Episode Details

Kimi Antonelli started 19th at the 2026 F1 Italian Grand Prix and was leading Monza by lap 18. He pitted, did it all again, and won: the first Italian to take the Italian Grand Prix since 1966.

Behind him, Ferrari fell apart and Flavio Briatore accused McLaren of corruption in the team boss press conference. The open question is George Russell: second on the grid, second in the race, barely a word for his teammate afterwards. Has Mercedes already chosen its number one in this Formula 1 title fight?

Plus Lewis Hamilton's barn-find F40, Charles Leclerc turning up in a Fiat 500, and a long-table pasta lunch on the Monza grid.

In this episode:

• Antonelli from 19th: first Italian winner of the Italian GP since Ludovico Scarfiotti in 1966
• Charles Leclerc out on lap three, 50G, same corner as his 2020 crash
• Pierre Gasly's first career pole, days after the Court of Appeal stripped his Monaco podium
• Di on why appealing penalties instead of serving them is a dangerous precedent
• Briatore insinuates McLaren influenced the Court of Appeal; Andrea Stella calls it offensive
• Confirmed: Franco Colapinto stays at Alpine for 2027 on a one-year deal
• Ciara makes the case that Leclerc is his own worst enemy
• Ferrari leaves Lewis Hamilton out under the VSC; he finishes sixth
• Hamilton's barn-find Ferrari F40: 69 kilometres on the clock, engine stamped 44
• Oscar Piastri's Q3 lock-up, Lando Norris starts ninth, and the fan abuse that followed
• Norris announces LN4 Fusion junior team and the LN4 Legacy driver program
• Reported, not confirmed: Antonelli's 25 overtakes as a single-race record
• Monza confirmed as a sprint weekend from 2027; race weekend expected to bring €208 million to the region

Hosted by Dianne Bortoletto, Instagram @travelletto.

With Ciara Gillan of Formula Live Pulse, Instagram @ciaragillan16.

Formula Live Pulse: https://www.f1livepulse.com/en/

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