{"id":16364,"date":"2026-09-03T16:38:50","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T16:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.f1vault.co.uk\/index\/?p=16364"},"modified":"2026-09-03T16:38:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T16:38:50","slug":"welcome-to-the-italian-grand-prix-03092026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.f1vault.co.uk\/index\/welcome-to-the-italian-grand-prix-03092026\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the Italian Grand Prix \u2013 03\/09\/2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>\u201cNothing to lose\u201d after grid penalty<\/h4>\n<p>Kimi Antonelli says he has &#8220;nothing to lose&#8221; at the Italian Grand Prix as he aims to recover from a big penalty for taking new power unit components. Following a series of reliability issues, the Italian is switching to his fifth Mercedes power unit of the year, which will land him a back-of-the-grid start.<\/p>\n<p>The past two years at Monza have been difficult for Antonelli; he crashed out of his FP1 debut in 2024 before a subpar weekend last year during his up-and-down rookie campaign. But coming into his second Italian Grand Prix as the championship leader, the 19-year-old&#8217;s grid penalty has taken off some of the pressure as he targets a strong recovery through the field.<\/p>\n<p>Antonelli said, \u201cGiven that I&#8217;m starting last, it&#8217;s going to be full attack. Obviously, I&#8217;ll still use my head. It&#8217;s not like I&#8217;m going to arrive at the first braking zone on Sunday and brake as if it were qualifying, otherwise I&#8217;d cause a crash!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don&#8217;t want to jinx myself, but I&#8217;ve got nothing to lose. The goal is to recover as many points as possible while using my head, but the mindset will be to attack as much as possible and try to gain as many positions as I can.\u201d The Italian conceded it wasn\u2019t ideal to take the penalty, but conceded that, in the bigger picture of the championship, it made sense and allowed him to enjoy the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The Italian will be expected to go through qualifying as normal, as the power of the slipstream around Monza is hugely important to unlocking lap time, which looks set to be even more crucial with this year&#8217;s cars.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Hamilton hopes to fight for win<\/h4>\n<p>Lewis Hamilton is hoping Ferrari have the car to fight for the win at their home Italian Grand Prix, a weekend in which they will introduce an engine upgrade for both drivers. The upgrade will be Ferrari&#8217;s second on the power-unit side this season, after the FIA granted them two development opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>The team had a disappointing home race last year but hopes Hamilton can keep himself in contention for both a record-breaking sixth win at Monza and an eighth championship. Hamilton shares the record of five Italian Grand Prix wins with Michael Schumacher, but he finished only sixth on his Monza debut as a Ferrari driver last year amid a difficult first campaign in red.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a House of Peroni Nastro Azzurro 0.0% event in central Milan in front of the Tifosi on Wednesday evening, Hamilton said: &#8220;It&#8217;s always exciting in Monza. It&#8217;s the fastest race we get to go to. Last year we didn&#8217;t have the car to fight. I think this year we have the car to fight.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton really launched his title bid with victory in Barcelona and will again look to follow in Michael Schumacher\u2019s footsteps by following that up with a win here. His main title rival Kimi Antonelli will start his home race from last due to an engine penalty.<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton and teammate Charles Leclerc received a huge ovation from the fans attending the event in the Palazzo Reale, with the Briton saying: &#8220;It&#8217;s amazing to be here. This is the second year and to see you all here is incredible. To see you all here is overwhelming. I love the Tifosi.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, in Thursday\u2019s press conference, Hamilton said the upgrade was a &#8220;step forward but not the whole amount we need&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton said, \u201cEvery little helps. Until this point of the year, even last race, we were losing four tenths a lap (on the straights). We have carried that deficit. This is a step forward. It is not the whole amount we need, but we knew that was the case. I strongly believe we have what it takes to win.