Italian Grand Prix Preview
F1: Chequered Flag
BBC
4.2 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 4 September 2025
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
Jennie Gow is joined by former F1 driver Jolyon Palmer and the BBC’s F1 correspondent Andrew Benson to look ahead to the Italian GP. We hear from McLaren’s Australian star, Oscar Piastri, who sits down for an in-depth chat with Rick Edwards to speak about topping the driver standings and his title chances. Where does Lando Norris now stand in the championship fight after his retirement at the Dutch GP? We’ll hear from the Brit. Plus, the team talk about Ferrari following their double retirement in the Netherlands. Can Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc bounce back at their home race?
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts. |
| 0:04.6 | From the sand dunes of Zambort to the Temple of Speed in Monza. |
| 0:19.2 | The F1 circus keeps on rolling |
| 0:21.1 | and the drama is relentless. |
| 0:23.5 | Campiastri continue his voyage |
| 0:25.5 | to a maiden world title |
| 0:27.2 | or will Norris close the 34-point gap? |
| 0:30.9 | And what next for Hamilton, |
| 0:32.4 | Leclerc and Ferrari? |
| 0:34.4 | All eyes here at least |
| 0:36.0 | are on the prancing horse. We're into Fosci country. I'm Jenny Gow |
| 0:40.4 | and this is Five Live Formula One at the Italian Grand Prix. Yes, welcome to Monza. It's a beautiful sunny day, white clouds bobbing around and we're |
| 0:57.9 | sat by a little espresso bar. Espresso bar, I need to get that correct anyway. I'm joined by |
| 1:04.5 | former F1 driver, Jolian Palmer. You can hear their coffee shop in the background and the BBC's |
| 1:09.4 | F1 correspondent Andrew Benson. This is the life. Hey, Julian, BBC's F1 correspondent, Andrew Benson. |
| 1:10.4 | This is the life. Hey, Julian. This is gorgeous. Yeah, great news. The coffee machine's fired up. Finally, so we're going to be up and running soon. I love coming to Monza. It's such a cool venue for a race. I mean, in the park here, it's atmospheric, it's historic, and it still feels unique on the calendar, which is a lot of fun. |
| 1:29.8 | Benson. here. It's atmospheric, it's historic, and it still feels unique on the calendar, which is a lot of fun. Benson, this place is special, isn't it? Despite the fact that actually coming in, it wasn't |
| 1:36.2 | that busy, I was surprised. Well, it's only Thursday, Jenny, isn't it? And it'll definitely get |
| 1:40.6 | busy through the weekend. They've made a few changes, tried to modernise it a little bit. That's part of the quid pro quo for getting a longer contract. I don't think |
| 1:48.4 | Monza was ever in danger really of losing the Italian Grand Prix contract. It's such a historic |
| 1:52.8 | place. They say you can feel the ghosts here. Certainly can. And I think coming from Zandvort to |
| 1:59.7 | here, it just shows you that actually there is still life in these old circuits. |
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