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Mercedes driver George Russell heads into the 2026 F1 Spanish GP in Madrid clinging onto P2 in the World Drivers’ Championship behind teammate Kimi Antonelli. While Russell seemed a shoo-in to win last week’s race in Monza, it was Antonelli who took scored a home race victory starting from P19 on the grid. Now, Russell…
Championship leader Kimi Antonelli relived the emotions felt following his historical F1 Italian GP race win, recounting the praise received from fellow young Monza winner and four-time World Champion Sebastian Vettel. The Mercedes man delivered a thoroughly impressive driving performance, starting from P19 on the grid and swiftly making his way through the pack. In…
F1 drivers Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton have shed more light on their opening-lap scrap at Monza, whether Ferrari would establish clear rules of engagement going forward, and the discussions they have had with Team Principal Fred Vasseur ahead of the 2026 Spanish GP weekend. Although the Scuderia had geared up for a celebratory home…
Ferrari has known better times in F1. Following last weekend’s GP at Monza, the intra-team rivalry between Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc is at the centre of the attention. The seven-time world champion laments the team’s rules of engagement, or rather lack thereof. So it rests on the shoulders of Fred Vasseur to handle the…
It was a disappointing 2026 F1 Italian GP for Williams, with Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon finishing in a disappointing P13 and P17, respectively. It was an uphill battle from Saturday, with Albon sacrificing his own qualifying session to provide an aerodynamic tow for his teammate. The Thai-British driver initially qualified P18 but took a…
Haas left the 2026 F1 Italian GP without points after Ollie Bearman and Esteban Ocon finished P15 and P16 at Monza. Both drivers made strong starts and gained positions early on, but tyre management, a lack of race pace and the timing of the late Virtual Safety Car ultimately prevented them from making further progress….
In for Isack Hadjar at Red Bull Racing once again, Liam Lawson finished the 2026 F1 Italian GP in P14 after front wing damage hurt his Sunday. It had been a great first three laps for the New Zealander, moving up to P15 after starting in pit lane because of engine component penalties and set-up…
Sergio Pérez and Valtteri Bottas finished a distant P18 and P19 in the 2026 F1 Italian GP on Sunday for Cadillac. In qualifying, the former Mercedes driver outpaced the former Red Bull man as he continued his recent Saturday dominance. Following the red flag, it was a split strategy from there for the Mexican and…
Aston Martin’s difficult 2026 F1 Italian GP weekend ended exactly how the team would not have wanted it: both Lance Stroll and Fernando Alonso failed to finish the race in Monza and left the temple of speed with zero points to their name. Fernando Alonso’s DNF came after the Spaniard ran over the kerb at the…
Team Principal Andrea Stella shared his thoughts on how McLaren’s overall execution of the 2026 Italian GP was, the challenges of energy management, the impact of the powerful slipstream at Monza, the set-up changes they made, and their current weaknesses after Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri came home in P4 and P5, respectively, on Sunday….
