Andrea Kimi Antonelli

Six wins in 11, but Monza engine penalty looms

Antonelli arrives at Monza with 219 points, a 50-point lead over Hamilton and six wins from 11 rounds, and the W17's power unit has been the reference on straight-line efficiency all year — Mercedes took the first 10 poles of 2026 before Norris broke the run in Hungary. The reason this is priced at 27% rather than 40% is the engine allocation: both Antonelli and Russell have used their fourth ICE, and Toto Wolff has said Monza 'looks like a good place to take an engine penalty', which would drop the Italian at least 10 places at his home race. Ferrari's ADUO 2 turbo upgrade debuts here specifically to close the top-end gap, so Leclerc and Hamilton are live at 18% and 14%.