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
Full F1 schedule for the year, including the next F1 race of 2025: the Azerbaijan Grand Prix at Baku, the whole calendar and circuit guides for the 24-race Formula 1 season
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Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez will be back on the grid, among the 2026 F1 driver line-ups with new team Cadillac. Here are the contracts in place, rumoured deals and who could end up where during silly season
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
Full F1 schedule for the year, including the next F1 race of 2025: the Azerbaijan Grand Prix at Baku, the whole calendar and circuit guides for the 24-race Formula 1 season
The Formula 1 world championship has 24 of the fastest races on earth – but which tracks are the quickest of them all?
Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez will be back on the grid, among the 2026 F1 driver line-ups with new team Cadillac. Here are the contracts in place, rumoured deals and who could end up where during silly season
When Lando Norris pitted to avoid being overtaken by Oscar Piastri at the Singapore Grand Prix, he closed off the strategy that could have won him the F1 race; one that was proven by Lewis Hamilton back in 2014
McLaren’s stronger pace was undone by internal tactics, allowing Russell’s Mercedes to take a comfortable Singapore GP victory. Mark Hughes analyses the Marina Bay race
Christian Horner looks set on a return to Formula 1 and the timing could be perfect for Aston Martin, writes Mark Hughes. Lawrence Stroll may well agree — he’s already spoken to the ex-Red Bull boss
IDEC Sport Silverstone 4 Hours 14/9/25 A home win for Jamie Chadwick capped a happy return for contemporary Le Mans Prototype racing to the UK, as the European Le Mans…
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
Alex Palou says that the “only attraction” in signing an IndyCar deal with McLaren was the chance to move to F1. But he decided to breach that contract after the team signed Oscar Piastri, according to a High Court witness statement
Two decades on from his unforgettable charge from 17th to victory in Suzuka, Kimi Räikkönen’s 2005 triumph remains one of Formula 1’s greatest comebacks, but it’s not the only one
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