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Race 13:00 • 06 SEP
Italian Grand Prix
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A. Albon
P17
55
C. Sainz
P13
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06 September 2026
Italian GP ✅
06 September 2026
JV to ALEX
Hello, Alex. I know it's tough. We'll take a look at the decisions. We should have been better in our timing of it.
06 September 2026
CARLOS to PIT
Thank you guys, good weekend. Let’s get back in the rhythm.
JV to PIT:
Carlos, it's good to see we had some pace in the race that we were able to use.
06 September 2026
LAP 52/53
Alex is all over the back of the two McLarens following that pit stop, but he’s a lap down so sticks behind them.
06 September 2026
LAP 51/53
Up to P13 for Carlos with a clean move on BEA around Curva Grande – nicely done.
06 September 2026
Carlos closing on P13 — 1.1s back 📉
Carlos Sainz has cut the gap to P13 down to 1.1s with three laps to go, on new mediums after his second stop. - Generated by Airia
06 September 2026
ALEX to PIT
I have no power.
06 September 2026
LAP 47/53 - BOX BOX 🅿️
Alex’s hards had run their course, he stops for fresh softs and rejoins in P17.
06 September 2026
LAP 46/53
After a radio instruction, Alex lets Carlos through into Turn 1
06 September 2026
ALEX to PIT
Please more help on the front locking.
06 September 2026
LAP 43/53
A wide moment at T1 for Alex allows HUL to really close up, and he makes the move on the following tour. Alex P14, Carlos P15.
06 September 2026
Alex closing on P12 — 4.1s back 📉
Alex Albon has trimmed the gap to P12 by 0.8s, now 4.1s off on lap 42 with 37-lap-old hards still holding up. - Generated by Airia
06 September 2026
LAP 38/53
Carlos is told that he’s forecast to catch Alex in the closing laps. He’s 2.7s behind HUL currently, who is 5.7s back from Alex.
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Excellent work in the box 👏
06 September 2026
Carlos closing in on P14 📉
Carlos Sainz has trimmed the gap to the car ahead by 0.8s, now 2.2s off P14 on lap 33. - Generated by Airia
06 September 2026
Alex up to P13 under VSC 📈
Alex Albon moves up three places to P13 on lap 28 as the Virtual Safety Car is out. He's 4.3s off P12 on 24-lap-old hard tyres. - Generated by Airia
06 September 2026
CARLOS to PIT
Good job on that pit stop, good job.
06 September 2026
LAP 28/52 🟡
Box box. VSC deployed as STR stops on track. Carlos is in to fit fresh mediums. Alex stays out.
Alex - P13
Carlos - P15
06 September 2026
LAP 27/53
Both drivers now have overtake mode… and Carlos makes the move on OCO for P14.
06 September 2026
PIT to ALEX:
Alex, you feel any vibrations?
ALEX to PIT:
Yes.
PIT to ALEX:
Tyres?
ALEX to PIT:
Yes.
06 September 2026
PIT to CARLOS
30 laps to go.
06 September 2026
Carlos closing in on P14 — 1.1s back 📉
Carlos Sainz has trimmed the gap to the car ahead down to 1.1s on lap 22, cutting a full second off it. He's still working through on 17-lap-old hards. - Generated by Airia
06 September 2026
LAP 21/53
OCO is now the car immediately ahead of our duo…
06 September 2026
LAP 20/53
Carlos is 1.3s back from COL, with Alex 1.5s back from his teammate. P15 and P16.
06 September 2026
LAP 16/53
COL gets past Carlos, we’re P15 and P16.
06 September 2026
LAP 13/53
LAW pits and our duo climb to P14 and P16.
06 September 2026
LAP 9/53
A lot of pass and repass currently – Carlos battling with BOR, Alex with PER, taking positions back off each other…
Carlos - P14 Alex - P17
06 September 2026
LAP 7/53
Alex gets back past ALO around Curva Grande.
06 September 2026
LAP 6/53
We’re away cleanly – we’re P14 and P19 after a full tour. Carlos unhappy with COL’s rejoin at the second Lesmo.
06 September 2026
Extra formation lap ‼️
TSU is out of position as we line up on the grid – we’re going around again…
06 September 2026
Hard tyres 🛞
New hard tyres for most of the field, including our duo ahead of this restart….
06 September 2026
Rolling out 👉
Red flag concluded, time to head back around for a second standing start…
06 September 2026
Race Control ‼️
Race will resume at 15:39
06 September 2026
Resumption Order ⚠️
63, 10, 3, 43, 81, 1, 41, 44, 87, 31, 5, 12, 27, 22, 30, Carlos, 11, Alex, 77, 18, 14
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In for a delay 🔴
This will take a full rebuild of the tyre barrier, Carlos and Alex are back in the garage speaking to their engineers.
