This is the place to discuss everything related to the 14th round of the 2018 season taking place in Monza between the 31st August and 2nd of September.
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The event timetable for the Italian Grand Prix.
Friday
1st Practice 11:00 local time - 09:00 GMT
2nd Practice 15:00 local time - 13:00 GMT
Saturday
Practice 12:00 local time - 10:00 GMT
Qualifying 15:00 local time - 13:00 GMT
Sunday
Race 15:00 local time - 13:00 GMT
The 2018 Italian GP Thread
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Back in the home of the red rockets, expectation is high.
Both Mercedes and Ferrari will be at the head of field with the lone Red Bull of Max Verstappen snapping at their heals. Daniel Ricciardo will start at rear of field following the installation of yet another Renault new power unit. He will have the company of Nico Hulkenberg who will also be somewhere near after his 10 grid place penalty for his efforts in his last start.
The mid-field is where the interest lies. With both Force India and Haas showing some great pace at Spa, I would expect them to resume their battle in Monza.They will be pushed by Sauber, Renault and Toro Rosso with McLaren and Williams holding up the rear.
Both Mercedes and Ferrari will be at the head of field with the lone Red Bull of Max Verstappen snapping at their heals. Daniel Ricciardo will start at rear of field following the installation of yet another Renault new power unit. He will have the company of Nico Hulkenberg who will also be somewhere near after his 10 grid place penalty for his efforts in his last start.
The mid-field is where the interest lies. With both Force India and Haas showing some great pace at Spa, I would expect them to resume their battle in Monza.They will be pushed by Sauber, Renault and Toro Rosso with McLaren and Williams holding up the rear.
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FP1 Results
Teams awoke to a rainy start to the day and Practice 1 stayed that way for most of the session.
Sebastian Vettel had a gearbox problem which limited his running.
Daniel Ricciardo had a software glitch which slowed him initially.
Force India were on the track at the right time and topped the session for a 4th different team to be top this season.
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Pos Time Driver Team
1 1:34.000 Sergio Perez Force India
2 1:34.550 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari
3 1:34.593 Esteban Ocon Force India
4 1:35.024 Brendon Hartley Toro Rosso
5 1:35.207 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing
6 1:35.438 Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso
7 1:35.665 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing
8 1:35.995 Carlos Sainz Renault
9 1:36.107 Nico Hulkenberg Renault
10 1:36.238 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes
11 1:36.546 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
12 1:36.648 Charles Leclerc Sauber
13 1:37.066 Kevin Magnussen Haas
14 1:37.426 Fernando Alonso McLaren
15 1:37.683 Romain Grosjean Haas
16 1:37.790 Marcus Ericsson Sauber
17 1:37.867 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari
18 1:37.929 Sergey Sirotkin Williams
19 1:38.253 Lance Stroll Williams
20 1:38.282 Lando Norris McLaren
Sebastian Vettel had a gearbox problem which limited his running.
Daniel Ricciardo had a software glitch which slowed him initially.
Force India were on the track at the right time and topped the session for a 4th different team to be top this season.
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FP2 Results
The session started off with a huge accident by Marcus Ericsson. The Sauber entered the turn 1 chicane braking area on his first hot lap when the DRS failed to disengage. The lack of downforce on the rear wheels combined with dampness in the braking area caused the car to turn left into the barrier around the 100 metre board. Marcus Ericsson extracted himself from the wreck and appears totally unhurt. The same can't be said about his car.
With 30 minutes left in the session, Vettel lost his Ferrari in the Parabolica however damage was limited to the back of the left rear wing plate. He drove back to the pits and the session continued.
