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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…

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,…