Of course the most important thing is that Charles was able to jump out and walk away from the incident.
06 September 2026
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06 September 2026
CARLOS to PIT
I was P11 after turn one. That shows how much we need to work on.
06 September 2026
Red flag — race stopped on lap 3 🔴
The race is halted with a red flag on lap 3, 50 laps still to go. - Generated by Airia
06 September 2026
LAP 3/53 🟡
Big off for LEC at Parabolica. Driver is out and OK. Safety Car deployed, but likely this will go red.
06 September 2026
LAP 2/53
A lot of yo-yo racing out there in these early stages – Carlos is P16, Alex P19.
06 September 2026
DRIVERS to PIT
No power.
06 September 2026
LAP 1/53
Clean start. Carlos momentarily up to P10, but now back to P16. Alex is up to P18.
06 September 2026
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06 September 2026
Tyre check 🛞
New softs for Carlos at the start, with Alex on fresh mediums…
06 September 2026
Let's do this 💪
10 minutes to go until the formation lap, let’s see what we can do…
06 September 2026
Anthem time 🇮🇹
And it’s one of the best of the season – Fratelli d'Italia rings out around Monza….
06 September 2026
06 September 2026
Pit lane open 🟢
Time for some laps to the grid here in the Italian sunshine…
06 September 2026
Ready to head to the grid 📸
06 September 2026
Race day at the Temple 🛕
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06 September 2026
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Qualifying ✅
05 September 2026
That's our quali wrapped ❌
Carlos is back in the garage after that latest attempt…
05 September 2026
JV to CARLOS
Well done, Carlos. As good as the car will get. Let's keep learning.
05 September 2026
1:23.453 🪒
Time shaved off his previous best, following in the wake of two Red Bull cars. He’s P15 with three minutes left.
05 September 2026
Opening his lap ⏱️
Fresh softs taken, Carlos is going again in Q2.
05 September 2026
PIT to CARLOS
Merging now, let’s go.
05 September 2026
PIT to CARLOS
We have time in garage. We have flexibility for our second run. Most of the field is coming now.
05 September 2026
Box box 🅿️
Back to the garage for Carlos after his first run.
05 September 2026
Carlos on the board in Q2 — 1:23.870 ⏱️
Carlos Sainz sets his first Q2 time of the session, a 1:23.870 on four-lap-old tyres. - Generated by Airia
05 September 2026
PIT to CARLOS
Go go go – follow the Red Bull.
05 September 2026
Carlos through to Q2, Alex out in Q1 🏁
Q1 ends with Carlos advancing in P16 on a 1:23.616. Alex is eliminated in P18, 0.740s off the cutoff with a 1:24.356. Just one time from Alex, as he set about giving a tow on his second attempt. - Generated by Airia
05 September 2026
JV to ALEX
Thank you for being the team player, Alex. Thank you.
05 September 2026
Carlos is through ↗️
After traffic in the final sector, it’s tough to open the lap. But Carlos’ first lap is enough – he’s through in P16. Alex is P18, but did the teamwork needed. He’ll start from the back on Sunday.
05 September 2026
One more attempt 👉
Carlos and Alex get out in the pit lane for their final laps. Alex pulls in front of Carlos at the first corner.
05 September 2026
PIT to CARLOS
Let’s leave the flap.
05 September 2026
1:23.616 ⏱️
An improvement on Carlos’ second run, despite a little twitch through the final corner. He’s P14 and will get one more go.
05 September 2026
Rolling out 👉
With Alex being called to the weighbridge, it’s led to a change of run plan. Carlos rolls out on fresh softs, whilst Alex returns to garage.
05 September 2026
PIT to ALEX
So with the weighbridge timing, we're gonna skip the middle run. Just do one at the end, okay? Same set of tyres.
05 September 2026
Box Box 🅿️
Back to the pit lane for our duo – we’re P7 and P11 with 16 drivers having set times.
05 September 2026
Tow working well ⏱️
Alex sets his first time of Q1, a 1:24.356. Carlos’ first timed lap of Q1 is a 1:23.736, momentarily the quickest with 9 of 22 cars having set a time.
- Generated by Airia
05 September 2026
Heading out 👉
A sudden flurry of activity in the pit lane – Carlos and Alex roll out, with Alex putting his FW48 in front of Carlos. Reminder that Alex will take a grid penalty tomorrow.
