The scrapped ones: the government at the Monza Grand Prix and Salvini hands out rewards

In Monza we have the La Russa Formula. That of Geronimo, the son of Ignazio, the president of ACI. This Sunday, the government is rushing off to watch the Formula One Grand Prix and cheer on Ferrari. Here’s the pole position of the guest list: first Salvini, second Tajani, third Ciriani, but hot on their heels are Zangrillo, Lorenzo Fontana and the other Fontana, Attilio. John Elkann is waiting for them, whilst for La Russa Jr it will be his moment in the spotlight, his coronation as head of the Italian motor racing world (and the ‘rotino’). It’s all about politics. The triangle is Cernobbio–Monza–Bari. At the Ambrosetti Forum there is a showdown between Conte and Schlein, with a cameo by Vannacci, while in Monza there is a sense of a shift in the balance between Salvini and Attilio Fontana (another guest and the host). It risks being the real highlight, perhaps Salvini’s penultimate one (before Pontida). It is he who will present the prize to the race winner. Meloni is rewarding herself in Bari – or rather, with her people, as Ranucci would say (she’s now repeating: ‘My people, my people’). Ah, a quick aside: the director of Rai’s Approfondimenti, Paolo Corsini, met with the editorial team of Report, and it ended with the negotiations being put on hold and not a single scrap of news having been leaked. It looks as though Corsini will end up hosting the programme. It is worth noting that the Rai In-depth Director, Paolo Corsini, met with the Report editorial team, and the negotiations have been adjourned without any outbursts; it now appears likely that Corsini will present the programme. Thus, Salvini and possibly Tajani will be in Monza, while Meloni is scheduled for Friday in Bari, where the 28-page brochure that FdI will distribute has already arrived, titled: "The most stable government, the strongest Italy". The government is on the move, racing and burning rubber. A government of enthusiastic rubber-burners.