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Lando Norris fumes after McLaren’s botched strategy at Dutch GP.
Lando Norris has been left seething in the wake of McLaren’s nightmare outing at the Dutch Grand Prix.
August 28th, 2023 3:23 pm
Staff Writers from News.com.au
The British driver enjoyed a stellar weekend around the Zandvoort track and started the race from second on the grid. As soon as the race got underway however the McLaren star and his teammate, Aussie Oscar Piastri, suffered thanks to a costly tactical decision.
The heavens opened up as the grid made their way around the track on the opening lap and as the rain got heavier, almost every team elected to pit and move off the soft tyres in favour of the intermediate tyres. McLaren decided to stay out and push on for longer with the soft compound.
The decision backfired almost instantly and left Norris and Piastri stranded towards the back of the grid and fighting to claw their way back into the points. After the race the British star voiced his displeasure with the strategical blunder and called for a review into what had happened.
‘Lando Norris has been left seething’;
https://www.foxsports.com.au/motorsp...66c76ec9f3b9c6
Norris demands McLaren investigation after latest strategy mishap
27 August 9:30PM
Author Rory Mitchell
Co-author Aaron Deckers
RacingNews365
Lando Norris asserts that McLaren has “lost too many points” this season through “bad” strategy choices amid another squandered opportunity at the Dutch Grand Prix. “I’m not going to talk too much otherwise I’ll create a headline and I’m really bad at that,” he reflected.
“It’s clear we made the wrong decision, we made a bad decision, it’s something we’ll talk about and review, we’ve made a couple this season, we’ve lost too many positions and too many points with a couple of these things.”
‘Norris demands McLaren investigation’;
https://www.motorsportweek.com/2023/...egy-decisions/
Norris demands McLaren investigation after latest strategy mishap
27 August 9:30PM
Author Rory Mitchell
Co-author Aaron Deckers
RacingNews365
Lando Norris has called for McLaren to investigate its Dutch Grand Prix strategy after dropping out of podium contention. "We've lost too many positions and also the points throughout this year with a couple of these things.”
Russell joined Norris in the battle for fifth in the closing stages and when side-by-side through Turns 11 and 12 late on, the duo made contact, resulting in a puncture for the Mercedes driver that left him last of the finishers.
On the contact, Norris added: "The cars are so sharp nowadays, you touch them a little bit and it's like a full punch all of a sudden. It's just good racing, we were close, wheel wheel-to-wheel and I feel bad that it came off that way."
‘Latest strategy mishap’;
https://racingnews365.com/norris-wan...ch-gp-strategy
NORRIS RUES ‘WRONG DECISION’ THAT COST MCLAREN AT ZANDVOORT
McLaren saw its chances of a podium finish vanish during the first deluge of rain
Last updated:August 28, 2023
James Phillips
FormulaNerds
Lando Norris has reflected on a race of missed opportunities for McLaren after its strong qualifying performance fell away in the race. Speaking to formula1.com after the race, Norris admitted the call by McLaren to stay out when the rain first came down was “wrong. He also said that the team should be performing better, despite the positive aspects of the race:
“Wrong decision. [We] just made the wrong decision at the beginning. I guess it happens, but at the same time, [we] should be doing a slightly better job than we did today.”
“Some good things of course – I don’t want to say it is all negative. Some points on the board, it wasn’t a shocking race. A lot of it was good – the pit stop for the second bit of rain was good, so some good things. Just the first one was a bad decision and cost us a lot of places.”
‘Chances of a podium finish vanish’;
https://www.formulanerds.com/news/no...-at-zandvoort/
Norris: McLaren race pace still 'not good enough'
29/08/2023 at 08:26
Michael Delaney
F1i.com
Lando Norris says McLaren's race pace relative to its rivals still isn't good enough, an assertion made after the Briton finished seventh in the Dutch Grand Prix. "There are times when it's down to pace and times when it's down to strategy, and the strategy is what messed us up today," he said.
"I don't think the pace is bad, the pace was okay. Not good enough, if you want to say what was our pace compared to Aston's? It was pretty terrible. Compared to Mercedes? Pretty terrible. So our pace today was a long way off our pace that we showed yesterday in qualifying. And our one-lap is still a lot more competitive than our race pace.”
‘McLaren race pace still not good enough';
https://f1i.com/news/485189-norris-m...od-enough.html
Tactical errors like Dutch GP pit call have cost McLaren “a lot of points” – Norris
2023 Dutch Grand Prix
Written by Ida Wood and Claire Cottingham
Posted on 28th August 2023, 12:09
RaceFans
Norris initially held on to his second place starting spot but was passed by Fernando Alonso on lap two as rain fell. Red Bull’s pole-winner Max Verstappen and Alonso then pitted to switch from their slick tyres, and Norris moved ahead. He led for eight seconds before Mercedes’ George Russell came past. Norris was then overtaken by Red Bull’s Sergio Perez – who had been the first to pit for intermediate tyres.
Although “strategy is what messed us up today”, Norris felt McLaren’s race pace compared to Aston Martin and Mercedes was also “pretty terrible. Our one-lap pace is still a lot more competitive than our race pace. I think that’s becoming more and more evident, and we’re doing whatever we can to fix it and to make steps forward but at the minute it’s nowhere near enough.” But he said he was “so happy to be in P7” given “it could have been a lot worse” after the start.
‘Norris was then overtaken by Red Bull’s Sergio Perez’;
https://www.racefans.net/2023/08/28/...points-norris/
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Ten-in-a-row for Verstappen? Six talking points for the 2023 Italian Grand Prix.
If Verstappen disappoints the Tifosi by taking yet another win on Sunday, it will be a historic moment for the sport as Verstappen once again does something no F1 driver has ever done before.
2023 Italian Grand Prix
Posted on 30th August 2023, 7:1531st August 2023, 7:56
Written by Will Wood
RaceFans
Just one week after Max Verstappen had the privilege of over 100,000 fans passionately cheering him on to victory at Zandvoort, he will have a circuit full of people hoping he will finally be beaten during the Italian Grand Prix at Monza – ideally by one of the Ferraris.
The Formula 1 record for consecutive grand prix victories – the nine Verstappen equalled last weekend – has stood for 70 years, established by Alberto Ascari. His run of nine wins was interrupted by one race he did not enter, the 1953 Indianapolis 500, then a points-paying world championship round.
Prior to last weekend, only one driver had won nine races in a row without any breaks or interruptions – Sebastian Vettel. Now Verstappen sits alongside Vettel as a joint record holder, with an extremely strong chance to go one better than his fellow Red Bull world champion. As much as fans may bemoan Verstappen’s stranglehold over the sport, it’s undeniable that 10 straight wins would be a truly special achievement.
