Italian GP at Monza

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EASTERN TIME ZONE
FRI - September 13
8:00am - 9:40am - Practice 2 (LIVE)

SAT - September 14
12:00am - 1:00am - F1 Debrief / Spa (only showing)
1:00am - 1:30am - Inside Grand Prix
1:30am - 3:10am - Practice 2 (2nd/final showing)
8:00am - 9:30am - Qualifying (LIVE Time-delay) (only showing)
9:30am - 10:00am - Inside Grand Prix (2nd showing)

SUN - September 15
7:30pm - 8:00am - F1 Race Preview (LIVE)
8:00am - 10:00am - F1 Race (LIVE)
3:30pm - 6:00pm - F1 Race Preview / F1 Race (2nd showing)


PACIFIC TIME ZONE
FRI - September 12
5:00am - 6:40am - Practice 2 (LIVE)
9:00pm - 10:00pm - F1 Debrief / Spa (only showing)
10:00pm - 10:30pm - Inside Grand Prix
10:30pm - 12:10am - Practice 2 (2nd/final showing)

SAT - September 13
5:00am - 6:30am - Qualifying (LIVE Time-delay) (only showing)
6:30am - 7:00am - Inside Grand Prix (2nd showing)

SUN - September 14
4:30am - 5:00am - F1 Race Preview (LIVE)
5:00am - 7:00am - F1 Race (LIVE)
12:30pm - 3:00pm - F1 Race Preview / F1 Race (2nd showing)

Come join us for live posting on Saturday & Sunday for qually & race.

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After last week's race of the season at Spa and the FIA's decision to take away Lewis Hamilton's win, what could possibly happen this week in the land of the Tifosi? Formula 1 is on a roll toward the championship and with Felipe Massa only two points behind Hamilton, Monza is an historic race not to be missed.

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[ÜberDoober]

Friday practice is a done deal. First session was held during a downpour. Second session was mixed wet/dry. Raikkonen re-signs with Ferrari until 2010. I thought this was announced a week ago?

PRACTICE SESSION 1
Pos Driver Team Time Laps
1. Sutil Force India-Ferrari (B) 1:32.842 18
2. Barrichello Honda (B) 1:33.428 + 0.586 14
3. Fisichella Force India-Ferrari (B) 1:33.695 + 0.853 19
4. Glock Toyota (B) 1:36.800 + 3.958 13
5. Rosberg Williams-Toyota (B) 1:36.900 + 4.058 9
6. Alonso Renault (B) 1:36.965 + 4.123 10
7. Bourdais Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) 1:37.142 + 4.300 20
8. Trulli Toyota (B) 1:37.214 + 4.372 13
9. Raikkonen Ferrari (B) 1:37.392 + 4.550 5
10. Vettel Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) 1:37.754 + 4.912 13
11. Piquet Renault (B) 1:38.057 + 5.215 11
12. Coulthard Red Bull-Renault (B) 1:38.303 + 5.461 7
13. Button Honda (B) 1:39.062 + 6.220 12
14. Massa Ferrari (B) 1:40.233 + 7.391 5
15. Heidfeld BMW Sauber (B) 1
16. Nakajima Williams-Toyota (B) 2
17. Kubica BMW Sauber (B) 1
18. Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1
19. Webber Red Bull-Renault (B) 1
20. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1

PRACTICE SESSION 2
Pos Driver Team Time Laps
1. Raikkonen Ferrari (B) 1:23.861 31
2. Kubica BMW Sauber (B) 1:23.931 + 0.070 26
3. Heidfeld BMW Sauber (B) 1:23.947 + 0.086 29
4. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1:23.983 + 0.122 25
5. Rosberg Williams-Toyota (B) 1:24.110 + 0.249 33
6. Massa Ferrari (B) 1:24.247 + 0.386 34
7. Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1:24.365 + 0.504 29
8. Webber Red Bull-Renault (B) 1:24.521 + 0.660 35
9. Sutil Force India-Ferrari (B) 1:24.669 + 0.808 22
10. Vettel Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) 1:24.773 + 0.912 35
11. Coulthard Red Bull-Renault (B) 1:25.100 + 1.239 25
12. Bourdais Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) 1:25.192 + 1.331 39
13. Fisichella Force India-Ferrari (B) 1:25.204 + 1.343 24
14. Barrichello Honda (B) 1:25.296 + 1.435 25
15. Button Honda (B) 1:25.309 + 1.448 34
16. Nakajima Williams-Toyota (B) 1:25.330 + 1.469 28
17. Glock Toyota (B) 1:25.397 + 1.536 28
18. Alonso Renault (B) 1:25.481 + 1.620 22
19. Trulli Toyota (B) 1:25.753 + 1.892 29
20. Piquet Renault (B) 1:26.195 + 2.334 23

[ÜberDoober]

Q1 is underway and it is an absolute flood. Amazing how they can slam the curbs and amazing that they see at all. The MotoGP guys are complaining about the spray at Indy but the crap put in the air by the cars is without comparison.

With 10 min to go, Massa is in the knockout zone. I'm sure it will change but wow!

