There is nothing particularly new in the way Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton conducted themselves on and off the track on Sunday, either in the history of Formula 1 or motorsport more generally.Clashes between team-mates have, in some cases, reached levels of tension that make what happened between the two Read more
The Audi Formula 1 team has notified the FIA of its intention to appeal against Yuki Tsunoda’s non-penalty in the Italian Grand Prix.Amid confusion over where he was supposed to line up on a lap 6 restart, Tsunoda parked in his correct 14th grid slot, but at an angle towards the Read more
The Italian Grand Prix is probably the worst venue for a spat to brew up between team-mates but that is what happened at Monza as Lewis Hamilton finished a distant sixth after Charles Leclerc barged him into the gravel on the opening lap.Leclerc then spun off into the Parabolica barrier Read more
Kimi Antonelli’s Italian Grand Prix win from 19th on the grid was a statement performance and extends his lead in the Formula 1 world championship to 66 points.With a maximum of 10 rounds left – subject to the Qatar and Abu Dhabi GPs and the situation in the Middle East Read more
Kimi Antonelli’s sensational win from the back of the grid in the Italian Grand Prix was thanks to a great drive, but perhaps also a little help from strategy and a timely virtual safety car.The Italian was the only Mercedes driver to make a pitstop during the race – and ultimately defeated Read more
Formula 1 world championship leader Kimi Antonelli has taken a sensational home win at the Italian Grand Prix, coming from 19th on the grid to defeat Mercedes team-mate George Russell.In an action-packed display of battery-led yo-yo racing, Antonelli overcame a grid penalty and a mid-race pitstop to scythe through the Read more
On the scene of his maiden grand prix win, Alpine driver Pierre Gasly has written another chapter in his Formula 1 career by claiming his first-ever pole position for the Italian Grand Prix.In a thrilling Q3 shootout, Gasly trumped pre-session favourite George Russell by a mere 0.060s to deny the Read more
Oscar Piastri has been handed a three-place grid penalty for the Italian Grand Prix after impeding Liam Lawson during qualifying at Monza.The penalty drops the McLaren driver from third to sixth on the grid for Sunday’s race, promoting Charles Leclerc, Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen by one position each.The incident occurred Read more
After Friday practice and experiencing a ‘disconnect’ in the car balance, Max Verstappen already knew that Formula 1 qualifying at Monza would be difficult, and that proved to be the case a day later. The Red Bull driver set the sixth-fastest time on Saturday, almost three tenths behind surprise polesitter Read more
Lando Norris believes he could have set a quicker lap in Monza qualifying had his team-mate Oscar Piastri not made a mistake in the closing moments of Italian Grand Prix qualifying, which may effectively have cost the defending Formula 1 world champion a few positions on the grid.Norris was ninth Read more