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Oscar Piastri’s willingness to give up second place at Monza kept McLaren happy, but will he regret lacking the ruthlessness that defines modern Formula 1 champions?
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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
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Verstappen takes dominant Monza victory ahead of Norris and Piastri
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Norris topped the times in second Monza practice as Antonelli spun off in the Mercedes
Oscar Piastri’s willingness to give up second place at Monza kept McLaren happy, but will he regret lacking the ruthlessness that defines modern Formula 1 champions?
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
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