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Ferrari honours Schumacher's seven titles with special Monza livery for Hamilton and Leclerc
Ferrari has revealed a one-off livery for the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, featuring Michael Schumacher's signature and seven stars on the nose to represent his seven world championships. The SF-26 driven by Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc will run in a deeper red, ditching the white engine cover.
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Championship leader Antonelli credits Federer advice for staying grounded with 59-point F1 lead
Kimi Antonelli, 20, leads the 2026 Formula 1 standings by 59 points over George Russell and Lewis Hamilton after six race wins. The Mercedes driver says counsel from Roger Federer has helped him race more relaxed and focused heading into the second half of the season.
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Russell must win at Monza to keep F1 title alive, warns Palmer
Jolyon Palmer says George Russell has to win the Italian Grand Prix at Monza to stay in the championship fight, with team-mate Kimi Antonelli holding a 59-point lead and set to take a grid penalty at his home race.
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Hamilton rescues dust-covered Ferrari F40 from 30-year garage slumber to fulfil childhood dream
Lewis Hamilton has acquired and begun restoring a Ferrari F40 he discovered covered in dust after sitting in a garage for over three decades. The seven-time champion, who sold his entire car collection in 2025, called the iconic supercar 'the car of my dreams'.
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Norris's title bid faces low-downforce reality check at Monza, analysts warn
Lando Norris arrives at the Italian Grand Prix on the back of consecutive wins in Hungary and the Netherlands, but analysts James Hinchcliffe and Jolyon Palmer say Monza's low-downforce demands will reveal whether McLaren can genuinely threaten the 2026 championship.
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Sainz to debut Fifty Five merchandise brand at home Madrid Grand Prix in September
Carlos Sainz has confirmed he will launch the first drop from his personal Fifty Five brand at the Madrid Street Circuit in September, tying the release to Formula 1's debut on the streets of the Spanish capital.
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Sainz eyes F1 career until 2040, inspired by Alonso and Hamilton's longevity
Carlos Sainz says he could remain in Formula 1 until the age of 45, pointing to Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton as proof that elite-level performance can be sustained deep into a driver's forties.
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Fred Vesti fires up Singapore's Orchard Road with Mercedes W04 street demo run
Mercedes F1 reserve driver Fred Vesti completed three demonstration runs through Singapore's Orchard Road on 30 August, piloting the V8-powered W04 in the city's first street demo in over a decade.
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Button likens Alonso to Schumacher and urges two-time champion to stay in F1
Jenson Button has drawn a direct comparison between Fernando Alonso and Michael Schumacher, calling their battles 'hard but fair' and 'on the limit every time'. Writing ahead of the Italian Grand Prix, Button also urged the 45-year-old to commit to another season.
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Championship leader Antonelli targets redemption at Monza despite looming grid penalty
Kimi Antonelli returns to the Italian Grand Prix at Monza holding a 59-point championship lead and six wins, a year after a penalty-marred home debut left him ninth. Mercedes have confirmed he will take a power unit grid penalty of at least 10 places.
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Norris says F1 title brought calm and confidence but has not changed who he is
Lando Norris insists winning the Formula 1 world championship has not altered his personality, though the 26-year-old McLaren driver says it has made him more relaxed away from the car and strengthened his working relationship with the team.
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Perez reveals he is actively steering Cadillac's F1 personnel recruitment drive
Sergio Perez has disclosed that he is lobbying Cadillac to sign specific Formula 1 engineers and staff, drawing on relationships built across more than a decade in the paddock. The Mexican driver says appetite to join the American outfit is growing with every passing week.
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New wheel rims and hidden floor tweak fuelled McLaren's back-to-back Dutch GP surge
McLaren's consecutive victories in Budapest and Zandvoort were underpinned by a subtle but significant upgrade package — including new front wheel rims designed to generate tyre temperature — that exceeded the team's own internal performance expectations.
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Williams branded 'overpromisers' as Sainz's snub of Audi factory seat looks costly in 2026
Broadcaster Will Buxton has publicly criticised Williams for repeatedly failing to match their own ambitions in 2026, questioning why Carlos Sainz chose the Grove team over a works Audi seat. After 12 rounds, Williams sit ninth in the constructors' standings with just 11 points.
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Alonso's one-stop masterclass rescued Aston Martin at a dismal Dutch GP, says Steiner
Former Haas boss Guenther Steiner says Fernando Alonso's aggressive one-stop strategy at Zandvoort — not Aston Martin's Honda power unit upgrade — was solely responsible for the team's ninth-place finish and only their second points score of the season.
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Norris signs four-year McLaren extension and vows to make it a career-long home
2025 F1 champion Lando Norris has signed a contract keeping him at McLaren until the end of 2030, and says he would be 'proud' to spend his entire Formula 1 career with the Woking team.
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Lawson's strong Red Bull return at Zandvoort may have rescued his F1 career
Former F1 broadcaster Will Buxton believes Liam Lawson's composed performance at the Dutch Grand Prix — qualifying eighth and finishing seventh in a stand-in Red Bull drive — saved his Formula 1 future after being dropped by the team after just two races earlier in 2025.
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Williams cannot afford Sainz-Albon Dutch GP crash damage, analyst Bernie Collins warns
Analyst Bernie Collins has warned that Williams is ill-equipped to absorb the financial and developmental fallout from Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon's collision at the Dutch Grand Prix, with the team already hampered by an overweight chassis, delayed upgrades, and budget cap pressure.
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Antonelli leads 2026 championship by 59 points and credits rookie struggles for mental edge
Andrea Kimi Antonelli holds a 59-point lead in the 2026 Formula 1 standings after six race wins, and says the difficulties of his 2025 rookie season made him emotionally and mentally stronger heading into his home race at Monza.
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McLaren set to overtake Ferrari and challenge Mercedes by end of 2026 season, says Szafnauer
Former Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer predicts McLaren will become Mercedes' closest rival by the end of the 2026 F1 season, with the team's latest upgrade package now fully integrated ahead of the Italian Grand Prix at Monza.
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