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
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
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
Josh Cook took Saturday glory in the British Touring Car Championship at Croft with an all-the-way victory from pole position in the qualifying race. Cook only slotted his Speedworks Motorsport Toyota Corolla GR Sport onto pole position at the chequered flag, when he finally completed a lap that was not deleted due to track limits – always a hot potato at the North Yorkshire circuit. With ... Keep reading
Mercedes driver George Russell has beaten Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton to top spot in Formula 1's final practice session at the Italian Grand Prix. Russell comfortably held off the seven-time world champion on a toasty Monza circuit, with Max Verstappen and championship leader Kimi Antonelli third and fourth respectively. After a calm opening quarter of the session, the medium-tyre shod ... Keep reading