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The seven-time champion says winning at Monza would be \u201cphenomenal\u201d given its high pressure but needed to maximise the weekend as he is wary of Antonelli coming through the field.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Ferrari introduces second power unit upgrade<\/h4>\n<p>Ferrari will also be introducing its second power unit upgrade this weekend under the ADUO token system. The ADUO system grants manufacturers extra opportunities to improve their engines should they be lagging behind on performance, with results taken every quarter of a season.<\/p>\n<p>Red Bull was contentiously named as F1\u2019s benchmark, and because Ferrari is deemed to be over 4% adrift on power, the Italian marque is granted two upgrade tokens. As expected by the media, having brought their first in Spielberg, Ferrari will bring their second ADUO upgrade for their home race along with a revised low-drag rear wing.<\/p>\n<p>Team principal Fred Vasseur said, \u201cWe are introducing an updated power unit as part of the development opportunities available under ADUO. It represents a step in the right direction and as we know, this year is very much about marginal gains.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMonza is a demanding circuit, and the field is extremely close. Our priority will be to execute every aspect of the weekend as well as possible from Friday onwards. We want to draw extra motivation from the passion of our home crowd and give our tifosi a strong weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It is believed that Ferrari\u2019s upgrade is worth 15 bph, which will halve the deficit to the Mercedes power unit, which is believed to be the strongest complete package despite the ADUO results. This is something that has held Ferrari back in 2026, considering its chassis is on a par, if not better, than that of the championship-leading Mercedes outfit, which leads the Scuderia by eighty-seven points.<\/p>\n<p>The team will also be running a special Michael Schumacher-inspired livery this weekend to mark 30 years since the seven-time world champion made his debut at the squad with whom he won five titles. Lewis Hamilton looking for a record-breaking sixth win and his first for Ferrari at Monza, while Charles Leclerc is looking for his third.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Hadjar to miss Monza with wrist injury<\/h4>\n<p>Isack Hadjar will sit out this weekend&#8217;s Italian Grand Prix at Monza as he recovers from a wrist injury he sustained during the summer break. Liam Lawson will once again replace him at Red Bull, and Yuki Tsunoda slots back into the Racing Bulls car.<\/p>\n<p>The French-Algerian fractured his wrist during boxing training and missed the last race in Zandvoort, where he was replaced by Lawson with the hope of returning this weekend. However, Red Bull didn&#8217;t want the 21-year-old to take any undue risk as he recovers from his injury.<\/p>\n<p>Both Red Bull-owned teams have now confirmed they will field unchanged driver line-ups in Monza, Lawson said in a statement shared by Red Bull, \u201cIt\u2019s good to hear Isack is recovering well and is back in the car soon, but it\u2019s great to have another weekend with the team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cZandvoort gave me a really useful first reference in the car, and having a full sprint weekend behind me means I\u2019m coming into Monza with a much better understanding of the car and what I need from it. It\u2019s a completely different track, and there\u2019ll be new challenges, but I\u2019m looking forward to building on the last weekend with the Team and seeing what we can do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Both Lawson and Tsunoda impressed on their stand-in roles in Zandvoort, with Lawson guiding his Red Bull to seventh from eighth on the grid. Tsunoda just missed out on points in eleventh, with both drivers sticking close to their respective team-mates on one-lap pace.<\/p>\n<p>Max Verstappen will miss FP1 as one of his two rookie sessions, with him being replaced by reserve driver for this weekend, Ayumu Iwasa.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>News in Brief<\/h4>\n<h5>Paul Aron replaces Gasly in FP1<\/h5>\n<p>Paul Aron will replace Pierre Gasly during FP1 on Friday as the Estonian makes his fourth appearance of the campaign. This season, teams must field a rookie driver on at least four occasions in practice sessions, with a rookie being defined as a driver with fewer than two Grands Prix starts to their name.<\/p>\n<p>Alpine has so far used only one of its rookie slots, with Aron having replaced Franco Colapinto at the Hungarian Grand Prix.