Mercedes reserve driver de Vries was called up by Williams shortly before the Italian Grand Prix’s FP3 session to replace Alex Albon, who was taken ill with appendicitis. The 2019 Formula 2 champion and 2020-21 Formula E title-winner immediately impressed by outqualifying Albon’s regular team-mate Nicholas Latifi and, after a barrage of gird penalties, he […]
Nakagami’s future had been thrown into doubt amid a difficult fifth season in the premier class aboard the troublesome 2022 iteration of the Honda RC213V. The Japanese rider lies 16th in the standings ahead of this weekend’s Aragon round with a pair of seventh-place finishes at Jerez and Le Mans standing as his best results […]
After starting from the back due to an engine penalty, Hamilton had a frustrating first lap in Monza and was still 19th at the end of it. However, the Mercedes driver worked his way up the order and was hoping to challenge Carlos Sainz for fourth when the late safety car neutralised the race. Hamilton […]
Drugovich wrapped up the F2 title at Monza on Saturday with three races remaining, putting him on the radar for a possible role with an F1 team for next year amid links to Aston Martin. Aston Martin announced on Monday that Drugovich had joined its young driver programme, and that he would make his FP1 […]
Although drivers taking the chequered flag under caution meant Max Verstappen was unchallenged at the end, Horner believes that not having the cars racing to the line was bad for the championship. He says it went against a core principle that teams have long agreed on, that it is essential races do not end with […]
For the fifth race in a row, Max Verstappen and Red Bull walked off victorious. Unlike at his home race the weekend before, this time at Formula 1’s 2022 Italian Grand Prix the world champion did so with a chorus of boos rather than adoring cheers ringing out. But both those developments don’t tell the […]
De Vries was called in to replace Alex Albon at Williams for the remainder of the Monza weekend on Saturday when the latter was ruled out with appendicitis. The one-time Formula E champion qualified 13th – though started eighth due to grid penalties for others – and went on to finish his debut F1 race […]
Albon fell ill on Saturday morning and had to sit out the rest of the Italian Grand Prix weekend, with his Williams seat being taken up by reserve driver Nyck de Vries. On Monday Williams announced that Albon suffered “complications which led to respiratory failure” after the procedure, which meant Albon had to be re-intubated […]
While there has yet to be official confirmation that Schumacher won’t be retained, team boss Gunther Steiner has been actively talking to other candidates in recent weeks. Antonio Giovinazzi, who drove for the team in FP1 in Monza last weekend, has been high in the list for some time. He’s the favoured choice of engine […]
Verstappen can wrap up his second successive world title next time out in Singapore, following his fifth consecutive race victory on Sunday. Who is leading the 2022 F1 World Championship Drivers’ points? Red Bull’s reigning champion Verstappen scored 25 points at Monza and his lead in the World championship is up to 116 points over […]