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Alpine’s Pierre Gasly will start Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix from pole position after a dramatic qualifying session at Monza reshuffled the field. The 30-year-old Frenchman took the first pole position of his career at the same circuit where he claimed his only Formula 1 victory back in 2020. Gasly will share the front row with

Lando Norris believes a failed tow attempt from Oscar Piastri may have cost him as much as half a second during his final qualifying lap at Monza. Norris finished ninth in Italian Grand Prix qualifying, with his best lap of 1m22.256s set on his first Q3 attempt, placing him seventh after the opening runs. His

Honda Racing president Koji Watanabe has opened up about the immense embarrassment felt within the Japanese manufacturer over their troubled 2026 Formula 1 season. Watanabe, speaking to Japanese outlet Autosport Web, did not hold back in describing the impact of Honda’s disastrous start to their partnership with Aston Martin. “Many people had high expectations of

George Russell set the fastest time in final practice at the Italian Grand Prix, leading Mercedes to a commanding display around the Monza circuit. The British driver clocked a best lap of 1m22.219s, comfortably putting himself at the head of the timesheets heading into qualifying at one of Formula 1’s most iconic venues. Ferrari’s Lewis

Kimi Antonelli has been confirmed with a 30-place grid penalty for the Italian Grand Prix weekend at Monza, his home race on the 2026 calendar. The Mercedes driver heads to the back of the grid after exceeding his annual power unit allotment, a fate that had been widely anticipated ahead of the weekend. Antonelli currently

George Russell topped second practice at the Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix, setting a 1m22.559s lap to edge Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc off the top spot. The session came to life after 20 minutes when the frontrunners switched to Pirelli’s soft tyres, having completed tepid opening runs on the harder compound. Kimi Antonelli was briefly fastest

The 2026 Formula 1 standings have been revised once more after the Monaco Grand Prix result was officially changed for the second time, three months after the race. The race, which took place on Sunday June 7 in the famous principality, has been at the centre of an extraordinary post-race controversy involving pit lane speeding

Max Verstappen has arrived at Monza mentally prepared for one of the most challenging weekends of the 2026 Formula 1 season, with energy management dominating driver conversations during media day. The Italian Grand Prix circuit has long been flagged by Verstappen as a prime example of where the current regulations fall short, and this weekend

Ferrari F1 legend Jean Alesi has married his partner Ania in a beautiful ceremony held in Italy ahead of the 2026 Italian Grand Prix. The wedding took place in Marina del Cantone on the Sorrentine Peninsula, according to Italian media outlet Corriere Della Sera. The ceremony was described as intimate, with around 100 guests in

Oscar Piastri has dropped a stunning admission ahead of the Italian Grand Prix, revealing McLaren’s simulator data shows lower peak speeds at Monza than at the Hungaroring. The Hungaroring is widely regarded as one of the slowest and most technical circuits on the Formula 1 calendar, making the comparison with Monza all the more striking.