Ferrari pays for tyre pressure errors at Monza WEC

Ferrari finished the 2026 World Endurance Championship season with a podium at the Monza 6 Hours, but its race was compromised by several penalties for exceeding tyre pressure limits. Antonio Fuoco started the #50 Ferrari 499P from pole position, yet an early black-and-orange flag for a tyre pressure infringement sent the car into the pits, and a 20-second penalty followed. A second penalty late in the race dropped the #50 crew to ninth in the final classification.

Engineer Giuliano Salvi said a procedural error regarding temperatures was to blame, as forecast track temperatures proved higher than those seen on the day. He said the tyre pressures ended up slightly lower than they should have been, for both the #50 and the #83 car. The #83 AF Corse Ferrari, driven by Yifei Ye, Robert Kubica and Phil Hanson, finished sixth, although a wheel came loose after a pitstop and forced an extra visit to the pits.