Championship contenders Robert Kubica, Kimi Raikkonen and Lewis Hamilton have qualified well below their typical starting places for the Italian Grand Prix. Kubica starts 11th, Raikkonen 14th and Hamilton 15th. Before this race their average starting positions respectively were 4.62, 4.23 and 3.62. So what strategy should they follow to increase their chances of moving … Continue reading What strategy can Raikkonen, Hamilton and Kubica use to get to the front?
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Sebastian Vettel is youngest F1 pole man
Posted onSebastian Vettel’s pole position for the Italian Grand Prix makes him the youngest driver ever to qualify first for a Grand Prix. Fernando Alonso was the previous holder of the record at 21 years and 236 days when he took pole position in the 2003 Malaysian Grand Prix. Vettel is 21 years and 73 days … Continue reading Sebastian Vettel is youngest F1 pole man
Sebastian Vettel on pole as Massa leads title rivals (2008 Italian GP qualifying)
Posted onSebastian Vettel starred in a thrilling wet-weather qualifying session at Monza to score his and Toro Rosso’s first ever pole position. But the championship contenders had mixed fortunes with Felipe Massa starting sixth, Robert Kubica 11th, Kimi Raikkonen 14th and Lewis Hamilton 15th. It promises a thrilling race tomorrow.
2008 Italian GP qualifying live blog
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2008 Italian GP free practice 3 live blog
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Italian GP history 1989-2007 (Video)
Posted onJourneyer finishes off his look at the history of the Italian Grand Prix with a final selection of videos. See part one and part two. Modern-day Monza is the last one of a dying breed. It is the last proper low-downforce track on the calendar. With Hockenheim’s revision in 2002, Monza’s value to the calendar … Continue reading Italian GP history 1989-2007 (Video)
2008 Italian GP free practice 2 live blog
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2008 Italian GP free practice 1 live blog
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Italian Grand Prix live blogs and info
Posted onJoin in live discussion during all the sessions of this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix at F1 Fanatic. Details of all the live blogs are below plus useful information about the Italian Grand Prix race weekend.
2008 Italian Grand Prix predictions
Posted onThe expectation of wet weather at this weekend?óÔé¼Ôäós Italian Grand Prix makes the result harder to predict. Where we might have expected the usual Ferrari-McLaren battle at the front, the likes of Robert Kubica and Fernando Alonso will be rubbing their hands with glee in anticipation of precipitation. Find out who did best with the … Continue reading 2008 Italian Grand Prix predictions
Italian Grand Prix preview (Video)
Posted onHere’s the Red Bulletin Italian Grand Prix preview video. It features a 3D guide to the track, and Murray Walker’s thoughts on the famous Ferrari one-two in 1988, shortly after the death of Enzo Ferrari.
Can Force India beat Honda at Monza? (2008 Italian Grand Prix preview)
Posted onThe battle at the back of the grid has become closer in recent races with Force India taking the fight to Honda and Williams-Toyota. Will Monza offer Force India, with their powerful Ferrari engines, a realistic chance of beating Honda, whose engine is believed to be one of the weakest?
Italian GP history 1970-1988 (Video)
Posted onHere’s the second part of Journeyer’s guide to the Italian Grand Prix – part one is here. Monza has always been known as the ‘Temple of Speed’. But in the early 1970s many were thinking there was too much speed. Following the events of 1970, Monza would start putting chicanes in place to slow the … Continue reading Italian GP history 1970-1988 (Video)
Monza looks like being another wet race (2008 Italian Grand Prix preview)
Posted onThe 2008 F1 season could see a fourth race hit by rain this weekend. A wet Italian Grand Prix is very rare but there are strong predictions for wet weather during qualifying this weekend as well as the Grand Prix itself.
Italian GP history 1931-1969 (Video)
Posted onJourneyer takes us through the history of one of F1’s oldest and grandest races, the Italian Grand Prix. Parts two and three will follow over the next two days. From one historic race to another, F1 goes on what may be its best back-to-back for years: we leave Spa for Monza. And there’s two great … Continue reading Italian GP history 1931-1969 (Video)
Ferrari to the fore at Monza? (2008 Italian Grand Prix preview)
Posted onAt Valencia Ferrari and (Ferrari-engined) Toro Rosso dominated the speed traps. Monza has a similar mix of long straights and slow corners, so will the Ferrari-powered cars be at the front once again? And can McLaren or BMW do anything to stop the red cars running riot in front of their home crowd?
Ferrari fight back for one-two at home
2004 Italian Grand Prix flashback
Posted onOver the final races of 2004 we often saw a very different Michael Schumacher. Was his crash at Monza the moment began to serious consider retiring from the sport?