‘Ten-in-a-row’;
https://www.racefans.net/2023/08/30/...an-grand-prix/
What is the Monza Curse? The freaky streak that could deny Max Verstappen record F1 victory
The previous three winners of the Italian Grand Prix have all failed to finish the Monza race the year after claiming victory
August 30, 2023
By Brandon Sutton
Total Motorsport
Max Verstappen will look to win the 2023 Italian Grand Prix to claim a record-breaking 10th consecutive F1 win, but in order to do so he’ll need to survive the Monza curse. Since 2019, the winner of the Italian GP has failed to finish the race the following year. Charles Leclerc retired in 2020, Pierre Gasly retired in 2021 and Daniel Ricciardo retired in 2022.
With limited opposition in 2023, could the curse of Monza be Verstappen‘s greatest threat to his chances of victory? Verstappen won the 2022 edition quite comfortably, claiming the top step of the podium after leading by 17 seconds prior to a late safety car.
‘The Monza Curse? The freaky streak’;
https://www.total-motorsport.com/wha...rd-f1-victory/
Verstappen history beckons - What to expect at the Italian Grand Prix
30 August 1:50PM
Author Ewan Gale
RacingNews365
It is hard to believe that Verstappen won't take sole ownership of the record for most consecutive victories in F1 history at Monza this weekend given his stunning run of form.
Not even two downpours and a red flag could shuffle the pack against the two-time champion at his home race - a race of such jeopardy providing the type of opportunities rivals had been longing for all season.
So Verstappen enters another race week knowing he could become the first driver in history to secure 10 wins in a row, a streak stretching back to the Miami Grand Prix in May.
‘Verstappen history beckons’;
https://racingnews365.com/verstappen...ian-grand-prix
Stay at home, Tifosi! 2023 Italian GP Preview – Inside Line F1 Podcast
August 30, 2023
Kunal Shah
Kunal's F1 Blog
The ‘Temple of Speed’ and the ‘Tifosi’ – will this unique love affair and emotion be rewarded with success this weekend at the 2023 Italian Grand Prix? That’s what the tifosi and their beloved Scuderia Ferrari would be hoping for. But given Ferrari’s form, the tifosi might be better off staying at home!
Will Max Verstappen claim the record for 10 successive wins in Formula 1? Or can someone actually halt his race-winning streak? Of course, the ‘curse of Monza’ is yet to be broken. But VER losing due to the Monza curse would be pure cruel!
But which team will be second-fastest at Monza? McLaren and Aston Martin have had a straightline speed deficit. Will their upgrades bring them into play? If Ferrari keep fumbling, is Mercedes the default team to claim P2? Could Williams have an outside chance given their recent recovery?
‘The ‘Temple of Speed’ and the ‘Tifosi’ ’;
https://www.kunalsf1blog.com/stay-at...ne-f1-podcast/
F1 set for first fully dry race weekend in four months
2023 Italian Grand Prix weather
Posted on 31st August 2023, 8:1430th August 2023, 22:15
Written by Ida Wood
RaceFans
Formula 1 is set for its first all-dry weekend of track action since May’s Miami Grand Prix with the trip to Monza for the Italian Grand Prix. Each of the last eight rounds have seen at least one session in which the track was wet. The round preceding those was due to be the first of two events in Italy – but the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix was cancelled due to flooding in and around the Imola circuit.
It will be not only dry but quite warm this weekend at Monza, which is hosting the final round of the season which takes place in Europe. Both practice sessions on Friday will be held in the afternoon, meaning drivers will be facing air temperatures of 24C in first practice and 26C in second practice while the supporting Formula 2 and Formula 3 championships may be on track when it’s just 15C in the morning.
There is no expectation of rain during either of F1’s sessions, although there will be north-blowing winds that could be as strong as 15kph. That means drivers will have a tailwind down the pit straight, but will go up against a headwind on the back straight. It will make the slipstream effect weaker on the run to turn one, but stronger entering Curva Parabolica.
‘Fully dry race weekend’;
https://www.racefans.net/2023/08/31/...n-four-months/
Lawson ready to deliver at Monza with full preparation
Thursday 31st August, 2023 - 10:49am
By Ian Parkes
Speedcafe
Liam Lawson feels a full weekend of preparation will help him to deliver across the Italian Grand Prix – although is expecting the attention to again rise another level. “In Monza, it’s going to be nice to have the full build-up to the weekend preparation-wise, being able to drive in all the practice sessions,” said Lawson.
“For Zandvoort, I flew in from Japan (following his latest race in Super Formula) on Thursday night after racing there the previous weekend. Obviously, you’re always prepared as much as you can be for these things, but it’s so unlikely that you never really expect it to happen – and then it did!”
“The support from the team was amazing. They did everything possible to prepare me as much as possible in the limited time we had. Even during the race, Pierre (Hamelin, Race Engineer) was super supportive with so much information, basically walking me through it, and that really made my life a lot easier.”
‘Lawson ready to deliver’;
https://www.speedcafe.com/2023/08/31...p-preparation/
‘It’s crystal clear’: Ferrari’s brutal admission after Dutch GP howler — but can it turn things around?
August 30th, 2023 5:06 pm
Michael Lamonato from Fox Sports
Fox Sports (Australia)
Ferrari will send off the European campaign of the Formula 1 season in style, unveiling this week a one-off celebratory livery, complete with new overalls and race helmets, for its home Italian Grand Prix.
The success in question being marked is the team’s victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in June, Ferrari’s first win at the world’s most famous endurance race since 1965. Of course in the F1 world Scuderia Ferrari has little to celebrate.
The 2023 season has been a disappointing one, made only more painful by the fact it started last year, the first under new regulations, not just as a championship contender but at one stage as a comfortable title leader. Its competitiveness tailed off badly though 2022, precipitating the departure of team principal Mattia Binotto and a wide-ranging team reshuffle by the hand of new boss Frédéric Vasseur.
‘It’s crystal clear’;
https://www.foxsports.com.au/motorsp...fc865343947d71
Italy GP boss in a ‘hurry’ for F1 contract talks
08:44 Wed, 30 Aug 2023.
ANDREW MAITLAND
Grandpx.news
Italian GP chief Angelo Sticchi Damiani says he is in a “hurry” to ink a new Formula 1 race deal with Liberty Media. With the highly popular Dutch GP at Zandvoort facing the prospect of having to annually alternate its calendar spot, it is clear that even the historic venue at Monza is in doubt for the future.
“The future is in our hands,” Damiani, president of the Italian automobile club Aci, is quoted by Italy’s Autosprint ahead of this weekend’s F1 race at Monza. We must be all together to guarantee an extension of the contract with Liberty Media that expires in 2025,” he said. “And under conditions that are sustainable. And we must do it quickly.”