<\/p>\n<h5>Norris reveals other opportunities<\/h5>\n<p>Lando Norris has revealed he had other opportunities before signing a new contract to stay at McLaren until at least the end of 2030. Norris, who has won the last two races, has been with McLaren since making his F1 debut in 2019 and says the contract was &#8220;probably the easiest contract I&#8217;ve had to sign&#8221;.<\/p>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h4>Last Time Out \u2026 Zandvoort<\/h4>\n<p>Practice saw Kimi Antonelli fastest with a 12.949 to put his Mercedes a tenth ahead of the reigning champion Lando Norris. The McLaren driver managed to split the Mercedes as he put his McLaren four thousandths ahead of George Russell; Lewis Hamilton put his Ferrari fourth, but seven hundredths further behind.<\/p>\n<p>In sprint qualifying, Russell has pipped Norris by four hundredths to take sprint pole. The Mercedes driver set an 11.567 and then hung on as the two Ferraris and Max Verstappen failed to improve on their final attempts in SQ3. Leclerc managed to split the two McLarens; he was a hundred and a half behind Norris and a tenth ahead of Oscar Piastri.<\/p>\n<p>In the sprint, Russell converted pole into victory, finishing a second ahead of Leclerc. Leclerc managed to pass Norris at the start, then the McLaren was unable to fight the Ferrari and had to go on the defensive to hold off Antonelli. The Italian was three tenths behind the McLaren crossing the line into the last lap, but although he feinted a move into Tarzan, he was not close enough to make it work.<\/p>\n<p>GP Qualifying saw Norris beat Russell to pole with an 11.167, going a tenth faster than the Mercedes. Russell, meanwhile, was three hundredths faster than his Mercedes teammate and championship rival, Antonelli, as conditions prevented everyone from improving on their final runs. The Italian also rued a mistake on his last real attempt at Tarzan.<\/p>\n<p>Norris took a dominant eleven-second victory in an action-packed to reignite his championship defence. The McLaren driver kept his cool and took advantage when he got a great run out of the final corner as the race entered the final quarter; he came from a long way back to dive around the outside and take the lead.<\/p>\n<p>The race proved eventful from the very start, full of action, with the home favourite Max Verstappen crashing out at the final corner, bringing out the Red Flag; he lost the rear and spun heavily into the barrier. In a separate incident, Gabriel Bortoleto spun on the open lap but avoided contact with Verstappen and was able to take the restart.<\/p>\n<p>Mercedes had decided shortly before the final stages to switch Antonelli with teammate Russell, but ultimately the decision didn\u2019t pay off. Russell did manage to defend off Hamilton thanks to a VSC and the Ferrari running out of sync on strategy and a slow stop, when he stopped on Lap Fifty-Seven.<\/p>\n<p>That left the seven-time champion unable to recover enough ground to try and pass his former teammate as he closed to within eight and a half tenths.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Talking Points Monza<\/h4>\n<p>Round twelve marks the halfway point of the season at the high-speed, high-downforce, and high-stakes Monza in Northern Italy. However, it could be a difficult challenge for home hero and championship leader Kimi Antonelli, who will start last due to exceeding his power unit allocation.<\/p>\n<p>He leads the standings by 59 points over teammate George Russell and Ferrari\u2019s Lewis Hamilton, while current champion Lando Norris is a further twenty-three behind. There is also plenty going on towards the back of the pecking order.<\/p>\n<p>Antonelli comes here under the most pressure the Italian knows; home races for all the other drivers this season have largely been a disaster, apart from his two rivals. Antonelli will be hoping to buck the trend in Italy this weekend, a feat he couldn\u2019t quite manage in 2025 when he struggled to ninth place and 2024 when he crashed while running in FP1 for Mercedes. Now, though, he has one of the strongest packages on the grid and the confidence that comes with a commanding lead at the top of the standings.<\/p>\n<p>The Imolesi driver\u2019s home race was arguably dropped off the calendar, and he is already on the back foot, taking a new power unit, meaning a pit lane start. His weekend will be all about damage limitation and working as hard as he can to retain his championship advantage.