WEEKEND WARM-UP: McLaren vs Red Bull, Ferrari face the tifosi and a rookie joins the grid as F1 heads to Italy

With Zandvoort having kicked off the second half of the 2024 season, it’s now time for F1 to head to Monza for part two of an exciting double header of races.

There are plenty of talking points ahead of the Italian Grand Prix, with one of them being the increasingly close battle at the front. Lando Norris took a dominant victory last time out in the Netherlands, while McLaren are now just 30 points behind Red Bull in the constructors’ championship.

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Can Norris and the Woking outfit repeat that strong performance this weekend, or will Max Verstappen – still looking for his first win since the Spanish Grand Prix in June – return to winning ways at Monza?

There will be plenty of love amongst the crowd for Ferrari at their home race, and the squad will be hoping to build on their solid outing at Zandvoort. Can the Scuderia give the Tifosi something to cheer?

Elsewhere, it was a difficult Dutch Grand Prix for Mercedes. Will the Silver Arrows return to the stronger form that they displayed pre-summer break this weekend? And further down the order, can rookie Franco Colapinto impress on his debut as he replaces Logan Sargeant at Williams for the remainder of the season?

To break all of this down and more, join Laura Winter, Will Buxton, Davide Valsecchi and Lawrence Barretto on Weekend Warm-up as they analyse the latest stories ahead of the Italian Grand Prix.

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