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🚨 Charles Leclerc says his Ferrari felt "weird" before his Monza crash. Leclerc noticed something unusual when applying the throttle on both opening laps before crashing out on Lap 2. He was unharmed, and Ferrari will investigate the car.

F2's new 2027 car has an on-board starter designed to let drivers continue after spinning or stalling. On the day it was unveiled, title contender Rafael Câmara was spun at Monza, stalled and retired. The timing rather made the case for it.

Not every Monza "upgrade" is really development. Ferrari and Mercedes have mostly trimmed parts for lower drag. Haas and McLaren bring broader performance changes, while Audi submitted none. The number of parts matters less than what they're designed to do.

Colton Herta's Monza Friday unravelled within three hours. The Cadillac development driver crashed out of F2 practice, then stopped during his F1 FP1 appearance after completing only five laps. He was unhurt in the F2 crash; Cadillac has not confirmed the F1 problem.

🚨 Alex Albon is set to start the Italian Grand Prix from the back of the grid. Williams has fitted a fifth ICE and fourth control-electronics unit-both beyond his allocation and worth a combined 20-place penalty. Formal confirmation from the stewards is pending.

Seven-time champion. Proven race winner. Available for Monza. Cadillac may have signed too early.

Audi’s Monza fix has been six months in the making. Reports say the R26’s first gear was too short and eighth too long, an issue identified during pre-season testing. After a 24 week production process, revised ratios are finally set to arrive at Monza. Now we get to see what they actually change on track.

Lando Norris is becoming a team owner. The world champion has co-founded LN4 Fusion, which will race in Italian F4, FRECA and F3-with an application also submitted for F2. Norris is also personally funding a programme to support young drivers.

McLaren's rotating H-Wing makes its race-weekend debut at Monza. It flips 180° between cornering and straight-line configurations, helping reduce drag at F1's highest-speed circuit. McLaren will evaluate it before committing to its qualifying spec.

Lando Norris has co-founded a new route towards Formula 1. LN4 Fusion will enter Italian F4, Formula Regional and F3 in 2027, with an F2 application also submitted. Its separate Legacy programme will support young drivers lacking financial backing.

McLaren’s recovery now faces its biggest test. Major Hungary and Zandvoort upgrades helped Norris take back to back poles and wins. Now comes Monza: low downforce, huge straight-line demands, and McLaren’s new rotating H-Wing. This weekend tells us how complete that recovery really is.

Monza’s tyre challenge has flipped in 2026. Pirelli expects lower loads on the fronts under braking, but greater demand on the rears when the full power unit is deployed on corner exit. Same C3–C5 compounds. A very different balance problem.

F1’s fastest ever lap may be about to look slow. Verstappen’s 2025 Monza pole averaged 264.7km/h. Pirelli says team simulations have the 2026 cars around TWO SECONDS faster. Applied to last year’s pole: roughly 1:16.8 - averaging 271.6km/h. Monza could reset the record again.

McLaren’s F-duct was named after the F in Vodafone. Its new H-Wing takes the H from Etihad. The alphabet remains undefeated. formula1.com/en/latest/artic…