2018 FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO HEINEKEN D'ITALIA

[Big Kev]

2018 FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO HEINEKEN D'ITALIA



Autodromo Nazionale Monza

Lap data
Lap length 5.793km (3.6 miles)
Race laps 53
Race distance 306.72km (190.587 miles)
Pole position Left-hand side of the track
Lap record* 1’21.046 (Rubens Barrichello, 2004)
Fastest lap 1’19.525 (Juan Pablo Montoya, 2004, qualifying one)
Maximum speed 337kph (209.402 mph)
DRS zone/s (race) Start/finish straight and straight to Ascari
Distance from grid to turn one 638m
Full throttle 76%
Longest flat-out section 1520m
Downforce level Low
Gear changes per lap 46
Fuel use per lap 1.82kg
Time penalty per lap of fuel 0.057s

UK Times
Friday 31st August 2018
Italian Grand Prix Free Practice 1: 11:00-12:30 (UK time: 10:00-11:30)
Italian Grand Prix Free Practice 2: 15:00-16:30 (UK time: 14:00-15:30)
Saturday 1st September 2018
Italian Grand Prix Free Practice 3: 12:00-13:00 (UK time: 11:00-12:00)
Italian Grand Prix Qualifying: 15:00 (UK time: 14:00)
Sunday 2nd September 2018
Italian Grand Prix: 15:10 (UK time: 14:10)

Previous Winners
2017 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Mercedes Monza Road Circuit
2016 Germany Nico Rosberg Mercedes
2015 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
2014 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
2013 Germany Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault
2012 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes
2011 Germany Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault
2010 Spain Fernando Alonso Ferrari
2009 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes
2008 Germany Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso-Ferrari
2007 Spain Fernando Alonso McLaren-Mercedes
2006 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari
2005 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren-Mercedes
2004 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Ferrari
2003 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari
2002 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Ferrari
2001 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW
2000 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari

Videos

Alonso onboard 2011


Bruno Giacomelli onboard 1977



Facts from the last race
Sebastian Vettel became the third-most successful driver of all time in terms of wins with his victory in Belgium.

It was the 52nd victory of his career, one more than Alain Prost, who scored his final win in the 1993 German Grand Prix. Only Michael Schumacher (91) and Lewis Hamilton (67 and counting) lie ahead.

This was Vettel’s third win at Spa. It was also the second time this year he’s led every lap, something Hamilton hasn’t done, but which Daniel Ricciardo also managed in Monaco.

For the third race weekend in a row Ferrari set the outright fastest lap time during the weekend (as they did from Bahrain to Azerbaijan earlier this year), though as in Hungary they were beaten to pole position by Mercedes in wet conditions. Ferrari led all three practice sessions and the first two stages of qualifying before the rain came down.

Lewis Hamilton’s fifth Belgian Grand Prix pole position is a record, beating the previous tally of four he shared with Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost and Juan Manuel Fangio. It was also the sixth consecutive pole position for Mercedes at Spa.

There are only two instances of the same constructor taking more consecutive pole positions at the same venue: Ferrari had seven at Suzuka from 1998 to 2004, and Williams did the same at Silverstone from 1991-97. Mercedes could also take its fifth consecutive pole position at Monza this weekend.

While the leading pair were able to ease off in the closing stages Valtteri Bottas, who climbed up from 17th to finish fourth, set the fastest lap of the race. It was the seventh of his career, the same number as Jacques Laffite.

Vettel and Hamilton have won five races apiece so far this year but neither of their team mates have taken a win yet. With 200 points available, Kimi Raikkonen is 85 points off the lead and Bottas is 87 behind. No wonder we’re starting to hear talk of team orders under consideration.

Force India found themselves in the strange position of having to start again from zero at the middle of the season following their return from administration during the summer break. The FIA’s official points table now contains two Force Indias: ‘Racing Point’ has 18 points and is ninth, while predecessors Sahara have been reduced from 59 to zero and are 11th.

