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Browning earns maiden F2 victory with fightback in Monza

Formula 1 - Sun, 2025-09-07 13:41
Briton Luke Browning took his maiden win in F2 following an eventful Monza Feature Race.

Sarno set to host the 2025 Rotax Max Challenge Euro Trophy Finale

Motorsport - Sun, 2025-09-07 13:22
The 2025 Rotax MAX Challenge Euro Trophy heads into its decisive chapter with the fourth and final round taking place at one of the most prestigious venues in the international karting scene - the Circuito Internazionale Napoli, in Sarno, Italy.
The 1,547-meter (0.96-mile) layout, both fast and technically demanding, will welcome the Euro Trophy for the very first time, despite already being ...Keep reading

Why is F1 Italian GP so rarely won from pole?

Motorsport - Sun, 2025-09-07 12:09
Pierre Gasly, Daniel Ricciardo, Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc, winners of the past five grands prix at Monza, have something in common besides the obvious fact of being Formula 1 drivers who have won the Italian GP.
None of them started from pole position.
Indeed, races won from pole are in the minority at Monza, which has hosted a world championship grand prix every year bar one since ...Keep reading

Pierre Gasly reflects on 2020 Monza F1 win: “It sticks with me every day”

Motorsport - Sun, 2025-09-07 11:38
On 6 September 2020, Pierre Gasly lived what was the most prestigious day of his Formula 1 career so far, as he won the Italian Grand Prix with AlphaTauri.
Now called Racing Bulls, the team wasn’t a frontrunner by any means, with Gasly collecting 18 of its 20 points over the first seven grands prix of a pandemic-impacted campaign.
Still, the Frenchman consistently outperformed team-mate ...Keep reading

The day an emotional Schumacher equalled Senna’s win tally

Formula 1 - Sun, 2025-09-07 10:40
F1 Hall of Fame journalist David Tremayne remembers an emotional day at Monza for Michael Schumacher and Ferrari, 25 years ago this month.

See how Verstappen beat Norris to pole with our ‘Ghost Car’

Formula 1 - Sun, 2025-09-07 10:40
Monza produced another thrilling Qualifying session on Saturday afternoon as Red Bull driver Max Verstappen edged out McLaren rival Lando Norris to secure pole position.

Michelin-starred chef Massimo Bottura reveals his F1 heroes

Formula 1 - Sun, 2025-09-07 10:40
Massimo Bottura is one of the world’s most highly-regarded chefs, and owner of the three Michelin-starred Osteria Francescana in his native Modena, in Italy. Speaking exclusively to F1.com, the dynamic culinary colossus gives us an insight into his F1 heroes, his love of the sport – and how to make a ‘Spaghetti Lewis’…

How Max Verstappen and Red Bull went from a "monster" in Monza to fastest F1 lap ever

Motorsport - Sun, 2025-09-07 10:31
Twelve months ago, the world of Formula 1 still looked very different in many ways. Max Verstappen led the championship with a sizeable margin, trying to drag an inferior car across the line for his fourth world title. Oscar Piastri had only one Grand Prix victory to his name, while Helmut Marko had called the situation at Red Bull “alarming” for the first time a week prior to the Italian GP ...Keep reading

Jorge Martin pinpoints potential cause of Francesco Bagnaia's MotoGP troubles

Motorsport - Sun, 2025-09-07 09:44
Jorge Martin feels his 2024 title rival Francesco Bagnaia is lacking the confidence in Ducati’s MotoGP bike this season after following him closely in the Catalan Grand Prix sprint.
Having already endured two tough weekends in Austria and Hungary following the summer break, factory Ducati rider Bagnaia hit a new low point in Barcelona as he struggled to 14th place in Saturday’s ...Keep reading

Strategy corner: The options giving teams hope in a route one F1 Italian GP

Motorsport - Sun, 2025-09-07 09:39
When Monza was resurfaced ahead of last year's Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix, it prompted a degree of conservatism; the McLarens, for instance, opted for a two-stop strategy and stuck to it. It did not know that Ferrari was about to rock its world by pursuing a one-stopper.
Pirelli believes that a one-stop will be the best scenario this year too. The expected level of graining has not been ...Keep reading

Niki Lauda’s first F1 title 50 years ago, in his own words

Motorsport - Sun, 2025-09-07 08:00
Fifty years ago on this day, Niki Lauda won his first Formula 1 world title with third place in Monza. The tifosi celebrated their hero, with Clay Regazzoni giving them a home victory as the cherry on the cake.
In 1975, Lauda and Ferrari set new standards in Formula 1. The Austrian ended an 11-year title drought for the Scuderia and laid the foundation for a new era of success, which is not ...Keep reading

Gasly ‘fully believes’ Alpine can fight at the front from 2026

Formula 1 - Sun, 2025-09-07 07:40
Pierre Gasly admits that his contract extension with Alpine until the end of the 2028 campaign is because "I fully believe" that the Formula 1 team will allow him to fight at the front of the grid.