It is already well known that F1 and Liberty are demanding key changes at the more than 100-year-old Autodromo Nazionale di Monza. “Monza is 100 years old and we are happy to be able to contribute so that the story continues,” Sticchi Damiani said.
“The future is in our hands”;
https://grandpx.news/italy-gp-boss-i...ontract-talks/
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NEED TO KNOW: The most important facts, stats and trivia ahead of the 2023 Italian Grand Prix.
Formula 1 heads straight from Zandvoort to Monza for the Italian Grand Prix this weekend. Ahead of the event, Need to Know is your all-in-one guide with stats, trivia, insight and much more. You can also see how fans have voted using our F1 Play predictor game.
31 August 2023
Formula One - Official Site
Vital statistics
• First Grand Prix – 1950
• Track Length – 5.793km
• Lap record – 1m 21.046s, Rubens Barrichello, Ferrari, 2004
• Most pole positions – Lewis Hamilton (7)
• Most wins – Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton (5)
• Trivia – The Italian Grand Prix has featured on the F1 calendar since the inaugural 1950 season, with Monza home to every race apart from 1980, when Imola played host
• Pole run to Turn 1 braking point – 472 metres
• Overtakes completed in 2022 – 91
• Safety Car probability – 50%*
• Virtual Safety Car probability – 38%*
• Pit stop time loss – 23.46 seconds
The driver’s verdict: Jolyon Palmer, former Renault F1 driver: Monza is one of a kind on the calendar, yet in many ways is the simplest track. It’s low downforce and all begins with braking into the chicane for Sector 1 and getting your car to stop as nicely as you can for Turn 1 – that’s the key.
Strategy and set-up keys: Bernie Collins, former Aston Martin F1 strategist: Monza requires minimum drag and therefore minimum downforce, meaning we will see some of the highest straight-line speeds of the season. In the past, prior to resource restrictions or the cost cap, most teams would have a specific rear wing for the weekend.
‘NEED TO KNOW’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...X6q4hz6U9.html
The key talking points heading into the Italian Grand Prix
31st August 2023, 12:30
By George Dagless
Give Me Sport
Max Verstappen eyes another record: Max Verstappen has had an incredible season and is on the verge of another slice of F1 history if he can win this weekend.
Can Williams cause another shock? Williams came back from the summer break in fine form, with them seeing both cars into Q3 for the first time since 2017, with Logan Sargeant making the last part of the session for the first time in his debut F1 year.
Liam Lawson gets a full weekend: Lawson did a solid job last weekend for AlphaTauri as he was thrown into the deep end at Zandvoort with little prep time thanks to Daniel Ricciardo's crash and subsequent injury.
Special liveries: Finally, we're set to see some one-off liveries used this weekend by a couple of the teams. Both Ferrari and Alfa Romeo are on home turf this weekend and have marked the occasion with some eye-catching paint jobs.
‘Key talking points’;
https://www.givemesport.com/the-key-...an-grand-prix/
F1 Form Guide: Italian Grand Prix
31st August 2023, 10:05
Motorsport.com
POLE PERFORMANCE: Although Verstappen has won the last nine races, he has ‘only’ been on pole in six of them! If there is any chance of him being beaten this weekend, then, it is probably on Saturday afternoon.
PODIUM CHALLENGERS: Despite the high likelihood of a Red Bull victory, Monza has seen five different winners in the last five years. Verstappen won last year, but Hamilton won in 2018, Leclerc in 2019, Pierre Gasly in 2020 and Daniel Ricciardo in 2021.
CHANCE CHOICES: Last year saw a higher-than-average four cars retire from the race, with a double failure for Aston Martin. Haas is at 6/1 to be the first team to retire a car this time, with Alpha Tauri next at 32/5 and Alpine at 33/5.
‘F1 Form Guide’;
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f...prix/10513432/
Sainz rates Ferrari chances for Monza homecoming
31 August 10:55AM
Author Rory Mitchell
RacingNews365
Carlos Sainz has insisted he expects Ferrari to improve its form for the Italian Grand Prix based on its Belgian Grand Prix performance. Rating Ferrari's chances at Monza, Sainz told media including RacingNews365.com: "I think we should be back to a decent place.
"I know it sounds positive or optimistic right now, but our performance swings this year are so high that we could also be looking at being back to the second or third fastest car in Monza in front of the Tifosi, especially after such a good result in Spa.”
"I'm more optimistic about that and glad that in a tough weekend [at Zandvoort] we still managed to finish in the top five."
‘Back to a decent place’;
https://racingnews365.com/sainz-rate...nza-homecoming
Ferrari at home in Monza, the only Italian race on this year’s F1 calendar
AUGUST 31, 2023 in Motorsport
Racecars
This weekend, the Italian Grand Prix takes place at Monza, the only Italian race on this year’s calendar following the cancellation of the one at Imola, because of flooding in the Emilia-Romagna region back in the Spring. Monza has hosted more world championship Grands Prix than any other track and, as usual, a large crowd of home fans are expected to turn up to support the Scuderia.
Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc and the entire team are counting on that support and are hoping to pay them back with a strong showing, getting the most out of the SF-23, which so far this season has proved to be not that easy to drive, even if on some tracks it has been second best behind the team that has dominated the championship so far.
Temple of Speed. Monza is now the only truly high speed circuit on the calendar, known as the “temple of speed” after the likes of Hockenheim, Silverstone and the Osterreichring were modified over the years. It features a mix of fast corners and long straights, with chicanes to slow the place, requiring the drivers to deal with heavy braking.
‘Ferrari at home in Monza’;
https://www.racecar.com/news/99026/m...rs-f1-calendar
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Leclerc provides prediction over Ferrari's Monza chances.
Can Ferrari win its first race of the current season on home soil? Charles Leclerc is confident Ferrari will be more competitive at its home race at Monza after a nightmare weekend at the Dutch Grand Prix.
31 August 5:25PM
Author Fergal Walsh
RacingNews365
“Let’s say it’s not exactly like Spa but the track characteristics are closer to the ones of Spa than Zandvoort and Budapest,” Leclerc told media including RacingNews365.com when assessing Ferrari's chances. “So we should be a bit more competitive here. Whether it will be enough or not to fight for the podium, I don't know. But I really hope so. We'll do everything for it, for sure.”
Ferrari has arrived at Monza with a revised car livery to commemorate its 24 Hours of Le Mans win earlier this year. “I love it, especially the Ferrari old style logo is what I love most,” Leclerc said regarding the new livery. Beautiful, I love it.”