<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton and Ferrari face their biggest race of the year, Monza is always high pressure but this weekend they are throwing all in with upgrades to keep their unlikely championship alive. Ferrari has confirmed an updated power unit as part of the development opportunities permitted under the ADUO system, featuring a revised combustion chamber and turbocharger that should halve its current deficit to the Mercedes power unit.<\/p>\n<p>Aerodynamic upgrades and track-specific parts are also expected for the Scuderia\u2019s home race, with a new version of its \u2018Macarena\u2019 rear wing among the highlights.<\/p>\n<p>The Italian Grand Prix will pose a fascinating technical challenge since Monza\u2019s characteristics require the lowest drag and the highest proportion of time on full throttle. The track layout is also a recipe for emptying the batteries quickly, so there will likely be great divergence, initially at least \u2013 in terms of energy management strategies.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s also that lingering possibility of a late title defence by Lando Norris, but this is a big test as Monza is a different challenge to the last two rounds, which he won. If they can&#8217;t, those victories will mean relatively little in the grand scheme of things if the reigning champions fail to continue that competitiveness this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>At the start of the year, McLaren lagged behind the factory Mercedes outfit in, and although progress has since been made for the team, such as the long-awaited simulation tools it received at Spa, Monza is the spot that should tell how significant such progress is.<\/p>\n<p>This could be an important race for Haas; they will be looking to turn around their recent poor results, having not scored since the Monaco GP in June and to turn its season around, the team will bring a \u201ccomprehensive\u201d suite of new parts to the race at Monza.<\/p>\n<p>Upgrading the car over the course of a season has historically been a weakness for the American outfit, with Haas often starting the season strong before hitting struggles. This changed in 2025 when it managed to keep bringing performance to the car and finished eighth at the close of the previous regulation cycle.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Norris sets up F2 and F3 team<\/h4>\n<p>Lando Norris has expanded his business interests by setting up his own F2 and F3 teams, which will debut at next year\u2019s Bahrain or Chinese Grand Prix, which is expected to be the season opener.<\/p>\n<p>Norris&#8217; team, to be known as LN4 Fusion, launched on Wednesday on the eve of the Italian Grand Prix weekend. It will run teams across multiple feeder categories starting from next year.<\/p>\n<p>Norris said he wanted to put something back into motorsport after the success he has achieved. He told BBC News, \u201cWhy? Because I can. I have the amazing opportunity to use the bonuses of what was my dream, use the people that I&#8217;ve met, the teams that I&#8217;ve been with and kind of all put it into a big bowl and try and help kind of give back and re-share it with other people and help other people achieve their dream.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd that&#8217;s something that almost excites me just as much as saying I wanted to achieve it myself, you know, over the last few years. So the fact I can help other people out, that&#8217;s something I think that&#8217;s just a beautiful thing in life when you get to do it. And especially if I can do it within the world of motorsport.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The world champion says he had &#8220;double-ticked&#8221; his childhood dreams of getting to Formula 1 and becoming champion, and that this new project &#8220;means something and sets a fire inside of me&#8221;. Norris admitted he was lucky to have the money and backing growing up, and this stems from wanting to give back beyond his family and friends.<\/p>\n<p>He also suggested the project was designed to find his successor when he decides to retire. Norris will be in charge, but he has appointed team principals to run the teams so he can focus on his own racing career and business interests. But will act as a mentor and help where he can.<\/p>\n<p>LN4 Fusion will be run by Rene Rosin, founder and former boss of Prema, one of the most successful teams in the junior categories over the past two decades.<\/p>\n<p>In parallel, Norris is setting up what is described as &#8220;an independent, fully funded driver development&#8221; scheme, to be called the LN4 Legacy Programme.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Heat Hazard for weekend<\/h4>\n<p>The FIA has declared a heat hazard for this weekend&#8217;s Italian Grand Prix, forcing drivers to either wear cooling vests or attach ballast to their F1 cars. Temperatures across Italy have soared once again in recent days, with a sixth heatwave of the summer affecting the country over the next week.