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MONZA, Italy — Lando Norris surged into pole position in qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix as he tries to cut further into Max Verstappen's championship lead. McLaren locked out the front of the grid for the race at Monza as Norris finished 0.109 ahead of teammate Oscar Piastri on Saturday. Moreover, Verstappen will start back in seventh on a circuit where overtaking is tricky. The three-time defending champion has already seen his lead in the drivers' standings cut to 70 points by Norris with nine races left. The top six in qualifying were separated by less than two tenths of a second. Mercedes driver George Russell will start third, just ahead of the Ferrari duo of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz.
