F1 Italian GP: Leclerc one-stop strategy defeats McLarens to give Ferrari home win

Charles Leclerc delighted Ferrari’s home crowd in a strategic triumph to beat Oscar Piastri to victory at the Italian Grand Prix, after hanging onto the tyres in a one-stop strategy.Leclerc managed to hold on from a rapidly closing Piastri, who had much fresher tyres thanks to a two-stop strategy, and crossed the line with a 2.664-second lead – the crowd becoming more audibly ecstatic in the …Keep reading
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Alonso would rather have upgrades than strategy “brain” at Monza

Fernando Alonso says Aston Martin is lacking pure performance which tyre savviness cannot make up for at Formula 1’s Italian Grand Prix.Aston had its poorest qualifying result since the Austrian Grand Prix at Monza, with Alonso failing to reach Q3 in 11th place while Lance Stroll was out in Q1 in 17th position.As a consequence, Aston will struggle to maintain its points-scoring streak after four …Keep reading
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Audi admits it “cannot accept” Sauber’s current F1 performances

Audi’s Formula 1 chief operating and chief technical officer Mattia Binotto admits that the current Sauber squad’s performances are something it “cannot accept”.While German manufacturer Audi has been working on building the foundations it needs for its official arrival as a works team in 2026, it has not gone amiss that the results of the Sauber team it is taking over are far from …Keep reading
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McLaren confident it can avoid slow F1 start repeat in Monza

McLaren thinks it has understood why Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri made poor getaways in Zandvoort and is hopeful it has addressed the underlying causes for the Italian Grand Prix.Starting from first and third on the Dutch Grand Prix grid respectively, Norris and Piastri both made equally sluggish starts that saw each lose a position.Norris eventually had the grip and top speed advantage to …Keep reading
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Ferrari and Santander announce sponsorship to end

Santander and Ferrari will conclude their sponsorship agreement at the end of 2024 as the reported $60million a year deal comes to an end.A three-year contract was agreed in 2021, renewing a partnership that had initially run from 2010 to 2017.As well as running its logo on the Ferrari F1 cars, caps and race suits, Santander was also on board the team’s 499P Le Mans Hypercars that have captured …Keep reading
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Why Red Bull’s Monza wing looks bold but left it bottom in the speed trap

Red Bull remains baffled by the balance problems that left it struggling in qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix but one thing it knows it got wrong was wing levels.While the rear wing concept that it has used at Monza looks intriguing – with its wavy top flap quite extreme – it is not actually the kind of bespoke concept needed for Monza’s demands.Perhaps nothing proves that more than the …Keep reading
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