Why rivals are laughing at McLaren bid for fairness – 2025 Italian GP takeaways
From McLaren’s controversial team orders to Red Bull’s Monza revival and Tsunoda’s ongoing struggles, the 2025 Italian GP left plenty of talking points off the track
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A new F1 star was born at the 2025 Italian GP
As F1 drivers fall foul of opaque overtaking rules, hopes of an early return to V8 engines fade, and there’s a split opinion in the paddock: what you missed at the 2025 Italian Grand Prix
A slow pitstop for Lando Norris left McLaren tripping over itself at Monza, turning a straightforward race into another uneasy team orders dilemma, as Mark Hughes explains
Here are the total penalty points each 2025 Formula 1 driver has accumulated on their FIA superlicence
Verstappen takes dominant Monza victory ahead of Norris and Piastri
The Formula 1 world championship has 24 of the fastest races on earth – but which tracks are the quickest of them all?
Norris topped the times in second Monza practice as Antonelli spun off in the Mercedes
Ferrari enjoys a dream start to its home race, with Hamilton leading Leclerc in FP1
From McLaren’s controversial team orders to Red Bull’s Monza revival and Tsunoda’s ongoing struggles, the 2025 Italian GP left plenty of talking points off the track
A new F1 star was born at the 2025 Italian GP
As F1 drivers fall foul of opaque overtaking rules, hopes of an early return to V8 engines fade, and there’s a split opinion in the paddock: what you missed at the 2025 Italian Grand Prix
A slow pitstop for Lando Norris left McLaren tripping over itself at Monza, turning a straightforward race into another uneasy team orders dilemma, as Mark Hughes explains
Here are the total penalty points each 2025 Formula 1 driver has accumulated on their FIA superlicence
Verstappen takes dominant Monza victory ahead of Norris and Piastri
The Formula 1 world championship has 24 of the fastest races on earth – but which tracks are the quickest of them all?
Norris topped the times in second Monza practice as Antonelli spun off in the Mercedes
Ferrari enjoys a dream start to its home race, with Hamilton leading Leclerc in FP1
Mark Hughes dissects F1’s first shakedown, revealing why the opening signs are far more positive than expected
F1’s 2026 regulations severely restrict designers, says McLaren. But the reigning champions have identified small areas of this year’s car where there’s an opportunity to find the ‘performance honey’
Mercedes is rumoured to have an engine innovation promising a significant advantage over other Formula 1 power units. It could mean rivals are allowed extra benefits to catch up, explains Mark Hughes
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Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris worked together ahead of the 2025 Chinese GP, finding the pace that delivered a 1-2 finish, while Norris also prepared to attack his team-mate during the race. Brake issues denied him, says Mark Hughes but the F1 title duel is coming
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
Girls on Track, Motorsport UK’s initiative to get more women involved in motor sport, marked ten years of progress with a triumphant event at London’s Royal Automobile Club
Three years into James Vowles’ tenure, Williams’ 2026 F1 car is no longer about recovery, but about whether the rebuild is capable of going any further
The Barcelona Formula 1 ‘shakedown’ came to an end on Friday with varying fortunes for the teams who were putting this year’s all-new cars through their paces for the first time
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