Italian Grand Prix 2015, Monza - Race 12/19

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Monza

Monza is regarded by many as the embodiment of Formula One racing.

Not only is it a fantastic example of a track that combines speed with skill, it also has a heart and soul all of its own. It has seen some of the finest races of all time, but also some of the sport's worst accidents. The names of great drivers and the sounds of engines from years gone by linger in the grand old trees surrounding the track in the royal park.

Work began on the circuit in 1922 and was completed in under six months. After Brooklands in the UK and Indianapolis in the USA, it was the third permanent race track in existence. With a banked oval incorporated into the design of the road racing circuit, the total track length stood at a whopping 10 kilometres.

Formula One racing visited the circuit as part of the inaugural season in 1950, and it has remained a permanent fixture on the calendar ever since.

Over that time, Monza has borne witness to an incredible list of historic moments, famous victories and horrifying crashes. All combine to make it one of the most magical places on the Formula One calendar. For many there is nowhere that encapsulates the sport better than this circuit. The Italians call it 'La Pista Magica', the magic track, a description few would disagree with.
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TV Times

Sky:
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BBC:
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Track Diagram & Information

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Weather Forecast

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2014 Onboard Lap

http://www.formula1.com/content/fom.../3/Italy_2014_-_Nico_Rosberg_onboard_lap.html


2014 Race Edit

http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/video/2015/3/Italy_2014_-_race_edit.html


Italy Preview Quotes

http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/latest/headlines/2015/9/italy-preview-quotes.html


WDC Standings

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Constructors' Championship Standings

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Practice 1

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Practice 2

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Practice 3

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Qualifying

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Race

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I miss the races being on the BBC - perhaps they should get together with Motors TV to bid against Sky? The BBC could show the F1 race and Motors could show all the support races.
 
I have missed all the races being shown on BBC since Sky took over, and I'm glad of it. Sky's production isn't perfect but the BBC post-Jake is worse.

Outside of the battle for the front two, this should be a fascinating race. And perhaps the last Monza for a while too, if Bernie has his way. Let's hope it is a good one.
 
Quartz said:
I miss the races being on the BBC - perhaps they should get together with Motors TV to bid against Sky? The BBC could show the F1 race and Motors could show all the support races.
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I'd doubt even the combined efforts of the BBC and MotorsTV, with a massive hike in the TV License too, would come anywhere near to the budget Sky has to throw at F1. From memory Sky were investing something like £1bn over 5 years.
 
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FIA press conference schedule - Italy

Thursday, September 03, 1500 hours local time (1300 hours GMT)
Marcus Ericsson (Sauber), Felipe Massa (Williams), Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull), Carlos Sainz (Toro Rosso), Nico Rosberg (Mercedes), Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari).

Friday, September 04, 1600 hours local time (1400 hours GMT)
Maurizio Arrivabene (Ferrari), Eric Boullier (McLaren), Matthew Carter (Lotus), Robert Fernley (Force India), Paul Hembery (Pirelli), Christian Horner (Red Bull).
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Could be interesting following on from Spa :)

https://www.formula1.com/content/fo.../9/fia-press-conference-schedule---italy.html
 
http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12...on-reveals-new-blonde-look-for-the-italian-gp

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Reportedly Mclaren taking a 10 place penalty for ALonso and a 5 place for Button. Seeing as it's a 10 place for the first part of a new engine and 5 for each of the remaining parts, Button is taking an old part from already used engine but as he's taken a penalty for all parts of both engines used at the last race that could only really mean lets say the battery failed on both of those engines taken and they are going to one of the older ones. If either worked he'd still be using it.

With Alonso, same deal really except he didn't have an 'old one' to use so has to take it from a new engine. That is pretty pitiful, taking the embarrassing hit of an extra engine while using the rules in a dodgy way because they know they'll have more failures... and the attempt to prevent future penalties didn't even work.

Will be interesting to see what part they are taking. If they both for instance take a new turbo or mgu-h, then it's still got massive reliability problems. I believe the turbo/mgu-h upgrades in Canada are the ones that were the most unreliable and I don't think were updated on the new engine.
 
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