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McLaren have been determined to keep the fight between their two drivers as fair as possible but their approach was always likely to lead to controversy at some point. That was certainly the case at Monza, as they interfered after the sort of twist of fate that often turns driver’s races. Norris unquestionably deserved the second place on the balance …

Max Verstappen started from pole but had to relinquish his race lead to Lando Norris on Lap 2 after cutting the corner. It was short lived though as he fought back for it on Lap 4, retaking the lead Nico Hulkenberg had to retire the car after the formation lap due to a power unit problem Lewis Hamilton makes it …

A very special Qualifying lap from Red Bull’s Max Verstappen sees him on pole for the Italian Grand Prix – just 0.077s ahead of McLaren rival Lando Norris, who edged out team mate and championship leader Oscar Piastri by a similarly close margin. Ferrari have hope of podium glory in their home race, with Charles Leclerc starting fourth. Team mate …

Verstappen has not won since the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix in May. One might have expected the four-time champion to be pessimistic of turning this into a win, as the McLaren has generally had a much bigger advantage in races this year than in qualifying, because it is so good on its tyres. But Verstappen was relatively optimistic after qualfiying. “I …

Lando Norris put McLaren at the top of the timesheets during Friday’s second practice session for the Italian Grand Prix, leading the way from Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Williams’ Carlos Sainz – while home driver Kimi Antonelli spun out early on. After Lewis Hamilton led a Ferrari 1-2 in first practice, to the delight of the passionate Tifosi packing Monza’s …