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Four regular drivers are using special helmet designs at this weekend’s race. Here’s a closer look at those, plus the styles used by the two newcomers to F1 at Monza. Carlos Sainz Jnr’s 2024 Italian Grand Prix helmet Carlos Sainz Jnr’s 2024 Italian Grand Prix helmet Both Ferrari drivers are sporting special black racing suits for the team’s home race…

Lewis Hamilton qualified fifth in Hungary after winning the British Grand Prix two weeks ago. Vince Mignott/MB Media/Getty Images MONZA, Italy — Italian teenager Andrea Kimi Antonelli will replace Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes in 2025, the team confirmed on Saturday. Antonelli, 18, a product of the Mercedes junior academy, has been handpicked by team boss Toto Wolff to step into the…

Carlos Sainz Jnr says his former team McLaren have out-developed their rivals because the updates they’ve brought for their car always work. Ferrari won races earlier in the year but Sainz and team mate Charles Leclerc fell out of contention after they experienced problems which were blamed on a floor upgrade. Sainz said McLaren, who scored an emphatic victory at…

When the schedule for each new Formula 1 season is announced, the dates of the Italian Grand Prix are the first to be circled on the calendars at Maranello. Ferrari may have lost a step on their rivals over recent months since Charles Leclerc’s magical moment in Monaco back in late May, but there have been reasons to be cheerful…

With the growing popularity of Formula E it was inevitable that it would no longer be freeSteffen Prößdorf / Wikimedia Commons / https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en July marked the end of Formula E’s 10th season, 16 races in 10 locations across the world and I didn’t watch a single one. This is not because I do not like Formula E, quite the opposite….

Andrea Kimi Antonelli accepted responsibility for his crash in first practice and apologised to Mercedes for the damage he caused. The team’s junior driver had his first run in an official F1 session today. He set a rapid pace to begin with, briefly heading the times, then spun into the barrier at the last corner on his sixth lap. “What…

Pictures from practice for the 2024 Italian Grand Prix at Monza. Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free Franco Colapinto, Williams, Monza, 2024 Franco Colapinto, Williams, Monza, 2024 Franco Colapinto, Williams, Monza, 2024 Andrea Kimi Antonelli (ITA) Mercedes AMG F1 W15 Junior Driver. 30.08.2024. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 16, Italian Grand Prix, Monza, Italy, Practice Day. –…

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorAug 30, 2024, 08:29 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Following his decision to cut Logan Sargeant from Williams midseason, team principal James Vowles said it would have been “almost unfair” to continue with the American beyond his last race in Zandvoort. Sargeant will be replaced by Argentine Formula 2…

Mercedes junior driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli suffered a blow in his first appearance for the team in practice as he crashed heavily after just five laps. Antonelli, who turned 18 five days ago, climbed unaided from the W15 after he spun into the barrier at Alboreto, the corner formerly known as Parabolica. He had already participated in the Formula 2…

From over 70 years of the Italian Grand Prix to how ‘Il Canto degli Italiani’ has become a staple of the podium speakers, few nations have as rich a history in Formula 1 as Italy. One of the European powerhouses of motorsport, the roll-call of over 80 names of Italians to have started a grand prix includes some of the…

In the round-up: George Russell is confident Mercedes will be stronger at Monza following their slump last weekend. In brief Mercedes can reverse Zandvoort dip – Russell Russell believes Mercedes understand why they went from winners before the summer break at Spa-Francorchamps to behind their rivals last weekend in Zandvoort. “Zandvoort was definitely a tough one, but it’s been a…

Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes are doing the right thing by giving Andrea Kimi Antonelli an opportunity to show what he can do as a Formula 1 driver. The pair will drive together in the first practice session at Monza tomorrow as Antonelli makes his debut in an official F1 grand prix weekend. Just five days after his 18th birthday, Antonelli…

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorAug 29, 2024, 01:31 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Max Verstappen and Red Bull’s dominance has been diminished by Lando Norris and McLaren. Mark Thompson/Getty Images MONZA, Italy — Max Verstappen is targeting a fourth world title this year, but said the outcome of the championship — win or lose…

Pictures from the build-up to the 2024 Italian Grand Prix at Monza, where Andrea Kimi Antonelli is preparing for his first appearance in an official Formula 1 session. Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free Lando Norris, McLaren, Monza, 2024 Rettifilo, Monza, 2024 Parabolica, Monza, 2024 Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, Monza, 2024 Frederic Vasseur, Ferrari, Monza, 2024 Franco Colapinto,…

Aug 28, 2024, 12:36 PM ET Formula One enters Monza with nine races left, and the on-track battle between McLaren and Red Bull keeps getting closer. Lando Norris stunned Max Verstappen with his second career victory last weekend at Zandvoort, and Red Bull look to be on the back-foot. Ferrari also made a step forward with Charles Leclerc finishing on…

The first crash at the Italian Grand Prix occurred on the day before track action was due to begin. The official F1 Safety Car, driven by Bernd Maylander, spun into the barrier at Alboreto, the corner formerly known as Parabolica, during the high-speed track test at the Monza circuit on Thursday. The occupants were able to climb out of the…

The unkind verdict on Logan Sargeant’s year-and-a-half in Formula 1 was that he performed so poorly his team replaced him twice in less than a month. First, at the end of July, when Williams announced Carlos Sainz Jnr would join then in 2025. Then again, after his disastrous showing in the Dutch Grand Prix, which prompted his immediate ejection in…

Aug 28, 2024, 03:52 PM ET Don’t look now, but here comes Lando Norris. With a comfortable 22-second win last week in the Dutch Grand Prix, Norris cut Max Verstappen‘s lead in the 2024 Formula One drivers’ championship standings from 78 points to 70 with nine races to go. Norris looks to continue to chip away and catch the three-time…

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella downplayed the significance of the upgrade package the team introduced at the last race. He said the team’s latest revisions to its MCL38 were not as significant as those it brought to the Miami Grand Prix, which were credited with turning its season around. As championship leaders Red Bull ran into difficulties developing their car,…