Max Verstappen pieces together a pole-winning lap after dominating Q3. After failing to crack the top 3 in all three practice sessions, Verstappen looked pitch-perfect in Italian GP qualifying. Q1 Most of the grid got on track when the pit lane green light lit, while both McLarens, Max Verstappen, both the Racing Bulls and Williams’…
With tough competition threatening to take away their usual pace advantage, the McLaren drivers reflected on the first two practice sessions for the Italian GP. Coming off the back of an incredibly mixed Dutch GP for the papaya time, with one driver winning and the other a DNF, McLaren will surely be hoping for a…
Max Verstappen has candidly admitted he has “no idea” what to expect from this weekend’s F1 Italian Grand Prix at Monza, as Red Bull continue to grapple with a car that refuses to let the four-time world champion “go faster” despite not being a “disaster to drive.” Speaking ahead of the F1 Italian GP at…
Championship leader Oscar Piastri discussed his position ahead of the F1 Italian GP in Monza. In fact, after his impressive Grand Chelem in Zandvoort, the McLaren driver holds a 34 points lead over his teammate Lando Norris, who instead suffered from a technical DNF. No rest for the wicked However, Piastri doesn’t want to get…
Speaking ahead of this weekend’s F1 Italian Grand Prix in Monza, McLaren’s Lando Norris reflects on his heartbreaking late stage DNF at last weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix. Lando Norris endured a difficult Dutch GP weekend last week. Despite seemingly having the upper hand throughout free practice, the young Briton was narrowly beaten to pole by…
The 1988 Italian Grand Prix at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza was Round 12 of the 1988 Formula 1 season. This race is well known for being the only race in the 1988 season that was not won by McLaren F1’s dominant MP4/4. Coming into Monza, the McLaren-Honda MP4/4, driven by Ayrton Senna and Alain…
McLaren Team Principal, Andrea Stella, praised Oscar Piastri’s development as a driver after his successful weekend at the F1 Dutch GP. Piastri made his mark around the demanding Zandvoort circuit as he becomes the first McLaren driver since Mika Häkkinen in 1998 to grab a Grand Slam. A Grand Slam consists of pole position, the…
Team principal Laurent Mekies has opened up about the ambitious tyre strategy, Red Bull’s turnaround from Hungary, the objectives for the remainder of the season, and the pit wall’s reaction to Max Verstappen recovering from a wild slide on the opening lap of the F1 Dutch GP to gain a position. After qualifying in third…
Team principal Andrea Stella has opened up about the reliability trouble that resulted in Lando Norris’s retirement from the F1 Dutch GP and its larger implications for McLaren and the heated championship battle between the teammates. The Woking-based team had a really positive Saturday at Zandvoort, with Oscar Piastri and Norris locking out the front…
Oscar Piastri secured his ninth F1 win at the Dutch GP. The Australian driver was never in doubt, leading every lap of the race and keeping his championship rivals at an arm’s length. Piastri completed the grand slam this weekend: pole position, won the race, fastest lap, and led every lap. This is the first…
