This weekend marks Ferrari’s one shot at redemption in front of their home crowd, with excitement and anticipation lingering throughout the weekend as Formula 1 heads to Monza, the temple of speed, for the Italian Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton celebrates his first time in the Scuderia red, but he also feels shocked after receiving a…
The 1988 Italian Grand Prix at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza was Round 12 of the 1988 Formula 1 season. This race is well known for being the only race in the 1988 season that was not won by McLaren F1’s dominant MP4/4. Coming into Monza, the McLaren-Honda MP4/4, driven by Ayrton Senna and Alain…
Leonardo Fornaroli, the 2024 F3 champion, heads into his home race at Monza as the Formula 2 championship leader. In his first year driving for Invicta Racing, he impressed with 154 points, holding a 17-point advantage over Jak Crawford, with Richard Vershoor a further two points behind. So far, Fornaroli has claimed eight podiums, featuring…
Round 4 of the 2025 GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS brought the series to Monza for the first Italian Endurance Cup race of the season. After a weekend of high speed and heavy strategy, Mercedes-AMG Team MANN-FILTER earned a landmark victory with Lucas Auer, Matteo Cairoli, and Maro Engel. Rutronik and AF Corse…
Rafael Villagómez’s first Formula 2 season would not have gone according to plan. The Mexican driver stepped up to F2 with Van Amersfoort Racing after three mostly unsuccessful seasons of Formula 3. There are few highlights from Villagómez’s time in F3. However, his final F3 round at Monza stands out. He scored two P10 finishes…
Among the ever-growing number of Grand Prixes in calendar, there are definitely some which carry more than just a racing weekend. Some rounds have been theatre of fierce on track battles for many, many seasons, as well as have unfortunately hosted dark pages of the history of the sport. History of the track Home race…
Sauber is the only team yet to score a point after 16 races in the 2024 season. The team has been facing multiple problems throughout the year. In the opening rounds, problems with their equipment meant they had very, very slow stops, taking them out of any potential points scoring opportunities when the car was…
Heading into the weekend, a race win at the Italian Grand Prix didn’t appear to be on the cards for Ferrari. However, the pit wall and the driver came together to overcome the rapid McLarens, as Charles Leclerc took the chequered flag at Monza for the second time in his F1 career. With the upgrades…
With nine races remaining till the end of the season, McLaren finds themselves in a contention not only for the Constructors’ Championship title, but also in a possible fight for the Drivers’ Championship. The gap between Lando Norris and defending champion Max Verstappen currently sits at 62 points, while McLaren is only 8 points behind…
Aston Martin has not been living up to expectations on race day this year. While the team has done a decent job in qualifying, the AMR24 has struggled on race pace. In Monza, Fernando Alonso finished in P11. He missed out on a point by less than 0.2s following Kevin Magnussen’s 10-second penalty. On the…
