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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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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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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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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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Co-written by Caitlin Noble In a surprising mid-season shakeup, Williams has announced that Franco Colapinto will replace Logan Sargeant for the remainder of the 2024 season. The news comes after a long spate of crashes and no points finishes in the first half of the season, with Sargeant also only accumulating one point in 2023.…
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McLaren’s Oscar Piastri has called his P4 (+27.337s) finish “little bit disappointing“, after missing out on a podium spot during the 2024 Dutch GP. The Australian racer even took the blame for his podium miss, admitting he was “not being competitive enough when it mattered” at Circuit Zandvoort. Despite missing the podium, Piastri delivered an…
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Just over an hour after the conclusion of Race 1 (which was rescheduled from yesterday due to bad weather), the F1 Academy drivers were back out on track for Race 2 at the 2024 Dutch GP. It would be Doriane Pin who would come home in P1, beating Championship leader Abbi Pulling who reached the…
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Abbi Pulling was victorious in a shortened F1 Academy Race 1 around Zandvoort at the 2024 Dutch GP. It was yet another dominant drive from the British driver, allowing her to gain a greater advantage over her championship rival, Doriane Pin. In case you missed it, here’s what you need to know about Race 1…
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Toto Wolff has revealed that Mercedes have contacted three-time World Champion Max Verstappen over the possibility of joining the team for the 2025 season. The Silver Arrows have a driver seat available for next year following Lewis Hamilton’s decision to join Ferrari in March, with Toto Wolff revealing that talks have taken place between Verstappen…
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As F1 Academy reaches the halfway point of its second season, this recap provides you with the crucial information you need to know about the all-female racing series. What is F1 Academy? Founded by F1, F1 Academy is an all-female, junior-level single-seater racing championship. With the grid consisting of 15 identical cars, 16 when the…
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Lewis Hamilton has been dealt a three-place grid penalty for the 2024 Dutch GP tomorrow. Stewards concluded that the Mercedes driver did, in fact, impede the Red Bull of Sergio Perez in the Qualifying session. The Stewards concluded that Hamilton breached Article 37.5 of the FIA Formula One Sporting Regulations when he caused Perez to…
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In an already chaotic day for Williams, Alex Albon has been disqualified from Qualifying at the 2024 Dutch GP after the stewards determined the floor of his car to be illegal. The crushing blow comes after the team’s second driver, Logan Sargeant, crashed in FP3, causing too much damage to the FW46 for it to…
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Lando Norris took Pole Position during the F1 Quali at the 2024 Dutch GP, clearing home-hero Max Verstappen – who will start in P2 – by three tenths of a second. McLaren’s Oscar Piastri will start behind his teammate in P3 beside the Mercedes of George Russell. It was a better Quali session for Sergio…
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The return of the changeable conditions for the F1 FP3 session at the 2024 Dutch GP had an effect on most of the session’s running, notably Nico Hülkenberg and Logan Sargeant. Early Running The first fifteen minutes of FP3, was, as you would expect, tricky, with several cars taking to the escape roads due to…
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Circuit Zandvoort is one of the most unique tracks on the Formula 1 calendar, and its long history is just as unique. Circuit Stats Track Length 4.259 km Number of Laps 72 Race Lap Record 1:11.097 (Lewis Hamilton – 2021) Qualifying Lap Record 1:08.885 (Max Verstappen – 2021) First Grand Prix 1952 First Race Winner…