05 September 2026
In the garage ahead of quali 📸
05 September 2026
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05 September 2026
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FP3 ✅
05 September 2026
PIT to CARLOS
How was the flap?
CARLOS to PIT:
Much better.
05 September 2026
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05 September 2026
Getting a tow 📈
Alex – who takes a grid penalty this weekend – ducks out of the way in the final sector and Carlos improves on his time, registering a 1:23.948…
05 September 2026
Back out ↗️
Fresh softs for Carlos, used for Alex who leads the pair out of the pit lane…
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It's a blur at the Temple of Speed 📸
05 September 2026
Box Box 🅿️
Carlos peels into the garage, whilst Alex runs for a couple more laps before boxing himself. 18 laps each up for our pair.
05 September 2026
Laying rubber 💨
Carlos briefly pulls into the pit lane to lay some rubber down in our box…
05 September 2026
Running in formation 💙
Alex is running in the wake of Carlos’ FW48 and has been for the past few laps, no doubt gathering data to discover what it’s like to run in traffic.
05 September 2026
Alex P15 on softs, Carlos logs a long run 📊
Alex Albon is P15 on a 1:24.437, just 0.049s off the car ahead on 5-lap-old new softs. Carlos Sainz's long run over laps 13-17 averages around 1:25.763 on used softs, 0.205s behind his team-mate. - Generated by Airia
05 September 2026
Starting a long run 🏃
Carlos an Alex head back out on track, both on consecutive laps to gather data for tomorrow…
05 September 2026
Box Box 🅿️
Back to the garage for our duo after their first FP3 stint…
05 September 2026
Alex finds time ⏱️
1:24.437 on his latest tour to go P11 for the time being…
Alex - P11 Carlos - P12
05 September 2026
Another purple sector one 🟣
Second time Carlos has claimed that so far this FP3…
05 September 2026
Alex on the board — 1:24.922 ⏱️
Alex sets his first time of Practice 3, a 1:24.922 on soft tyres. - Generated by Airia
05 September 2026
Carlos improves to P2 — 1:24.642 ⏱️
With a tow from Alex in the opening sector, Carlos finds 0.840 seconds to move up to P2 of the eight that have set times. - Generated by Airia
05 September 2026
Alex heads out on fresh softs 🛞
Alex Albon is out on fresh soft tyres for Practice 3. - Generated by Airia
05 September 2026
Carlos on the board — 1:25.482 ⏱️
Carlos Sainz sets his first time of Practice 3, a 1:25.482, on new softs. - Generated by Airia
05 September 2026
Heading out 👉
Alex is wheeled back in before fully leaving the garage, meanwhile Carlos rolls out on softs.
05 September 2026
ALEX to PIT
Something’s wrong with my steering wheel.
05 September 2026
Quiet at the Temple 🤫
As is often the case, there’s no immediate rush to get out there at the light in FP3 – just BOR heads out within the first minute.
05 September 2026
Heading to FP3 🚶
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Report: 111 laps completed by Carlos, Alex and Luke on first day in Monza
Here’s what happened across both practice sessions on Friday of the Italian Grand Prix
04 September 2026
FP2 ✅
04 September 2026
Carlos in the groove — ~1:27.374 avg 📊
Carlos’ long run on used softs averages around 1:27.374 over laps 23-27, about 1.2s off Lawson's Red Bull Racing pace, but quicker than Hulkenberg, Perez and Stroll's own runs over the same stretch. - Generated by Airia
04 September 2026
Heading into the evening, five minutes remain ⏳
04 September 2026
Alex's long run — ~1:27.763 avg 📊
Alex Albon strings together five steady laps averaging around 1:27.763 over laps 17-21 on his used mediums. - Generated by Airia
04 September 2026
40 laps 📊
Ticking closer towards a full race distance worth of data in this session across both cars…
Alex - P16 (20 laps) Carlos - P17 (20 laps)
04 September 2026
Carlos returns 👉
Soft tyres to start his race simulation…
04 September 2026
One in, one out 🔀
Carlos ends his latest quali lap and peels into the garage, meanwhile Alex heads back out to begin a race simulation with a practice start at the end of the pit lane…
04 September 2026
CARLOS to PIT
I have no front in high speed.
PIT to CARLOS:
Copy.
04 September 2026
Alex & Carlos both find time ⏱️
Alex improves 1.354s to a 1:23.853, up to P13 just 0.022s off the car ahead. Carlos drops 1.085s to a 1:23.900 for P15, 0.047s behind Alex. - Generated by Airia
04 September 2026
Soft tyres 🛞
Alex leads Carlos out of the garage as we begin a quali simulation…
04 September 2026
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04 September 2026
Box Box 🅿️
We’re back in the pits after our opening FP2 stint…
Carlos - P14 (10 laps) Alex - P15 (11 laps)
04 September 2026
Alex improves 📈
After a double-cool, Alex finds some time on these eight-lap-old medium tyres – his 1:24.929 puts him P15, behind Carlos by three-tenths at present.
