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Ferrari Junior driver Oliver Bearman secured the win at the F2 Sprint race at the 2024 Italian GP, bringing home victory in front of the Tifosi. ART’s Victor Martins secured some solid points amidst a difficult season with a P2 finish. Joshua Dürksen rounded out the podium to mark his second podium in Formula 2.…
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After a dramatic couple of practice sessions yesterday in Monza, we have a fresh start for the Mercedes team and the final stretch before qualifying later today. Here is what unfolded during FP3 at the 2024 Italian GP. Session Begins The green flag was out for FP3 and the first to enter the track was…
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Tim Tramnitz secured his maiden F3 win in the F3 Sprint race at the 2024 Italian GP, fending off Sebastián Montoya and Santiago Ramos. In a race frought with Safety Cars and incidents, Fornaroli managed to keep a hold of the Championship lead, with Gabriele Minì still in P2. Ahead of the race, drivers including…
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It’s been announced that 17-year-old Italian F2 driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli will be heading to Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team for 2025. The 17-year-old has been a member of the Mercedes Junior Driver Program since 2019. More commonly referred to as Kimi Antonelli, the Italian has won: Italian F4, ADAC F4, FIA Motorsport Games Formula…
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Valtteri Bottas looks set to resign for the Sauber F1 seat. The team will become Audi from 2026. Valtteri Bottas looks set to resign for his Sauber F1 seat next year. He is their number one target in their final year under the Sauber umbrella. Audi will take over the team in 2026. He will…
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The fallout from Kimi Antonelli’s crash in FP1 was still being felt with the repairs to the Mercedes still not complete at the start of FP2, leaving George Russell stuck in the pits watching and waiting. Early Running The first part of the running at the Italian GP had Lando Norris in the top spot…
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Championship leader Leonardo Fornaroli has taken pole F3 Feature Race at the 2024 Italian GP on Sunday with a Qualifying time of 1:38:287. He is followed by Alexander Dunne with a 1:38:818 and Gabriele Mini with a 1:38:543. The Italian GP marks the final qualifying session of the 2024 FIA Formula 3 season. With the…
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F1 is back at the Temple of Speed for the 2024 Italian GP FP1 session – with some Ferrari upgrades, fresh faces and a shaken up constructors championship fight, who has topped the time-sheets in FP1? Going into today’s first Free Practice session at Monza, Mercedes seat contender Kimi Antonelli and new Williams recruit Franco…
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Zane Maloney led the field in the F2 Practice for the 2024 Italian GP with a 1:32:385. He was followed by Gabriel Bortoleto with a 1:32:530 and Zak O’Sullivan with a 1:32:534. The Italian Grand Prix welcomes back FIA Formula 2 for round 11, their first weekend back since the Belgian GP before the summer…
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Approximately 100 Alpine Formula One engine programme employees are set to protest at the Italian GP in light of the company’s plans to close down its F1 power unit project in 2026. The employees from Viry-Châtillon will travel to Monza for Friday’s practice sessions plan on presenting banners in the grandstands. The banners are said…
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Campos Racing’s Mari Boya topped the times in the F3 Practice session at the 2024 Italian GP. The Spaniard was quickest of the session by a tenth with a 1:38.172, followed by ART’s Christian Mansell and Rodin’s Callum Voisin. Championship leader Leonardo Fornaroli finished in P27, while P2 in the Championship, Gabriele Minì, set the…
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In 1922, the Autodromo Nazionale Monza became the world’s third purpose-built race track. Now, it’s one of the greatest Formula 1 circuits on the calendar. Circuit Stats Track Length 5.793 km Number of Laps 53 Race Lap Record 1:21.046 (Rubens Barrichello – 2004) Qualifying Lap Record 1:18.887 (Lewis Hamilton – 2020) First Grand Prix 1950…
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At just 24 years of age, Lando Norris is rewriting the history of McLaren. Not only has he become the youngest driver to score six podium finishes for the team, he is also one of the most charismatic and influential rising figures in the Formula 1 paddock. What we know about him It’s this young…
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F1 Academy was back this weekend in Zandvoort, and PREMA Racing’s resurgence in form saw them return to the top step of the podium. Mercedes Junior Driver Doriane Pin led from pole in a rainy Race 2 to secure her second win of the season. She was also on course for a podium in the…
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Niels Koolen will replace Taylor Barnard at AIX Racing for the next two FIA Formula 2 rounds in Baku and Monza. The 23-year-old Dutch driver currently competes in Indy NXT, driving for HMD Motorsports. He currently stands 20th in the standings, with a best finish of tenth position. View this post on Instagram A post…
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Ollie Goethe, the talented 19-year-old German driver, has had an unexpected promotion to the FIA Formula 2 championship. He will be stepping in to replace Franco Colapinto. The Logan Sargeant, Williams saga had many knock on effects in the feeder categories. With Colapinto moving up to F1, Goethe got the call up to join the…
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Noah Strømsted will replace Oliver Goethe for the FIA Formula 3 season finale this weekend in Monza. The Danish driver will join the Campos Racing line-up alongside new teammates Mari Boya and Sebas Montoya. Although this is Strømsted’s first appearance in the category, the driver has already integrated into the team after competing with them in…
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Scuderia Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz has admitted that he “didn’t expect” his P5 (+32.137s) finish at the 2024 Dutch GP on Sunday. He also revealed that his SF-24 was “quite quicker than he expected“, after being “quite slow, nearly a second off pole” in the qualifiers at the Circuit Zandvoort. During a disheartening qualifying session, Sainz…
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NEOM McLaren has announced that Sam Bird and Taylor Barnard will compete for the team in the 2024/25 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. Barnard, who is currently competing in the FIA Formula 2 season with AIX Racing, was previously a Reserve and Development driver for NEOM McLaren. The driver currently stands in 20th position in…