Verstappen is just 1.7 seconds behind the leader Bottas, while Ricciardo is another 10 seconds behind the Red Bull star. Lap 12: Verstappen breathing down Bottas' neck Perez is travelling at a quick speed, despite being down in ninth, but he has thus far been unable to get past Antonio Giovinazzi in eighth. Lap 15: Perez failing to get past Giovinazzi Given that he started in second - first if you consider that Bottas will start from the back tomorrow due to his engine change - Mercedes and Hamilton will be ever so disappointed with the Englishman's poor start. There have not been many changes in the last few laps, with Hamilton still stuck behind the two McLarens. Due to Bottas changing his engine, Verstappen will begin on pole for Sunday's race. That means McLaren will have their first start at the front since Mexico 2018. In the week that it is announced that Valtteri Bottas will be leaving Mercedes at the end of the season, the Finn wins the Sprint Race in Monza, with Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo in second and third respectively. We'll have all the build-up and then updates from the Sprint Race itself, with the entries nearest the top the most recent ones. This is the start of our live blog for sprint qualifying at the Italian Grand Prix. F1 sprint qualifying live coverage - F1 live text commentary and updates On this Italian GP sprint qualifying live blog, we'll have all the updates from the Autodromo Nazionale Monza. However, Red Bull's Max Verstappen - who finished third in qualifying but moves up to second due to Bottas' penalty - will look to beat the Englishman and secure pole. Therefore, Bottas' Mercedes teammate, Lewis Hamilton, will start on pole position in the Sprint Race, which gets underway at 15:30 BST, and he will be determined to put in a good showing as he looks to begin Sunday's Italian Grand Prix race at the front of the grid. Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas was the quickest in qualifying for the Sprint Race on Friday, but the Finn will start at the back after changing his engine and accepting the resulting penalty.
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