Eight things we learned from the 2024 Italian Grand Prix
The Temple of Speed has just concluded its latest sermon, a cautionary tale of not hedging one’s bets and expecting to control a race that sat on a strategic knife-edge. It all came to pass at this year’s edition of the Italian Grand Prix at Monza — Formula 1’s 74th visit to the circuit north-west […]
Red Bull trapped in “vicious circle” with RB20 problems
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says his drivers are trapped in a “vicious circle” with the balance problems of their RB20 Formula 1 car. World championship leader Max Verstappen fears that he is now going to lose this year’s title as a result of Red Bull’s difficulties with its 2024 F1 challenger. After finishing […]
Piastri’s Monza F1 pass «way too close for comfort»
Lando Norris feels his McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri «got way too close for comfort» on his lap-one pass at Formula 1’s Italian Grand Prix. Norris started from pole ahead of Piastri but, while defending his lead into the first chicane, the Briton’s compromised exit out of the corner left him vulnerable to Piastri on the […]
Magnussen set for Baku F1 ban after Monza clash with Gasly
Kevin Magnussen is set for a Formula 1 ban after reaching 12 penalty points on his superlicence following his Italian Grand Prix clash with Pierre Gasly. The Dane was hit with a 10-second penalty for contact with Gasly at the Variante della Roggia chicane, as the stewards had deemed him wholly to blame for the […]
Verstappen «never experienced something like» Monza qualifying balance swing
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen says he has never experienced the dramatic balance swing he suffered in Monza qualifying that saw him go significantly slower in Q3. Verstappen could only manage seventh in qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix, nearly seven-tenths behind McLaren’s polesitter Lando Norris, as wild car balance swings made the three-time champion four-tenths […]
McLaren 20km/h faster on Monza straights than last year
Lando Norris says McLaren can now go 20km/h faster down Monza’s straights compared to its 2023 Formula 1 car after topping Italian Grand Prix qualifying. Norris claimed his fifth career F1 pole at Monza, with team-mate Oscar Piastri second ahead of Mercedes’ George Russell, the Ferrari pair and Lewis Hamilton. Max Verstappen was the lead […]
Hamilton leads Russell for Mercedes 1-2 in tight FP3
Lewis Hamilton headlined the final free practice session of Formula 1’s Italian Grand Prix weekend, 0.093 seconds clear of Mercedes team-mate George Russell. In a closely contested session, in which the top six were all within a quarter of a second, the two Mercedes cars displaced Charles Leclerc from the leaderboard’s zenith in their final […]
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 1 teams seem to be […]
Vowles «could have done without» Schumacher comments
Mercedes Formula 1 team boss Toto Wolff says Williams’ James Vowles «could have done without» his blunt evaluation of Mick Schumacher. Mercedes reserve Schumacher was in the frame to replace ousted Logan Sargeant from this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix onwards, as was Red Bull reserve Liam Lawson. With Red Bull wanting to be able to […]