Ferrari, led by Fred Vasseur, had a solid if unspectacular home race at the F1 Italian GP in Monza. Charles Leclerc finished P4, with Lewis Hamilton in 6th. The Brit recovered from a 5-place grid penalty to take home a good result. Fred Vasseur on tyre overheating troubles for Charles Leclerc in early stages of…
Williams made a promising start to the F1 Italian GP weekend as Carlos Sainz secured P3 in both practice sessions on Friday. Teammate Alex Albon, meanwhile, assured top-10 finishes with P7 each time. Unfortunately, the Williams drivers failed to carry the momentum on Saturday. Sainz and Albon failed to make it into Q3 in qualifying…
Was McLaren right to intervene, swapping Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri’s positions following an unexpected slow stop for the British driver, or did the team cross a line at the Italian GP? In this opinion piece, Pit Debrief examines both sides of the argument. Yes: Why McLaren’s intervention was justified Strategy and fairness McLaren made…
Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli has opened up about the five-second penalty he received, his overall performance during the race weekend, his struggles with the W16, the areas to improve upon, and the European leg of the season following his disappointing ninth-place finish at the F1 Italian GP. Despite beaching his car in the gravel during…
Round 16 of the 2025 F1 season brought plenty of drama at the Italian GP. Max Verstappen stormed to another dominant victory ahead of McLaren’s Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. But further down the field, one of the standout performances came from rookie Isack Hadjar. He clawed his way from a pit-lane start to secure…
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella defended the team’s controversial late-race instruction for Oscar Piastri to hand second place back to teammate and championship rival Lando Norris during the F1 Italian GP. The McLaren pitwall has once again landed itself in hot water after intervening to undo the consequences of a slow pit stop that saw…
Fred Vasseur has explained why Ferrari did not box Lewis Hamilton before George Russell following his first stint charge at the F1 Italian GP. The seven-time World Champion finished P6 from 10th on the grid. Off the start, he quickly cleared Kimi Antonelli and Yuki Tsunoda to run in P8. Overtakes on Fernando Alonso and…
Lewis Hamilton came from 10th on the grid to finish in 6th at his first F1 Italian GP as a Ferrari driver. The Brit started in 10th place due to a 5-place grid penalty that was carried over from the Dutch GP. This was awarded due to him failing slow during a yellow flag. He…
In just his fourth race weekend as Red Bull F1 Team Principal, Laurent Mekies celebrated his first victory as Max Verstappen won the Italian GP at Monza on Sunday afternoon. Although he lost the lead in the early stages, the four-time World Champion quickly reclaimed it and drove away from Norris and the rest of…
George Russell crossed the finish line at the end of the chaotic F1 Italian GP in the same position he lined up. After grabbing a solid P6 in Qualifying, the Mercedes driver lined up fifth as a result of Lewis Hamilton’s grid penalty. While Russell fought hard to get past Charles Leclerc for large parts…
