edited by Jody Scheckter at 9:56 pm, Sep 6
Kimi Antonelli earned a famous victory at Monza, becoming the first Italian driver to win the Italian Grand Prix since 1966, and doing so after starting 19th due to penalties incurred for exceeding his annual power unit allocation. Antonelli made the best of two standing starts -- the second after the race was red-flagged following an early shunt by Leclerc -- to quickly jump multiple cars and quickly put himself in the mix for a podium position. Using a different tire strategy than his teammate, and taking advantage of a virtual safety car to change tires, enabled him to catch and pass George Russell with only a few laps to go. Russell, who did not pit under the VSC, was disadvantaged from running almost the entire race on a set of hard tires and had to settle for second, while Max Verstappen drove a strong race and came third. The FF1 podium was filled by players a hundred or more points off the leaders, as Ziploo wins the round, nkroeze comes second and sperry takes third, all picking up points that at least help close the gap a little. Overall, Jim Clark moves back into first, with Suyash just two points behind in second, as Jellybeanz decides to take a drop and scores no points, dropping from first to third, thirty-two back, as a result. The Spanish Grand Prix is up next week at a the new Madring street circuit in Madrid. Hopefully it promises more than we got at another Spanish circuit, Valencia, that thankfully is no longer on the calendar. It should also be noted that Isack Hadjar is expected to miss a third grand prix due to a broken wrist, so Liam Lawson and Yuki Tsunoda are expected to race again.
Spanish Grand Prix 13 SepFORMULA 1 TAG HEUER GRAN PREMIO DE ESPANA 2026 Madrid, Spain
Race Distance: 57 laps, 308.524 km Spain's capital city Madrid is the new host of the Spanish Grand Prix, under a contract that runs until 2035. The circuit, called the Madring, will be a street circuit around the IFEMA Exhibition Centre.