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With heavy rain predicted for this morning at the Italian circuit, the schedule of the two-day Pirelli tyre test has already been adjusted for Tuesday.

On Day 1, five drivers from four team tested slick tyre compounds for the 2026 season.

Max Verstappen and Yuki Tsunoda for Red Bull Racing, and Felipe Drugovich for Aston Martin, completed their programmes in the morning

Later, Williams and Red Bull ran their sessions, with Carlos Sainz and Isack Hadjar behind the wheel

How today's afternoon session will proceed depends on the weather.

If there is no rain, Williams and Racing Bulls will continue using slick tyres.

Should there will be moderate rain, Pirelli "might take the opportunity" to test the intermediate and wet tyres to gather useful data on the crossover points between the two compounds, the Italians explained.

After a Guenther Steiner-led consortium completed the purchase of the Tech3 MotoGP team, rumours suggest, two world champions, Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen, are also looking into buying teams in the series.

“Both Hamilton’s people and Verstappen’s people have contacted all the private teams to express interest in buying them," a source told Autosport.

Earlier this year, Liberty Media’s purchase of Dorna Sports (holders of MotoGP’s commercial rights) was confirmed by the European Commission, placing the company under the Formula One Group umbrella.

Williams submitted a 'Right to Review' ahead of the Italian Grand Prix concerning Carlos Sainz's 10-second time penalty at Zandvoort. For the incident with Liam Lawson, the Spaniard received two penalty points on his license as well.

The motorsport federation has shared that the hearing will take place on 12 September, where the British team will have to present 'significant and relevant' new evidence.