It was a disappointing Italian Grand Prix for Alpine, after Fernando Alonso retired from the race and Esteban Ocon finished P11. The Spaniard failed to make the most of his sixth-place start, which he was awarded after a number of drivers were awarded grid penalties for exceeding their legal number of components, most notably power
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Mercedes driver, Sir Lewis Hamilton, observes that Red Bull are “almost unbeatable,” so his team might need some help to beat them this year. Max Verstappen has won three races from outside the top six this year, all of those arriving in the last four races. He started 10th in Hungary after a power issue in
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Red Bull adviser, Dr Helmut Marko, says that the team are still weighing up their options for 2026, but confirms that any relationship with Porsche is now dead in the water. The Austrian team had initially purchased Honda’s intellectual property to construct their own powertrains when the Japanese motoring giant announced its intention to leave
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Nyck de Vries has revealed that he barely slept a wink before he made his Formula 1 debut at the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday De Vries has previously practiced with Williams and Mercedes in Spain and France respectively, before getting a run with Aston Martin in the first practice session in Italy on Friday.
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto left the Italian Grand Prix frustrated with how race director Niels Wittich dealt with Daniel Ricciardo’s late retirement, by seemingly following the rulebook to a tee. Ricciardo pulled off the circuit between the two Lesmos on Lap 47/53 to retire, with a Safety Car having been released to recover the Australian’s car.
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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen amusingly showed Mercedes’ George Russell the finger in Monza after growing frustrated at the Briton during practice at the Italian Grand Prix. Verstappen was trying to set some qualifying laps in the final practice session on Saturday morning, but Russell was on a race run, so both were entitled to continue
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AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly joked that he will have one or two sleepless nights thinking about Daniel Ricciardo’s defence during the Italian Grand Prix. Gasly started fifth behind Ricciardo after they had both been helped up by grid penalties for Max Verstappen Carlos Sainz, Sergio Perez and Sir Lewis Hamilton. Lando Norris got a poor start
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Ferrari team principal, Mattia Binotto, believes that Ferrari’s fans were simply unhappy at the way the Italian Grand Prix ended on Sunday, hence the booing. The tifosi were sent into raptures on Saturday as Charles Leclerc took pole position, with Max Verstappen, Carlos Sainz and Sergio Perez in behind. The reigning champion had an engine
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Oscar Piastri’s situation with Alpine has by far been one of the stories of the season, with the FIA’s Contract Recognition Board (CRB) having come to the conclusion that Piastri is legally allowed to race for McLaren in 2023. It has left the Enstone-based team in a huge mess, having lost both Piastri and Fernando Alonso, who is replacing Sebastian
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Sir Lewis Hamilton had a very strong Italian Grand Prix, given the fact that he started the race at the ‘Temple of Speed’ in P19. The seven-time World Champion found the going tough early on whilst driving with a heavy fuel load and cold tyres; however, as soon as his tyres were fully up to temperature the Mercedes driver began to
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