Soumil Arora and Kunal Shah celebrate Andrea Kimi Antonelli's P19 to P1 victory at home in Monza. How did he do that, and where does this race stack among the all time greats at Monza? Also, McLaren's recovery, Ferrari's squable and Max Verstappen's podium at Red Bull Racing. A lot to unpack on this F1 livestream for the 2026 Italian Grand Prix.
Monza just delivered the kind of Formula 1 weekend that rewrites expectations. From Kimi Antonelli’s outrageous climb from P19 to victory, to Ferrari’s self-inflicted chaos, to Pierre Gasly’s long-awaited pole and Max Verstappen’s relentless brilliance, this race had everything—speed, strategy, drama, and a reminder that modern F1 can still feel electric.
Soumil and Kunal break down why this was more than just a great Grand Prix. They unpack the bold calls, the red flag and VSC swings that shaped Antonelli’s win, the role of tire strategy and power-unit offsets, and why George Russell’s P2 felt more painful than most defeats.
The episode also covers Sebastian Vettel driving Michael Schumacher’s original Ferrari, the emotional power of classic F1 cars, Ferrari’s tense Leclerc-Hamilton rivalry, Pierre Gasly’s breakthrough pole position, and the bigger question of whether Formula 1’s cars and circuits are finally producing the racing fans want to see.
Chapters
00:00 Why Monza was one of the best F1 weekends
01:08 Sebastian Vettel drives Michael Schumacher’s Ferrari
02:25 Why classic F1 cars might backfire
03:28 Kimi Antonelli’s incredible P19-to-P1 victory
05:22 The strategy, red flag, and VSC that changed the race
07:30 George Russell’s most painful defeat
11:09 The atmosphere, overtaking, and spectacle at Monza
12:26 Pierre Gasly’s long-awaited pole position
15:12 Max Verstappen’s masterclass in defending
16:23 Rating Monza’s overtaking and racing
18:03 Battery deployment and the future of F1 racing
22:11 Do F1 circuits need to change?
25:21 Antonelli’s historic Monza statistics
27:13 Ferrari’s internal conflict begins
28:39 Leclerc, Hamilton, and Ferrari’s team dynamics
32:31 Charles Leclerc’s Parabolica crash
35:03 McLaren’s difficult weekend
36:28 Pierre Gasly and Franco Colapinto
37:56 Looking ahead to Madring
If you love sharp F1 analysis, bold opinions, and race reviews that go beyond the headlines, this episode is essential listening. Monza was loud, chaotic, beautifully unpredictable, and perhaps the clearest sign yet that Formula 1’s next era is already here.
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