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Pos Time Driver Team
1 1:21.105 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari
2 1:21.375 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari
3 1:21.392 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
4 1:21.803 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes
5 1:22.154 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing
6 1:22.296 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing
7 1:22.930 Esteban Ocon Force India
8 1:22.942 Sergio Perez Force India
9 1:22.965 Charles Leclerc Sauber
10 1:23.063 Nico Hulkenberg Renault
11 1:23.077 Romain Grosjean Haas
12 1:23.193 Carlos Sainz Renault
13 1:23.233 Kevin Magnussen Haas
14 1:23.402 Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso
15 1:23.514 Sergey Sirotkin Williams
16 1:23.531 Brendon Hartley Toro Rosso
17 1:23.566 Lance Stroll Williams
18 1:23.741 Fernando Alonso McLaren
19 1:24.084 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren
20 Marcus Ericsson Sauber
With 30 minutes left in the session, Vettel lost his Ferrari in the Parabolica however damage was limited to the back of the left rear wing plate. He drove back to the pits and the session continued.
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FP3 Results
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Pos Time Driver Team
1 1:20.509 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari
2 1:20.590 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
3 1:20.682 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari
4 1:21.112 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes
5 1:21.388 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing
6 1:22.011 Kevin Magnussen Haas
7 1:22.055 Esteban Ocon Force India
8 1:22.310 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing
9 1:22.313 Charles Leclerc Sauber
10 1:22.357 Romain Grosjean Haas
11 1:22.486 Sergio Perez Force India
12 1:22.631 Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso
13 1:22.737 Carlos Sainz Renault
14 1:22.778 Sergey Sirotkin Williams
15 1:22.860 Lance Stroll Williams
16 1:22.882 Marcus Ericsson Sauber
17 1:22.892 Fernando Alonso McLaren
18 1:22.987 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren
19 1:23.149 Nico Hulkenberg Renault
20 1:23.164 Brendon Hartley Toro Rosso
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Grid
Ericsson penalized 10 places for the use of an additional power unit following his crash in FP2.
Ricciardo multiple place penalties for power unit and additional component replacements.
Hulkenberg multiple place penalties for power unit and additional component replacements plus the 10 place penalty for causing the start line incident in Belgium.
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Pos Time Driver Team
1 1:19.119 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari
2 1:19.280 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari
3 1:19.294 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
4 1:19.656 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes
5 1:20.615 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing
6 1:20.936 Romain Grosjean Haas
7 1:21.041 Carlos Sainz Renault
8 1:21.099 Esteban Ocon Force India
9 1:21.350 Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso
10 1:21.627 Lance Stroll Williams
11 1:21.669 Kevin Magnussen Haas
12 1:21.732 Sergey Sirotkin Williams
13 1:22.568 Fernando Alonso McLaren
14 1:21.888 Sergio Perez Force India
15 1:21.889 Charles Leclerc Sauber
16 1:21.934 Brendon Hartley Toro Rosso
17 1:22.085 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren
18 1:22.048 Marcus Ericsson Sauber
19 1:21.280 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing
20 1:21.801 Nico Hulkenberg Renault
Ricciardo multiple place penalties for power unit and additional component replacements.
Hulkenberg multiple place penalties for power unit and additional component replacements plus the 10 place penalty for causing the start line incident in Belgium.
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Results
Verstappen given a 5 second penalty for colliding with Bottas. Dropped from position 3 to position 5.
Grosjeajn excluded from the results for a technical rule infringement. Haas have appealed the decision.
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Pos Driver Team
1 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
2 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari
3 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes
4 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari
5 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing
6 Esteban Ocon Force India
7 Sergio Perez Force India
8 Carlos Sainz Renault
9 Lance Stroll Williams
10 Sergey Sirotkin Williams
11 Charles Leclerc Sauber
12 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren
13 Nico Hulkenberg Renault
14 Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso
15 Marcus Ericsson Sauber
16 Kevin Magnussen Haas
DNF Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing
DNF Fernando Alonso McLaren
DNF Brendon Hartley Toro Rosso
Excl Romain Grosjean Haas
Grosjeajn excluded from the results for a technical rule infringement. Haas have appealed the decision.