F1 began the Italian Grand Prix by welcoming Andrea Kimi Antonelli at Mercedes for his debut FP1 session, while at Williams Franco Colapinto has replaced Logan Sargeant for the remainder of the season. While the latter built his pace steadily, Antonelli got off to a flying start before losing control at the ParabolicaContinue Reading
Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s spectacular 45G crash at Parabolica may not have been what Mercedes wanted, but his brief outing has actually served to further convince Mercedes about his brilliance.In fact, digging into the data of his handful of laps and trying to get to the bottom of how he endedContinue Reading
Lewis Hamilton led FP2 at Formula 1’s 2024 Italian Grand Prix by 0.003 seconds from Lando Norris, while a Max Verstappen Parabolica slip and then a mid-session stoppage kept Red Bull outside the top 10.FP2 was halted for over 10 minutes through the start of the second half of theContinue Reading
The €21m-upgrade to the Monza circuit was a key talking point ahead of Formula 1’s 2024 Italian Grand Prix – but now we’ve had the chance to see the real impact of those controversial kerb changes from trackside.Autosport headed to the famous Ascari chicane to see how the cars wereContinue Reading
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff believes a mix of pressure and expectation could explain why Andrea Kimi Antonelli crashed out just five laps into his Formula 1 debut at the Italian Grand Prix.Antonelli was running in place of George Russell in FP1 at Monza to gain his first experience behind theContinue Reading
Left in limbo by their parent company, the employees of Renault’s under-threat Formula 1 engine programme are making their voices heard at the Italian Grand Prix.Renault chief Luca de Meo is currently working through plans to abandon the brand’s long-time F1 engine programme in France’s Viry-Chatillon and switch to MercedesContinue Reading
Valtteri Bottas is leading the race to partner Nico Hulkenberg at Sauber in Formula 1 next year.The 35-year-old, who surprised many by shooting to the top five in FP1 at the Italian Grand Prix, is understood to be the number one target for Sauber for the final year of theContinue Reading
Ferrari has brought an upgraded floor to Formula 1’s Italian Grand Prix in a bid to help cure the bouncing problems that have held the team back in recent races.A new floor design that arrived at the Spanish Grand Prix triggered a difficult spell for the Maranello-based squad as itContinue Reading
Max Verstappen headlined a red-flagged opening practice session at the Italian Grand Prix as Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s first Mercedes session lasted just 10 minutes with his Parabolica shunt.Antonelli immediately got into his stride on the soft tyres and logged a 1m23.955s to go top, although his opening effort was eclipsedContinue Reading
Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s long-awaited F1 debut with Mercedes lasted just 10 minutes before he crashed out of FP1 at the Italian Grand Prix.The 18-year-old was running in place of George Russell to gain his first experience behind the wheel in F1 but, having initially set the fastest lap of theContinue Reading