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Stroll and Aston Martin warned after impeding Norris

9/5/2026

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Summary

Stroll Warned

FIA stewards issued formal warnings to Lance Stroll and Aston Martin after a dangerous FP2 incident at Monza.
Stewards found Stroll, who qualified 22nd, unnecessarily impeded Lando Norris on a cool-down lap.
Stroll and Aston Martin received only a formal warning, with no further penalty.
The warning requires Stroll and a team representative to report to stewards at 17:30 local time in Italy.

Summary

Norris Qualifies Ninth

Lando Norris qualified ninth after brake inconsistency and missing a slipstream in Q3.
Oscar Piastri qualified sixth despite a three-place grid penalty for impeding Liam Lawson in Q2.
Norris’s best Q3 lap of 1:22.256 placed him seventh.
His second Q3 attempt lost time because he had no tow.
McLaren will focus on strategy and power-unit management after the qualifying setbacks, said team principal James Stella.

History

Historical Context

The 1994 San Marino Grand Prix killed Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger, prompting the FIA to tighten safety rules, overhaul circuit layouts and revive the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association after a 12-year hiatus. Those reforms added new safety measures, a framework that today led stewards to issue a formal warning to Lance Stroll and Aston Martin for impeding Lando Norris.

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Stroll Warned

FIA stewards issued formal warnings to Lance Stroll and Aston Martin after a dangerous FP2 incident at Monza.
Stewards found Stroll, who qualified 22nd, unnecessarily impeded Lando Norris on a cool-down lap.
Stroll and Aston Martin received only a formal warning, with no further penalty.
The warning requires Stroll and a team representative to report to stewards at 17:30 local time in Italy.

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