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Christian Horner has explained how a serious balance issue that has been a characteristic of the Red Bull RB20 for some time came to the fore over the Italian GP weekend. The team had a difficult weekend in Monza, with Max Verstappen qualifying only seventh and...

McLaren Formula 1 team principal Andrea Stella says that Ferrari was just as quick in Monza – and that a victory for the Woking team would have been far from clear cut. Charles Leclerc won the Italian GP by sticking to a one-stop and inheriting the lead after Oscar...

Max Verstappen says that Red Bull’s RB20 has turned into “a monster” – and the team now has to “turn the car upside down” to find performance. From seventh on the grid Verstappen finished a distant sixth in the Italian GP, having lost time with a bad pit stop. The car...

Charles Leclerc admits that he “did not expect” to add a second Italian GP success to the one he scored in 2019. Leclerc won the Monza race by committing to a one-stop strategy and staying out after leader Oscar Piastri pitted for a second time. The McLaren driver...

Kevin Magnussen will serve a one-race ban and miss the Azerbaijan GP after picking up two penalty points in Monza and bringing his points total for the past year to 12. Although Haas has made no announcement his seat is likely to be taken by Ferrari reserve Oliver...

Esteban Ocon was left frustrated by a switch issue after earning 15th place in qualifying for the Italian GP. On his in-lap after the Alpine driver highlighted that the entry switch – which locks the diff for corner entry on new tyres – had not been reset for his...

Carlos Sainz thought he was heading for pole position at Monza before understeer at the Lesmos and the Parabolica spoiled his final lap. The Ferrari driver slipped back to fifth, just pipped by his team mate Charles Leclerc. Sainz, who ran wide into the gravel on his...

Franco Colapinto admits that the Italian GP will be a “learning session” for him as he makes his first Formula 1 start with Williams. The Argentine driver qualified 18th after a running wide on his last lap and missing the chance to progress to Q2. Thus far he hasn’t...

Max Verstappen was left confused after the balance of his Red Bull RB20 changed from Q2 to Q3 in qualifying at Monza. The Dutchman was an encouraging second fastest in Q2, but having gone slower in the final session he could manage only seventh on the grid. He’s also...

Ferrari star Charles Leclerc was left frustrated by understeer in a qualifying session at Monza that saw him earn fourth in a very closely-packed field. Leclerc said he had the issue on Friday and believed it had been addressed after a good FP3, but it returned in...

Lewis Hamilton admits that he didn’t do a good job in Q3 at Monza and that that his own performance was “absolutely ridiculous” and “completely unacceptable” after he could manage only sixth place. Hamilton topped Q2 after getting a good tow, but he slipped to the...

Toto Wolff has revealed that he decided that he wanted to run Kimi Antonelli in 2025 “five minutes” after Lewis Hamilton told him that he had signed for Ferrari in January. In other words Wolff decided to commit to readying Antonelli for graduation next season even...

The Mercedes Formula 1 team has finally confirmed that Andrea Kimi Antonelli will replace Lewis Hamilton and race for the Brackley team in 2025. The 18-year-old made his public debut with the team in George Russell's car in FP1 at Monza on Friday, crashing heavily...

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says that Kimi Antonelli was “astonishing” in his first public laps in the W15 before crashing early in FP1 at Monza. Driving George Russell’s car Antonelli was briefly top of the times, and had completed just five laps when he spun into the...

Williams Formula 1 team principal James Vowles insists that Franco Colapinto was the best replacement for the sacked Logan Sargeant – and he has explained why Mick Schumacher didn’t get the nod. F2 graduate and Williams academy driver Colapinto was named on Tuesday...