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2011 FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO SANTANDER D'ITALIA



It's only 3 years since Vettel scored his first F1 win for Toro Rosso at Monza. Since then he's had 16 more wins, 24 pole positions, 30 podiums, a world drivers championship and he's on the brink of a second one. Remarkable,

Monza
Race Date: 11 Sep 2011
Circuit Name: Autodromo di Monza
Number of Laps: 53
Circuit Length: 5.793 km
Race Distance: 306.720 km
Lap Record: 1:21.046 - R Barrichello (2004)

UK time:
Fri 09 September 2011
Practice 1 09:00 - 10:30
Practice 2 13:00 - 14:30
Sat 10 September 2011
Practice 3 10:00 - 11:00
Qualifying 13:00
Sun 11 September 2011
Race 13:00

DRS zone
Two DRS zones for this race: Along the main straight and between Lesmo 2 & Ascari, with two detection zones as well.


Past winners:
2010 - Fernando Alonso (Ferrari)
2009 - Rubens Barrichello (Brawn)
2008 - Sebastian Vettel (Toro Rosso)
2007 - Fernando Alonso (McLaren)
2006 - Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)
2005 - Juan Pablo Montoya (McLaren)


Current Standings






Alonso 2010 onboard
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Senna 1990 pole lap onboard

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1978 Ligier Matra on board. Great noise!

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1956 Italian GP

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Qually

Glad Button has had his option took up at McLaren, he's well deserved of it. Actually really looking forward to this. Hard to believe what Senna said though "Eric thankfully remember what I had done". It's pretty much your name and money mate. Kid looks decent, but seriously, not sure of that right there.

Cracking race.

The scrap between Hamilton and Schumacher was great but I think some of MS's moves were a little dubious. Great pity Nico was taken out by Liuzzi. Good result for button too. The opportunity to pass was there and he took it.

Made me laugh how it looked like Button just showed Hamilton "That's how you do it". Defo a good race.

Think DC has a go at Schumi`s driving at every opportunity. He maybe right but he goes on too long about it. Still bad feelings he has I`m sure.

Like it when the fans started chanting "no to sky"

I loved the fact that Hamilton struggled to get past Shumy lap after lap yet Button cruised up and made it within the next few laps.

I do think that the BBC coverage is excellent, the swap to 70/30 Sky/BBC (whatever the ratio is going to be) is going to be dodgy.

Spent the weekend at Monza. Grandstand tickets for the ascari chicane. Incredible sound and speed.

Last few....walking back to the Train station at the Lesmo Curves on the track