<\/p>\n<p>The region around Milan and Monza is bracing for temperatures north of 35C which has triggered the FIA&#8217;s heat protocol. Drivers will be given the choice of wearing a cooling vest or having the corresponding 0.5kg of ballast attached to their cars.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In accordance with Article B1.5.10 of the FIA F1 Regulations, having received a forecast from the official weather service predicting that the heat index will be greater than 31.0\u00b0C at some time during the race at this competition, a Heat Hazard is declared,&#8221; the FIA stated.<\/p>\n<p>The forecast by the FIA weather provider Meto-France says temperatures are expected to exceed the 31C threshold across Friday, Saturday and Sunday. During Friday&#8217;s FP2 session, temperatures are expected to reach 36C, with 35C predicted for Saturday qualifying.<\/p>\n<p>This comes as the UN has forecast the strongest recorded El Ni\u00f1o to disrupt weather patterns around the world at least until February 2027.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Honda sets out \u201ckey focus\u201d for this weekend<\/h4>\n<p>Honda has explained its &#8220;key focus&#8221; after a tough introduction of its F1 power unit upgrades with Aston Martin in Zandvoort. Aston Martin may have scored points for only the second time this year with Fernando Alonso&#8217;s ninth-place finish at the Dutch Grand Prix.<\/p>\n<p>Honda brought its upgraded power unit to the track for the first time at Zandvoort, but this success came on a backdrop of initial criticism from both the Spaniard and teammate Lance Stroll. They explained, \u201cIn free practice, things went reasonably well. But in Sprint Qualifying, we had problems with the response of the power unit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo be precise, the engine continued to push when decelerating before the corners. So, it wasn\u2019t so easy to approach the bends correctly. Then I also could not activate the so-called straight line mode, which is when we flatten the wings on the straights. And the combination of these two factors meant that driving was quite tricky.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, Alonso did comment that the early signs were encouraging, while suggesting that the sprint format in the Netherlands put the team at a disadvantage. He added: &#8220;There isn\u2019t much time for fine-tuning. If we had a normal schedule here, with three practice sessions, we probably would have gotten it sorted out. We still need to understand a few things better.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Throughout Zandvoort, both drivers mentioned improved drivability but given Monza is the most power-sensitive circuit, this provides the real opportunity to assess progress. Honda\u2019s chief engineer Shintaro Orihara wrote on social media, &#8220;At this track, how you distribute the limited energy across these sections becomes crucial.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur key focus at the Italian Grand Prix is to improve drivability. Since the Dutch Grand Prix, we have been working a lot on the dyno at HRC Sakura to improve this and, specifically, to achieve stable and consistent combustion control.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Haas admits it\u2019s been out-developed<\/h4>\n<p>After starting the season strongly, Haas admits that it has been overtaken and out-developed by its rivals this year. However, team boss Ayao Komatsu and driver Oliver Bearman both remain hopeful that it can catch back up with the pack \u201csoon\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The US owned team has once again fallen into a pattern which it has seen so many times in its history, starting strongly before a combination of slow upgrades and its rivals being able to catch up. Bearman said last month, \u201c2025 was really the first year for us, or one of very few years, where we seemed to have good pace throughout the year. We actually improved our relative performance as the year went on.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow, 2026 is more of what we&#8217;ve seen from Haas in the past, of starting incredibly strong with a really quick car as a base, but not being able to improve like the others have. Quite frankly, we&#8217;ve been overtaken right now. We are the 10th-best team. It really hurts, myself and all the others. We were working really hard to make that not be the case, but that&#8217;s the reality of where we are right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The team has not scored points since the Monaco Grand Prix in June when Esteban Ocon managed to bring his car home in ninth. Since then, the team has struggled with inconsistency, which has impacted its ability to extract the most from the 2026 car.