‘Confident Ferrari will be more competitive’;
https://racingnews365.com/leclerc-pr...-monza-chances
Verstappen rejects Gasly’s claim Italian GP will be ‘trickiest for him to win’
2023 Italian Grand Prix
Posted on 31st August 2023, 17:03
Written by Keith Collantine and Claire Cottingham
RaceFans
Max Verstappen has dismissed Pierre Gasly’s claim that Monza will be a more difficult track for Red Bull to win on this weekend. But Verstappen doesn’t see any reason why Monza should present any particular challenges for Red Bull. “People are allowed to wish for these kind of things, but I think it’s going to be a good track for us,” he said.
Verstappen has previously said his car was more competitive on permanent circuits than street tracks. He expects the race after the Italian Grand Prix, on the Marina Bay street course in Singapore, could prove more of a challenge for them.
“For sure, we try to improve everything we can,” he said, “but some things, of course, they might only be fixed for next year. I do think that Singapore probably is a little bit more difficult than Spa or Zandvoort or any of these kind of tracks.”
“People are allowed to wish for these kind of things”;
https://www.racefans.net/2023/08/31/...or-him-to-win/
Alonso pinpoints Ferrari and Williams as Italian GP podium threat
31st August 2023, 17:31
by Taylor Powling
Motorsport Week
Fernando Alonso has pinpointed Ferrari and Williams as Aston Martin’s main threat for a podium place at the Italian Grand Prix.
Alonso predicts that Ferrari’s strong showing at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit prior to the summer break will stand them in good stead to be competitive on home ground, but he has also listed Williams as a credible threat for a top-three finish on Sunday.
The Spaniard believes Williams’ straight-line speed superiority will enable its slippery FW45 package to excel around the low-downforce circuit configuration at Monza.
‘Ferrari and Williams as Aston Martin’s main threat for a podium’;
https://www.motorsportweek.com/2023/...podium-threat/
Norris: McLaren have reviewed mistakes after “stupid” radio remark to engineer
2023 Italian Grand Prix
Posted on 31st August 2023, 15:46
Written by Will Wood
RaceFans
Lando Norris says McLaren have reviewed their “mistakes” from the Dutch Grand Prix after he was left out on slick tyres on a wet track at the start. As he was overtaken by cars who had pitted, Norris had a tense exchange with his engineer Jose Manuel Lopez. “Rain has stopped, Lando,” Lopez said. “We don’t expect any rain in the next 15 minutes.” “I know,” Norris replied. “I’m saying it’s not going to dry out any time soon, either.”
“Do you need the inters?,” Lopez asked. “If you cannot keep the can on the corners, we will box. If you can keep it on track…” he trailed off as Norris was overtaken through the penultimate corner by Zhou Guanyu, who had stopped at the end of the opening lap for intermediates.
“Box, mate. We’re too slow,” Norris asked. “We are faster than inters cars,” Lopez insisted. “What the f-,” exclaimed Norris. “Are you stupid?,” he said, before diving into the pit lane to fit intermediate tyres.
‘McLaren have reviewed mistakes’;
https://www.racefans.net/2023/08/31/...k-to-engineer/
PADDOCK INSIDER: Why Mercedes opted to stick with Lewis Hamilton and George Russell
31 August 2023
Lawrence Barretto
F1 Correspondent & Presenter
Formula One - Official Site17:28
Just a few hours into Italian Grand Prix media day, in rival Ferrari’s backyard, Mercedes dropped the news the Formula 1 paddock has long been expecting – Lewis Hamilton has signed a new deal to race on with the team beyond the end of the season – and that his team mate George Russell would be sticking around too.
Hamilton and Mercedes’ story not yet finished. It's been clear for a long time that Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes have unfinished business together in Formula 1, so it was a case of when, not if, they would announce a continuation together beyond the end of this season.
Russell delivers on expectation. Mercedes knew what they were getting when they made Russell a permanent member of the team, following his stunning super sub performance for Lewis Hamilton in Bahrain in 2020 – but he still had to show he had what it takes to deliver consistently. And he’s done just that…
‘Mercedes dropped the news the Formula 1 paddock has long been expecting’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...0kA9JDMoV.html
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Leclerc expects Monza set-up to lift Ferrari performance.
Charles Leclerc says that on paper, Monza's low-downforce characteristics should suit Ferrari although the Monegasque is unsure if any subsequent lift in performance will be enough for the Scuderia's cars to fight for a podium on Sunday.
31/08/2023 at 18:48
Phillip van Osten
F1i.com
"We are lucky enough that driving for Ferrari, we've got support everywhere but obviously when we come to Italy, it's on a different level," said the five-time Grand Prix winner who won at Monza in 2019.
"So a very busy week, but also a very exciting one. I'm sure it motivates the whole team. So I'm really looking forward to going out on track and hopefully have a great result this weekend."
‘Monza set-up to lift Ferrari performance’;
https://f1i.com/news/485384-leclerc-...rformance.html
‘My priority is to win with Ferrari’ – Leclerc speaks out over his F1 future after recent rumours
01 September 2023
Formula One - Official Site
Charles Leclerc has made clear that he “would love” to stay at Ferrari going forward and realise his dream of winning the world championship with the famous Italian marque. Leclerc’s current Ferrari deal expires at the end of next season and his future has come under the spotlight amid the team’s inconsistent 2023 campaign that has yielded just three podium finishes so far.
“I have always loved Ferrari and I would love to stay,” said Leclerc, who was supported by the manufacturer en route to F1. “I’ve always made it very clear that my goal is to try to be a world champion, but firstly with Ferrari.”
“I know how difficult it is. We are not in the easiest situation. There is a big gap to fill to get to Red Bull’s level, but Ferrari has helped me before I got into F1, believed in me and put me into the Ferrari seat very early on, and it’s always a team that I’ve loved.”
‘Love to stay at Ferrari going forward’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...6k8jl3Tok.html
Contract talks with Leclerc ‘starting’ now – Vasseur
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
ANDREW MAITLAND
Grandpx.news
Talks between Ferrari and Charles Leclerc have now begun. That is the news from the Maranello based team’s new boss Frederic Vasseur, despite him declaring recently that talks will only take place at the end of the season.
Vasseur, however, has now been quoted by La Repubblica newspaper as revealing: “We are starting to discuss the extension of Charles’ contract from 2025. “He is part of the team. We have to give him the best car possible and he has to be the best driver he can be.”
‘Contract talks’;
https://grandpx.news/contract-talks-...g-now-vasseur/
Sainz: Ferrari car's issues 'intrinsic', can't be solved with upgrades
01/09/2023 at 09:41
Michael Delaney
F1i.com
Carlos Sainz says the problems impacting Ferrari's SF-23 are "intrinsic" and can only be solved though fundamental design changes and not through development.
"We've done a decent job in terms of development," Sainz told the media on Thursday at Monza. "If you look at the development race this year, we are up there in terms of cars that have developed the most, and it is clear that the biggest jump has been done by McLaren.”
