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Which Formula 1 driver made the most of the Italian Grand Prix weekend? It’s time to give your verdict on which driver did the best with the equipment at their disposal over the last three days. Review how each driver got on below and vote for who impressed you the most at Monza. Driver performance summary Advert | Become a…

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella says Oscar Piastri will accept the team’s decision to swap their drivers’ positions during the Italian Grand Prix. The team instructed Piastri to let his team mate Lando Norris by into second place after the pair made their final pit stops. Norris ran ahead of Piastri throughout the race until the pair pitted. While teams…

Police in the Czech Republic have stopped a man driving a GP2 car, styled to look like a Ferrari Formula 1 chassis, on a public road. The man was apprehended in Buk after his distinctive car was spotted speeding on the D4 motorway south of Prague. “Thanks to reports from drivers, this morning we stopped a formula car driver in…

MONZA, Italy — As he closed in on victory in the closing laps of the Italian Grand Prix, Max Verstappen took a moment to chuckle at the running order of the orange cars trailing in the distance behind him. When informed title contenders and teammates Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri had swapped positions on instruction of their McLaren team, the…

McLaren created a problem for themselves when they chose not to pit their drivers in the ‘usual’ order at the end of the Italian Grand Prix. That, combined with a slow pit stop for Lando Norris, meant McLaren inadvertently dropped him behind his team mate. They rushed to reverse the unintended outcome by telling Oscar Piastri to let his team…

Max Verstappen said his performance at the Italian Grand Prix was “better than expected” and the win marked a “step forward with the behavior of the car.” Verstappen took his third win at Monza and the first pole-to-flag victory since Charles Leclerc in 2019 at the Italian circuit. The Red Bull driver lost his lead on Lap 2 to McLaren’s…

Oliver Bearman is at risk of a race ban following his penalty for causing a collision in the Italian Grand Prix. The stewards added two penalty points to the Haas driver’s licence for colliding with Carlos Sainz Jnr at the Roggia chicane. The stewards ruled Bearman was mostly to blame for the collision and also handed him a 10-second time…

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MONZA, Italy — Charles Leclerc doubts he can replicate his emotional Italian Grand Prix win from 12 months ago without external factors coming into play on Sunday. Leclerc qualified fourth for Sunday’s race, the famous homecoming for Ferrari in front of its home crowd. He has won twice for Ferrari at Monza — in 2019 and again in 2024 —…

Max Verstappen has taken provisional pole position for the Italian Grand Prix for Red Bull ahead of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. Italian Grand Prix qualifying result P. Driver Team Q1 Q2 (v Q1) Q3 (v Q2) 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1’19.455 1’19.140 (-0.315s) 1’18.792 (-0.348s) 2 Lando Norris McLaren 1’19.611 1’19.293 (-0.318s) 1’18.869 (-0.424s) 3 Oscar Piastri McLaren…

Pictures from qualifying day for the 2025 Italian Grand Prix at Monza. Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, Monza, 2025 Gabriel Bortoleto, Sauber, Monza, 2025 Alexander Albon, Williams, Monza, 2025 Max Verstappen, Red Bull, Monza, 2025 Oscar Piastri, McLaren, Monza, 2025 Alexander Albon, Williams, Monza, 2025 Yuki Tsunoda, Red Bull, Monza, 2025 Esteban Ocon,…

Welcome to Saturday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Social media and links FIA boss abandons plan to change F1 engines for 2029 (BBC) ‘He had some support for a plan to change to a 2.4-litre V8 with a reduced percentage of hybrid power, but he did not have enough backing to change the rules for 2029, so chose to abandon…

Pictures from practice for the 2025 Italian Grand Prix at Monza. Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free Lando Norris, McLaren, Monza, 2025 Yuki Tsunoda, Red Bull, Monza, 2025 Pierre Gasly, Alpine, Monza, 2025 Alexander Dunne, McLaren, Monza, 2025 Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari, Monza, 2025 Isack Hadjar, Racing Bulls, Monza, 2025 Max Verstappen, Red Bull, Monza, 2025 Isack Hadjar,…

Swedish racer Joel Eriksson steps up to a full-time race seat at Envision Racing, partnering the incumbent Sébastien Buemi at the team in green for Formula E’s Season 12 in 2026. Eriksson finally steps up to a full-time race seat in Formula E | Credit: Formula E Eriksson has penned a multi-year deal to join his Swiss counterpart, marking both…

Joel Eriksson will race full-time in Formula E with Envision Racing, as Jack Miller stays with Pramac Yamaha in MotoGP. Joel Eriksson – Swedish driver, Joel Eriksson, has secured a full-time seat with Envision Racing, after signing a multi-year deal with the Silverstone-based team. The 27-year-old stepped in for Envision Racing during Season 10 at the Berlin E-Prix and demonstrated…

Laurence EdmondsonSep 4, 2025, 10:37 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Lewis Hamilton said he was not prepared for how “volatile” his time at Ferrari has been, describing his first 15 races in red as “an emotional roller coaster.” The seven-time champion left Mercedes for Ferrari over the winter, but has struggled for…

Williams has formally requested the FIA review the penalty Carlos Sainz Jnr received during the Dutch Grand Prix. “We can confirm we have submitted a right of review to the FIA relating to Carlos’ penalty in Zandvoort,” said a spokesperson in a statement. Sainz was given a 10-second time penalty after colliding with Liam Lawson. He served his penalty during…

MONZA. The Temple of Speed is one of the original Formula 1 grands prix celebrating 75 years, and it is Ferrari and Kimi Antonelli’s home race. Last week at Zandvoort the Italian team suffered a heartbreaking double DNF, so this weekend is the perfect opportunity to put on a show and come back stronger, especially in front of the tifosi….

Envision Racing has announced that Joel Eriksson will race alongside Sebastien Buemi in Season 12 of Formula E, signing a multi-year deal. Eriksson is no stranger to the Silverstone-based team, taking part in a rookie test with Envision back in 2018. Since then, the Swede had been racing in various GT series while looking for an opening in the all-electric…