Overview

• McLaren instructed Oscar Piastri to let Lando Norris back through after a botched pit stop, prompting initial radio pushback from Piastri before he complied; team principal Andrea Stella said the call restored the pre-stop order.
• Max Verstappen won comfortably in Monza and said he would not have obeyed a similar instruction, with Red Bull crediting recent changes such as a revised underfloor for the car’s improved balance on high-speed tracks.
• Toto Wolff warned McLaren’s decision creates a precedent that could spiral into future claims after different team errors, calling the situation a “luxury problem” and contrasting it with Mercedes’ fraught 2016 Hamilton–Rosberg duel.
• Mercedes shifted tone on rookie Kimi Antonelli, with Wolff labeling his Monza weekend disappointing after mistakes and a penalty, while insisting the team will help him reset and deliver a clean event.
• Cadillac confirmed IndyCar star Colton Herta as reserve and test driver for its 2026 F1 entry, completing a lineup plan alongside race drivers Sergio Pérez and Valtteri Bottas.