"But apart from them, normally, we've been lacking against Mercedes and Red Bull in development this year and what we haven't managed to do is take away the characteristics that make our car extremely tricky to drive in certain situations. It is an intrinsic problem in the car that you can't take away in development and only take away by design.”
‘Intrinsic problem, can't be solved with upgrades’;
https://f1i.com/news/485459-sainz-fe...-upgrades.html
Adam Driver holds back tears as Ferrari receives six-minute standing ovation at Venice Film Festival
1st September, 2023, 04:31
Stewart Perrie
UNILAD
The biopic about the origins of the legendary Ferrari car brand has been given a rockstar reception at the Venice International Film Festival. Adam Driver stars as Enzo Ferrari, the Italian motor racing driver and entrepreneur who founder of the Scuderia Ferrari Grand Prix motor racing team. He has completely transformed his appearance for the role to accurately portray the racing legend.
The synopsis is listed as: "Ferrari is set during the summer of 1957. Behind the spectacle and danger of 1950’s Formula 1, ex-racer, Enzo Ferrari, is in crisis. "Bankruptcy stalks the company he and his wife, Laura, built from nothing ten years earlier. Their tempestuous marriage struggles with the mourning for their one son.
"Ferrari struggles with the acknowledgement of another. His drivers' lust to win pushes them out to the edge. He wagers all in a roll of the dice on one race, the treacherous 1,000-mile race across Italy, the iconic Mille Miglia." Michael Mann is directing the film and it's based on the 1991 biography Enzo Ferrari: The Man and the Machine. After premiering in Venice, the film got a six-minute standing ovation, according to Variety.
‘Six-minute standing ovation’;
https://www.unilad.com/film-and-tv/n...02344-20230901
Here's What We Learned From The New Ferrari Movie Trailer
1st Sept 2023, 01:07
Henry Kelsall
HotCars
Summary
• The new Ferrari film tells the story of Enzo Ferrari and his company's struggle to overcome a financial crisis in 1957, while also exploring personal tragedies and family drama.
• The film showcases the passion of Ferrari's drivers and highlights the 1-2-3 finish in the 1957 Mille Miglia race, portraying the dangers and intensity of motorsport in the late 1950s.
• Compared to the Lamborghini biopic, the Ferrari film focuses more on personal matters and family dynamics, while also delving into the rivalry between Ferrari and Lamborghini. The movie is set for release in Christmas 2023.
‘The New Ferrari Movie Trailer’;
https://www.hotcars.com/what-we-lear...movie-trailer/
Ferrari at the Venice Film Festival: this old banger splutters along
1st Sept 2023, 09:48
By Jo-Ann Titmarsh
Evening Standard
Mchael Mann careers into the Venice competition with Ferrari, his decades-long passion project about Enzo Ferrari (Adam Driver), the man behind the distinctive red racing car. Sadly, it’s unlikely this film will see the chequered flag raised come the end of the festival, given how it stalls and splutters along its 130-minute course.
The film focuses on three months in 1957: Enzo is a middle-aged man with a miserable wife, Laura (Penélope Cruz), an uncomplaining lover Lina (Shailene Woodley) and a company on the brink of bankruptcy. He is also father to a dead son with the former (24-year-old Enzo died of muscular dystrophy in 1956) and to an illegitimate boy with the latter. Added to Ferrari’s tribulations is the news that renowned racing driver Jean Behra is in town trying to beat Ferrari’s speed record with Maserati’s new car.
‘This old banger splutters along’;
https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/b1104051.html
F1 Live - Italian GP Free Practice 1 Watchalong | Live timings + Commentary
Scheduled for Sep 1, 2023
F1 Live Italian Grand Prix FP1 Watchalong | Monza F1 Live Timings, Updates and Commentary of all F1 Sessions with Racing Statistics. Lets Watchalong!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzw090mbZec
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Italian Grand Prix: Max Verstappen lands early FP1 blow but all is not lost for Ferrari.
Max Verstappen dealt an early reminder to Ferrari about who’s the driver to beat by setting the fastest lap time in the opening practice session for the Italian Grand Prix, but the Tifosi will take some encouragement as Carlos Sainz was only 0.046s down.
01 Sep 2023 1:33 PM
Michelle Foster
PlanetF1.com
Verstappen, who is seeking a record-breaking 10th race win on the trot this weekend, posted a 1:22.657 to grab the Monza weekend’s first P1 with Sainz second ahead of Sergio Perez.
Swapping the sea of orange from Zandvoort for a wave of red at Monza, Ferrari teammates Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz were amongst the first out with the Monégasque driver waving to the fans as he toured the track at the start of his out-lap.
‘All is not lost for Ferrari’;
https://www.planetf1.com/news/italia...23-fp1-report/
Practice Results – 2023 Italian Grand Prix
1st September 2023
by Emer Hedderman
FormulaSpy
Results (Classification):
1. Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing -1:22.657
2. Carlos Sainz Scuderia Ferrari +0.046
3. Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing +0.177
4. Charles Leclerc Scuderia Ferrari +0.309
5. George Russell Mercedes +0.532
6. Fernando Alonso Aston Martin +0.557
7. Lando Norris McLaren +0.584
8. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes +0.612
9. Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri +0.614
10. Alex Albon Williams Racing +0.787
‘Italian Grand Prix – Here are the complete results from the opening practice session ahead of this weekend’s 2023 F1 World Championship race at Monza’;
https://formulaspy.com/f1/practice-r...and-prix-83082
AS IT HAPPENED: Follow all the action from first practice for the Italian Grand Prix
01 September 2023
Becky Hart
Formula One - Official Site
‘AS IT HAPPENED’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...7aLJn0mI3.html
F1 Italian Grand Prix 2023 - Friday Practice: LIVE UPDATES!
1st August 2023, 12:28
Reporting By: Connor McDonagh
Crash.Net
‘LIVE UPDATES!’;
https://www.crash.net/f1/live/f1-ita...e-live-updates
Verstappen narrowly leads Sainz on hard tyres in first practice
2023 Italian Grand Prix first practice
Posted on 1st September 2023, 13:38
Written by Will Wood
Max Verstappen used just a single set of hard tyres to set the fastest time during opening practice for the Italian Grand Prix at Monza. The championship leader’s best time of a 1’22.657 was 0.046s faster than Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz Jnr as each of the quickest six drivers used just a single set of tyres each during the opening hour of running.
Verstappen set the early pace with a 1’23.479 on the hard tyres, just three hundredths of a second quicker than team mate Perez. Oscar Piastri put his McLaren to the top of the times on the soft tyres, three-hundredths quicker than the championship leader, before Verstappen improved to post a 1’22.657 on his eighth lap on his hard tyres.
