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F1 returned from its summer break at the Dutch GP and it is non-stop on to Monza for the Italian GP this weekend

The race starts

The race starts

Photo by: Gabriele Lanzo / Alessio Morgese / NurPhoto via Getty Images

Formula 1 is back in racing mode after the summer break and this week we are in between two fast and intense races; the Dutch GP at Zandvoort and the Italian GP at Monza, the race with the highest average speed lap on the calendar and the home of Ferrari.

Alongside James Allen we’ve brought in to of our fastest thinkers: Our F1 writer from the Netherlands Ronald Vording and our man in Italy Roberto Chinchero.

The team discuss the mood music at Zandvoort, the championship balance between the McLaren drivers, growing pressure on Lewis Hamilton and Andrea Kimi Antonelli ahead of Monza and why Toto Wolff appreciates deepfake images of himself on the internet.

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