Ten of the best pictures which tell the story of the 2019 Italian Grand Prix weekend.
Jody Scheckter
Jody Scheckter demonstrated the Ferrari he won the world championship in 40 years earlier. His old overalls still fit, though he added a new patch to them.
Red flag
A spate of incidents during practice made the red flag a common sight.
Jean Alesi
Another ex-F1 driver in action was aJean Alesi, who took to the wheel of a Formula 2 car to show off the 18-inch tyres the championship will use next year, one year before F1.
Sergio Perez
Sergio Perez was sidelined by a power unit problem in qualifying, but raced back into the points on Sunday.
Lando Norris
Lando Norris wore a special helmet in tribute to Italian motorcycling world champion Valentino Rossi.
Sebastian Vettel
Sebastian Vettel lined up fourth on the grid ahead of what proved a frustrating race.
Start
Charles Leclerc held the lead at the start – and never let it go.
Sebastian Vettel
A spin at Ascari ruined Vettel’s race – and then he collided with Lance Stroll.
Charles Leclerc
Leclerc became the first Ferrari driver to win at Monza since Fernando Alonso nine years earlier.
Charles Leclerc
The Monza crowd celebrated a long-awaited home victory.
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Broke84 (@broke84)
12th September 2019, 18:25
Alesi’s car with these wheels look very nice indeed.
Bleu (@bleu)
12th September 2019, 19:39
Monza podium is the best in F1 – with its placement partly over the start/finish straight, which allows fans to get closer to it.
It really works at Monza but wouldn’t do so in some other circuits – it’s something that needs enthusiastic crowd like Monza has.
Steven
15th September 2019, 5:58
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