Chaos in Monza: Brothers banned from paddock, pepper spray involved

The Mogica brothers, Thibaut and Hugo, who drive the #51 CMR Ginetta G56 GT4 Evo in the Pro-Am category, were involved in a brawl with track security. The incident reportedly stemmed from confusion over their vehicle entry pass to the circuit, but the driver continued without stopping when instructed to do so. As the situation escalated, pepper spray had to be used to regain control over the situation.

The stewards then responded with a clear verdict to the incident. "The conduct of the drivers in car 51 is unacceptable and undermines the integrity of motorsport, constituting a serious violation of the safety and behaviour standards required of all participants," they wrote.

As a result, the #51 car was suspended from the second race of the weekend, while the Mogica brothers were also handed a suspended fine of €5,000. Moreover, they were ordered to pack up their stuff and leave the circuit with immediate effect.

The GTWCE race in Monza also had a chaotic start where several cars were taken out into the first corner. The chaos unfolded after Maxime Martin's GetSpeed Mercedes made contact in the pack following an aggressive move during the charge towards the first chicane.

This led to a large-scale pile-up, leaving several teams with significant damage and ending the races of multiple contenders almost instantly. Among the notable casualties were Alessio Rovera's #51 AF Corse Ferrari, both HRT Ford Mustangs, the #80 Lionspeed Porsche, the #10 Boutsen VDS Porsche, the #59 Garage 59 McLaren and the #007 Comtoyou Aston Martin.

Max Verstappen's team has escaped this incident, but later had to retire due to a car failure, similar to the 24h Nurburgring. Jules Gounon, the team's driver wrote on social media: "Well, well, well… Motorsport, what are you doing to us lately? Dani [Juncadella] got taken out at the start but still manage to escape somehow, and then we suffered a failure on the car. Looks like luck still hasn’t decided to show up for us yet. That said, the Verstappen Racing team did an amazing job. We qualified P2, had strong pace, had a lot of fun, and were right there fighting at the front.This season has been challenging so far, but we’re not giving up. At this point, if bad luck was a championship, I’d already have got the title."

The Dutchman also responded, writing: "We keep pushing."