The 13th round of the 2026 Formula 1 season takes place at the Italian Grand Prix.
The Temple of Speed will be bathed in Ferrari Rosso for the weekend, but this colouring is likely to be broken up by fans sporting home hero Kimi Antonelli's merchandise.
The Mercedes driver arrives at Monza with a 59-point advantage over both George Russell and Lewis Hamilton, but faces a tough task on Sunday, as an engine penalty, confirmed by his team, will see him start from the back of the grid.
Ferrari has brought its upgraded power unit to the track for the first time, in a bid to close the gap on front-runners Mercedes and McLaren, with Lando Norris having triumphed on the last two weekends for the latter. McLaren has also debuted its rotating rear wing, which it has called the H-Wing.
Super-clipping is expected to be a significant issue this weekend, especially on the run to Turn 1 in the race, with energy being spent down the back straight, no heavy braking for the Parabolica, and the main straight immediately following. How drivers manage their energy will be more crucial than ever this weekend.
Despite Russell having the pace for most of qualifying, it was Pierre Gasly who stunned on Saturday with a late effort to secure his first F1 pole position. The Alpine driver won at Monza in 2020 with AlphaTauri, and is keen to repeat the feat.
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Mercedes Formula 1 team boss Toto Wolff says there was “no chance” to alter George Russell’s tyre strategy at the Italian Grand Prix, after he lost the race to Andrea Kimi Antonelli.
Mercedes came away from the Monza race with a 1-2, as Kimi Antonelli came from 19th on the grid after an engine penalty to score his seventh win of the season.
Charles Leclerc has given his first reaction to the high-speed crash that ended his Italian Grand Prix in the opening few laps.
Leclerc was battling with Oscar Piastri over fourth place on lap two of the Monza race when he lost the rear of his Ferrari on throttle coming out of the Parabolica.
And with that, it's time to end our live coverage of a thrilling Italian Grand Prix weekend. As ever, thanks for joining us and you can keep up to date on all the latest from the F1 paddock with Crash.net.
Not long until the next one in Madrid next weekend.
Nico Rosberg has disagreed with Martin Brundle as he put “100%” of the blame for the clash between Ferrari Formula 1 team-mates Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc on the latter.
The Ferrari drivers nearly came to blows at the first chicane as they battled it out over third place after starting together on the second row of the grid at Monza.
Referencing the title fight, Russell says: "I'm not even thinking about it at the moment."
He backs himself to comeback, but again insists that he is not thinking about it.
File this under 'things we love to see'.
Probably as good as McLaren could have expected. Strong points, and the gap closed significantly on Ferrari in the constructors' championship.
Another stat from Monza is that Antonelli's win moves him level with Russell on seven career victories.
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Very classy from McLaren, as the team congratulates Antonelli on his first home victory.
As Antonelli basks in the adulation of the Italian fans, Ferrari want to shrink into the shadows. That was a horrible performance from the Scuderia.
Red Bull may not have the ultimate pace of Ferrari, Mercedes or McLaren, but it does have Max Verstappen, and he has been on fire this year yet again.
Having started from pole, Alpine would have hoped for more. Still, seventh and ninth would have been a result the team would have bitten your hand off for ahead of the weekend.
All friends in the graphic, but the relationship will be tested on the track in the coming races.
The champagne is sprayed, and Antonelli has more than one hand now on the championship trophy. By his reaction, you can tell that Russell is equally aware of that fact.
Russell is roundly booed by the Italian crowd. Verstappen, who has been used to the negative reception, is cheered.
Antonelli hears the Italian anthem, and receives a pile of washing up. What a dreadful trophy that is. Possibly the worst in F1 ever.
Antonelli comes out onto his home podium as a race winner, and the crowd erupts.
Andrea Kimi Antonelli produced an incredible drive from 19th on the grid to claim one of Formula 1’s greatest comeback victories at his home Italian Grand Prix.
The 20-year-old turned in his most impressive performance in F1 yet as he recovered from a grid penalty for exceeding his engine allocation for the season and charged to a remarkable win on home soil at Monza.
Kimi Antonelli won the Italian Grand Prix at Monza after an astonishing fightback drive from the back of the Formula 1 grid.
Antonelli was in astounding form as he tore through the field to become the first Italian to win their home grand prix since 1966.
That. Was. Special
The top 10 of an astonishing race are:
KIMI ANTONELLI WINS THE ITALIAN GRAND PRIX!
Antonelli has one lap left to hold on to this. He's under minimal pressure, and just needs to cruise.
Less than two laps remain, and Antonelli is cruising to the flag.
A huge moment for Norris as he tried to pass Piastri. Norris complains of being pushed off, but it's very debatable whether the gap was ever there in the first place.