Monza, 10-12 September
Friday 10 September
Practice one: 0855-1035, BBC Red Button/online
Practice two: 1255-1435, BBC Red Button/online
Saturday 11 September
Practice three: 0955-1105, BBC Red Button/online
Qualifying: 1210-1420, BBC One/online and BBC Radio 5 live sport extra/online
Sunday 12 September
Race: 1210-1515, BBC One/online and BBC Radio 5 live/online
Standings:
Track:
Track Diagram
Circuit information
Lap length: 5.793km (3.6 miles)
Race laps: 53
Race distance: 306.72km (190.587 miles)
Lap record: 1?21.046 (Rubens Barrichello, 2004)
Maximum speed: 336kph (208.781 mph)
Car performance
Full throttle: 70%
Tyre wear: Low
Brake wear: Medium
Downforce level: 2/10
Gear changes per lap: 22
Fuel use per lap: 2.445kg
Strategy
Pit lane time loss: 19.8 seconds
2010 prime tyre (No stripe) Hard (2009: Medium)
2010 option tyre (Striped) Soft (2009: Soft)
Italy preview quotes - Ferrari, Virgin, Force India, Williams & more
With average speeds of 250 km/h and top speeds of 340km/h, Monza is one of the quickest circuits on the calendar, as well as one of the oldest. Also home to the Tifosi, the track isn’t short on atmosphere either. The drivers and team members explain why they love Monza and discuss their prospects for the Italian Grand Prix
Italy - Team Preview
Bridgestone Not uploaded yet
Cosworth
McLaren
Sauber
Mercedes
Ferrari Not uploaded yet
Red Bull Not uploaded yet
Williams
Renault Not uploaded yet
Force India
Toro Rosso Not uploaded yet[/B]
Lotus Not uploaded yet
Hispania Not uploaded yet
Virgin Not uploaded yet
Classic F1
Classic F1 - Italian Grand Prix 1987/url]
Short highlights from the 1987 Italian Grand Prix as Nelson Piquet claims the win ahead of an inspired Ayrton Senna in one of his best ever drives.
[url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8979368.stm]Classic F1 - Italian Grand Prix 1991
Short highlights from the 1991 Italian Grand Prix as Nigel Mansell claims a superb win at Monza ahead of Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost.
Classic F1 - Italian Grand Prix 1996
Short highlights from the 1996 Italian Grand Prix as Damon Hill crashes out to hand Michael Schumacher a win for Ferrari ahead of Benetton's Jean Alesi.
Classic F1 - Italian Grand Prix 1998
Short highlights from the 1998 Italian Grand Prix as Michael Schumacher and Eddie Irvine complete a Ferrari one-two at Monza.
Classic F1 - Barrichello wins 2009 Italian Grand Prix
Rubens Barrichello wins the Italian Grand Prix ahead of team-mate Jenson Button as Lewis Hamilton crashes out of third on the last lap.
Technical Changes - Belgium Grand Prix
Weather Forecast
Forecast Summary:
There may be rain in Monza today but it should clear up ahead of the 14th race weekend of 2010.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday are all expected to be dry with temperatures in the mid-to-low 20s.
The EUMETSAT weather radar shows the band of rain in the region at the moment will clear up over the next 24 hours leaving a dry track for practice.
However the precipitation forecast at Metrociel shows fresh showers heading to the area on the Monday after the race.
Keep an eye out for any changes in the forecast over the next few days which may show this rainfall reaching the track earlier in the weekend.
News
The track and TV coverage starts
Technical changes Belgium
FIA Thursday press conference - Belgium
FIA Friday press conference - Belgium
Practice 1
Practice 2
Practice 3
Qaulifying
Race
Standings
Friday 10 September
Practice one: 0855-1035, BBC Red Button/online
Practice two: 1255-1435, BBC Red Button/online
Saturday 11 September
Practice three: 0955-1105, BBC Red Button/online
Qualifying: 1210-1420, BBC One/online and BBC Radio 5 live sport extra/online
Sunday 12 September
Race: 1210-1515, BBC One/online and BBC Radio 5 live/online
Standings:
Track:
Track Diagram
Circuit information
Lap length: 5.793km (3.6 miles)
Race laps: 53
Race distance: 306.72km (190.587 miles)
Lap record: 1?21.046 (Rubens Barrichello, 2004)
Maximum speed: 336kph (208.781 mph)
Car performance
Full throttle: 70%
Tyre wear: Low
Brake wear: Medium
Downforce level: 2/10
Gear changes per lap: 22
Fuel use per lap: 2.445kg
Strategy
Pit lane time loss: 19.8 seconds
2010 prime tyre (No stripe) Hard (2009: Medium)
2010 option tyre (Striped) Soft (2009: Soft)
Italy preview quotes - Ferrari, Virgin, Force India, Williams & more
With average speeds of 250 km/h and top speeds of 340km/h, Monza is one of the quickest circuits on the calendar, as well as one of the oldest. Also home to the Tifosi, the track isn’t short on atmosphere either. The drivers and team members explain why they love Monza and discuss their prospects for the Italian Grand Prix
Italy - Team Preview
Bridgestone Not uploaded yet
Cosworth
McLaren
Sauber
Mercedes
Ferrari Not uploaded yet
Red Bull Not uploaded yet
Williams
Renault Not uploaded yet
Force India
Toro Rosso Not uploaded yet[/B]
Lotus Not uploaded yet
Hispania Not uploaded yet
Virgin Not uploaded yet
Classic F1
Classic F1 - Italian Grand Prix 1987/url]
Short highlights from the 1987 Italian Grand Prix as Nelson Piquet claims the win ahead of an inspired Ayrton Senna in one of his best ever drives.
