McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl says he understands and shares Carlos Sainz Jnr’s frustration over the number of points he has lost due to problems outside his control this year.
2020 Italian Grand Prix articles archive
2020 Italian Grand Prix practice in pictures
F1 Pictures
Posted onPictures from the first day of practice for the 2020 Italian Grand Prix, which included a spin for Max Verstappen.
Sainz rejects Brawn’s suggestion he may be regretting Ferrari move
2020 Italian Grand Prix
Posted on“I don’t think there’s ever going to be a bad time where you would say ‘I do not want to go to Ferrari’. You give me that option 100 times again, I will always say yes.”
Leclerc prepared to be “patient” as Ferrari predict recovery could take years
2020 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onCharles Leclerc says he is prepared to be patient following Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto’s admission the team’s recovery could take “many years”.
F1 faces “big challenges ahead” to stay relevant, says Vettel
2020 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1 faces “big challenges ahead” to stay relevant says Sebastian Vettel, who wants the sport to do more to reduce its environmental impact.
Hamilton praises Sir Frank Williams as “one of the most honest people in F1”
2020 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton has praised Sir Frank Williams, whose spell in charge of the team he founded in 1977 will come to an end after this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix.
Sainz: ‘I’ve lost 30 points due to problems, I’m getting a bit upset’
2020 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr admits he is growing increasingly tired of the problems which he says have compromised five of his seven races so far this year.
Albon paying no attention to social media critics
2020 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onAlexander Albon says he isn’t paying any attention to criticism of his performances from fans on social media.
Hamilton ‘amused’ Red Bull pushed for ‘quali mode’ ban
2020 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton says he found it “amusing” Red Bull urged the FIA to stop teams using ‘quali modes’ on their engines.
Helmets: Norris’s lion returns, Vettel goes chrome, Giovinazzi and Russell celebrate Italy
2020 Italian Grand Prix drivers' helmets
Posted onLando Norris, Antonio Giovinazzi and George Russell have revealed special helmet designs for this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix.
Ricciardo surprised by Ferrari’s struggles at Spa
2020 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onDaniel Ricciardo said he didn’t expect Ferrari to struggle as much as they did at last weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix.
2020 Italian Grand Prix build-up in pictures
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Posted onPictures from the build-up to the 2020 Italian Grand Prix where ‘virtual fans’ have been installed in the grandstands ahead of the race weekend.
Attempt to slow Mercedes with ‘quali mode’ ban has had opposite effect – Russell
2020 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes junior driver George Russell says the manufacturer has found a “big margin” with its power unit in race trim following the banning of ‘quali modes’.
Sainz will use power unit which caused Spa retirement again at Monza
2020 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onThe engine which caused a “catastrophic” exhaust failure on Carlos Sainz Jnr’s McLaren at last weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix will be re-used by the team this weekend.
Claire Williams and Williams family to step aside from running team
2020 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onClaire Williams and the Williams family will no longer be involved in running the team following this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix.
F1 set for warm and sunny weekend at Monza
2020 Italian Grand Prix weather
Posted onThree days of sunshine are expected for this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix, with temperatures quite a bit higher than last year’s race at Monza.
Will the ‘quali mode’ ban give us a title fight? Five Italian GP talking points
2020 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onTeams will be banned from using their ‘quali modes’ this weekend. Is that the change which will put Red Bull in the title fight with Mercedes? Here are the talking points for this weekend’s race.
Ricciardo believes Renault’s Spa set-up breakthrough will work on other tracks
2020 Belgian Grand Prix
Posted onDaniel Ricciardo believes the breakthrough Renault has made with its low-downforce performance can deliver results at tracks which demand higher downforce levels.
F1 teams to discuss how to prevent more Monza ‘qualifying queues’
2020 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1 team bosses will discuss how to prevent a repeat of the farcical scenes which occured in qualifying at Monza last year ahead of the series’ return this weekend.
2020 Italian Grand Prix TV Times
2020 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onIt’s the Italian Grand Prix this weekend. Don’t want to miss any of the live action? Here are the times for all of this weekend’s sessions.