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F1 Paddock Notebook – Italian Grand Prix Saturday
- Qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix descended into one of the more farcical sessions in recent Formula 1 history as a cat-and-mouse game between the drivers to avoid giving their rivals a tow caused seven of them to miss out on a final flying lap in Q3.

F1 Qualifying Analysis: How the Monza shambles unfolded
It’s all a bit dull really. Grid penalties; stewards’ summons; blah blah blah. It’s all red tape that serves to detract from much of Formula 1’s lustre and allure.

F1 Paddock Notebook - Italian Grand Prix Friday
- Charles Leclerc continued his recent good form by topping both FP1 and FP2 at Monza on Friday for Ferrari. Leclerc has now led eight consecutive sessions – including all three legs of qualifying at Spa – for Ferrari. He edged out Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton by just 0.068 seconds in FP2.

F1 Paddock Notebook – Italian Grand Prix Thursday
- The motorsport paddock reconvened still mourning the death of Anthoine Hubert last Saturday at Spa in the Formula 2 race. Hubert’s team, BWT Arden, will enter just one car to this weekend’s F2 round.

Italian GP: Can Ferrari pull off back-to-back wins at Monza?
Having failed to win a race in the opening 12 rounds of the 2019 Formula 1 season, Ferrari heads to its home event seeking a second victory in as many races.

Belgian GP conclusions: Leclerc lays down marker with Spa triumph
The 2019 Formula 1 season resumed following a summer hiatus at the Belgian Grand Prix on a weekend that was overshadowed by tragedy.

On a dark weekend, the paddock’s spirit burns brightly
Saturday at Spa will go down as one of the darkest days in recent motorsport history as the death of Formula 2 racer Anthoine Hubert rocked the community to its very core.

F1 Paddock Notebook - Belgian Grand Prix Sunday
- The Spa-Francorchamps paddock returned to action on Sunday in Belgium following the tragic death of Formula 2 driver Anthoine Hubert on Saturday at the age of 22. The planned F2 Sprint Race was cancelled, but the Formula 1, Formula 3 and Porsche Supercup races went ahead as planned.

F1 Race Analysis: How Ferrari’s split strategies paid off at Spa
So cynical has the Formula 1 community become that even as Ferrari ran one-two with a clear straight-line speed advantage over Mercedes nearing the pit stop window in Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix, most were left wondering how it would throw the win away.

F1 Paddock Notebook - Belgian Grand Prix Friday
- Ferrari swept to a one-two finish in both FP1 and FP2 on Friday at Spa, showing the might of its engine and straight-lined speed advantage over the field. Sebastian Vettel led from Charles Leclerc in FP1 before they swapped for FP2.

F1 Paddock Notebook - Belgian Grand Prix Thursday
- Thursday proved to be a day of announcements as both Mercedes and Renault finalised their line-ups for the 2020 season. Mercedes confirmed Valtteri Bottas would be continuing for next year as Lewis Hamilton’s teammate, prompting Ocon to be snapped up by Renault in place of Nico Hulkenberg.

Ferrari favourites at Spa as Vettel returns to scene of last F1 win
12 months have passed since Sebastian Vettel last stood on the top step of the Formula 1 podium.

The importance of Esports to motor racing’s future
As the Formula 1 grid grows ever-younger and the likes of Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc, Lando Norris and George Russell – all 21 or younger – taste success, there are growing signs of a generational shift in the sport.

The risk and reward of the F1 mid-season driver swap
Red Bull has decided to roll the dice on its driver line-up at the mid-way point of the 2019 Formula 1 season by swapping Pierre Gasly and Alexander Albon from the Belgium Grand Prix.

The challenge of designing a Formula 1 car livery
As important and as intricate as the chassis design of a Formula 1 car can be, the most explicit way fans will view them is through their liveries and colour schemes.

Who will be Formula 1’s first 2000s baby?
“I tell you - the day we get beat by somebody who’s born in 2000 and upwards, we will know it’s time…”

How Monger wants to be known for his racing and not his accident
Billy Monger’s story of his harrowing accident and inspiring comeback is one well told over the past two years and will, by his own admission, always shape his life. But it isn’t the story he wants to tell now.

Formula 1 2019 Driver Ratings - The season so far...
Who have been the stand-out performers in Formula 1 so far this season? We crunch the numbers from our regular driver ratings and see who comes out on top. 1. Max Verstappen, Red Bull - 8.83

The thinking behind Red Bull’s shock call to replace Gasly with Albon
In the battle to set off the dominoes in the Formula 1 driver market, few would have expected Red Bull to be the team that made the first move.

A Fernando Alonso comeback? No thanks - F1 has already moved on
The beginning of Formula 1’s summer break traditionally marks the beginning of another important period of the year: driver market silly season.

Hungarian GP conclusions: Hamilton in complete control at halfway mark
Off the back of four consecutive thrilling races, there is a sense of disappointment to be breaking up for Formula 1’s annual summer shutdown.

Hungary struggles leave some facing a nervy F1 summer break
Race day at the Hungaroring is one of my favourite days of the entire Formula 1 season. It’s got little to do with the circuit (it still needs big renovations) or the fact there’s a race coming later in the day, even one to the superb standard of Sunday’s affair.