Nakajima gained time by switching to intermediates at the right time and so was able to outrun his team-mate. The track Monza has been a part of the F1 calendar every year apart from the 1980 Grand Prix when the race was shifted to Imola as Monza underwent major redevelopment.Since its first Grand Prix in 1950, the track has undergone numerous changes, and the current configuration came into existence in the 2000 season. "The last section wasn't too bad," he said. And that was it. "We had nothing to lose," said Barrichello. He even dumped Ferrari engines a couple of years ago because the team wanted Renaults.
Button also switched early but Barrichello fell back when he took the risk of going to dry tyres on his second stop. You'll find past season results as well 2008 Italian Formula 1 Grand Prix - Monza - Italy - Main Page - Results, Reports and Facts The same could not be said for his team-mate Nelson Piquet who finished 10th. David Coulthard ended up 13th, which was pretty much in keeping with his weekend. It is always nice to have a new winner and Vettel is a popular guy. It's fantastic. It marked Valentino Rossi 's seventh consecutive victory at the Italian motorcycle Grand Prix , a run which was to be finally broken the following year by Casey Stoner . They are a passionate lot. This was the perfect weekend. At one point Felipe overtook Nico Rosberg but ran over the chicane and had to give back the place. The five points scored meant that Renault is now equal to Toyota in the World Championship. He finished 12secs behind the winner but never looked like he would mount a challenge. One felt almost sorry for Red Bull Racing boss Dietrich Mateschitz, who looked a little bemused at the end of the race. The team blamed the weather. When the track dried and drivers needed to switch to intermediate tyres, the timing was perfect for the team as it coincided with his second pit stop. The Italian Grand Prix is one of the longest running races in Formula 1 history and has been part of Formula 1 since the inaugural 1950 season. Italian Grand Prix Results - 14 September 2008 - 53 Laps: POS: DRIVER: NATIONALITY: ENTRANT: LAPS: TIME/RETIRE: 1. The conditions at Monza were perfect for his situation and he delivered. You have to laugh sometimes in Grand Prix racing. Timo Glock came home 11th and Jarno Trulli ended up 13th It was a bad day too for Williams with Nakajima finishing 12th and Rosberg 14th. Post by speedway_history onDec 8, 2008 at 11:47am. An amazing and rather odd motor race, but we certainly won't forget it. He then lost a lot of time with the new tyres, struggling to get heat into the tyres. Get all the latest updates of 2018 Italian Grand Prix, Italian GP Schedule, lineups and much more.
Chicanes were added to the track on the pit straight and at the Curva del Vialone to reduce the overall speed of the Grand Prix.Driving the Alfa Romeo, Giuseppe Farina won the inaugural Italian Grand Prix in 1950.The current F1 grid does not feature any Italian drivers.Some of the most successful Italian Formula 1 drivers include Giuseppe Farina and Alberto Ascari. In the last stint I was in a very good position. Alberto Ascari’s secured his first drivers’ championship in 1952.Jarno Trulli and Giancarlo Fisichella are the most recent Italians who managed to register a Formula 1 victory.Michael Schumacher holds the record for being the most successful driver at the Italian Grand Prix. He was hit by Fisichella early on and then later by Nakajima, but he soldiered on to the finish. From then on I was easily able to control my position on the track."
And now the team he wants to sell has beaten its parent, and the ultimate irony is that it did it with the Red Bull car. But what of the rest? What has made the difference? "Winning is much better than you might think," he said. When the Safety Car went in after two laps, I overtook Nick before the first chicane without even seeing him. This was largely due to the fact that when the first stops came the two drivers were able to go to intermediates without falling off. Before the first pit stops Webber looked strong, but he dropped behind Kubica and Alonso during the stops. The current version of the track includes eleven turns in total with three chicanes.The memorable Parabolica was added to the circuit design in 1955 when a dual configuration of the track was used for the race.Following multiple tragedies both at Monza and its sister track Imola, changes were incorporated into the track to reduce the speed on several turns including the iconic Lesmo curve.The Formula 1 cars had become considerably faster in the early 70s, and the 1971 Italian Grand Prix was the fastest race of the calendar. "It is a big source of inspiration," Fernando said. "The only advantage of missing out on the top 10 in qualifying was that I could choose my race strategy," he said.
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