‘Verstappen narrowly leads’;
https://www.racefans.net/2023/09/01/...irst-practice/
F1 Live - Italian GP Free Practice 2 Watchalong | Live timings + Commentary
Sep 1, 2023
Racing Statistics
‘Watchalong’;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLDGGtFnDKU
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Italian GP: Sainz leads Norris as Perez crashes in Practice 2.
The Spaniard posted a best time of 1m21.355s on soft tyres to lead his former teammate Lando Norris in a strong second for McLaren. Sergio Perez completed the top three for Red Bull, but the Mexican would crash out in the final 10 minutes to put a dampener on an otherwise promising session.
01 September 2023
Ben Issat
InsideRacing.com
Carlos Sainz sent the Tifosi home happy by going fastest for Ferrari in Practice 2 at the Italian Grand Prix.
Mercedes ran different setups on their two cars as Lewis Hamilton opted for more downforce compared to teammate George Russell. But George's approach worked best as he sat seventh compared to Lewis in ninth, three-tenths behind with both on mediums.
Oscar Piastri backed up McLaren's strong pace in fourth as traffic hampered Max Verstappen's best lap in fifth and Leclerc dropped to sixth. Albon and Alonso slipped to seventh and eighth after completing their soft tyre run early, while Russell could do no better than ninth in the Mercedes.
‘Carlos Sainz sent the Tifosi home happy’;
https://www.insideracing.com/formula...-in-practice-2
(FP2) Second Practice Results – 2023 Italian Grand Prix
1st September 2023
by Emer Hedderman
FormulaSpy
Results (Classification):
1. Carlos Sainz Scuderia Ferrari -1:21.355
2. Lando Norris McLaren +0.019
3. Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing +0.185
4. Oscar Piastri McLaren +0.190
5. Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing +0.276
6. Charles Leclerc Scuderia Ferrari +0.361
7. Alex Albon Williams Racing +0.624
8. Fernando Alonso Aston Martin +0.716
9. George Russell Mercedes +0.821
10. Nico Hulkenberg Haas +0.936
‘Italian Grand Prix – Here are the complete results from practice two for this weekend’s 2023 F1 World Championship race at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza’;
https://formulaspy.com/f1/fp2-second...and-prix-83094
AS IT HAPPENED: Follow all the action from second practice for the Italian Grand Prix
01 September 2023
Becky Hart
Special Contributor
Formula One - Official Site
‘AS IT HAPPENED’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...XZkyYUiK6.html
F1 Italian Grand Prix 2023 - Friday Practice: As it happened
1st September 2023.
Reporting By: Connor McDonagh
Crash.Net
The final European race of the 2023 F1 season takes place this weekend at the Italian Grand Prix.
‘Recap the action here with the Crash.net live blog’;
https://www.crash.net/f1/live/f1-ita...ce-it-happened
F1 Live - Italian GP Free Practice 2 Watchalong | Live timings + Commentary
1st Sept. 2023.
Racing Statistics
F1 Live Italian Grand Prix FP1 Watchalong | Monza F1 Live Timings, Updates and Commentary of all F1 Sessions with Racing Statistics.
‘Free Practice 2 Watchalong’;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLDGGtFnDKU
Christian Horner's reaction says it all as Sergio Perez crash causes Italian GP red flag
Sergio Perez crashed out of FP2 on Friday afternoon, hitting the barriers with fewer than ten minutes remaining.
16:56, Fri, Sep 1, 2023
By Harry Smith
Daily and Sunday Express
The Mexican driver was sitting clear of his Red Bull team-mate Max Verstappen in the timing sheets heading into the final ten minutes of the session when he lost control of his career coming out of the final corner.
This is the latest slip-up from Checo, who will be having nightmares thinking back to his practice crash ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix prior to the summer break.
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner was visibly frustrated by the crash, struggling to contain his disbelief as the marshals red flagged the session with fewer than ten minutes left on the clock.
‘Christian Horner was visibly frustrated by the crash’;
https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-a...Prix-crash-FP2
Red Bull fined after Verstappen mistake in Italian GP practice
01 September 6:14PM
Author Jake Nichol
RacingNews365
Red Bull has been fined €500 after Max Verstappen was caught speeding in the Italian Grand Prix pitlane during second practice. The World Champion was clocked in at 84.8kph (52.6mph) with a limit of 80kph (49.7mph) in force for the weekend at Monza.
As a result, Red Bull picked up the fine that was handed out by the stewards. It was not a smooth session for Verstappen who only managed fifth fastest, having got a lot of traffic on his fastest lap.
‘Max Verstappen was caught speeding’;
https://racingnews365.com/red-bull-f...an-gp-practice
Sainz ends Italian GP Friday on top, Perez spins out
1 Sept. 2023, 17:14
By Ben Anderson
The Race
Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz set the fastest time in second practice for the 2023 Italian Grand Prix, as Monza’s typical slipstreaming traffic problems spoiled Max Verstappen’s qualifying simulation.
Key moments:
> Sainz sets the pace for Ferrari
> Two McLarens in top four
> Perez causes red flag with Parabolica off
> No mileage for Stroll
Verstappen was only fifth-fastest for Red Bull, almost three tenths off the pace. He described the middle sector of his best lap as “shocking with the traffic” after encountering a train of slow-moving cars through the Lesmos.
‘Sainz sets the pace for Ferrari’;
https://the-race.com/formula-1/sainz...rez-spins-out/
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Sainz noticed instant Ferrari improvement at Monza.
The Spaniard ended Friday practice at the top of the timesheets in front of the Tifosi.
01 September 9:20PM
Author Rory Mitchell
RacingNews365
Carlos Sainz noticed an instant improvement in the Ferrari SF-23 when he took the track for Italian Grand Prix practice. Sainz noticed the change when discussing their form on Friday with F1 TV: "It was a smooth day to be honest, it's great to be back on track like Monza and from the first lap of FP1 you want to feel our car normal again after such a difficult weekend in Zandvoort.
"As soon as we put the car on track here, for some reason, it just adapted a lot better and it was a lot easier to set up and drive. We had a smooth day, doesn't mean that we are going to be P1 [in qualifying] and in the race but at least the feeling is much better."
‘Instant Ferrari improvement at Monza’;
https://racingnews365.com/sainz-noti...ement-at-monza
Sainz wasn’t expecting Ferrari’s strong start to Italian GP weekend
The Spaniard is pleased with the turnaround after a tough weekend at Zandvoort
September 1, 2023
By Adriano Boin
Total Motorsport
Carlos Sainz topped the timesheets during FP2 for the 2023 Italian GP, which came as a welcome surprise to the Spaniard. The performance comes after a tough weekend for the Scuderia at Zandvoort. Sainz crossed the line fifth, while teammate Charles Leclerc retired after suffering damage during a first-lap clash.
