Lightning McQueen has struck at the Italian Grand Prix! ⚡️
The seven-time Piston Cup champion is making a special appearance this race weekend to celebrate the Cars 20th anniversary
Plus, Disney and Formula 1 are celebrating with a special Mercedes-AMG Safety Car livery
#FueltheMagic #ItalianGP
Ka-Chow! Lightning McQueen has arrived in Monza 🤩🇮🇹
The seven-time Piston Cup champion makes an appearance at the 2026 Italian Grand Prix to mark the franchise’s 20th anniversary ⚡️🏁
🚨 | Ferrari are celebrating the 30th anniversary of Michael Schumacher's debut season with the team.
Sebastian Vettel will do a tribute lap in the same car (from 1996) before lights out this weekend.
[@Auto_Racer_it]
🚨 Lawrence Stroll reportedly wants Honda to help pay Fernando Alonso’s future salary.
💰 Alonso is asking for €40 MILLION per season for 2027 and 2028.
Aston Martin also wants Honda to contribute more to the team’s overall budget from 2027 onwards. 👀
(via. @MarcLimacher) #F1
Newey jumps on the radio:
"Well done Fernando, that was a great drive! Very disciplined and a great boost for everybody back at Silverstone. Thank you."
Alonso: "Yeah absolutely, thanks to you guys. Everyone in Silverstone, amazing. LOVELY CAR TO DRIVE and more to come I know."
According to @MarcLimacher, Max Verstappen will earn an annual salary of €92 million from 2027 onwards at Red Bull Racing, with bonuses that could bring his total earnings to €115 million per season.
That would amount to a total deal worth €460 million.
📝 𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗟 𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗘: Tijjani Reijnders has joined Al-Qadsiah from Manchester City. 🇳🇱🇸🇦
€61M fee. He's set to earn €100M over a five-year contract.
(Source: @Alqadsiah )