Robert Kubica makes it a Ferrari 1-2 with pole position in WEC COTA qualifying

Motorsport - Sun, 2025-09-07 05:44
Ferrari driver Robert Kubica claimed hist first World Endurance Championship Hypercar pole position at Austin. The star of the Le Mans 24 Hours in June took the top spot in qualifying aboard the AF Corse-run customer Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercar by less than a tenth of a second from Antonio Giovinazzi.
Kubica, who shares the Le Mans-winning AF Ferrari with Philip Hanson and Yifei Ye, got down ...Keep reading

Xfinity playoffs set as Connor Zilisch pursues history

Motorsport - Sun, 2025-09-07 05:21
Connor Zilisch won again, again and denied William Sawalich a NASCAR Xfinity Series playoff spot in the process.
Why again, again?
The victory in the Nu Way 200 was the ninth credited to Zilisch this season. His fourth credited win in a row and eighth credited over his past 10 races. Credited because he started the race at Daytona, immediately came down pit road to swap out with Parker ...Keep reading

Austin Cindric looks forward to "fun adventure" with Supercars in Adelaide

Motorsport - Sun, 2025-09-07 04:24
2022 Daytona 500 winner and Team Penske driver Austin Cindric is no stranger to the world of Supercars. He's paid close attention to the Australian-based racing series for years, and even considered it as a legitimate career-path for himself before becoming a full-time NASCAR Cup Series driver.
Several Supercars aces have ventured over to NASCAR in recent years, including Shane van Gisbergen ...Keep reading

NASCAR Xfinity’s teenaged phenom Connor Zilisch is your regular season champion with historic win

Motorsport - Sun, 2025-09-07 03:25
Connor Zilisch's incredible run of form continues, collecting his ninth win of the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and his fourth in a row. The victory came at WWT Raceway (Gateway), which was hosting an Xfinity race for the first time in 15 years.
Zilisch joins Sam Ard and Noah Gragson as the only drivers to ever win four consecutive NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
"Yeah, that one was ...Keep reading

2025 NASCAR Xfinity playoff grid officially set

Motorsport - Sun, 2025-09-07 03:21
As he attempts to defend his 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series title, Justin Allgaier will face 11 drivers who have never won a championship in the second tier of stock car racing. 
The 2025 playoff grid is officially set, and rookie sensation Connor Zilisch secured the regular season championship (and the No. 1 seed in the playoffs) with his ninth victory of the 2025 season. He also has seven wins ...Keep reading

Jeb Burton's NASCAR Xfinity playoff hopes end in a big crash at Gateway

Motorsport - Sun, 2025-09-07 02:36
Jeb Burton entered Saturday’s regular season finale with a tough task in front of him – he had to make up 31 points on his cousin, Harrison Burton, in order to make the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series playoffs.
Both drivers failed to score any stage points at WWT Raceway (Gateway), and Jeb’s chances of pointing his way into the postseason were looking slim.
Even still, he kept fighting ...Keep reading

Gateway NASCAR Playoff race will be about execution

Motorsport - Sun, 2025-09-07 00:58
The Enjoy Illinois 300 is going to be an execution race; or as these types are more commonly referred to under derision -- a track position race.
And Denny Hamlin will take the green flag with the best track position possible after scoring his third pole of the season and on back-to-back weeks to start the Cup Series Playoffs.
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Denny Hamlin beats Kyle Larson to Gateway NASCAR Cup pole position

Motorsport - Sat, 2025-09-06 23:40
For the 46th time in his career and the third time this year, Denny Hamlin will lead the NASCAR Cup field to the green flag. With a lap of 32.330s, the Joe Gibbs Racing driver bested Hendrick Motorsports' Kyle Larson by 0.021s for the top spot.
"No, not really," said Hamlin when asked if it felt like a pole lap inside the race car. "I thought I could have done a little bit better job for the ...Keep reading

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