Chris Medland writes:

F1 and the FIA have [..] after engaging with IndyCar agreed to start the Canadian GP at 1600 local time to try and avoid a clash with the Indy 500.

Indy green flag time is usually 12:45 ET

F1 keeps reiterating the clash won’t happen every year, but where it does this should help fans be able to watch both races one after the other

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• China 13-15 March

• Miami 1-3 May

• Canada 22-24 May

• Great Britain 3-5 July

• Netherlands 21-23 August

• Singapore 9-11 October

Team unaware of damage sustained. Low level continuous loading caused the eventual failure of the part.

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From the stewards decision document:

The FIA has released its verdict on Williams' right of review request following Carlos Sainz's 10-second penalty during the Dutch Grand Prix.

The hearing for the right of review took place on Friday, 12 September, after the request was launched by the Williams Formula 1 team. The Spanish driver was handed a 10-second penalty and two penalty points on his superlicence at Zandvoort for a collision with Racing Bulls driver Liam Lawson. But the penalty has now been revoked after the Grove outfit put forward sufficient evidence to prove it was simply a racing incident.

As a result, the two penalty points have been removed from Sainz's superlicence, but nothing can be done to the race classification as the 10-second penalty was served during the race.

Williams has released a statement following the decision from the stewards.

"We are grateful to the stewards for reviewing Carlos' Zandvoort penalty and are pleased they have now decided he was not at fault and that this was a racing incident.

"While it is frustrating that our race was compromised by the original decision, mistakes are part of motor racing and we will continue to work constructively with the FIA to improve stewarding processes and review the racing rules for the future. "

What did the FIA say?

"Having considered the matter extensively and having reviewed the new video evidence and heard from the drivers of both cars and their team representatives, the Stewards determine to rescind the Decision. The Stewards agree with Williams’ characterisation of the collision as a racing incident.

"The Stewards are satisfied that the collision was caused by a momentary loss of control by Car 30. However, in the Stewards’ assessment, no driver was wholly or predominantly to blame for that collision. Car 55 contributed to the incident by taking the risk to drive close to, and on the outside of, Car 30 when Car 55 had no right to room there and there was a real possibility that, if the collision had not occurred where it did, Car 55 would run out of track at the exit and/or a collision would have occurred at the exit for which the Driver of Car 55 would likely be predominantly if not wholly to blame.

"The time penalty imposed by the Decision was served by Car 55 during the race. The Stewards have no power to remedy that served time penalty by amending the Classifications but note that the gap between Car 55 to the car ahead in the Final Classification of the race (coincidently Car 30) was 17 seconds. The Decision having been rescinded, it follows that the 2 penalty points imposed on the Driver of Car 55 are to be removed."

Time table (CEST):

• 08:30 – 10:00 Qualifying

• 12:00 – 16:00 Race

Max Verstappen is taking part in a race in the Nürburgring Langstrecken Serie (NLS) on the Nordschleife. He will complete a mandatory driver training course on Friday (September 12) and will compete in a Porsche Cayman GT4 CS on Saturday (September 13). He also plans to race again on the Nürburgring Nordschleife on September 27. He intends to compete in his Ferrari 296 GT3. However, he will not be able to race under his pseudonym “Franz Hermann” as he only has a license in his real name.

AMS - Translated with DeepL

• A beginner's guide to NLS classes

Max Verstappen will make his debut at an official race on the Nordschleife, but first must pass a test.

ROUND 16: 🇮🇹 Italy

FORMULA 1 PIRELLI GRAN PREMIO D’ITALIA 2025

Circuit stats

• First Grand Prix: 1950
• Number of laps: 53
• Circuit Length: 5.793 km
• Race Distance: 306.72 km
• Lap record: 1:21.046 Rubens Barrichello (2004)
• 2024 winner: Charles Leclerc

Track Map

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ROUND 16: 🇮🇹 Italy

FORMULA 1 PIRELLI GRAN PREMIO D’ITALIA 2025

Circuit stats

• First Grand Prix: 1950
• Number of laps: 53
• Circuit Length: 5.793 km
• Race Distance: 306.72 km
• Lap record: 1:21.046 Rubens Barrichello (2004)
• 2024 winner: Charles Leclerc

Track Map

Add Hadjar to this list too after a Q1 exit (and perhaps Lawson given he was P20)

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