[url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8979368.stm]Classic F1 - Italian Grand Prix 1991
Short highlights from the 1991 Italian Grand Prix as Nigel Mansell claims a superb win at Monza ahead of Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost.
Classic F1 - Italian Grand Prix 1996
Short highlights from the 1996 Italian Grand Prix as Damon Hill crashes out to hand Michael Schumacher a win for Ferrari ahead of Benetton's Jean Alesi.
Classic F1 - Italian Grand Prix 1998
Short highlights from the 1998 Italian Grand Prix as Michael Schumacher and Eddie Irvine complete a Ferrari one-two at Monza.
Classic F1 - Barrichello wins 2009 Italian Grand Prix
Rubens Barrichello wins the Italian Grand Prix ahead of team-mate Jenson Button as Lewis Hamilton crashes out of third on the last lap.
Technical Changes - Belgium Grand Prix
Weather Forecast
Forecast Summary:
There may be rain in Monza today but it should clear up ahead of the 14th race weekend of 2010.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday are all expected to be dry with temperatures in the mid-to-low 20s.
The EUMETSAT weather radar shows the band of rain in the region at the moment will clear up over the next 24 hours leaving a dry track for practice.
However the precipitation forecast at Metrociel shows fresh showers heading to the area on the Monday after the race.
Keep an eye out for any changes in the forecast over the next few days which may show this rainfall reaching the track earlier in the weekend.
News
- Ferrari and McLaren eye victory at weak track for Red Bull (Italian GP preview)
Monza’s long straights offer Red Bull’s rivals a golden opportunity to take points off them – before they head to more RB6-friendly circuits like Singapore and Suzuka. - Teenager Jeffri becomes youngest tester
Malaysian teenager Nabil Jeffri became the youngest driver to test a Formula 1 car in history on Wednesday when he drove Lotus’s T127 in a straightline aerodynamic test. - Chandhok christens Korean track
Karun Chandhok became the first man to drive a Formula 1 on the new Korean International Circuit when he demonstrated a Red Bull on the Yeongam track earlier today - and predicted that the venue should be ready for next month's inaugural Korean Grand Prix despite rumours to the contrary. - McLaren: New flexi-tests 'challenging'
McLaren has confirmed that it has had to modify its car to avoid falling foul of the more stringent flexible bodywork tests being introduced at this weekend's Italian Grand Prix - but says it has managed to turn the change into a performance upgrade. - McLaren: Spa win reinvigorated team
McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh says that Lewis Hamilton's win at Spa was the inspirational boost his team needed going into the world championship run-in - McLaren targeting win at Italian Grand Prix
McLaren are confident Lewis Hamilton can defend his championship lead and challenge for victory at Sunday's Italian Grand Prix at Monza. - Webber still optimistic for Italy
Mark Webber believes Red Bull can still be competitive at Monza in a weekend he predicts up to five teams could be in contention at the front of the field - Horner unfazed by Monza floor tests
Christian Horner has claimed the revised floor tests to be introduced at Monza next week will have bigger implications for rival teams than his own Red Bull squad. - Ferrari escapes further punishment
Ferrari has escaped further punishment over the German Grand Prix team orders controversy. - Poor Monza would hit morale – Alonso
Fernando Alonso believes the Italian Grand Prix has become a pivotal race for Ferrari’s championship ambitions, conceding a poor result on home soil would be a “hard knock” to team morale. - FIA probes undetected Massa grid error
The FIA has launched an investigation into how Felipe Massa was able to start the Belgian Grand Prix ahead of his designated grid slot without detection. - Schu fears 'challenging' Monza for Merc
Michael Schumacher admits Monza’s high-speed straights are likely to make the Italian Grand Prix a “real challenge” for Mercedes when he next week competes on Ferrari’s home track for the first time since his surprise defection. - Renault still bullish about claiming fourth
Renault remains confident it can overhaul Mercedes for fourth place in the constructors’ championship if it can retain its current level of competitiveness over the final six rounds of the season. - Renault weighing up F-duct for Monza
Renault says it is still assessing whether or not to keep the newly-installed F-duct on its R30 for the unique challenges presented at this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix. - Mallya: Force India has momentum again
Force India boss Vijay Mallya is confident his team can maintain the momentum its performance at Spa started to build over the final phase of the season, beginning with this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix. - Buemi encouraged after STR aero test
Sebastien Buemi says the development updates Toro Rosso tried out in an aero test this week proved to be “positive” and that the team aims to introduce them into a race weekend as soon as possible. - Yamamoto set to keep HRT seat
Sakon Yamamoto looks set to retain his Hispania race seat for the foreseeable future, after team principal Colin Kolles said he saw “no reason” to make any changes to the Spanish squad’s driver line-up.
The track and TV coverage starts
Technical changes Belgium
FIA Thursday press conference - Belgium
FIA Friday press conference - Belgium
Practice 1
Practice 2
Practice 3
Qaulifying
Race
Standings