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Oscar Piastri was unimpressed with Lance Stroll’s driving when he lapped him during the Italian Grand Prix. The pair crossed paths as Piastri was closing on Leclerc in the final stint of the race. Piastri fell short of catching the race winner by 2.6 seconds and blamed Stroll for costing him a significant chunk of time. Piastri began chasing Leclerc…

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorSep 1, 2024, 11:15 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Haas driver Kevin Magnussen is expected to receive a one-race ban for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after a collision with Pierre Gasly at the Italian Grand Prix resulted in his 12th penalty point in the past year. Magnussen has been…

Charles Leclerc has won the Italian Grand Prix for Ferrari ahead of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris. Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free Max Verstappen leads the drivers championship by 62 points from Lando Norris after the Italian Grand Prix. 2024 F1 drivers championship standings Points available over remaining rounds: 232 2024 F1 constructors championship standings Points…

Leonardo Fornaroli clinched the 2024 Formula 3 championship with a last corner pass in a frantic and thrilling final race of the season at Monza. Knowing he would lose the championship to second-placed Gabriele Mini if he didn’t finish immediately behind his rival, Fornaroli launched down the inside of Christian Mansell at the final corner. His rival ran wide and…

Before the Italian Grand Prix weekend began Carlos Sainz Jnr said McLaren have become the team to beat in Formula 1 because they are the only team whose updates have worked as intended at every race. The first two days of running at Monza appeared to bear that out. For the fifth time this year, and the fourth race in…

In the round-up: Mercedes do not have a much in the way of spare parts after Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s practice crash, says George Russell. In brief Mercedes low on spares after crash After Antonelli crashed his car during Friday practice, Russell admitted that Mercedes are running low of spare parts in case any further mishaps befall him or team mate…

It would have seemed unfathomable just a few months ago but it is true – McLaren could leave Monza on Sunday with the lead of the constructors’ championship. After several rounds where they have been consistently the fastest overall team on the grid, McLaren will line up on the front row of the grid with Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri…

Aug 31, 2024, 02:06 PM ET WEST ALLIS, Wis. — The line for Pato O’Ward at every IndyCar autograph session snakes around corners, blocks the entrances for other drivers and pretty much shames his rivals. When his Arrow McLaren Racing team tries to debrief at the track, fans of the 25-year-old Mexican driver gather outside the team transporter and are…

Lando Norris has taken provisional pole position for the Italian Grand Prix for McLaren ahead of Oscar Piastri and George Russell. P. Driver Team Q1 Q2 (v Q1) Q3 (v Q2) 1 Lando Norris McLaren 1’19.911 1’19.727 (-0.184s) 1’19.327 (-0.400s) 2 Oscar Piastri McLaren 1’20.076 1’19.808 (-0.268s) 1’19.436 (-0.372s) 3 George Russell Mercedes 1’20.169 1’19.877 (-0.292s) 1’19.440 (-0.437s) 4 Charles…

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorAug 31, 2024, 10:34 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Just five minutes after Lewis Hamilton told Toto Wolff he would leave for Ferrari at the end of 2024, the Mercedes team boss had decided on the seven-time champion’s replacement. When Hamilton delivered the news to Wolff in late January,…

Formula 3 says the new car it is introducing for next season will allow drivers with a greater range of body sizes and shapes to participate in the championship. The junior series also intends its new car to produce better racing, which was also a key aim for its predecessor, and help make the championship more sustainable. The F3 2025,…

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…