“It can’t get much better than that,” Sainz told reporters. “It was a smooth day, to be honest. It’s great to be back at a track like Monza and from the first lap of FP1 to feel the car normal again after such a difficult weekend at Zandvoort.
“As soon as we put the car on track here for some reason it just adapted a lot better and it was a lot easier to set up and drive it per corner. It doesn’t mean that we’re going to be P1 tomorrow and in the race, but at least the feeling is much better.”
‘Carlos Sainz topped the timesheets’;
https://www.total-motorsport.com/sai...to-italian-gp/
Perez encouraged by “best Friday in a while” despite spin into barrier
2023 Italian Grand Prix
Posted on 1st September 2023, 17:391st September 2023, 19:12
Written by Keith Collantine
RaceFans
Sergio Perez was upbeat about his performance in practice for the Italian Grand Prix despite spinning into a barrier at the end of Friday’s second session.
He admitted he made a mistake at the final corner, Alboreto, in the final minutes of Friday’s running. “I understeered off on the exit and tried to keep it nailed,” Perez explained. “I thought I had it under control, but then I just touch a little bit the gravel, and that was game over.”
His car spun through the gravel trap and its rear wing made light contact with a barrier. However Perez does not believe it will prove a significant set back for the rest of his race weekend. “It doesn’t look too bad to me, the damage, the hit was fairly small,” he said. “I don’t think we lost anything at the end, I think two laps. So nothing representative in that regard.”
Despite his crash, Perez said he is “definitely” off to a strong start at Monza. “We’ve been working really hard. I think we’ve found some positive steps in the car so hopefully we can show it all tomorrow and on Sunday.”
‘Perez encouraged by “best Friday in a while” ’;
https://www.racefans.net/2023/09/01/...-into-barrier/
Latest Max Verstappen tiff with race engineer plays out during Monza practice
01 Sep 2023 5:45 PM
Jamie Woodhouse
PlanetF1.com
Max Verstappen and his race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase were at it again during FP2 ahead of the Italian Grand Prix as Verstappen pushed for a second qualifying simulation. Verstappen though, having been unable to set a representative time on his qualifying simulation, was keen to take matters into his own hands and stay out to get a better “read” of the situation.
Understandably, that did not sit too well with ‘GP’ as Verstappen attempted to stray from the run plan, leading into the following radio conversation:
Verstappen: “We’re not going to try again? Because I had a s*** read.”
GP: “It’s not qualifying, Max.”
Verstappen: “Yeah I know, but I want to have a proper read.”
After the session this debate sparked back into life when Lambiase, with a strong hint of sarcasm, asked Verstappen: “Did you learn anything?” With Verstappen replying: “No, not really”, the response of “well done” came from his race engineer.
‘Latest Max Verstappen tiff with race engineer’;
https://www.planetf1.com/news/latest...ngineer-monza/
Norris: McLaren ‘not as good’ as Italian GP practice times suggest
19:06 Fri, 01 Sep 2023.
by Taylor Powling
Motorsport Week
Lando Norris insists McLaren’s pace is “not as good as it looks” at Monza after he managed the second-fastest time in FP2 at the Italian Grand Prix.
When asked how his MCL60 felt across the opening day, Norris admitted: “To begin the day, not so good. Really the only run we looked competitive was the final run, which makes us look very good, but I would say we’re not as good as what it looks.”
“I think with the other tyres, with the medium and the hard, we struggle quite a bit more… and also on the race runs we struggle quite a bit more than we do on the one-lap Soft, it’s a C5 so it’s obviously a Soft tyre, provides a lot of grip for one lap, which is always a good thing for us, we always need that little extra thing that brings the balance closer towards us, it gives us what we almost wish we have from the car itself.”
“Not as good as it looks”;
https://www.motorsportweek.com/2023/...times-suggest/
Mercedes bemoan 'messy' Italian GP Friday
01 September 7:20PM
Author Rory Mitchell
RacingNews365
Mercedes has bemoaned a "messy" Friday practice for the Italian Grand Prix after struggling to get on top of car setup amid the various red flags.
Trackside Engineering Director Andrew Shovlin believes there is still more work to be done to catch Ferrari and Red Bull and explained: "It's been a messy day, partly with red flags but also because we've not got the car in a good place at the moment.”
"That means we have a bit of work to do overnight to get the setup in the right place for the rest of the weekend. Single lap and long run both need work if we want to be competitive. There's not much else to say; we just need to get on with the job of sorting the car out."
'Messy Italian GP Friday’;
https://racingnews365.com/mercedes-b...lian-gp-friday
Lewis Hamilton spared awkward reunion at Italian GP as FIA 'phone ex-F1 star to ban him'
Lewis Hamilton will be hoping to bounce back to form at the Italian Grand Prix.
By Charlie Parker-Turner
10:54, Sat, Sep 2, 2023
Lewis Hamilton will be spared of an awkward reunion with former Ferrari driver Felipe Massa this weekend at the Italian Grand Prix as it has been revealed that the Brazilian has been told not to attend the race. Massa has taken the first steps towards fighting for the 2008 championship, which he still believes was not secured in ‘fair’ fashion.
His spokesperson told Motorsport.com: “Massa had already bought a flight ticket and received a call from the high ranking of Formula 1 on Monday, asking him not to go to Monza.”
‘FIA 'phone ex-F1 star to ban him'
https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-a...d-Prix-F1-news
F1 Live - Italian GP Free Practice 3 Watchalong | Live timings + Commentary
2nd Sept. 2023.
Racing Statistics
‘Free Practice 3 Watchalong’;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIb4T8kTg_A
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Sainz edges out Verstappen again in Italian GP final practice.
Carlos Sainz returned to the top of the timing charts for the second session in a row in the final practice runs ahead of qualifying for the Italian GP. September 2, 2023
By Matt Neill
Sainz was faster than Max Verstappen in second practice on Friday, albeit after the Dutchman was impeded during some of his flying laps, and there is a quiet confidence in the Scuderia that their low-downforce setup could be competitive at Monza.
The Spaniard was 0.086s ahead of the Dutchman, with the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton in third half a second back, just ahead of the second Ferrari of Charles Leclerc. Fernando Alonso was fifth for Aston Martin, ahead of George Russell and the Haas pair of Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg.
Verstappen’s Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez was forced to retire in the closing stages of the session before he got a chance to do a final flying lap, with a leak in the power unit emerging as the team prepped the car for the last runs on track.
