Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff is satisfied Alexander Albon will not retain links to Red Bull when he joins Williams next year.
2021 Italian Grand Prix articles archive
2021 Italian Grand Prix articles
Paddock Diary: Italian Grand Prix part one
2021 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onAfter Valtteri Bottas’ coming move to Alfa Romeo is announced, Dieter Rencken makes a well-timed trip to the Sauber-run team ahead of the Italian Grand Prix.
F2 leader Piastri says being overlooked for F1 promotion is “tough”
2021 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 2 championship leader Oscar Piastri is disappointed at being overlooked for a promotion to Formula 1 despite his strong showing in the junior categories.
Mercedes braced for “difficult” call as Bottas leads Hamilton into sprint qualifying
2021 Italian GP Pre-Sprint Qualifying analysis
Posted onMercedes face an obvious problem and a difficult decision as they need to get Lewis Hamilton past Valtteri Bottas in Saturday’s sprint qualifying race.
Towing Verstappen put Perez’s Q3 place at risk and cost him half a second – Horner
2021 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull team principal Christian Horner praised Sergio Perez for the sacrifices he made to help team mate Max Verstappen in qualifying.
Norris sees chance to fight Verstappen for third
2021 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onLando Norris is hopeful of fighting Max Verstappen for third place in tomorrow’s sprint qualifying race ahead of the Italian Grand Prix.
2021 Italian Grand Prix practice and qualifying in pictures
F1 Pictures
Posted onPictures from the first day of practice for the 2021 Italian Grand Prix.
Aston Martin and Alpine fined over pit lane incidents in qualifying
2021 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onThe Aston Martin and Alpine teams have each been fined €5,000 after their cars were involved in potentially unsafe incidents during qualifying at Monza.
Bottas said he “ran over a squirrel” on his way to pole position
2021 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onValtteri Bottas revealed he ran over a squirrel on his way to taking pole position for tomorrow’s sprint qualifying race at Monza.
No penalty for Mazepin over Kubica lap he “ruined”
2021 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onNikita Mazepin has avoided a penalty for holding up Robert Kubica during qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix sprint qualifying race.
Not my best qualifying session, admits second-placed Hamilton
2021 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton admitted he could have got more out of his qualifying effort at Monza after being beaten to pole position by Valtteri Bottas.
Bottas “expecting maximum points” in sprint qualifying after pole
2021 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onValtteri Bottas says his pole position for sprint qualifying at Monza gives him a chance to take a maximum points haul from Saturday’s race.
Bottas beats Hamilton to pole for Monza sprint qualifying race
2021 Italian Grand Prix qualifying
Posted onValtteri Bottas will start the Italian Grand Prix sprint qualifying race from pole position after overhauling team mate Lewis Hamilton with his final lap.
2021 Italian Grand Prix Sprint Qualifying starting grid
2021 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onValtteri Bottas leads the provisional grid for the 2021 Italian Grand Prix sprint qualifying race.
Bottas to start Italian Grand Prix last after “strategic” engine change
2021 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onValtteri Bottas will start the Italian Grand Prix from the back of the grid after Mercedes decided to change his power unit.
Zhou “on the list” of driver options at Alfa Romeo
2021 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onGuanyu Zhou is “on the list” of potential drivers for Alfa Romeo next year. He would be the first Chinese driver to race in Formula 1 if he secured the drive.
Ferrari still pushing for reverse grid sprint races to add “entertainment”
2021 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari team principal Mattia Binotto says Formula 1 should consider using reverse grids for its sprint qualifying races next year.
Live: 2021 Italian Grand Prix qualifying
RaceFans Live
Posted onFollow the 2021 Italian Grand Prix qualifying session on RaceFans Live.
Mercedes will “calibrate” Russell for challenge of going up against Hamilton
2021 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes team principal Toto Wolff says the team is planning to avoid a repeat of the rivalry between Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg when George Russell joins the team.
Hamilton comfortably quickest in sole practice session before qualifying
2021 Italian Grand Prix first practice
Posted onLewis Hamilton comfortably led the sole practice session ahead of qualifying at Monza, four-tenths of a second faster than Max Verstappen.