Max Verstappen matched his father’s achievement from 24 years earlier by finishing third at Spa. That has moved him ahead of team mate Daniel Ricciardo in the championship for the first time this year, in the first race since Ricciardo confirmed his impending departure from Red Bull.

As of the last race the bottom eight drivers in the championship standings are mathematically out of contention. They include Sergey Sirotkin who, though still without a point, scored the best result of his career so far at Spa with 12th.

While Sirotkin’s team mate Lance Stroll is widely expected to become a Force India driver sooner or later, it bears pointing out Sirotkin is 7-5 up against his team mate in qualifying and only 5-4 down on race finishes – a fair start for the rookie.

Drivers’ Chosen Tyres


Championship Standings

[Montey]

[Duke]

I'm interested to see if Fezza can continue to keep it together, theoretically they should trounce everyone at thier home GP.

[Duke]

Sebastian Vettel had a rather embarrassing incident during build up to the Italian Grand Prix, crashing his Ferrari SF71H during a street demonstration in Milan.
Vettel, 31, momentarily lost concentration in front of the throngs of people attending at the Milan Festival earlier today, knocking his Ferrari Grand Prix car into the temporary circuit parameter, seemingly causing light damage to the front wing section and causing a bit of embarrassment to the Ferrari #1 - but certainly not enough to put off the wildly enthusiastic crowds attending the venue.

[w00dsy]

'Ericsson hit me, wait, I am Ericsson'

[w00dsy]

[Dr. Pain]

Ericson hit me! Um hang on........

[pixelboy]

How can that happen on your own into T1?

I thought only Bails was capable of that?

[Duke]

DRS failure, both Sauber cars had issues with it not closing instantly.

On his first flying lap of the session, Ericsson hit the brakes for Turn 1 but his DRS didn’t close instantly, and the Sauber was pitched to the left and hit a barrier close to the side of the track.

Due to the large amount of debris thrown across the track and damage to the barrier, the session was delayed for 20 minutes to allow for repairs, with Sauber using the time to analyze Charles Leclerc’s DRS. Leclerc reported his DRS was also staying open and spent most of the first half of the session in the garage as a result.

[DarrenM]

Opened up further than it's supposed to.

[Duke]

Ah it did to but it also didn't close on initial brake application so it would seem the first issue caused the 2nd.

So we have all this safety including a horrible looking halo that may only be needed for a 1 in 20 yr event. Yet we accept the DRS that when it fails to work properly has caused some of the biggest shunts in recent history. It's a time for it to go, it's a gimmick & Monza this weekend will show just how much of a gimmick it really is.

[Duke]

Wow the long standing Monza track record reset & Ferrari beautifully corriagraphed albeit in an unexpected order or is it?
The toe down to T1 should be epic tomorrow.

[norbs]

Record broken 5 times i think?

[Duke]

[Duke]

Awesome, awesome start, this race could get very spicy. Kimi flatspots, Vettel down back & likely unsafe release & Hammy wondering if he has the HP to pass
I'd love to see Kimi win tonight.

[Duke]

I think Nando just raged quit.

[KNAPPO]

Farkin Bottas

[Duke]

Damn Loowis may just have this, Kimi's tyres are farked.

I loved Nico Rosberg's comment about Vettel, "you can't keep making mistakes and win a WC against Lewis." Might be stating the obvious but he is spot on.

Whao Max will be in trouble with that T1 move, left no room for Bo77as

[KNAPPO]

Fuck...

[Duke]

Game Over, once again Ferrari self implode...

[Big Kev]

Vettel is never very good at giving it up when the place is lost and as a result always ends up coming off worst.

[norbs]

Max will never learn. What a fucking douchebag he is turning into.

[Duke]

Yep Max showed how he's still a petulant little boy again.

Vettel was a bit the same with his antics this weekend, thinking he got pole & his response to being told it was P2 was priceless.

Most of the drivers are all of the same mould when placed in certain situations. It's all part of the circus that keeps me watching these days.

[KNAPPO]

Best wingman ever!

[Big Kev]

Is it just me or does that read like Lewis (Hamilton) and his DWC (whatever that is) have got engaged.