04 September 2026
CARLOS to PIT
Brakes are better.
04 September 2026
Alex up to P16 — 1:25.207 ⏱️
Alex Albon finds 0.567s to move up to P16, just 0.191s off P15. He's 0.295s behind team-mate Carlos Sainz. - Generated by Airia
04 September 2026
1:24.912 ⏱️
Carlos finds a little more time on his latest lap. Meanwhile, Alex has a lock up and cuts through the polystyrene boards at the first turn.
04 September 2026
Alex on the board — 1:25.774 ⏱️
Alex Albon sets his first time of the session, a 1:25.774 on new mediums, currently P15 and 0.480s off the car ahead. - Generated by Airia
04 September 2026
Carlos on the board — 1:24.985 ⏱️
Carlos Sainz sets his first time of the session, a 1:24.985, on new mediums, 0.069s off the car ahead. - Generated by Airia
04 September 2026
On track 👉
Carlos and Alex depart the garage, both running the medium tyre…
04 September 2026
Back on track 🔜
FP2 gets started at the top of the hour, with Carlos looking to build on his earlier laps whilst Alex gets up to speed after watching on in FP1…
04 September 2026
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04 September 2026
FP1 ✅
04 September 2026
JV to LUKE
Well done Luke, good session.
04 September 2026
1:24.740
Luke sets his fastest lap of the session on six-lap-old soft tyres, a 1:24.740 which sees him climb to P15.
04 September 2026
CARLOS to PIT
I think we need to learn a bit more on the energy.
04 September 2026
Shaving time 🪒
New best for Carlos, a 1:24.827…
04 September 2026
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04 September 2026
1:25.339 ⏱️
Luke finds time on the softs, remains P17…
04 September 2026
1:24.903 ⏱️
CS55 up to P14 with that medium tyre lap. Luke has just left the garage with a set of softs fitted…
04 September 2026
Carlos on mediums 🛞
Fresh boots for Carlos as he begins his latest FP1 stint…
04 September 2026
📸
04 September 2026
Both improve 📈
It’s a 1:25.487 on Carlos’ latest lap, with Luke adding a 1:25.620 to put us P14 and P15 for now…
04 September 2026
Luke to P15 📈
He banks a 1:26.093. Carlos has returned to the circuit after some time on the high-stands in the garage.
04 September 2026
PIT to LUKE
All being good, we’re looking for a push-cool-push, and then back to the garage.
04 September 2026
Practice resumes after the stoppages 🟢
The Virtual Safety Car and red flag are both cleared, and Practice 1 is back underway. - Generated by Airia
04 September 2026
Further assistance needed 🔴
They can’t move the Cadillac by hand, so the red flag is flown – everyone is back to the pit lane.
04 September 2026
VSC 🟡
HER has pulled to the side of the track at an opening, marshals attempting to recover the Cadillac currently…
04 September 2026
Forced across T1 again 🫣
Luke finds a Ferrari at T1 and has to take evasive action, aborting his lap for a second time.
04 September 2026
LUKE to PIT
I got blocked by Hamilton
04 September 2026
Luke's time deleted ❌
He had cut across the first chicane, so loses his time.
04 September 2026
LUKE to PIT
This is a bit of a mess with traffic.
04 September 2026
Luke returns 👉
He’s back on circuit, running the same hard tyres he did his opening two laps on.
Meanwhile Carlos boxes before the end of his third push.
04 September 2026
Carlos up to P7 — 1:26.187 ⏱️
Carlos Sainz finds just over a second to move up to P7, only 0.104s off P6. He's on hards, 4 laps in. - Generated by Airia
04 September 2026
CARLOS to PIT
Lacking deployment out of the last corner.
04 September 2026
Box Box 🅿️
Prior to closing his opening timed lap, Luke peels into the pit lane…
04 September 2026
Carlos on the board — 1:27.205 ⏱️
Carlos Sainz sets his first time of the session, a 1:27.205, on new hard tyres. He's 0.332s off the current pace at the front. - Generated by Airia
04 September 2026
Heading out 👉
Carlos and Luke roll out of the garage, both running hard tyres for their opening FP1 laps…
04 September 2026
FP1 is imminent ⌛️
Our first hour of running around this famous venue is on the way, Carlos and Luke behind the wheel of our FW48…
04 September 2026
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