Fernando Alonso started the Italian Grand Prix from seventh place, after a number of drivers were awarded grid penalties for various component changes. The double World Champion had actually qualified P10, after failing to set a time in Q3. The Spaniard was promoted to P7 due to Carlos Sainz, Sergio Pérez and Sir Lewis Hamilton
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Max Verstappen has called for change after Red Bull strategist, Hannah Schmitz, was targeted by hateful abusers online. The 24-year-old won the Dutch Grand Prix after beating George Russell, Sir Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc to the flag last weekend. Verstappen and Leclerc were both on the two-stop strategy, while the two Mercedes cars had
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Speaking after qualifying, Sir Lewis Hamilton was concerned about just how difficult the Italian Grand Prix is going to be, with the seven-time World Champion starting in P19 following a ‘back of the grid’ penalty. The British driver has taken a new power unit for Monza, exceeding his legal limit. This has resulted in the
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Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz is not a million miles away from a grid penalty after he picked up his fourth reprimand of the season at the 2022 Italian Grand Prix. Yuki Tsunoda came into the weekend with a 10-place penalty after picking up his fifth of the year in the Netherlands last weekend following his bizarre
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Ferrari team principal, Mattia Binotto, agrees with chairman John Elkann after the Italian-American’s call for improvements. The Scuderia’s title challenge has fallen apart this year following multiple instances of reliability failures, strategic mistakes and the occasional driver error. Charles Leclerc has arguably lost six race wins this year, two of them to engine failures, three
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Sir Lewis Hamilton and George Russell had contrasting views after qualifying at the Italian Grand Prix, with Mercedes’ W13 once again ending the session too far behind both Ferrari and Red Bull. Saturdays have been the Silver Arrows’ downfall this season, with the W13 regularly being considerably stronger during the race. The team recognise that in
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Ahead of qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix, Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc said that the team had not yet found their “sweet spot.” Neither Charles Leclerc nor Carlos Sainz have qualified first since the French Grand Prix, although the Spaniard started on pole after Max Verstappen’s Belgian Grand Prix penalty was applied. Their last win came
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There is, as yet, no guarantee that Pierre Gasly will leave AlphaTauri at the end of this season, but who should Red Bull choose to replace him if he does? Gasly has impressed since his return to the junior side following his tough half season alongside Max Verstappen in 2019, earning three podiums and a
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A report has suggested that Audi are poised to announce that they have purchased 75 percent of the Sauber Group. The German motoring giant, along with its sister company, Porsche, were given the green light by their parent company, Volkswagen, to proceed with plans to enter the pinnacle of motorsport in 2026 earlier this year.
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Are Formula 1 drivers as good in a road car as they are in a single seater? They certainly cannot go as fast on the streets, but driving on circuits must surely help with their road skills. Indeed, Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz were asked by the PitStop podcast how they got on during their
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