Red Bull driver Max Verstappen captured pole position at the Italian Grand Prix, a surprising feat against the dominant McLaren cars.

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For a minute or so on Saturday afternoon at Monza, Lando Norris was not only provisional polesitter for the Italian Grand Prix, but also a record-breaker: his 1m18.869s lap meant an average speed of 264.423km/h, faster than Lewis Hamilton’s 264.362km/h ...

Italy F1 GP Auto Racing Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands, centre, celebrates his pole position with McLaren driver Lando Norris of Britain, left, and McLaren driver Oscar Piastri of Australia after the qualifying session ahead of the ...

In 2021, F1 drivers received three points for winning the sprint, two for finishing second, and one for coming in third. As this offered little to no incentive to put cars on the line for drivers in the midfield, this was altered in 2022 to the rewards system, which remains in place this year.

Mick Schumacher enjoyed getting a first-hand view of the Indianapolis 500 in May. Whether he'll make Indy his next racing stop is yet to be determined. The 26-year-old son of seven-time Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher spent Monday taking laps on Indianapolis Motor Speedway's 14-turn,

For a minute or so on Saturday afternoon at Monza, Lando Norris was not only provisional polesitter for the Italian Grand Prix, but also a record-breaker: his 1m18.869s lap meant an average speed of 264.423km/h, faster than Lewis Hamilton’s 264.362km/h ...