I thought the Renault drivers did extremely well. They were both affected by the crash in the beginning. Hulkenberg had to pit twice and still got p8 from way back. And poor Ricciardo pitted on lap 1 and drove the whole race on one set of medium tyres. Way over the limit. I believe someone at Reddit said itâs like 300km on the medium tyres.
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Yea Im more pissed that Renault didnt pit him and let him fight his way up
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Me too. I think Renault was gambling on another safety car coming out.
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Yea and there was none
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InterestingâŚ
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2019 Italian Grand Prix Preview
Lo chiamano La Pista Magica - The Magic Track. Lo chiamano The Temple of Speed. La chiamano la casa dei Tifosi e della Scuderia. Alcuni lo chiamano semplicemente Monza. Ufficialmente si chiama Autodromo Nazionale di Monza. Chiamalo come preferisci. Assicurati solo di essere lĂŹ domenica (tramite lo schermo televisivo per la maggior parte di noi sfortunatamente.) Il Gran Premio dâItalia di questâanno ha tutti i segni di essere un vero cracker di una gara!
Ciao fan di F1! E bentornati alla nostra regolare anteprima del Grand Prix di Formula 1 che ti arriva questa settimana dalla pittoresca cittĂ italiana di Monza, un po 'fuori Milano, nel nord Italia. Ă lâultima gara europea per questa stagione prima che il F1 Circus si riempia e vola via per i sette round rimanenti del calendario 2019. Quindi prepara la pizza e la pasta, le olive e il vino - e andiamo a correre!
They call it La Pista Magica - The Magic Track. They call it The Temple of Speed. They call it the Home of the Tifosi and of the Scuderia. Some just call it Monza. Officially itâs called the Autodromo Nazionale Monza. Call it whatever youâd like. Just make sure youâre there on Sunday (via the televsion screen for most of us unfortunately.) This yearâs Italian Grand Prix has all the signs of being an absolute cracker of a race!
Hello F1 Fans! And welcome back to our regular Formula 1 Grand Prix preview which comes to you this week from the picturesque Italian town of Monza, a little outside of Milan, in northern Italy. Itâs the final European race for this season before the F1 Circus packs up and flies away for the seven remaining rounds on the 2019 calendar. So, get the pizza and the pasta, the olives and the wine ready, and letâs go racing!
Setting the Scene
The Italian Grand Prix has been on the Formula 1 calendar since 1950, the year the World Championship was established, and the race has been held at Monza every year, with the exception of the 1980 race, which was run at Imola.
The Autodromo di Monza - known also as âLa Pista Magicaâ - has hosted 68 Formula 1 World Championship races, and, on twelve occasions the Driversâ title has been decided there. The last occasion this happened was in 1979, when Jody Scheckter secured the world championship crown.
The South African will return to Monza this weekend to drive the same Ferrari 312 T4 with which he won the race and the title forty years ago.
Monzaâs Temple of Speed tag is particularly apt. The highest average race speed was established here in 2003, when Michael Schumacher won at an average of 247.585 km/h, while last year, Kimi Raikkonen cloked the fastest lap on record at an average of 263.587 km/h.
The Italian Grand Prix is the fifth oldest national Grand Prix (after the French Grand Prix, the American Grand Prize, the Spanish Grand Prix and the Russian Grand Prix), having been held since 1921. In 2013 it became the most held Grand Prix. It is one of the two Grand Prix (along with the British) which has run as an event of the Formula One World Championship Grands Prix every season, continuously since the championship was introduced in 1950. Every Formula One Italian Grand Prix in the World Championship era has been held at Monza except in 1980, when it was held at Imola.
The Standings So Far
With Charles Leclerc claiming his maiden F1 win last week, and Max Verstappen failing to score after his DNF, the Ferrari pair have closed the gap to each other and to Verstappen in P3. On the other side of Max though, the Mercedes pair of Hamilton and Bottas, both with podium points in Belgium, extend their lock on the top two Driverâs Championship spots. Hamilton must be getting to close to being declared the winner with his 65-point lead over his teammate, and a massive 101 points ahead of Ferrari rival, Sebastian Vettel.
