Lando Norris fastest again for McLaren in Italian Grand Prix final practice
Lando Norris finished fastest again in final practice for the Italian Grand Prix.
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Ferrari fly but Norris fastest in Monza practice
MONZA, Italy :Ferrari made a flying start to their home Italian Formula One Grand Prix on Friday but McLaren's title contender Lando Norris, bouncing back from the body blow of car failure in the previous race, set the practice pace.
Hamilton leads Ferrari one-two in first Monza practice
MONZA, Italy: Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc delighted the Ferrari fans with a surprise one-two in first practice for the Italian Formula One team’s home grand prix at Monza on Friday. Making his first appearance at Monza in Ferrari red, seven-times world champion and five-times Italian GP winner Hamilton lapped the super-fast ‘Pista Magica’ with a best time of one minute 20.117 seconds. Leclerc, last year’s winner, was 0.169 slower with former Ferrari teammate Carlos Sainz — the man Hamilton replaced in January after moving from Mercedes — third for Williams but 0.533 off the pace. Hamilton has yet to stand on the podium for Ferrari and Friday’s opening session, held in bright sunshine at the ‘Temple of Motorsport’, was a boost after the team’s double blank in the Netherlands last weekend when both cars crashed. Hamilton will have a five-place grid penalty for Sunday, however, after it was carried over from Zandvoort. Red Bull’s four-times world champion Max Verstappen was fourth fastest ahead of Italian rookie Kimi Antonelli for Mercedes. McLaren’s title contender Lando Norris was sixth after a trip through the gravel, with championship-leading teammate Oscar Piastri sitting out the session while Irish Formula Two driver Alex Dunne took his place and ended up 16th. Alex Albon was seventh fastest for Williams with Mercedes’ George Russell — who lost power and pulled over toward the end — eighth and Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso ninth with Racing Bulls’ Isack Hadjar completing the top 10. French rookie Hadjar, third last weekend for his first career podium in Formula One, triggered a red flag when he went off at the Ascari Chicane with 25 minutes to go and scattered gravel across the track. Alpine had Estonian
Bahrain, Abu Dhabi funds take full ownership of McLaren
Bahrain's Mumtalakat and Abu Dhabi's CYVN Holdings took full ownership of McLaren Racing on Tuesday in a deal one informed source said valued the reigning Formula One world champions at $5 billion.
Stella looks forward to Norris showing fighting spirit
ZANDVOORT, Netherlands : McLaren team boss Andrea Stella expects Lando Norris to show his fighting spirit after the blow of retirement in Sunday's Dutch Grand Prix.
Norris vows full-on response to Dutch setback
ZANDVOORT, Netherlands :Formula One title contender Lando Norris vowed a full-on response for the rest of the season after a Dutch Grand Prix retirement dealt a significant blow to his championship hopes on Sunday.
Oscar Piastri wins Dutch Grand Prix as Lando Norris hopes go up in smoke
Lando Norris suffered a dramatic late engine failure at the Dutch Grand Prix as McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri took a major step towards the title.
Piastri wins Dutch GP as Norris's race goes up in smoke
ZANDVOORT, Netherlands :Oscar Piastri won the Dutch Grand Prix to take a mighty 34 point lead in the Formula One championship on Sunday as McLaren teammate and title rival Lando Norris suffered a smoky retirement in a significant setback to his title hopes.