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Ferrari will celebrate past glory, and hope to speed on from current woes, when they close out the European swing of the Formula 1 season with their long-suffering home fans at Monza this weekend. Sunday's Italian Grand Prix marks the 50th anniversary of late Austrian triple champion Niki Lauda's first title, secured at the circuit with Enzo Ferrari's team in front of a huge and passionate crowd. 

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American nine-time IndyCar race winner Colton Herta will be a test driver for Cadillac when they debut in Formula 1 next season, the General Motors-backed team said on Wednesday. Cadillac have already announced Finland's Valtteri Bottas and Mexican Sergio Perez, both experienced F1 drivers and multiple grand prix winners, as their 2026 lineup on multi-year contracts. 

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Former champions Mercedes hope to be challenging for wins again when they return from Formula 1's August break after binning a rear suspension upgrade that made the car slower. The upgrade was introduced at Imola in May after George Russell had finished in the top three in four of the first six races.

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Lando Norris has won three of the last four races but the McLaren Formula One driver said ahead of the Dutch Grand Prix that he was no great believer in momentum and expected the second half of the season to be 'tricky' and challenging.

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Oscar Piastri has got used to winning since his first in Hungary last year and returns as Formula One leader looking to take a tidy advantage over McLaren teammate Lando Norris into the August break.