Sauber suffered another DRS issue after Marcus Ericsson shunt
MONZA, Italy -- Sauber said it suffered another issue with its Drag Reduction System (DRS) after the one which caused Marcus Ericsson's big crash during Friday practice.
Lewis Hamilton: Deficit to Ferrari the same as at Spa
Lewis Hamilton has conceded Mercedes has work to do if it is to stop Ferrari from securing pole position on home turf at Monza.
F1 working to introduce new Halo for 2021 season
MONZA, Italy -- Formula One bosses hope to introduce a new version of the Halo in time for the regulation change planned for 2021.
Sebastian Vettel outpaces Lewis Hamilton in final practice
MONZA, Italy -- Championship contenders Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton look set for a head-to-head battle for pole position at the Italian Grand Prix after they were split by just 0.081s in final practice.
Italian GP
Practice Session 3
Pos Driver Car Time Gap Laps
1 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:20.509s - 18
2 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:20.590s 0.081s 14
3 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1:20.682s 0.173s 16
4 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:21.112s 0.603s 18
5 Max Verstappen Red Bull/Renault 1:21.388s 0.879s 15
6 Kevin Magnussen Haas/Ferrari 1:22.011s 1.502s 15
7 Esteban Ocon Force India/Mercedes 1:22.055s 1.546s 16
8 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull/Renault 1:22.310s 1.801s 15
9 Charles Leclerc Sauber/Ferrari 1:22.313s 1.804s 17
10 Romain Grosjean Haas/Ferrari 1:22.357s 1.848s 16
11 Sergio Perez Force India/Mercedes 1:22.486s 1.977s 13
12 Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso/Honda 1:22.631s 2.122s 20
13 Carlos Sainz Renault 1:22.737s 2.228s 15
14 Sergey Sirotkin Williams/Mercedes 1:22.778s 2.269s 20
15 Lance Stroll Williams/Mercedes 1:22.860s 2.351s 19
16 Marcus Ericsson Sauber/Ferrari 1:22.882s 2.373s 25
17 Fernando Alonso McLaren/Renault 1:22.892s 2.383s 23
18 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren/Renault 1:22.987s 2.478s 16
19 Nico Hulkenberg Renault 1:23.149s 2.640s 10
20 Brendon Hartley Toro Rosso/Honda 1:23.164s 2.655s 19
Raikkonen pips Vettel, Hamilton to shock Monza pole
MONZA, Italy -- Kimi Raikkonen secured a surprise pole position at the Italian Grand Prix with the fastest ever qualifying lap in Formula One at an average speed of 163.785 mph.
Italian GP
Qualifying Session
Pos Driver Car Time Gap
1 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1:19.119s -
2 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:19.280s 0.161s
3 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:19.294s 0.175s
4 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:19.656s 0.537s
5 Max Verstappen Red Bull/Renault 1:20.615s 1.496s
6 Romain Grosjean Haas/Ferrari 1:20.936s 1.817s
7 Carlos Sainz Renault 1:21.041s 1.922s
8 Esteban Ocon Force India/Mercedes 1:21.099s 1.980s
9 Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso/Honda 1:21.350s 2.231s
10 Lance Stroll Williams/Mercedes 1:21.627s 2.508s
11 Kevin Magnussen Haas/Ferrari 1:21.669s 2.550s
12 Sergey Sirotkin Williams/Mercedes 1:21.732s 2.613s
13 Fernando Alonso McLaren/Renault 1:22.568s 3.449s
14 Sergio Perez Force India/Mercedes 1:21.888s 2.769s
15 Charles Leclerc Sauber/Ferrari 1:21.889s 2.770s
16 Brendon Hartley Toro Rosso/Honda 1:21.934s 2.815s
17 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren/Renault 1:22.085s 2.966s
18 Marcus Ericsson Sauber/Ferrari 1:22.048s 2.929s
19 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull/Renault - -
20 Nico Hulkenberg Renault - -
Kimi Raikkonen: I'm free to race Sebastian Vettel
MONZA, Italy -- Kimi Raikkonen says he is free to race Ferrari teammate Sebastian Vettel for victory at the Italian Grand Prix, as long as the pair avoid a collision.
Kevin Magnussen: Fernando Alonso thinks he's a god and I can't wait for him to retire
MONZA, Italy -- Kevin Magnussen has accused Fernando Alonso of disrespect, saying he would have rather hanged himself than let the Spaniard pull off his controversial move in qualifying at the Italian Grand Prix.
Sebastian Vettel on Monza qualifying: 'Clearly I wasn't happy'
MONZA, Italy -- Sebastian Vettel said he was clearly upset by being beaten to pole position by teammate Kimi Raikkonen at the Italian Grand Prix, but refused to specify the reasons why.
Lewis Hamilton: Ferrari was just quicker at Monza
MONZA, Italy -- Lewis Hamilton has congratulated Kimi Raikkonen on his pole position at the Italian Grand Prix, saying he simply could not match the pace of the Ferrari driver at Monza.
Alonso criticises ânot very cleverâ Magnussen but stewards clear both for clash
The Italian Grand Prix stewards have taken no action against Fernando Alonso and Kevin Magnussen for their incident during qualifying which forced both drivers to abort their laps.
McLaren in talks with Pat Fry over possible return to its technical team
Former McLaren chief engineer Pat Fry has spoken to the team about a possible return in an engineering capacity, eight years since he left them to join Ferrari.
Pirelli has a rival for 2020-23 F1 tyre contract
The FIA has received at least one rival bid to current Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli to become the championshipâs official provider from 2020.
Todt casts doubt on Force Indiaâs prize money share
FIA president Jean Todt says there is not unanimous agreement between Force Indiaâs rival teams for it to receive the prize money it earned before it was rescued from administration.
Markelov to make F1 practice debut for Renault
Formula Two driver Artem Markelov will make his debut in an official Formula 1 practice session with Renault at the Russian Grand Prix later this month.
Norris wants practice return after just nine laps at Monza
Lando Norris says he is hoping for another chance to drive McLarenâs Formula 1 car after rain limited him to just nine laps at Monza.
New Ferrari CEO Camilleri softens Marchionneâs F1 quit threat
Ferrariâs new CEO Louis Carey Camilleri has indicated the team will be more receptive of Liberty Mediaâs vision for the future of Formula 1 than it was under Sergio Marchionne, his predecessor.
Ericsson fit to drive after 320kph practice crash
The FIA medical delegate confirmed on Saturday morning Marcus Ericsson is fit to drive following his huge crash during practice at Monza yesterday.