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Carlos Sainz outpaced his Ferrari F1 team-mate in Monza, but his bruising Red Bull battles gave Charles Leclerc a chance to fight back. With contract discussions imminent, the Italian GP could prove a turning point for the Spaniard, writes Chris Medland
The 2023 Italian Grand Prix saw both Ferraris in perilous battle, without team orders. Mark Hughes recalls the F1 race five years earlier when a timid pitwall gave Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Räikkönen free rein, with destructive effect
Engine manufacturers Alpine and Honda have reportedly breached the F1 cost cap in 2023, the FIA has announced. Find out more about what the budget limit is, how it works and the penalties for exceeding it
Formula 1 is not a finishing school the old cliché goes, you need drivers who can perform from the off. But there’s no denying that modern day F1 is tough…
Monza is one of the original world championship F1 circuits – Matt Bishop writes that the legends of the past can still be felt as the ‘Temple of Speed’ reverberates to modern-day machines
Somehow the European season is already over and ‘all’ that awaits is a number of long-haul flights to four different continents. But just before the motorhomes were packed up for…
The 2023 Italian GP was probably the first good F1 race of the year – for about 15 laps. We should be grateful
With the tifosi roaring him on and his Ferrari keeping Max Verstappen at bay on the straights, Carlos Sainz began to believe that 2023 Italian Grand Prix victory could be his. But the very pace keeping him in the lead was to prove his downfall, writes Mark Hughes
F1’s frontrunners were so closely matched last year that minor gains could give one team an advantage in 2025, says Mark Hughes. Where might that leave Ferrari which believes it’s significant advances after an extensive rethink?
Lando Norris and Max Verstappen look set go head-to-head in the F1 drivers’ title. But, as Mark Hughes asks, should he draw an aggressive line in the sand or play the long game?
Lewis Hamilton’s first 100 days at Ferrari – from January 1 to April 10 – will be crucial in setting the tenor of his season and maybe even the tone…
Esteban Ocon’s Alpine stint ended at the 2024 Qatar GP, giving Jack Doohan a make-or-break F1 chance in Abu Dhabi. Elsewhere FIA boss Mohammed Ben Sulayem dismissed driver concerns and mechanics just wanted a kip: Chris Medland‘s paddock diary
Sergio Perez’s future looks bleak after another underwhelming performance, while George Russell can be upbeat despite his disqualification: 2024 Belgian GP diary
Christian Horner dominated the headlines in the run-up to — and during — the 2024 Bahrain GP weekend despite the best efforts of Alpine, Yuki Tsunoda and a glorious V8
George Russell ended the final day of 2025 F1 pre-season testing fastest — but only just. The session is likely to be better remembered for a bus that drove onto the live circuit, however
After 3,896 laps of Bahrain’s Sakhir circuit, F1 pre-season testing is over. Here’s the data on how many laps each driver, team and power unit managed
The trailer is out for Season 7 of Netflix’s Drive to Survive Formula 1 series, with the release date set for March 7. Here’s the latest news on the 2025 edition of the hit documentary, including likely trailers and big storylines
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