Pictures from qualifying and final practice for the 2021 Italian Grand Prix.
2021 Italian Grand Prix articles archive
2021 Italian Grand Prix articles
How can Hamilton break through the wall of papaya to hunt down Verstappen?
2021 Italian Grand Prix pre-race analysis
Posted onA tiny mistake by Lewis Hamilton has handed Max Verstappen a chance to extend his points lead at a track where Mercedes were expected to shine.
F1’s latest reverse-grid race plan ‘not something we should even come close to’
2021 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1 could turn its sprint qualifying races into standalone, reverse-grid events next season, but not everyone is keen.
“Two-millimetre” error with clutch caused Hamilton’s poor start
2021 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton said his poor getaway in the Italian Grand Prix sprint qualifying race was due to a mistake he made with his clutch.
Alonso: F1 too preoccupied with “improving the show”
2021 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1 concerns itself too much with trying to “improve the show”, says Fernando Alonso, after a processional sprint qualifying prompted more calls for changes.
F1 teams will have to run rookies in practice sessions next year
2021 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onMandatory practice sessions for novice Formula 1 drivers will be introduced next year, the series’ motorsport director Ross Brawn has confirmed.
Sprint qualifying is boring for drivers, boring for fans and adds nothing – Perez
2021 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onSergio Perez has rubbished Formula 1’s sprint qualifying format, saying it is as dull to compete in as it is to watch.
Brawn surprised drivers found overtaking difficult in sprint qualifying
2021 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1 motorsport director Ross Brawn admitted he thought drivers would be able to overtake each other more easily in today’s sprint qualifying race at Monza.
McLaren ‘need things to swing in our favour’ for Italian GP win – Ricciardo
2021 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onDaniel Ricciardo says McLaren need to have luck on their side in order to win the Italian Grand Prix after the team took second and third place on the grid.
Verstappen “not too worried about our top speed” in grand prix
2021 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen is not concerned about the straight-line speed advantage of the Mercedes-powered cars around him at the start of the Italian Grand Prix.
Hamilton predicts “easy win” for Verstappen from pole
2021 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton doubts he can beat Max Verstappen to victory in tomorrow’s Italian Grand Prix after the Red Bull driver took pole position in the sprint qualifying race.
Bottas wins sprint qualifying race, Verstappen takes pole position
2021 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onValtteri Bottas led F1’s sprint qualifying race at Monza all the way and won – but Max Verstappen claimed pole position for the Italian Grand Prix.
2021 Italian Grand Prix Sprint Qualifying championship points
2021 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen leads the drivers championship by 5 points from Lewis Hamilton after this weekend’s sprint qualifying race.
2021 Italian Grand Prix grid and Sprint Qualifying result
2021 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onValtteri Bottas won the 2021 Italian Grand Prix Sprint Qualifying race for Mercedes ahead of Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo.
Rate the race: 2021 Italian Grand Prix Sprint Qualifying
2021 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onWhat did you think of today’s Sprint Qualifying event? Share your verdict on the Italian Grand Prix Sprint Qualifying race.
Albon not dwelling on possible “long-term” return to Red Bull
2021 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onAlexander Albon says a return to Red Bull may be a possibility for him in the long-term, but his priorities lies elsewhere for now.
Live: 2021 Italian Grand Prix Sprint Qualifying
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“Slightly unwell” Leclerc ends practice early in troubled start for Ferrari
2021 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jnr encountered problems in the final practice session ahead of the Italian Grand Prix.
Hamilton leads Mercedes one-two after Sainz crashes heavily at Monza
2021 Italian Grand Prix second practice
Posted onMercedes underlined their pace advantage at Monza as Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas led the final practice session before this afternoon’s sprint qualifying race.
Live: 2021 Italian Grand Prix second practice
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