Italian Grand Prix News
Whatever your feelings about the 2026 Formula 1 cars, that was a cracking Italian Grand Prix, one of the very best I've been lucky enough to commentate on in 30 years.
On a Monza weekend that had already produced one implausible result in qualifying, Italy's new young star Kimi Antonelli delivered a second in Sunday's thrilling race to ensure its own prominent place in Formula 1's history books.
Lewis Hamilton has accused Ferrari of having "no rules" after a clash with his team-mate Charles Leclerc during the Italian Grand Prix.
George Russell feels Mercedes were correct to split strategies despite losing out to Kimi Antonelli in a thrilling Italian Grand Prix.
Look back and watch the best video from the Italian Grand Prix at Monza
Kimi Antonelli completed a remarkable comeback to win his home Italian Grand Prix from 19th place after a race-long battle against Mercedes team-mate George Russell.
Pierre Gasly felt he was "robbed" on Friday after losing his podium from June's Monaco Grand Prix but turned it around in the most remarkable fashion with pole position for the Italian Grand Prix.
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has claimed that George Russell missed out on pole position for the Italian Grand Prix because he "got done over" by Max Verstappen during the closing stages of qualifying at Monza.
Lewis Hamilton felt Ferrari’s execution of the final stage of Italian Grand Prix qualifying had been "pretty bad" after the home team’s hopes of being able to challenge for pole position on Saturday fell flat.
Pierre Gasly produced a sensational performance to claim his first career pole position in F1 as the Alpine driver stunned the grid's usual frontrunners at the Italian Grand Prix.
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George Russell established himself as pole position favourite ahead of Italian Grand Prix qualifying as the Mercedes driver topped Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton in final practice.
Lewis Hamilton is predicting a “very close” battle in Italian Grand Prix qualifying on Saturday for what he says would he says would be a “dream” pole position at Monza.
Andrea Stella has accused Alpine chief Flavio Briatore of "insulting" McLaren by questioning the relationship between the reigning constructors' champions and a judge at the FIA's International Court of Appeal.
George Russell beat Charles Leclerc to the fastest time of second practice at the Italian Grand Prix as Mercedes responded to Ferrari's early pace at Monza.
Charles Leclerc led a one-two from team-mate Lewis Hamilton in Italian Grand Prix first practice as Ferrari impressed after debuting an engine upgrade at Monza.
Alpine's Pierre Gasly has lost his third-place finish from June's Monaco Grand Prix again after his penalties from the race were reinstated after a successful appeal by McLaren and Red Bull.
Kimi Antonelli played down suggestions that he could drive for Ferrari in the future as he claimed he could spend his entire career with Mercedes.
Lewis Hamilton says he has been considering the magnitude of potentially becoming the first black Ferrari Formula 1 driver to win a home race for the team, ahead of this weekend's Italian Grand Prix.
Kimi Antonelli is ready to help Mercedes team-mate and title rival George Russell in qualifying at the Italian Grand Prix for a race the world championship leader will start at the back of the grid due to an engine penalty.
| Fri 11th Sep | On Air | Start |
|---|---|---|
| Practice 1 | 12:00pm | 12:30pm |
| Practice 2 | 3:45pm | 4:00pm |
| Sat 12th Sep | On Air | Start |
|---|---|---|
| Practice 3 | 11:15am | 11:30am |
| Qualifying | 2:00pm | 3:00pm |
| Sun 13th Sep | On Air | Start |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix | 12:30pm | 2:00pm |
| # | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimi Antonelli | 267 |
| 2 | George Russell | 201 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | 191 |
| 4 | Lando Norris | 171 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | 155 |
| # | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes | 468 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 346 |
| 3 | McLaren | 287 |
| 4 | Red Bull | 204 |
| 5 | Racing Bulls | 75 |
| Fri 11th Sep | On Air | Start |
|---|---|---|
| Practice 1 | 12:00pm | 12:30pm |
| Practice 2 | 3:45pm | 4:00pm |
| Sat 12th Sep | On Air | Start |
|---|---|---|
| Practice 3 | 11:15am | 11:30am |
| Qualifying | 2:00pm | 3:00pm |
| Sun 13th Sep | On Air | Start |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix | 12:30pm | 2:00pm |
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| # | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimi Antonelli | 267 |
| 2 | George Russell | 201 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | 191 |
| 4 | Lando Norris | 171 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | 155 |
| # | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes | 468 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 346 |
| 3 | McLaren | 287 |
| 4 | Red Bull | 204 |
| 5 | Racing Bulls | 75 |
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