Medland: Annoying grid penalties and safety cars – F1 needs a better way
The fastest championship in the world taking four hours to decide its own grid is poor, and compromise is needed on safety car regs, writes Chris Medland
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Nyck de Vries drove into the points on his F1 debut at the 2022 Italian Grand Prix. With data from Project F1 we reveal why his drive was so impressive — and how Williams nailed the strategy
Verstappen ticked off yet another win with his branded Red Bull marker pen in Monza – where will he start Singapore from?
The tifosi may have dreamed of a last-gasp 2022 Italian Grand Prix win for Leclerc, but Verstappen’s inherent pace all weekend meant it was never likely, writes Mark Hughes
A late safety car ended racing at the 2022 Italian Grand Prix, along with Charles Leclerc’s hopes of beating Max Verstappen. There were jeers from the tifosi but it was the right result, says Chris Medland
Max Verstappen took a virtuoso win in Italy, the Red Bull pace proving too much for the challenge of Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari
The Monza grandstands roared Charles Leclerc to pole position for the 2022 Italian Grand Prix. And with his main rivals facing grid penalties, the crowd will be dreaming of victory on Sunday
Friday brought the not unexpected news that Porsche and Red Bull won’t be joining forces in Formula 1 in 2026 after all, following months of speculation about how the proposed…
The fastest championship in the world taking four hours to decide its own grid is poor, and compromise is needed on safety car regs, writes Chris Medland
Why Nyck de Vries’s Italian GP performance wasn’t simply a drive in the park, F1’s superlicence controversy, and Red Bull’s faux pas: Tony Dodgins reveals more on the big talking points from Monza
Nyck de Vries drove into the points on his F1 debut at the 2022 Italian Grand Prix. With data from Project F1 we reveal why his drive was so impressive — and how Williams nailed the strategy
Verstappen ticked off yet another win with his branded Red Bull marker pen in Monza – where will he start Singapore from?
The tifosi may have dreamed of a last-gasp 2022 Italian Grand Prix win for Leclerc, but Verstappen’s inherent pace all weekend meant it was never likely, writes Mark Hughes
A late safety car ended racing at the 2022 Italian Grand Prix, along with Charles Leclerc’s hopes of beating Max Verstappen. There were jeers from the tifosi but it was the right result, says Chris Medland
Max Verstappen took a virtuoso win in Italy, the Red Bull pace proving too much for the challenge of Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari
The Monza grandstands roared Charles Leclerc to pole position for the 2022 Italian Grand Prix. And with his main rivals facing grid penalties, the crowd will be dreaming of victory on Sunday
Friday brought the not unexpected news that Porsche and Red Bull won’t be joining forces in Formula 1 in 2026 after all, following months of speculation about how the proposed…
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