Italian GP: Charles Leclerc tops FP1 session at Monza
Charles Leclerc gave Ferrari fans something to be optimistic about at Monza in the first practice session of the Italian Grand Prix with him going fastest.
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Charles Leclerc quickest at first practice session in Monza, Max Verstappen takes penalty ahead of Italian Grand Prix
Charles Leclerc was quickest in the first practice session at the Italian Grand Prix at Monza on Friday afternoon. Leclerc's Ferrari team-mate Carlos Sainz took second place in the initial runout, followed by Mercedes drivers Georg Russell and Lewis Hamilton, in that order. Ad Current world champion and runaway championship leader Max Verstappen was fifth quickest, but his job on Sunday will be made more difficult as a result of a 10-place grid penalty after taking a new internal combustion engine.
Event preview: The Bol is the goal for title-chasing EWC aces
The 2022 FIM World Endurance Championship is heading for an epic title decider at Circuit Paul Ricard next week (15-18 September), when the legendary Bol d’Or 24-hour race celebrates its 100th anniversary. With the allocation of points multiplied by a factor of 1.5, as many as seven teams can be crowned FIM EWC world champion, while 12 outfits in the Superstock category still have a chance of claiming the FIM Endurance World Cup, such has been the wide-open competition in the EWC this season.
Max Verstappen hoping to end Monza struggles at Italian GP
MILAN: Formula One champion Max Verstappen is feeling unusually optimistic about his chances to finally get a good result at the Italian Grand Prix. Monza is the only circuit where Verstappen has never even finished on the podium, with the Red Bull driver’s best result being fifth in 2018. Verstappen did not even manage to finish the past two editions of the Italian GP at all, with his retirement last year coming after a spectacular crash with title rival Lewis Hamilton, who was also forced to abandon the race.
Verstappen set to be handed five-place grid penalty
World champion Max Verstappen faces a five-place grid penalty for Sunday's Italian Grand Prix.
Tsunoda gets 10-place grid drop after string of reprimands
MONZA, Italy : AlphaTauri's Yuki Tsunoda will have a 10-place grid drop for Sunday's Italian Formula One Grand Prix after the Japanese collected a string of reprimands.
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton leads F1 tributes to 'icon' Queen Elizabeth II, minute silence before FP1
Lewis Hamilton paid tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II following the news of her death on Thursday, with a minute's silence held before Friday's practice session. Before the start of proceedings in Monza the teams gathered in the paddocks, outside their garages, to pay their respects. Ad Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff wore a black armband, and Britons Hamilton, George Russell and Ross Brawn all gathered at the front of the group.
Mathias Pogba denies involvement in extortion of brother Paul
Mathias's denial in a statement issued by his lawyer, Richard Arbib, comes after he published a bizarre video online on August 27 -- in four languages (French, Italian, English and Spanish) -- promising "great revelations" about the Juventus star. Paul Pogba says he is the victim of a multi-million euro blackmail plot by gangsters involving his brother.