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Madness In Monza

Have you recovered from the monumental HADJODIUM last week? We barely have…

But

where

better

keep

the

momentum

rolling

than

the

fastest

track

the

calendar:

The

Temple

Speed

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Monza.

For the 16th time this year, it’s time for a run down of the weekend’s antics. We’re here at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza for the FORMULA 1 PIRELLI GRAN PREMIO D’ITALIA 2025, and this is VCARB’s Monza Race Review.

As always, we start with a moment of appreciation for the race poster, courtesy of @dirkkesseler and our VCARB Creator Platform (get involved if you haven’t already!).

We’ll get to Liam and Isack shortly, once they’ve stopped showing each other car vids on their phones (it was a pretty cool video, in fairness).

So let’s get into the nitty gritty, shall we?

Practice got underway on Friday, and Liam and Isack were quickly up to speed. Hamilton was fastest and our lads were just over one second shy of his time. In FP2, Norris led the way and we were within half a second, so steady progress was being made. It was yet another step forward in FP3, with Isack finishing less than three-tenths off the fastest time from Norris.

When it came to quali, we couldn't quiiiiite put it together. It was a double Q1 exit for us, sadly, and Isack’s first-ever Q1 departure. Not what we hoped for, but we took the opportunity to swap out some fresh parts for Isack, so he started Sunday’s race from the pit lane with a new power unit.

Celebrating Monza

Let’s move on to Sunday - that’s where the points are won, after all.

Liam lined up on soft tyres, the only driver to opt for such a strategy, and Isack had hard rubber on his VCARB 02 in the pit lane. We maintained our starting positions for the first few laps, including a moment on Lap 8 with Isack and Colapinto into turn 1, leaving Isack no choice but to take the slip road.

Apex Animal

Liam swapped out his softs for hards on Lap 12 with plans to run them until the end of the race. He emerged from the pits into a battle with Bearman and Tsunoda, with the trio swapping places right until the very last lap: Liam finished P14 once the chequered flag was waved. Isack gained two positions after Sainz and Bearman tangled at the chicane and managed to grab himself yet another Championship point, finishing in P10. Not bad going from the pit lane!

And that just about wraps up what was the fastest Formula One Grand Prix in history, at just over 73 minutes long.

Battling Hard

Final result:

Isack HADJAR P10 +1 point

Liam LAWSON P14

Here’s Isack weighing in on the 2025 Italian Grand Prix:

“I really enjoyed it; the car was fast out there, and our team’s strategy was well executed, complemented by a strong pace throughout the whole race.”

Isack Hadjar

And here is what Liam had to say about his race:

“It was a tough race starting from the back. We tried something different with the strategy and took a gamble, but unfortunately it didn’t pay off.”

Liam Lawson

So, where next?

We’re not racing next week (cue the sad violin quartet), but we’re back from 19-21 September for Round 17 of the 2025 FIA Formula One World Championship, at none other than the FORMULA 1 QATAR AIRWAYS AZERBAIJAN GRAND PRIX 2025.

See you on the streets of Baku, sports fans.

Settling Down