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“I think it’ll be very difficult” — Russell on chances of victory if the McLarens have a good start at F1 Italian GP

Senjuti Jash1 year ago04 mins mins

Mercedes arrived at Monza with a quick car and appeared to be in contention for pole position. While the McLaren drivers successfully locked out the front row, George Russell managed to pip Charles Leclerc by a margin of 0.021 seconds in a closely-contested Italian Grand Prix qualifying session. Set to start from third on the…

Piastri: McLaren “very easily felt like we could have ended up in 7th or 8th” ahead of F1 Italian GP qualifying

Lucrezia Costa1 year ago1 year ago03 mins mins

The McLaren driver will start his second career Italian GP from the front row, right next to his teammate Norris on pole. It was an overall positive for Piastri, who suffered from a couple of small mistakes during Q1: one of his own, as he cut the apex at T1 on his first attempt, and…

Hamilton is “absolutely furious” with his performance in F1 Italian GP Qualifying

Syrine Ferchichi1 year ago1 year ago02 mins mins

After a strong performance in the final practice session at the Italian Grand Prix, Mercedes seemed poised to contend for pole position during qualifying. George Russell managed to outpace the Ferrari duo, securing third place, while McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri claimed the front row. Meanwhile, Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz took…

F2 Sprint | Italian GP | Bearman takes the win ahead of Martins in Monza

Olivia Pursehouse1 year ago1 year ago03 mins mins

After Friday’s Formula 2 Qualifying session, Van Amersfoort Racing’s Enzo Fittipaldi starts this weekend’s Sprint Race from pole position. Cordeel, Marti, and Martins line up behind Fittipaldi respectively. Fittipaldi takes the lead into turn 1 off of the start followed closely by Marti, who soon overtakes him, Fittipaldi fighting back, but unable to take the…

Official: Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team confirms Andrea Kimi Antonelli for 2025 drive

James O'Connor1 year ago1 year ago04 mins mins

Following the stunning news on the first day of February that Lewis Hamilton would be joining Scuderia Ferrari in 2025 on a multi-year deal, Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team has announced that their 18-year-old junior driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli will partner George Russell at the Brackley-based squad next season. Antonelli’s junior formula record has been extremely…

F1 | Italian GP | FP2 | Hamilton narrowly nabs quickest time from Norris as Magnussen crashes out

Gabriel Diamante1 year ago1 year ago02 mins mins

Formula 1 continues the Italian Grand Prix with Free Practice 2, after a turbulent Free Practice 1, with numerous drivers going off, and star rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli crashing out. The drivers head out at 17:00 local time, continuing to find their groove in the newly resurfaced track. It’s a hot and sunny day on…

F1 | Italian GP | FP1 | Verstappen quickest from Leclerc and Norris as Antonelli crashes out in free practice debut

Magdalena Put1 year ago1 year ago03 mins mins

Round 16 of 24 takes place in Monza, Italy. Franco Colapinto will be driving for Williams for the remainder of the season, replacing Logan Sargeant, while Andrea Kimi Antonelli gets behind the wheel of the Mercedes for FP1. There is a great deal of excitement surrounding the Italian teenager, who is tipped to join Mercedes…

“You’ve got to put your actions where your words are” – Vowles on promoting Colapinto from own academy

Ewout Albrecht1 year ago1 year ago08 mins mins

One of the main talking points leading up to this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix is of course Logan Sargeant’s exit from Formula 1 and his replacement Franco Colapinto joining Williams. Team principal James Vowles provided some insights into the decision making process during his press appearance on Friday, explaining why Colapinto was preferred over Liam…

Stroll: Aston Martin F1 “doing everything we can to bring performance to the car every week”

Jonah Presser1 year ago02 mins mins

Lance Stroll’s season has been up and down, and that rollercoaster season continued this past week at the Dutch Grand Prix. While he qualified in a respectable 8th place, a pit lane speeding penalty and losing out to Pierre Gasly at the start meant he finished in P11. While no points showed for it, he…

Italian GP | F2 | Practice | Maloney holds on to top time after Stanek’s red flag brings session to an early end

Karishma Persad1 year ago1 year ago06 mins mins

The eleventh round of the FIA Formula 2 championship gets underway at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza with the weekend’s first and only practice session. With only four rounds left in the 2024 season, the championship fight is well underway, with almost all remaining drivers still mathematically in contention for the victory. This weekend will also…