Carlos Sainz emerged victorious at the end of a dramatic qualifying hour for the Italian Grand Prix, beating Red Bull's Max Verstappen and teammate Charles Leclerc to claim his first pole position of the season.
Verstappen emerged at the top in a one-lap shootout at the end of Q3 which was delayed by a couple of red flags. He delivered a timing of 1:10.567 to outdo McLaren's Norris by just over half a second. Mercedes driver George Russell finished at third.
Guitarist Carlos Santana faced backlash over the anti-transgender comments that he made during his July New Jersey concert. Several clips from the concert resurfaced online, garnering netizens’ negative reactions, as per US-based portal Deadline.