Barilla's 100-Meter Dinner Table Unites F1's Paddock Family in Monza
Monza – September 08, 2026 -- Barilla hosted the first-ever "La Tavolata" dinner ahead of the Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix, seating more than 200 guests at a table stretching nearly 100 meters through the paddock.
The Thursday evening gathering brought together drivers, team principals, mechanics, engineers, strategists, safety and medical car drivers, personal trainers, and tire technicians -- the people whose coordination shapes every race weekend but who rarely share a meal together during it.
VCARB driver Yuki Tsunoda dined alongside his own race engineer
Among the attendees were VCARB driver Yuki Tsunoda and his Race Engineer, Alexandre Iliopoulos. Tsunoda said the evening showcased "all the people it takes to win on and off track," adding that teamwork rarely gets celebrated outside of race weekends.