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BBC Radio 5 Live F1 commentator Harry Benjamin rates how the drivers performed during the Italian Grand Prix.

BBC Radio 5 Live F1 commentator Harry Benjamin rates how the drivers performed during the Italian Grand Prix.

Harry and the team react to a dramatic and memorable Italian Grand Prix.

Harry and the team react to a dramatic and memorable Italian Grand Prix.

Tymek Kucharczyk went flag-to-flag from pole to win the second leg of the Indy NXT season finale doubleheader at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, while Nikita Johnson stayed clear of trouble to capture the championship. 
Polish native Kucharczyk, driving the #71 entry for HMD Motorsports, was untouchable throughout all 30 laps, coasting to 6.5765s victory over Johnson on the 11-turn ...Keep reading

Kimi Antonelli's sensational win from the back of the grid in the Italian Grand Prix was thanks to a great drive, but perhaps also a little help from strategy and a timely virtual safety car.
The Italian was the only Mercedes driver to make a pitstop during the race - and ultimately defeated his team-mate and championship rival George Russell.
Mercedes split the strategies between its ...Keep reading

Kimi Antonelli admits his sensational victory in the Italian Grand Prix from P19 on the grid was like a "dream coming true".

Kimi Antonelli took an incredible win in his home race in Monza, taking an memorable win after climbing up through the field from 19th on the grid to take his seven win of the season and extend his lead in the Drivers' Championship.

There was heartbreak for Charles Leclerc at the Italian Grand Prix, with the Ferrari driver crashing out of the race on Lap 2.

Joshua Duerksen claimed his second victory of the Monza Formula 2 weekend by winning the Feature Race.

Kimi Antonelli rose from the rear of the grid to claim victory in Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix, capping off a brilliant comeback drive by passing Mercedes team mate and title rival George Russell in the closing laps.

Former Formula 1 driver and Sky Sports analyst Martin Brundle insists George Russell must get answers from Mercedes after a virtual safety car strategy potentially cost him victory at the Italian Grand Prix.
Russell looked set to reduce the gap to his championship rival and team-mate Kimi Antonelli at Monza. While Russell stayed out on hard tyres during a virtual safety car period, Antonelli ...Keep reading

Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli says becoming the first Italian to win his home Formula 1 race in 60 years was a "dream come true" as he pulled off an improbable comeback victory from the back of the Italian Grand Prix grid.
Antonelli started from 19th at Monza because of a planned power unit change, which exceeded his allowance for the season and landed him a back-of-the-grid penalty. Mercedes ...Keep reading

Kris Meeke claimed a maiden European Rally Championship win after delivering a dominant run to victory at Rali Ceredigion in Wales.
The five-time World Rally Championship winner, co-driven by Noel O’Sullivan, delivered a masterclass performance on the ultra-fast and challenging asphalt stages, in his first ERC start since Rally Poland 2006. Meeke took the victory by 38.6s from Teemu Suninen ...Keep reading

Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli takes a breathtaking victory in an incident-packed Italian Grand Prix from 19th place on the grid.

George Russell was 59 points behind Kimi Antonelli and intended to reduce the gap at Monza by taking advantage of his team-mate's engine penalty for the Italian Grand Prix. The mission was a failure for the Briton, who leaves the 13th road of the Formula 1 season with a deficit of 66 points. The fault lay with an irresistible championship leader, who won despite starting from 19th on the ...Keep reading

Drivers' Championship




Pos.
Driver
Points

















1
K. AntonelliMercedes
267
18/2
29
25/1
28
31
25/1
-
15/3
8
25/1
15/3
23
25/1


2
G ...Keep reading

Championship leader Kimi Antonelli has taken a sensational home win at the Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix, coming form 19th on the grid to defeat Mercedes team-mate George Russell.
In an action-packed display of battery-led yo-yo racing, Antonelli overcame a grid penalty and a mid-race pitstop to scythe through the field and defeat long-time leader Russell, with Max Verstappen defeating McLaren ...Keep reading

Antonelli's biggest victory
This was probably the biggest blow Kimi Antonelli has dealt George Russell in the championship battle so far. If it wasn't already clear, Antonelli is performing at a different level - not only compared to his team-mate, but arguably everyone else too.
Monza was supposed to be Russell's big opportunity to claw back points, with Antonelli taking new power unit ...Keep reading

Charles Leclerc says he doesn’t understand “who is forcing that narrative” of a Ferrari rivalry, after clashing with Formula 1 team-mate Lewis Hamilton at the start of the Italian Grand Prix.
The Ferrari drivers were starting from the second row for the Prancing Horse’s home race; both of them took a decent getaway, but Hamilton pulled alongside Leclerc coming into Variante del ...Keep reading