When Monza was resurfaced ahead of last year’s Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix, it prompted a degree of conservatism; the McLarens, for instance, opted for a two-stop strategy and stuck to it. It did not know that Ferrari was about to rock its world by pursuing a one-stopper.Pirelli believes that aContinue Reading
To the surprise of many, Max Verstappen grabbed his fifth pole-position of the Formula 1 season at the same track he had described the Red Bull car as “a monster” just 12 months ago.So how have Verstappen and the Milton Keynes-based team been able to tame that monster and completeContinue Reading
“If you can help Lando, if you can tow Lando up to Turn 4, but just make sure we don’t impede – gap three,” Piastri’s race engineer Tom Stallard requested at the end of Q2.Oscar Piastri had just finished his final lap to book a place in Q3, while LandoContinue Reading
For a minute or so on Saturday afternoon at Monza, Lando Norris was not only provisional polesitter for the Italian Grand Prix, but also a record-breaker: his 1m18.869s lap meant an average speed of 264.423km/h, faster than Lewis Hamilton’s 264.362km/h, set during qualifying for the 2020 race here.Then Max VerstappenContinue Reading
Qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix demonstrated a key tenet of contemporary Formula 1: never discount Max Verstappen.After having his first run pipped to the post by Lando Norris’ second lap of Q3, the Dutchman was already closing out an effort that was even better. His 1m18.792s proved to beContinue Reading
Factory Ducati MotoGP rider Francesco Bagnaia says he has no explanation for his torrid form at the Catalan Grand Prix, saying he was pushing to the limit and risking crashes.Having endured his worst qualifying result in three years earlier on Saturday, Bagnaia made little progress from 21st on the gridContinue Reading
George Russell has explained the “miscommunication” that led to him not using his desired tyre choice during the final qualifying session for the Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix.The Mercedes driver used soft Pirelli rubber in Q3, but disagreed with the choice via team radio saying “I wanted mediums” after askingContinue Reading
Isack Hadjar has identified Carlos Sainz as the reason for his disappointing early exit from qualifying for the Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix.The Racing Bulls rookie was eliminated from Q1 in 16th having struggled with his outlap due to catching Sainz’s Williams, which eventually qualified 13th.Although Hadjar reckons “the carContinue Reading
Marc Marquez reveals he had ‘given up’ all hope of winning the Catalan Grand Prix sprint until his brother Alex Marquez crashed out of the lead with four laps to go.The factory Ducati rider had cemented second position in Saturday’s half-distance race at Barcelona after a close battle with FabioContinue Reading
Alex Marquez says his crash while leading the Catalan Grand Prix sprint race happened at the moment he started to “relax” and felt “unbeatable”.The Gresini rider made a clean start from pole position and built a buffer of nearly 1.5s as he started lap nine of 12 in Saturday’s half-distanceContinue Reading