[ÜberDoober]

The rain eased up and some corners are starting to show a slightly drier line. Still looks pretty messy but it might get better for the next two sessions?

Session top 5
Kovalainen 1:35:214
Hamilton
Vetttel
Rosberg
Massa
11th - Raikkonen
Force India makes Q2 for the first time ever!

Knockers
Barrichello
Piquet
Nakajima
Button
Sutil

[ÜberDoober]

In wetter and wetter conditions, the big teams are struggling.

At the top
Vettel
Rosberg
Trulli
Bourdais
10th - Massa

Knocked up
KIMI RAIKKONEN
LEWIS HAMILTON (first time not getting to Q3
Kubica
Coulthard

OMG! Hamilton screwed the pooch by initially going out on intermediates for one lap then came back in for full wets. It started raining, he spun once and never got a hot lap in.

This is the 2nd race in a row and the 2nd time ever that Seabass has made it to Q3.

[ÜberDoober]

Wow! What strangeness!

Vettel 1:37:555 FANTASTIC!
Kovalainen
Webber
Bourdais
Rosberg
Massa
Trulli
Alonso
Glock
Heidfeld

Well, this should be a damned interesting race. :ack2:

[ÜberDoober]

The full grid:

Pos Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3
1. Vettel Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) 1:35.464 1:35.837 1:37.555
2. Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1:35.214 1:35.843 1:37.631
3. Webber Red Bull-Renault (B) 1:36.001 1:36.306 1:38.117
4. Bourdais Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) 1:35.543 1:36.175 1:38.445
5. Rosberg Williams-Toyota (B) 1:35.485 1:35.898 1:38.767
6. Massa Ferrari (B) 1:35.536 1:36.676 1:38.894
7. Trulli Toyota (B) 1:35.906 1:36.008 1:39.152
8. Alonso Renault (B) 1:36.297 1:36.518 1:39.751
9. Glock Toyota (B) 1:35.737 1:36.525 1:39.787
10. Heidfeld BMW Sauber (B) 1:35.709 1:36.626 1:39.906
11. Kubica BMW Sauber (B) 1:35.553 1:36.697
12. Fisichella Force India-Ferrari (B) 1:36.280 1:36.698
13. Coulthard Red Bull-Renault (B) 1:36.485 1:37.284
14. Raikkonen Ferrari (B) 1:35.965 1:37.522
15. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1:35.394 1:39.265
16. Barrichello Honda (B) 1:36.510
17. Piquet Renault (B) 1:36.630
18. Nakajima Williams-Toyota (B) 1:36.653
19. Button Honda (B) 1:37.006
20. Sutil Force India-Ferrari (B) 1:37.417

[LittleAlguy]

If I didn't just see it, I would not have believed it. Hammy, Kimi, and Kubi midpack, STRs up front. :ack2:

Good on you, Vettel.

[ÜberDoober]

Safety car start. Funky.

Tough luck for Seabass.

[LittleAlguy]

What happened to Bourdais?

[ÜberDoober]

Starting to dry out a little bit and you can actually see what is going on. No major disasters yet and Vettel still has the lead with a bit of a gap.

[ÜberDoober]

What happened to Bourdais?

His car stalled on the grid.

LuHam gets around Kimi and is up to 11th.

[LittleAlguy]

Good battle between Rosberg and Massa.

[LittleAlguy]

Holy moley, that was some hard braking.

[LittleAlguy]

Massa now the first into the 1:34s.

[ÜberDoober]

Yikes! Looks like Hamilton touched Alonso? We're starting to see some racing in the drier conditions but supposedly more rain is on the way.

[LittleAlguy]

Clear racetrack for Hammy though he'll catch up to that gaggle in a few laps.

[ÜberDoober]

I'm a little lost. :o

I know that if Hamilton's strategy works, he'll be a hero and maybe quiet some of the haters? :)

[LittleAlguy]

Important gap: 33.1s between Vettel and Hamilton.

[ÜberDoober]

LuHam will be screwed if it doesn't start raining.

[LittleAlguy]

Massa still on wets as well as Rosberg. (according to T&S)

Alonso is keeping up but not faster than the leaders.

Kovi, Kubi, Webbo in.

[ÜberDoober]

Hamilton in. It's over for him. :(

[ÜberDoober]

Hamilton in. It's over for him. :(

Maybe not? Jeez!

Massa getting held up. Tries a pass and blows it. Here comes Hambone. :ack2:

[LittleAlguy]

Raikkonen with the fastest lap as he tries to salvage a point.

[ÜberDoober]

Whoa! Can't believe DC's wing in the parabolica. Both Massa and Hamilton ran through it pretty good.

[LittleAlguy]

Vettel wins it! Wow.

Now a one point gap in the championship.

[ÜberDoober]

Vettel Wins!

How exciting! What an upset victory!

[LittleAlguy]

This looks familiar: German and Italian national anthem, the point to the crowd, the pure joy, the mock orchestrating. I wonder what that sounds like. :D

Kovi doesn't look thrilled at all.

Also, the youngest podium in history.