MONZA, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 04: Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing prepares to drive during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Italy at Autodromo Nazionale Monza on September 04, 2026 in Monza, Italy. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)

MONZA, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 04: Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing looks on in the garage during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Italy at Autodromo Nazionale Monza on September 04, 2026 in Monza, Italy. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)

MONZA, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 04: Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing prepares to drive in the garage during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Italy at Autodromo Nazionale Monza on September 04, 2026 in Monza, Italy. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)

MONZA, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 04: Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing prepares to drive in the garage during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Italy at Autodromo Nazionale Monza on September 04, 2026 in Monza, Italy. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)

MONZA, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 04: Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing talks in the garage during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Italy at Autodromo Nazionale Monza on September 04, 2026 in Monza, Italy. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)

MONZA, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 04: Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing prepares to drive in the garage during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Italy at Autodromo Nazionale Monza on September 04, 2026 in Monza, Italy. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)

MONZA, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 04: Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing prepares to drive in the garage during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Italy at Autodromo Nazionale Monza on September 04, 2026 in Monza, Italy. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)

Audi's German driver Nico Hulkenberg drives during the first practice session of the Italian Formula One Grand Prix at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza circuit in Monza, northern Italy on September 4, 2026. (Photo by Andrej ISAKOVIC / AFP via Getty Images)