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George Russell has topped second practice at Formula 1's Italian Grand Prix, nudging Ferrari's Charles Leclerc off the top of the timesheets.
Russell set a 1m22.559s lap in the second half of the session as part of a mid-session shootout between the Briton, Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and Russell's Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli, who filled the top three.
Following tepid laps on hard tyres ...Keep reading

Live coverage of the second Formula 1 practice session for the 2026 Italian Grand Prix in Monza.

Formula 1 is set to light up Milan as it brings an incredible three-day entertainment spectacle to the Italian city from February 18-20 2027, known as F1 Live Milan.

Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton claimed a Ferrari 1-2 during the opening practice session of the Italian Grand Prix weekend.

Carson Hocevar has established himself as one of the largest personalities in NASCAR.
Between his aggressive driving on the track and self-assured attitude off the track, he's made plenty of fans and enemies in his still young career in the Cup Series.
Spire Motorsports leaned into the controversy of their star driver on Thursday with a post highlighting the many criticisms that have been ...Keep reading

The FIA was wrong to lift the ban on Russian competitors because nothing has changed since it was imposed, the Ukrainian Minister for Youth and Sport says.

The FIA was wrong to lift the ban on Russian competitors because nothing has changed since it was imposed, the Ukrainian Minister for Youth and Sport says.

Alpine Formula 1 boss Flavio Briatore has questioned the fairness of the appeal procedure against the Monaco Grand Prix results, claiming one judge has a close relationship with McLaren.
Pierre Gasly was one of several drivers penalised in Monaco for exceeding the pitlane speed limit, which was later found to be the result of an incorrect measurement by FOM. Gasly lost his third place, but ...Keep reading

Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies says Isack Hadjar needs more time to recover from his wrist injury and is unlikely to return to Formula 1 at the Spanish Grand Prix.
Hadjar injured his wrist in training during the summer break, with the setback ruling him out of the Zandvoort and Monza F1 weekends. He has been replaced by Liam Lawson at Red Bull, with Yuki Tsunoda consequently standing in ...Keep reading

Formula 1 has announced plans for a three-day season launch event in Italy, with F1 Live Milan scheduled to take place from 18-20 February 2027.
The focal point of the schedule will be F1 The Show, which is set for the evening of 18 February and will be similar to the F1 75 event, held in London in 2025. The London edition drew in an audience of 7.5 million live viewers.
F1 The Show will ...Keep reading

NASCAR Cup drivers must prepare for 500 miles of grueling racing at Darlington Raceway, which will host the 77th running of the Southern 500 and the opening round of the 2026 Chase for the championship.
Chase Briscoe is attempting to become the first driver in nearly three decades to win three consecutive Southern 500s, while Denny Hamlin enters the postseason as the No. 1 seed in the ...Keep reading

After the FIA's International Court of Appeal ruled on Friday that Pierre Gasly's Monaco Grand Prix speeding penalties did stand, the impact on the standings is noteworthy.
Gasly was one of several drivers who were caught speeding during the race in the principality, but it was found that the pitlane measurements were inaccurate, which paved the way for Alpine to successfully request a right ...Keep reading

Lando Norris says he hopes establishing his own junior team and driver programme can help guide underfunded talent all the way to the Formula 1.
On Wednesday Norris announced two separate projects; a single-seater race team called LN4 Fusion and the LN4 Legacy programme which aims to support a young driver's career through the FIA's ladder.
LN4 Fusion will be run by former long-time Prema ...Keep reading

Former Formula 1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya believes McLaren has become "hard to stop" as it gains confidence in the 2026 championship.
Reigning champion Lando Norris heads into this weekend's Italian Grand Prix on the back of two consecutive victories at the Hungarian and Dutch Grands Prix. Though Norris still trails Mercedes' championship leader Kimi Antonelli by 83 points, McLaren is rapidly ...Keep reading

Charles Leclerc leads Lewis Hamilton in first practice at the Italian Grand Prix to start the weekend off on a positive note for Ferrari.

Charles Leclerc led a Ferrari 1-2 to set the fastest time in first free practice at Formula 1's Italian Grand Prix.
Leclerc's time of 1m23.008s, set on medium tyres, was quick enough to pip team-mate Lewis Hamilton on a hot summer afternoon at the historic Monza circuit.
Leclerc set his time halfway through the first of three practice sessions, boosting expectations from the partisan home ...Keep reading

Netflix has released the trailer for its upcoming Formula 1 documentary, Schumacher '94 - The Birth of a Legend, ahead of its global premiere on 2 October.
Produced by LEONINE Documentaries and directed by Christin Freitag, the German-language feature focuses on Michael Schumacher's maiden championship title.
The newly released trailer previews behind-the-scenes details from the 1994 season ...Keep reading

When the lights go out at Monza, bettors will be watching closely to make accurate predictions in real-time.

Live coverage of the first Formula 1 practice session for the 2026 Italian Grand Prix in Monza.