Mercedes’ Sir Lewis Hamilton affirmed after the Italian Grand Prix that he found racing through the field more gratifying than dominating the race from first. The Briton went into the weekend with grid penalties for using too many engine parts that would see him start at the back of the grid. He qualified fifth ahead
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Alpine’s Esteban Ocon wants to see changes made to the engine allocation going into next year after another raft of penalties at the Italian Grand Prix. The drivers are all given three engines at the start of the season, with a specific number of components available. The first time a driver exceeds their allocated pool
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Despite having started seventh, Max Verstappen once again stormed to victory, this time at last weekend’s Italian Grand Prix. It was his first time standing on the top step at the ‘Temple of Speed’; however, as a result of winning at Monza he now leads Charles Leclerc by 116 points in the Drivers’ Championship. The
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Nyck de Vries delivered one of the strongest Formula 1 debuts in recent years, after the Dutchman jumped into Alex Albon’s Williams Saturday morning before FP3 and went on to make it not only to Q2 but also to P9 by the end of the Italian Grand Prix. The Mercedes reserve driver replaced Albon after
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Nyck de Vries got a lot of people talking during his debut in Formula 1 last weekend, but not all of that talk, sadly, is going to be about him. The Dutchman won the 2019 Formula 2 Championship, but there was no room at the Inn in F1, so he turned to Formula E, where
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Mercedes’ George Russell was immersed in the incredible feeling of standing on the Monza podium last weekend. The Briton went into the Italian Grand Prix weekend having scored his sixth podium of the season in Zandvoort the weekend previous, and there were questions as to whether Ferrari might fall back into Mercedes’ clutches. In the
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1997 world champion, Jacque Villeneuve, has suggested that Daniel Ricciardo does not deserve to race with Alpine next season. The Australian is leaving McLaren at the end of the season after his performances were not deemed satisfactory by the team, and the news of his departure came after less than two years with the British
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McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown has spoken out about winning the Oscar Piastri saga, for the first time since the FIA’s Contract Recognition Board concluded that the Australian was legally allowed to race for the Woking-based team next season. Piastri is, of course, Alpine’s reserve driver and has been a profound part of their driver
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President of the Automobile Club de Milano, Geronimo La Russa, has reminded Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel that he was a “guest” at the Italian Grand Prix last weekend. At the start of the 2022 season, Formula 1 was looking for ways that it could reduce its carbon footprint, as part of its plans to go
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Williams’ Alex Albon is set to return home after recovering from health complications following surgery. The Thai-British driver was set to contest the Italian Grand Prix last weekend, but came down with appendicitis on Friday night, necessitating surgery. Nyck de Vries, who has taken part in first practice with Aston Martin earlier that weekend, stepped
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