Verstappen’s “Red Bull car made out of paper” comment explained

After Friday practice and experiencing a ‘disconnect’ in the car balance, Max Verstappen already knew that Formula 1 qualifying at Monza would be difficult, and that proved to be the case a day later. The Red Bull driver set the sixth-fastest time on Saturday, almost three tenths behind surprise polesitter Pierre Gasly, but that does not tell the whole story.
When team principal Laurent …Keep reading

Piastri hit with three-place Italian GP grid penalty for impeding Lawson

Oscar Piastri has been handed a three-place grid penalty for the Italian Grand Prix after impeding Liam Lawson during qualifying at Monza.
The penalty drops the McLaren driver from third to sixth on the grid for Sunday’s race, promoting Charles Leclerc, Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen by one position each.
The incident occurred in the dying moments of Q2, as Lawson – competing in his …Keep reading

F1 Italian GP: Gasly takes stunning maiden pole for Alpine

On the scene of his maiden grand prix win, Alpine driver Pierre Gasly has written another chapter in his Formula 1 career by claiming his first-ever pole position for the Italian Grand Prix.
In a thrilling Q3 shootout, Gasly trumped pre-session favourite George Russell by a mere 0.060s to deny the Mercedes driver a fifth pole of the year and take Alpine to the top of the timesheets.
Russell …Keep reading