All Posts Tagged With: "Monza"
Monza 2009: Pitstop & Tyre Strategies
After all was said and done, the one-stop strategy worked out best as both Brawn drivers threaded their way through to take a one-two finish at Monza. Both Jenson Button and race winner Rubens Barrichello completed one single pitstop this afternoon, out-performing the McLaren of Lewis Hamtilon and the Ferrari of Kimi Raikkonen. Once again, [...]
Monza 2009: Race Result
Heikki Kovalainen is on the fuel-adjusted pole position just ahead of Rubens Barrichello, but on the actual pole position sits Heikki’s team mate Lewis Hamilton. Adrian Sutil sits alongside the leading McLaren in his best ever qualifying performance, and all talk is of strategies. A one-stopper is about 5 seconds quicker, but the leading three [...]
Monza 2009: The Grid
With qualifying over with, we now have the grid for the 2009 Italian Grand Prix. Although the fuel loads are yet to be published by the FIA, it is clear (and has since been confirmed) that the Brawns are on a one-stop strategy, and therefore looking very good for the race. The only potential issue [...]
Monza 2009: Qualifying Result
The final European race of the season sees the Formula One circus in Italy and at the historic Monza circuit. There are a couple of driver changes for this grand prix, with Giancarlo Fisichella piloting the second Ferrari and fellow Italian Vitantonio Liuzzi taking over his seat at the Force India. With the championship closing [...]
Monza 2008: Sebastian Vettel Reminds Me Why Formula One Is Special
Saturday at Monza was a good day for Formula One; the on-track action allowed everybody to forget about the issues from Belgium, the weather had some fun with the teams and a likeable chap became the youngest ever pole sitter in Formula One history. It was almost as though it couldn’t be topped, but today [...]
Monza 2008: Race Result
After 22 starts and at the very tender age of just 21, Sebastian Vettel has dominated the Italian Grand Prix to win in changeable conditions and give the rest of the field a damn good thrashing. From start to finish, the youngest ever winner of a Formula One grand prix gave everyone else a driving [...]
Monza 2008: Race Live Blog
Although BlogF1 may not be able to take part in this live blog – I have work commitments – I’m putting up the live blog box thingy here because I know a few of you enjoy it. As ever, the regulars will be around and the discussion will be fast-paced. With Sebastian Vettel on his [...]
Monza 2008: Photographs From The First Two Days
A wet race weekend always produces some interesting images, so below are a selection depicting how the teams and drivers have coped with the unusually high amount of precipitation in Northern Italy. The teams had to deal with flooded garages yesterday when the drains became overwhelmed, and today the drivers had to qualify on a [...]