‘Sainz edges out Verstappen again’;
https://www.total-motorsport.com/sai...inal-practice/
Sainz puts Ferrari on top ahead of qualifying but warned over Piastri clash
2023 Italian Grand Prix third practice
Posted on 2nd September 2023, 12:49
Written by Will Wood
RaceFans
2023 Italian Grand Prix third practice result
Position Number Driver Team Model Time Gap Laps
1 55 Carlos Sainz Jnr Ferrari SF-23 1’20.912 22
2 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull-Honda RBPT RB19 1’20.998 0.086 23
3 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes W14 1’21.453 0.541 22
4 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari SF-23 1’21.486 0.574 22
5 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR23 1’21.711 0.799 24
6 63 George Russell Mercedes W14 1’21.730 0.818 24
7 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas-Ferrari VF-23 1’21.884 0.972 21
8 27 Nico Hulkenberg Haas-Ferrari VF-23 1’21.985 1.073 27
9 23 Alexander Albon Williams-Mercedes FW45 1’22.054 1.142 17
10 11 Sergio Perez Red Bull-Honda RBPT RB19 1’22.192 1.280 16
‘Sainz puts Ferrari on top ahead of qualifying’;
https://www.racefans.net/2023/09/02/...piastri-clash/
LIVE COVERAGE: Follow all the action from third practice for the Italian Grand Prix
02 September 2023
Becky Hart
Special Contributor.
Formula One - Official Site
‘As it happened’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...FtlVp6DCw.html
F1 Italian Grand Prix 2023 - Final Practice: LIVE UPDATES
2nd Sept. 2023, 11:51
Reporting By: Connor McDonagh
Crash.Net
It's qualifying day at the Italian Grand Prix, with Ferrari looking like their in the hunt for pole position. Follow all the action from Monza here with the Crash.net live blog.
‘LIVE UPDATES’;
https://www.crash.net/f1/live/f1-ita...e-live-updates
F1 Live - Italian GP Free Practice 3 Watchalong | Live timings + Commentary
2nd Sept. 2023.
Racing Statistics
‘Free Practice 3 Watchalong’;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIb4T8kTg_A
Ferrari on top again in final Italian GP practice
Sep 2 2023
By Valentin Khorounzhiy
The Race
Carlos Sainz continued his and Ferrari’s strong single-lap form during Formula 1’s Italian Grand Prix weekend by topping final practice.
Key moments:
> Sainz outpaces Verstappen
> Hamilton best of the rest
> Albon ninth on hard tyre
Sainz led Red Bull’s championship leader Max Verstappen by just under a tenth in a session that featured a fairly wide variety of runplans, likely as a result of the Alternative Tyre Allocation trial – which will mean teams run different compounds in different qualifying segments later today.
‘Ferrari on top again’;
https://the-race.com/formula-1/ferra...n-gp-practice/
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F1: Carlos Sainz sends Tifosi wild after securing pole for Italian GP.
Carlos Sainz sent the Tifosi into rapture at Monza as he took pole position ahead of Max Verstappen by 0.013s, and Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc by 0.067s, in what was a thrilling qualifying session for the Italian Grand Prix.
2nd September 2023, 16:23
By George Dagless
Give Me Sport
Q3: Verstappen dipped a wheel into the gravel on his first run which naturally cost him time, leaving Ferrari to give their fans a huge boost of optimism as Sainz and Leclerc went fastest of all before the second, and all important, set of flying laps.
To the delight of the many Ferrari fans packing the stands, Sainz would keep P1 with a brilliant final lap to see off the hard-charging Verstappen, whilst the other Scuderia driver of Leclerc will line up in P3 tomorrow.
Ferrari fans can enjoy their Saturday night here in Italy, then, but know that keeping Verstappen at bay over a full race distance is another question altogether, with Max on the hunt for a record 10th straight win in F1.
‘Tifosi into rapture’;
https://www.givemesport.com/carlos-s...or-italian-gp/
Qualifying Results – 2023 Italian Grand Prix
2nd September 2023
by Emer Hedderman
FormulaSpy15:30
Q3
1. Carlos Sainz Scuderia Ferrari -1:20.294
2. Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing +0.013
3. Charles Leclerc Scuderia Ferrari +0.067
4. George Russell Mercedes +0.377
5. Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing +0.394
6. Alex Albon Williams Racing +0.466
7. Oscar Piastri McLaren +0.491
8. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes +0.526
9. Lando Norris McLaren +0.685
10. Fernando Alonso Aston Martin +1.123
‘Italian Grand Prix – Here are the complete results from qualifying for tomorrow’s 2023 F1 World Championship race at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza’;
https://formulaspy.com/f1/qualifying...and-prix-83112
Live coverage: Follow all the action from qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix
2nd September 2023, 14:45
Becky Hart
Special Contributor
Formula One - Official Site
‘As it happened’;
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...YBMq1K9Fw.html
F1 Italian Grand Prix 2023 - Qualifying: LIVE UPDATES
2nd Sept. 2023, 12:52
Reporting By: Connor McDonagh
Crash.Net
‘LIVE UPDATES’;
https://www.crash.net/f1/live/f1-ita...g-live-updates
Sainz takes dramatic Italian GP pole in tight qualifying battle.
Carlos Sainz sent the legions of Tifosi at Monza into raptures after the Spaniard beat out Max Verstappen to pole position for the Italian GP by just 0.013 seconds.
September 2, 2023
By Matt Neill
Total Motorsport
Sainz had similarly edged out the Dutchman to top spot in both FP2 and FP3, and he was able to continue that form in qualifying to take a dramatic pole position, with Ferrari his teammate Charles Leclerc just 0.067 seconds behind the polesitter.
While Verstappen will remain the favourite to repeat his dominant form of the season during the race, the result marks a boon for the Scuderia after a difficult few races where they have been surpassed by McLaren and others. Behind Leclerc, George Russell secured fourth for Mercedes after a challenging build up for the Brackley outfit, ahead of the other Red Bull of Sergio Perez.
Alex Albon showed that his pace in the Williams is still there, particularly on the low-downforce setup around Monza, qualifying in sixth, knocking Oscar Piastri back to seventh. Lewis Hamilton was eighth for Mercedes after a nervy Q2, ahead of the second McLaren of Lando Norris, with Fernando Alonso rounding out the top 10 for Aston Martin.
‘Pole position for the Italian GP by just 0.013 seconds’;
https://www.total-motorsport.com/f1-...ifying-battle/
Sainz edges Verstappen to pole at Monza in front of Tifosi
2nd September 2023, 16:17
by Sam Tomlinson
Motorsport Week
Carlos Sainz edged Max Verstappen to pole for the Italian Grand Prix, much to the delight of the onlooking Tifosi.
Charles Leclerc will line up in third as Ferrari look to utilise the home advantage to disrupt Verstappen’s dominant streak.
Qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix played host to the second trial of Pirelli’s Alternative Tyre Allocation which mandates the use of the Hard tyre in Q1, Mediums for Q2 before those challenging for pole would switch to the Soft compound for Q3.
‘Sainz edges Verstappen to pole’;
https://www.motorsportweek.com/2023/...ont-of-tifosi/
