Kimi Antonelli's stunning Monza win and 6 other things you missed at the 2026 Italian Grand Prix

Monza delivered another dramatic Sunday, with the Temple of Speed bringing plenty of action throughout the 53-lap Italian Grand Prix. On track, home race hero of Mercedes took a spectacular victory from 19th on the grid, ahead of team mate and of Red Bull, whilst ’s race came to an early end on Lap 2 after the Ferrari driver crashed at the exit of the Parabolica as he fought McLaren's for position, bringing out the red flags. However, those weren’t the only stories from the Italian weekend.

Thirty years on from Michael Schumacher’s Ferrari debut, Monza provided the setting for a particularly special tribute to the seven-time World Champion courtesy of another German great. Ahead of Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel (yes, that Sebastian Vettel) – who raced for the Scuderia between 2015 and 2020 - returned to the wheel of Schumacher’s Ferrari F2002, taking the iconic car around Monza in front of the Tifosi. The F2002 remains one of Ferrari’s most successful cars, taking 15 victories across the 2002 and 2003 seasons, but it was the unmistakable sound of its V10 engine that really turned heads around Monza. “There is still a race to win, for my friend Michael,” Vettel wrote on social media.

Nothing says Italian Grand Prix weekend more than a Piazza Del Duomo in Milano full of Tifosi in red. Ferrari fans once again had the chance to show all their love and support to their favourite drivers in an entertaining afternoon with Charles Leclerc, and some special guests. South Korean DJ, Peggy Gou, was the star of the musical entertainment, and Leclerc decided to give it a shot too...but after his attempt at spinning the decks, perhaps it’s better if the two-time Italian GP race winner sticks to driving cars. Hamilton chose to share this moment with his mum as Linda enjoyed a deserved response from the crowd with one of the biggest cheers of the day for her and a true Tifosi welcome to Italy. The seven-time World Champion said of his mum being in Italy: "And my mum’s here this weekend because she’s never experienced — she’s never actually, I don’t think, been to Monza — but also particularly on a Ferrari weekend. And I wanted her to experience that and, you know, bring any of the lucky dust she can bring."