2023 Italian Grand Prix - Page 3

Toto Wolff makes unusual Lewis Hamilton claim

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has praised “sportsmanlike” Lewis Hamilton, after the seven-time World Champion openly accepted full responsibility for colliding with Oscar Piastri. Hamilton was slapped with a five-second time penalty and two penalty points for causing a collision mid-race, with the British driver having cut across the front of Piastri. In doing so,

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Sergio Perez admits he should’ve listened to Red Bull orders

Sergio Perez has recognised that his Italian Grand Prix on Sunday might’ve been easier had he listened to Red Bull, who informed him to pit whilst stuck behind George Russell. Starting from fifth at Monza, Perez remained in P5 for the opening stages of the Grand Prix, whilst Russell sat ahead of him in fourth.

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Lewis Hamilton hit with more punishment over Oscar Piastri crash

Lewis Hamilton was slapped with two penalty points on Sunday at the Italian Grand Prix, following an unfortunate collision with McLaren’s Oscar Piastri. The seven-time World Champion would’ve likely expected to have been on the receiving end of a couple of penalty points, with the Mercedes driver having accepted full responsibility for colliding with Piastri

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Jenson Button makes ‘mental strength’ claim about Alex Albon

2009 Formula 1 World Champion Jenson Button was left very impressed by Williams’ Alex Albon on Sunday at the Italian Grand Prix, after the Thai driver claimed seventh place for the Grove-based team. Albon was sensational once again at Monza throughout the weekend, with the 27-year-old having qualified sixth. He remarkably started the race ahead

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Lewis Hamilton reacts to Carlos Sainz performance

Lewis Hamilton was pleased to see Carlos Sainz claim pole position for Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix, with the Spaniard’s lap having sent the Italian fans into ecstasy. Hamilton wasn’t anywhere near the fight for pole position at Monza and had to settle for eighth on the grid, behind George Russell who did well to claim

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Lewis Hamilton speaks to Oscar Piastri after wrecking his race

Lewis Hamilton has taken full responsibility for causing a collision with Oscar Piastri during the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday, which saw the Mercedes driver penalised. Starting from eighth, Hamilton was always set to have a challenging race ahead of him, given how challenging overtaking is at Monza. The seven-time World Champion actually fell to

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Conspiracy theory spreads about Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton boos

Reigning World Champion Max Verstappen was victorious once again on Sunday at the Italian Grand Prix to break the record for most consecutive wins; however, he wasn’t exactly given a heroic reception by the fans in attendance. Being the home of Ferrari, the majority of the thousands of fans in attendance were supporting the Maranello-based

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Red Bull claim they didn’t care about pole position

Red Bull advisor Dr Helmut Marko has insisted that the Austrians “never really focused on pole position” at the Italian Grand Prix on Saturday, with the Milton Keynes-based side having prioritised their race set-up. Reigning World Champion Max Verstappen was denied pole position by Carlos Sainz at Monza, after the Ferrari driver went 0.013s quicker

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Lewis Hamilton’s Max Verstappen comment backfires against him

A comment Lewis Hamilton made ahead of the Italian Grand Prix backfired in the Mercedes driver’s face, after he shared his opinion that all of Max Verstappen’s Formula 1 team-mates have been weaker than his. Hamilton insisted that Fernando Alonso, Jenson Button, Nico Rosberg and Valtteri Bottas are all stronger than anyone who has partnered

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Max Verstappen’s X-rated message about Ferrari

Reigning World Champion Max Verstappen was made to work for his record-breaking 10th consecutive victory on Sunday at the Italian Grand Prix. Having been beaten to pole position by Carlos Sainz at Monza on Saturday, Verstappen knew that victory wouldn’t be as simple as it has been in recent races, something which was proven to

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