Piastri thinks it still too early to play support role for Norris
Oscar Piastri says it is too early for him to consider playing a support role to help Lando Norris’ Formula 1 world title bid.Off the back of an upswing in form for McLaren, Norris has an outside chance of snatching the championship from the grasp of current leader Max Verstappen.But,Continue Reading
Mercedes chasing fix for Monza “sauna” seat heat issue
Mercedes is working to address a severe seat heat issue at Formula 1’s Italian Grand Prix after its race drivers complained about the problem in the FP2 session it led.The German manufacturer has dominated the early storylines from Monza with Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s crash and announcement of his 2025 raceContinue Reading
F3 Italy: Tramnitz scores maiden win as title fight rolls on to finale
Tim Tramnitz became the 12th different F3 race winner this season, breaking his duck in the Monza sprint race, while the championship fight remains wide open heading into tomorrow’s finale.In the penultimate outing of the season, the MP Motorsport driver was a picture of composure, taking a lights-to-flag victory inContinue Reading
Vowles apologises to Schumacher over “isn’t special” remark
Williams Formula 1 team boss James Vowles has apologised to Mick Schumacher for remarks he made about him not being “special”.In the wake of Williams electing to take rookie Franco Colapinto rather than the more experienced Schumacher as replacement for Logan Sargeant, Vowles spoke to media on Friday at MonzaContinue Reading
The risks in Mercedes signing its first rookie F1 driver for 70 years
Finally, it’s out: Andrea Kimi Antonelli will race for Mercedes as Ferrari-bound Lewis Hamilton’s replacement in the 2025 Formula 1 season.In signing with the Silver Arrows squad, Antonelli breaks a long tradition, which stretches back 70 years to 1954 and the season Karl Kling made his world championship F1 debutContinue Reading
Mercedes finally confirms Antonelli for 2025 F1 seat, replacing Hamilton
Mercedes has finally confirmed that Andrea Kimi Antonelli will be Lewis Hamilton’s replacement in Formula 1 next year.The young Italian had been widely tipped for the seat alongside George Russell for several months, despite the German manufacturer’s flirting with Max Verstappen.And while Antonelli has faced perhaps more struggles in FormulaContinue Reading
WEC COTA: Giovinazzi leads Ferrari 1-2 in FP2
Ferrari returned to the top of the World Endurance Championship timesheets for the first time since the Le Mans 24 Hours in second free practice for this weekend’s Austin round. The two factory Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercars, which could only finish fifth and sixth last time out in the WECContinue Reading
Was Antonelli Too Fast For His Own Good? – F1 Italian GP Friday News and Analysis
Jon Noble and Alex Kalinauckas discuss Kimi Antonelli’s rapid but short-lived Formula 1 debut, as well as analysis on the long-run pace of Ferrari, Red Bull, Mercedes and McLaren from Free Practice 1 and 2 at the 2024 Italian GP. 0:00 Antonelli’s debut 6:11 Track changes at Monza 8:41 TyresContinue Reading
WEC COTA: Porsche on top in FP1
A late charge from Matt Campbell propelled Porsche to the top of the timesheets in opening free practice for Sunday’s Austin round of the World Endurance Championship. The Australian found almost exactly a second aboard the #5 Penske-run factory Porsche 963 LMDh as the chequered flag was being unfurled at theContinue Reading
What we learned from Friday practice at the 2024 F1 Italian GP
The 2024 Italian Grand Prix is baking – 3°C hotter (at 34°C ambient) than in the 2023 Monza race so far, with a near 10°C accompanying rise on track temperatures. This may well combine with the major track surface change here to significantly alter race strategy.Again this term, four Formula 1Continue Reading