On the constructorâs table, the Mercedes Team are in a similar situation with almost 150 points over Ferrari. They in turn are comfortably clear of Red Bull as it stands at the moment. Barring any major catastrophes, thatâs probably the order in which the top three teams will end the season.
The 2019 Italian Grand Prix will be the fourteenth round of the 2019 Formula One World Championship and marks the 89th running of the Italian Grand Prix and the 84th time the race will be held at Monza.
Last Time on Gran Premio dâItalia
Hereâs the video highlights (and lowlights!) of 2018 Italian GP. âThey touched! They touched Martin!!â
The Autodromo Nazionale Monza. AKA The Temple of Speed.
Steeped in tradition, set in beautiful parkland and home of Ferrariâs passionate tifosi, Monzaâs fabled Temple of Speed has hosted more Formula 1 World Championship Grands Prix than any other venue. And now, the Italian Grand Prix is set to remain at the historic track for at least another five seasons. An agreement between Formula 1 and the Automobile Club dâItalia (ACI) - which runs until at least the end of 2024 - was announced on Wednesday evening during a public event held in Milan to celebrate the 90th edition of the Italian Grand Prix and, at the same time, the 90th anniversary of Scuderia Ferrari.
Formula 1âs fastest ever lap has been set twice at Monza. Williams driver Juan Pablo Montoyaâs 260.6kph effort during practice for the 2004 Grand Prix, and the Kimi Raikkonenâs 263.587kph lap last year â which should give you some idea of the nature of the track the locals call âLa Pista Magicaâ. Cars are on full throttle for 80% of the lap and hit their Vmax on the circuitâs 1.1km start/finish straight. From there, they roar off into the historic park section, where a series of big stops into tight chicanes give the brakes a good workout.
With last weekendâs horrific accident in Belgium still fresh in the minds of the F1 Family, the dangers of the Monza circuit and of the speeds possible on it, should not be underestimated. Over its many years of use, the circuit has been the site of many fatal accidents, especially in the early years of the Formula One world championship, and in more recent years, of motorcycle racing. To date, Monza has claimed the lives of 52 drivers and riders, and 35 spectators. The last F1 driver to die after an accident at Monza was Swede Ronnie Peterson in 1978. You can read more about the accident, the lax safety protocols, and the rest of the somewhat shambolic â78 GP here, if you really must.
Since then, six more deaths have occurred at Monza â all of them motorcycle racers. If thereâs any positive note amongst all these dire statistics, itâs that the last time it happened was in 1999. Since then, Monza has had 20 years without fatal incident.
Track modifications have continuously occurred, to improve spectator safety and reduce curve speeds, but it is still criticised by many current drivers for its lack of run-off areas, most notoriously at the chicane that cuts the Variante della Roggia.
Letâs take a lap around the Magic Track with local lad and part-time international hair model Antonio Giovinazzi:
Italian Rubber, Best Rubber
For Pirelliâs home grand prix at Monza, the C2 has been chosen as the white hard tyre, the C3 as the yellow medium tyre, and the C4 as the red soft tyre: the most common combination seen so far this year. This selection is the best compromise to cope with the varying demands of the âtemple of speedâ, which over the years has had some slower and more technical sections added to the rapid straights and corners that built Monzaâs reputation: the venue that has hosted more grands prix than any other.
Last yearâs pole from Kimi Raikkonen became the fastest-ever lap of Monza and in Formula 1 history, at an average speed of 263.587kph. The fastest Monza race lap still stands at 1m21.046s (with an average of 257.320kph), courtesy of Rubens Barrichello back in 2004.
This yearâs choices are broadly similar to last year, when medium, soft and supersoft were selected. The only difference is that the current C4 is softer than the 2018 supersoft, while the C2 is also a little softer than last yearâs medium. As usual, the data from previous years is a key factor when it comes to selecting tyres for races.
Teams run the lowest downforce possible at Monza, to maximise top speed on the long straights. This means that the tyres have to provide maximum mechanical grip through the corners, and that understeer can also sometimes be an issue: also because teams aim to protect the rear tyres in order to optimise traction.
