03/09/2025 22:00
Charles Leclerc retired from the Dutch Grand Prix after being
tagged by Kimi Antonelli, instantly puncturing his rear left tyre
and sending him careering helplessly into the barriers. The
incident occurred on lap 53 of the 72-lap race at Zandvoort,
robbing him of what would likely have been a fourth-place finish
and consigning Ferrari to a pointless afternoon following Lewis
Hamilton's - unprovoked - crash at the same corner (Turn 3) earlier
on. READ MORE: How Charles Leclerc got hold of mobile phone after
Dutch GP retirement Oscar Piastri issues F1 denial after major
Lando Norris upset Oscar Piastri says he is not intentionally slow
at the start of F1 weekends after springing a major surprise on
Lando Norris. At Zandvoort, Norris became the first driver to top
all three practice sessions in 2025, and has now finished P1 in
seven of the 15 FP1s, and been in the top three at 12 of them.
READ MORE: Oscar Piastri issues F1 denial after major Lando Norris
upset Ferrari return to iconic F1 livery for Italian GP Ferrari has
unveiled the special F1 livery it will run at the Italian Grand
Prix this weekend, its second home race of the season. The livery
maintains the traditional red colour that has been used by Ferrari
throughout its F1 history, but also incorporates white on the
engine cover. READ MORE: Ferrari return to iconic F1 livery for
Italian GP Alpine confirm Franco Colapinto replacement for Italian
GP FP1 Alpine has announced that Paul Aron will take part in the
first free practice session at the Italian Grand Prix, taking the
place of Franco Colapinto. The Estonian is one of Team Enstone's
reserve drivers, along with Jack Doohan, but has not competed in
FP1 for the French squad so far this year. READ MORE: Alpine
confirm Franco Colapinto replacement for Italian GP FP1 Cadillac
sign IndyCar star to key F1 driver role The Cadillac F1 team has
confirmed it has signed IndyCar race winner Colton Herta as a test
driver. Cadillac is preparing for its debut F1 season next year as
it joins the grid as an 11th team, expanding the grid to 22 cars
for the first time since 2016. READ MORE: Cadillac sign IndyCar
star to key F1 driver role F1 championship-winning engineer to
leave Ferrari - report Ferrari chief performance engineer Jock
Clear is departing the team after almost a decade of service,
according to a report from Corriere dello Sport . Clear joined
Maranello in 2015 and also served as driver coach to Charles
Leclerc. Additionally, the 61-year-old Briton was responsible for
overseeing the Ferrari Driver Academy, a role that will now be
taken over by Marc Gené. READ MORE: F1 championship-winning
engineer to leave Ferrari - report
