Race Highlights | 2026 Italian Grand Prix

And the Italian Grand Prix is underway. Gasly tracking to the inside to cover off Russell. Not only Russell but good momentum for Charles Leclerc in P3. Russell going to the outside line. Lewis Hamilton diving to the inside of his teammate. Gasly leads. The Ferraris are close. Russell is in second. Hamilton and Leclerc making contact. And Lewis Hamilton brushing the gravel and losing positions. He tumbles down the field to P9. And it's Charles Leclerc in third. Max Verstappen was in fourth. And P3 is going through. Russell looks at the lead. But it's still held by Pierre Gasly as Verstappen takes it back on the brakes and recovers to fourth. There's Charles. Pushing off. Gasly's got straight line speed in the Alpine. It's what dragged him towards pole position. Here we go. Russell knows he's got to get this move done. And George Russell takes the lead. Big pressure from Charles Leclerc behind. Can Gasly hang on to second? I don't think he will. I think Leclerc is going to get up to second position. We'll wait for the move as we come out of the first chicane. And Pierre Gasly has gone down from first to third. Can he get the Ferrari back as we go through Curva Grande? He's got the deployment. And he's got back P2. Lot of power. Loads of power in the position for Max Verstappen. Well, it was second place for Charles Leclerc who's hanging on to that Ferrari all over the road through the Ascari chicane. And Max Verstappen takes third place. And the Ferraris find themselves going from the second row. Battling each other. Could get worse. Does get worse into the Parabolica with a look for Oscar Piastri. Can't find his way by. And Charles Leclerc is off and into the wall. A big moment into the barriers. And that's Colin Pinto moving his way through up to P4. As the yellow flag comes out, that will have to be more extreme. That's a high-speed part of the racetrack. And Charles Leclerc chasing the major places. Has a snap trying to defend from Oscar Piastri. And he's out of the race. Red flag is out at Monza. That barrier needs repairing. Charles Leclerc is out of the car. He's okay. And we go racing once again at Monza. George Russell chopping across Pierre Gasly. He got that. Gasly goes aggressive. Goes to the outside line. Up to third position goes Franco Colopinto. Two Alpines in the top three. Verstappen trying to come back having lost that place into the braking zone. Colopinto gets it though. George Russell holds the lead. Then it's Gasly. Then it's Colopinto up against Max Verstappen who's down a place off the line. Yeah, brilliant work there from the Alpine. But let's see if Max Verstappen tries the outside again. No, he cuts to the inside. Then he goes to the outside. Oh, he's trying it around the outside. And he makes it work again to take back P3. The McLaren swapping over with Piastri getting past. And then Norris was trying to fight back. Lewis Hamilton's up to fifth. And off the road goes Franco Colopinto. As high as P3. But it all goes wrong at the Lesmo. This is the battle for second place. The former teammate Max Verstappen with the speed. With the position into the Parabolica. And he takes second place in the Grand Prix. Last step on the podium. Being debated between Pierre Gasly and the Scarlet Ferrari of Lewis Hamilton. Who is in the gravel on lap number one. But he is racing with intent. Another position gained. Gasly could get done here. Easy move for Piastri. He takes P4. Oscar Piastri who had the three-place drop on the first start. And you have to underline how impressive yesterday was for Pierre Gasly. Tenth in the World Championship. In the sixth fastest team according to the Constructors' Championship. And he falls now to P6. Look at the momentum. The four-time champion. And last year's winner has around this circuit. Max Verstappen doing what he did last year. And taking the lead. He's got super aggressive. Further back. Piastri has third place. Russell loses the lead to Max Verstappen. Who's through on lap 12. Kimi Antonelli has passed Lewis Hamilton. Kimi Antonelli is up to fourth. Here comes Antonelli. Laid on the brakes and going through. Make that P19 to P3. Critical moment in the motor race. Here comes Russell. Gets by. Gets ahead. He needed that. George Russell has the lead. Verstappen laid on the brakes. But it's not enough to take it back. And Antonelli has the momentum. Has the speed. Has the inside line. And it's a Mercedes 1-2. Here we go. Kimi Antonelli. 19th at the first start. He's passed a lot of them. Kimi Antonelli is through for the lead. And we're going to see it again here. Pass. Re-pass. Re-pass again for the Italian Grand Prix. One of Formula 1's classics. Putting on a show that's deep into the corner for George Russell. Does it present the opportunity for Antonelli to come back? Again, we're seeing such a sparkling battle for the lead. But it's one moment. And they're millimetres apart as Russell hugs the inside line. Antonelli looking for a gap that wasn't there. But how about the outside line? How about the lead again? This is magic at Monza. Through again to the inside. Russell on the brakes with the lead. And he finds himself back to the front. Lance Stroll has pulled over. The virtual safety car is out to neutralise the race. Out comes Antonelli. Antonelli rejoins. And Antonelli is sixth. Verstappen is seventh. Antonelli will be picking up the benefit of a slipstream as Hamilton goes down the escape road. This will cost him time. Kimi Antonelli looking for rapid passes. Not looking for battles. And he's got Piastri with no ability to fight back. Battle for third continues. Inside line, third position. Max Verstappen takes the place. Press that boost button and through he'll come, surely. Up to 200 miles an hour. Will they be able to fight? Russell holds the lead. Goes defensive. Antonelli on the outside line. Russell hangs on. Goes deep. And the roar sends Antonelli off the road. Antonelli through the gravel. Russell went deep into the first turn. And Antonelli went off at the second. Keep it clean. No risks here. A quick snappy two-word response would be what I would be offering. Here we go. He's got him. Kimi Antonelli takes the lead of the Grand Prix. Kimi Antonelli leads on home soil to the McLarens, who are still battling. The McLarens are on the grass. That is enormously quick at 180 miles an hour. Huge risk. And it's still Piastri in fourth. Norris in fifth. Here's the man who has turned scarlet cap silver. Kimi Antonelli from 19th on the grid. Looks up and sees the chequered flag first. And he's the first Italian to win on home soil since 1966. Incredible for Kimi Antonelli, who wins the Italian Grand Prix from 19th on the grid. It's more Monza magic. And they've seen something they waited six decades for. Scarfiotti. And now Antonelli punches the air with delight. Yes! Oh my God! The magic track. The temple of speed. And a racetrack where nothing can be taken for granted. And a 20-year-old from Italy celebrates with a champagne shower on the main straight.