Formula 1

5:31 AM ET MONZA, Italy — A controversial safety car at the end of a race won by Max Verstappen. Formula One has been here before. The one that ended Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix was slightly less dramatic and much less impactful than the last time that happened, at last year’s title-deciding Abu Dhabi Grand

9:52 AM ET Williams driver Alex Albon is recovering in hospital after suffering a respiratory failure following surgery for appendicitis. Albon missed the Italian Grand Prix at the weekend for surgery on Saturday. The Thai driver experienced “unexpected post-operative anaesthetic complications” after his procedure and was sent to intensive care at Monza’s Ospedale San Gerardo,

Sep 11, 2022 MONZA, Italy — Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton and George Russell praised Nyck de Vries after the Dutchman scored points on his Formula One debut for Williams at the Italian Grand Prix. De Vries had a remarkable 72 hours in Monza. After taking part in Friday practice for Aston Martin, on Saturday morning

1:58 PM ET The Safety Car period at the end of the Italian Grand Prix brought back memories of last year’s season-deciding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix for Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton saw his shot at an eighth world title disappear on the final lap of the final race of last year when race director Michael Masi

12:35 PM ET Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto criticised the FIA for its handling of the final laps of the Italian Grand Prix. Sunday’s race finished under safety car conditions as a result of Daniel Ricciardo’s late retirement from the race. The safety car was deployed on Lap 48 of 53, but complications moving Ricciardo’s

6:31 AM ET Brazilian Felipe Drugovich won the Formula Two championship at Italy’s Monza circuit on Saturday but his chances of moving up to Formula One next season remain remote. The 22-year-old MP Motorsport driver clinched the title mathematically with three races to spare, despite retiring from the sprint race won by Estonian Juri Vips

4:10 PM ET MONZA, Italy — Immediately after qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix, even some drivers were uncertain exactly where they would be starting Sunday’s race. Over three hours after qualifying, 2020 Italian Grand Prix winner Pierre Gasly tweeted: “Can someone tell me in which position I start tomorrow’s race?”. 1 Related The feeling

3:22 PM ET Seven times Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton joked on Saturday that he might take his iPad into the cockpit with him at the Italian Grand Prix for entertainment if he gets stuck in a queue of slipstreaming cars. The Mercedes driver will start 19th on Sunday due to engine penalties. “I’m imagining

6:56 AM ET Nyck de Vries will replace Alex Albon at Williams for the Italian Grand Prix after the Thai driver contracted appendicitis. The Dutchman, who won Formula 2 in 2019 and Formula E in 2021, is in the running to be Alex Albon’s teammate next year as there is ongoing uncertainty about the future

9:01 AM ET Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz will drop to the rear end of the grid for the Italian Grand Prix as he joined the growing list of drivers taking an engine change penalty. The nature of Monza’s circuit, which features long straights and overtaking opportunities, is seen as a place where the impact of grid