Max Verstappen Monza Practice Absence Causes Red Bull Concerns
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Max Verstappen finished ninth in the second free practice session (FP2) on the first day of the 2026 Italian Grand Prix, revealing that he struggled to get the Red Bull Racing car balanced. Nevertheless, he hopes that setup changes for Saturday will allow him to close the gap with the top teams. Since Verstappen handed over the steering wheel of the RB22 to Ayumu Iwasa in FP1, he only drove for 60 minutes in FP2 on this day.
The first day of sessions for the 2026 F1 Italian Grand Prix, the 13th round of the season, took place. Oracle Red Bull Racing replaced Max Verstappen with reserve driver Ayumu Iwasa for the first free practice session, and Verstappen returned for the second free practice session…
Red Bull didn't live on the first day of the Italian Grand Prix, with visible performance down from the other leading teams. Despite a rather powerful Red Bull Ford engine, the RB22 doesn't seem to be comfortable on the Monza track, and Max Verstappen even complained that he had no aerodynamic support when he took the wheel of the single-seater. The quadruple world champion had left the steering wheel of his car at Ayumu Iwasa in EL1, so he (...)
The three-time Italy-GP winner Max Verstappen had to skip the first Monza training, in the second the Dutchman ended up in 9th place.Max Verstappen is dissatisfied, Ralf Schumacher relativized.
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