When Charles Leclerc's crash brought out the red flags at Monza, it detonated an afternoon of pure Italian bedlam.
Monza rarely settles for polite processions, but the Lap 5 restart at the 2026 Italian Grand Prix offered an entirely different calibre of theatre.
Pole-sitter George Russell timed his drop of the throttle perfectly into the Prima Variante, stubbornly defending the inside line to hold off a charging Pierre Gasly.
Scrapping furiously over third place were Max Verstappen and Franco Colapinto. Rather than deferring to the seasoned world champion, Colapinto got his elbows out, aggressively…
When Charles Leclerc's crash brought out the red flags at Monza, it detonated an afternoon of pure Italian bedlam.