<\/p>\n<p>Despite this, Komatsu is hopeful that Haas will soon be able to uncover solutions to the issues it is facing. He pointed to the last two years, when the team has proved they can develop the car and their technical department is working.<\/p>\n<p>But warned, \u201cto have any remote chance of keeping up with the others, because of the size of our team, everything has to be perfect. But that&#8217;s just not realistic in anyone&#8217;s life. And the Montreal upgrade wasn&#8217;t perfect. Some bits worked, some bits made the car faster, but some bits wasn&#8217;t perfect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also says it not an option for the team to switch to 2027 if they haven\u2019t solved \u2018fundamental\u2019 problems. Haas will bring new parts to the VF-26, which the team confirmed would arrive this weekend in Monza for the Italian Grand Prix.<\/p>\n<p>Komatsu explained in a statement shared by the team, \u201cThis weekend, we\u2019re bringing another upgrade package to the car. So again, it\u2019s critical we maximise our practice time, evaluate our data comprehensively, and strive to keep pushing in the midfield.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, despite the positives that these upgrades could bring, Bearman warned that new parts don&#8217;t always equate to a jump forward on track.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>US-Iran War: Qatar organisers say \u201ceverything is a go-ahead\u201d<\/h4>\n<p>Organisers of the Qatar Grand Prix say \u201ceverything is a go-ahead\u201d to host F1 and MotoGP this season, despite growing uncertainty due to the Iran war. Both races are due to take place in November, having had their seasons disrupted by the conflict in the region.<\/p>\n<p>F1 already had to move its Bahrain Grand Prix to Malaysia on the 2-4 October, while a decision is yet to be made on whether the Qatar race on 27-29 November and the Abu Dhabi finale a week later will run. However, reports in both Zandvoort and Aragon suggested both races, along with Abu Dhabi, could be scrapped.<\/p>\n<p>With the US and Iran launching fresh strikes on each other on Monday, Qatar\u2019s upcoming races face fresh uncertainty. But the QMMF\u2019s president, Abdul Rahman bin Abdul Latif Al Mannai, says it\u2019s planning the races as normal.<\/p>\n<p>He said in a statement, \u201cThe plan is to have the race. We are up and running and preparing for MotoGP, and it\u2019s the same with our discussions with Formula 1. Of course, there are things that we cannot predict. It\u2019s difficult. We don\u2019t know what\u2019s going to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe situation has been fluid, even though it\u2019s been really quiet so far. It depends on what happens in the next couple of months or so. For us, we cannot stop the plans. We have to be ready. We are taking it one step at a time to see the situation and assess. But so far, everything is good. Everything is a go-ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The FIA World Endurance Championship was the first major international series impacted by the conflict in the region, with its Prologue and season-opener in Qatar in March postponed.<\/p>\n<p>But the QMMF says it will host the 2027 WEC Prologue and season-opener at Lusail in March. Liberty has suggested that a decision on Qatar and Abu Dhabi will be made in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Lightning McQueen on track<\/h4>\n<p>Lightning McQueen will make an appearance at this weekend&#8217;s Italian Grand Prix, with the Cars character set to take an honorary lap around Monza. It is 20 years since the first Cars film was released, and Formula 1 and Disney are using one of the sport&#8217;s most famous races to mark the anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>Several past and current drivers have voiced themselves, including Michael Schumacher and Niki Lauda in the first film. Cars 2 and 3 saw Lewis Hamilton, Jacques Villeneuve, Fernando Alonso, and Sebastian Vettel voice a car in the native language.<\/p>\n<p>David Croft voiced himself as a commentator in Planes, with former CBBC presenter Barney Harwood as a pit lane reporter.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6>You can join us for coverage of this weekend\u2019s Italian Grand Prix with reports and analysis on our website. 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