Formula 1

• Sainz had to rebuild confidence in F1 sprint after “weird” practice crash

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  Carlos Sainz admits he lost confidence following a “weird” crash in final Formula 1 practice for the Italian Grand Prix.

• The ‘subtle, 2mm’ mistake behind Hamilton’s bad start in F1 sprint

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  Lewis Hamilton has revealed a two-millimetre clutch error caused his dreadful start in Formula 1’s second sprint race at the Italian Grand Prix.

• Alonso says F1 “too worried” about trying to improve the show

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  Fernando Alonso believes Formula 1 has become too preoccupied in its attempts to improve the show.

• Gasly didn’t know extent of damage before crash in F1’s sprint at Monza

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  Pierre Gasly says he didn’t know how damaged his front wing was before crashing out on the opening lap of Formula 1’s sprint race at Monza.

• F1 considering “standalone” race as alternative to current sprint format

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  Formula 1 managing director Ross Brawn says the sport is considering making alternations to its current sprint race format for 2022, suggesting a...

• F1 Italian Grand Prix – Start time, how to watch & more

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  Monza hosted F1’s second sprint race on Saturday afternoon, which was won by Valtteri Bottas ahead of world championship leader Max Verstappen....

• Sainz lost confidence after "weird" Monza F1 practice crash

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  Sainz lost control in the middle part of the Ascari chicane and had a heavy head-on impact with a single-layer tyre barrier on the left-hand side...

• Hamilton explains 2mm error that led to poor sprint race start

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  Hamilton lined up second on the grid behind Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas for the 18-lap sprint race on Saturday evening, giving him a chance...

• F1 - 2021 ITALIAN GRAND PRIX - SATURDAY PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT

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  Sport news DRIVERS   1 – Valtteri BOTTAS (Mercedes)    2 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing)   3 – Daniel RICCIARDO (McLaren)...

• Alonso suggests return of one-shot qualifying to help F1 sprint races

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  F1 staged its second sprint race on Saturday at Monza after debuting the format at Silverstone earlier this year, holding a 100km race to set the...

• Perez: “Very boring” F1 sprint races don’t add anything

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  Sergio Perez believes Formula 1’s sprint races are “very boring” for drivers and fans alike and don’t “bring anything” to the world championship.

• Ricciardo “hungry” to end McLaren’s nine-year F1 win drought at Monza

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  Daniel Ricciardo says he’s “hungry” to end McLaren’s nine-year wait for a Formula 1 grand prix victory at this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix.