After celebrating Max Verstappen’s commanding victory in Sunday’s F1 Italian GP, Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies was full of praise for the driver and the team. In his print media session on Sunday, Mekies lauded his Red Bull team for the ‘amazing job’ it had performed in preparation for the Italian GP. The team…
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has weighed in on McLaren’s controversial driver swap at the F1 Italian GP as Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris continue to compete in the two-way race for the Drivers’ Championship. The Austrian reckons that McLaren’s decision to instruct Piastri to relinquish his place after a slow pit stop for Norris…
Ferrari, led by Fred Vasseur, had a solid if unspectacular home race at the F1 Italian GP in Monza. Charles Leclerc finished P4, with Lewis Hamilton in 6th. The Brit recovered from a 5-place grid penalty to take home a good result. Fred Vasseur on tyre overheating troubles for Charles Leclerc in early stages of…
The 2025 F1 Italian GP at Monza delivered drama throughout, but one particular incident between Carlos Sainz and Ollie Bearman left both drivers frustrated and out of the points after what had been promising races for each. The incident The collision occurred during the fight for P13, with both drivers battling hard in the midfield…
Williams made a promising start to the F1 Italian GP weekend as Carlos Sainz secured P3 in both practice sessions on Friday. Teammate Alex Albon, meanwhile, assured top-10 finishes with P7 each time. Unfortunately, the Williams drivers failed to carry the momentum on Saturday. Sainz and Albon failed to make it into Q3 in qualifying…
Was McLaren right to intervene, swapping Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri’s positions following an unexpected slow stop for the British driver, or did the team cross a line at the Italian GP? In this opinion piece, Pit Debrief examines both sides of the argument. Yes: Why McLaren’s intervention was justified Strategy and fairness McLaren made…
Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli has opened up about the five-second penalty he received, his overall performance during the race weekend, his struggles with the W16, the areas to improve upon, and the European leg of the season following his disappointing ninth-place finish at the F1 Italian GP. Despite beaching his car in the gravel during…
Round 16 of the 2025 F1 season brought plenty of drama at the Italian GP. Max Verstappen stormed to another dominant victory ahead of McLaren’s Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. But further down the field, one of the standout performances came from rookie Isack Hadjar. He clawed his way from a pit-lane start to secure…
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella defended the team’s controversial late-race instruction for Oscar Piastri to hand second place back to teammate and championship rival Lando Norris during the F1 Italian GP. The McLaren pitwall has once again landed itself in hot water after intervening to undo the consequences of a slow pit stop that saw…
Fred Vasseur has explained why Ferrari did not box Lewis Hamilton before George Russell following his first stint charge at the F1 Italian GP. The seven-time World Champion finished P6 from 10th on the grid. Off the start, he quickly cleared Kimi Antonelli and Yuki Tsunoda to run in P8. Overtakes on Fernando Alonso and…