The weather is usually dry and warm at Monza, but last year there was intermittent rain during Friday and Saturday, which made the usual job of data collection quite tricky.
Last year, Lewis Hamilton won the race from third on the grid with a one-stop strategy, which was used by the majority of competitors. He pitted later than polesitter Raikkonen and then used the advantage of fresher tyres to make a move for the lead later in the race.
There are some big kerbs that the drivers hit very hard: especially at the Rettifilo and Roggia chicanes. This means that the structural strength of the tyres is an important factor.
Autumn in Italy
Normally, Autumn in Italy, and specifically in the Monza Park that surrounds the circuit, looks a little like this:
This weekend that scene may look a lot more gloomy and wet. Very wet. And a wet Monza race, while potentially exciting for us, is a challenge for the drivers at the speeds possible there. It also makes it that much more dangerous, and it could effectively neutralise the speed advantage that the top teams have over the mid-field. We could be seeing a very different results table at the end of things on Sunday evening.
Synchronise Your Watches
For the last time this year, no need to worry about weird time zones and stuff. Italy likes its time just the way we like ours.
Extra! Extra! Read all about it!
And again for probably the last time this year, for the remote F1 fan, the digital version of the Official Race Programme is available for your downloading and offline reading pleasure.
This editionâs feature stories include a look at Alfa âthe other Italian teamâ Romeoâs F1 pedigree; a interview and feature of Ferrariâs most recent F1 winner â Charles Leclerc; and a great story featuring our own Jody Scheckter as he prepares to mark the 40th anniversary of his Ferrari World Championship.
https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/f539bf2f
Thatâs it for this edition of the Preview Post race fans. Iâll be back with the next one from Singapore in a couple of weeksâ time. Until then, Grazie Ragazzi! Grazie!
2019 Italian Grand Prix Preview
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Lol!!!
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As always dude, much appreciated. These are articles in of themselves 
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Free Practice 1 about to go green in Monza. And itâs raining.
And unlike other wet practice borefests, with rain on Race Day still possible, it should be a little more interesting than normal.
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I saw Grosjean slipping around now. The rain really changes the F1 a lot.
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Waiting for the report and highlights clip, but judging from the time sheets - rain mixed things up a bit. Maccas P2 and P3!! Get in there! No times for Kimi and Perez? And the tyre stints indicate a little bit of dry running at the end of the session for good measure.
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Free Practice 2 in the bag. Intermittent rain throughout the session, but everyone taking shelter during the drizzly bits and no wet tyre running.
Second P1 of the weekend for Charles, but this time Lewis right on the pace and just a few milliseconds behind (although Hamilton did have Bottas ahead of him giving him a tow for most of his fast lap.) Top 6 all within a second, followed by a good mix of mid-field runners.
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Sainz only 12th, but didnât set any soft tyre times. McLaren hiding some pace? 
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Keep wishing Like we saw in FP1, if the rain comes during the race, anything is possible.
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An hour or so to FP3, and the weather is looking to hold nicely for it and Qualifying later today:
But that heavy overnight rain that continues through to Sunday morning, is going to wash the circuit clean. And thereâs still a 30% - 40% chance of rain at race time as well:
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Latest update on F2 racer Juan Manuel Correa:
Juan Manuel Correa is in a âcritical but stableâ condition in hospital after complications arising from his accident in last weekendâs F2 race at Spa. The 20-year-oldâs parents issued a statement saying their son was in an induced coma and under ECMO support in hospital in London.
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Another very, very scary accident in the junior seriesâ today 
This time Campos Racingsâ Alex Peroni in the F3 Race One event this morning:
Thankfully a better outcome than last weekend, with the driver able to walk unaided to the medical car. The halo doing itâs job again - that car landed completely upside down directly on to the barrier wall.
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Good heavens⌠How on earth did the car just take off like that? Itâs a miracle heâs alive.
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Thereâs a sausage curb there thatâs supposed to stop the drivers running too wide and getting a better run onto the straight. How it managed to launch the car into the air like that is what amazes me. Thereâs been a lot of cars going over it with no more trouble than other similar curbs. Physics, angles, velocity and all that.
FP3 delayed as they are still working on repairing the barriers.
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