FIA to look at seatbelt stretch in Sainz Monza F1 crash

Sainz spun in to the wall at the Ascari Chicane during second free practice on Saturday morning, which resulted in a pretty hefty impact.
On board footage of the incident highlighted how big the impact was, with Sainz being thrown quite far forwards towards his steering wheel.
Ferrari is currently conducting its own investigation in to the accident using the mandatory FIA high-speed cockpit …Keep reading

Mercedes: Not definite Hamilton must take extra F1 engine

Teams are entering the final third of the 2021 season braced for possible penalties as they hit the limit of their season allocation for power unit elements.
Red Bull has already confirmed that Max Verstappen will have to take a grid drop at a race later this year after losing one of his engines in a crash at Silverstone with title rival Hamilton, but will do so strategically at a track it …Keep reading

Win tickets to McLaren’s HQ

To have a shot of winning one of five pairs of tickets for this rare trip to the McLaren Technology Centre, all you need to do is correctly identify three Formula 1 circuits in a short online video in the Access Hub area of the partypoker.com website. This portal is the new home for McLaren F1 Team SuperFans to enter competitions for money-can’t-buy access to their favourite team.
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Verstappen/Hamilton Monza F1 crash showed “lack of self-control” – Hill

The incident at the first chicane put both drivers out of the race, and it came just four races after contact between the pair at Silverstone led to a heavy crash for Verstappen.
By co-incidence, Hill himself had collisions with then rival Michael Schumacher at both the British and Italian Grand Prixs when they were fighting for the championship in 1995.
He says the rivalry between the …Keep reading

Ocon disagrees with Monza F1 penalty for Vettel move

On lap 15 of the Italian Grand Prix, Ocon was battling Aston Martin driver Vettel for 12th when he moved over to the racing line for the second chicane while Vettel was on his outside, nudging the German partially off the track.
Because the pair collided and Ocon didn’t leave a car’s width for Vettel, he was handed a five-second penalty, which he served during his only pitstop. That penalty …Keep reading

Nobody will take a risk with “confusing” F1 sprint race format – Wolff

F1 decided to trial sprint races at three grands prix in 2021, with the 100km sprints on Saturday setting the grid for Sunday’s full-length race.
The two sprint races F1 has held so far, at Silverstone and Monza, produced mixed results at best. The running order was largely established after the first lap, as a lack of pitstops and overtaking meant drivers were generally resigned to following …Keep reading