also heard Prema F2 will be Herta and Taponen. What is Herta even doing in F2, no clue, but is a bad look for Indy and also hope that the same people that make fun of Boschung or Verschoor for being old do the same to Herta, if he didn't crack the SL before he has no business trying to do it in F2

Herta in F2? For superlicense I assume but surprised he would do that.

Gladiator 96 said:

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A pair of equally dominant drivers: $40 million
A pair of aerodynamically dominant cars that can win each week: $100 million
Relegating Max Verstappen to the 2nd or 3rd row of the grid each week: PRICELESS

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womp womp

Herta just announced as Cadillac test driver and IndyCar has announced he is not racing next year.

Now I wonder which comes next, Prema or MP ...

EDIT: It is now confirmed he is racing in Europe in 2026

Oh damn. Tomorrow is going to suck.

Just sleep at the track

And Will Power to Andretti. Seems like Andretti about to use its IndyCar team as its own F3 series development program.

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It's only Day 1 but Monza is honestly a lot, it's pretty hard to navigate to and it's very sunny, water queues were like 5 min long today and people say on Sundays it could take 30 min. Hard to find porta potties as well and most of the people working the grandstands only speak italian. I was able to find the path the F2/F3 people take to exit so at least that was good lol, tomorrow I'll have a pass from MP Motorsport at around 11 am so i'll just roam around the f2/f3 area rest of the day.

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Sounds amazing

Gasly extends with Alpine to 2028.

🚨 | BREAKING: Pierre Gasly signs a long-term contract extension with Alpine until the end of 2028.

— formularacers (@formularacers_) September 6, 2025

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8S1yh1n/

Bortoleto is quick over one lap. Hulkenburg is generally thought of as a quick qualifier and he is routinely at his level or better.

the trains are a mess too, they just tell direct you to any line that stops in Milan. I take Central-Monza every morning but every evening I go back to some random station and then have to take the metro to Central to then take my bus to the airbnb.

this GP is honestly humbling me since the last ones i've done were accessible tracks (Zandvoort public transport is fantastic) but at least if I ever decide to do Spa or Austria i might be a little bit more ready by then lol

Do you live in Europe? I think you've been to quite a few races?

no im based in austin, decided to do my first back to back this year, Zandvoort had F1 Academy and F2 and F3 are here in Monza so it was good timing

that being said its going to massively suck getting to austin from atlanta on monday around 740 pm then going to the work at 9 am lmao

Hulk pre-race retirement

Need to get Norris off those tires. Whatever way they go.

Good grief.

Holy crap McLaren.

And the announcers during the ceremony "we hope those aren't jeers for Lando"

No no, of course not. Why would anyone think that?

Rare occasion where I was able to finish a European race before church. Seemed like zero interruptions because Hulk got out pre-race and Alonso retired in the pits.

XpressAg09 said:

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Rare occasion where I was able to finish a European race before church. Seemed like zero interruptions because Hulk got out pre-race and Alonso retired in the pits.

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Today was stated as the fastest race of all time.

I am back at work now beating the jet lag and catching up on movie releases rest of the week.

Overall, I REALLY enjoyed Zandvoort, and while Monza was great, I don't see myself going back anytime soon. Zandvoort I stayed in Amsterdam, trains run every 5 minutes and then the rest of the trams are quick as well, it was very easy to get home.

Monza is a whole different story. Train from Central to Monza is 10 min, then you get the shuttle from there to Monza, which starts at 7:30 AM, and takes around 20 mins with no traffic to get to the track, then you walk like 10-15 min to the gate ... so it was pretty late to get there for F3 on Sunday. Getting back was worse as the line was brutal and you have until 8:30 PM to get the shuttle, then there was a line outside to get to the station which took like 30 mins lol.

Monza is also old and personally I found it hard to navigate the first two days, then it was ok, but it's all dirt, and the bridges get so much more busy than Miami.

The F1 race was very boring, and it being the fastest of all time is not something to be proud of imo. F3 was fantastic and F2 was a royal rumble out there but so damn happy I got to see Luke Browning's first win.

Next year I will return to Silverstone as imo it's as historical and much better logistics wise. Zandvoort would be phenomenal to go to again especially with it being the last time they race there but I do want to prioritize doing a new one, which will probably be Jeddah as it has F2 and F1 Academy.

Also, if you have AMEX, they are really coming through at these races now. There was an expedited gate entrance for AMEX holders, EXTREMELY helpful especially on race day. And of course the free radios at every race.

They also have presales for GPs now and not just the US ones.

Did I miss your post where you told us about your hot lap experience?

Awesome. Thanks.