2012 Italian Grand Prix - Official Monza Thread.
 

So. Two of the classic circuits back to back. Not half bad.

The weather appears to be set quite fair for the upcoming weekend. Plenty of Sun.

So let the slipstreaming fun begin. http://www.motorsportforums.com/imag...lies/smile.gif

Will we have a chat for Monza?

Fernando is the favorite for me, but Vettel and Lewis will surely be also very tough to beat.

Red Bull will probably be the best car again.

I think its close to call.

Red Bull and Mclaren will have fast cars and Fernando will be up there too.

Alonso will surely be lifted by the mass crowd and I fancy he might come out on top.

I'm certain that this whole Hamilton-to-Mercedes-or-not thing will not help Lewis. I remember in '07 when he would not talk to anybody during his season. Full concentration on his racing and zero distractions. His dad was constantly there to guide him.
I would be impressed if he won here. All i can say for sure is that Alonso will do well.

Looks like Schumacher's transmission will not get replaced. They were allowed to fix it. That will save him some grid spots...

for me Hamilton all the Way man. i hope he wins. taken out twice. he would have been having a good lead by now.. if not maldonado and RG.. 8 to go. lets wait and see..

Well it's Italy,and Marinello will have some magic power this weekend on their car,so I expect Alonso to be top step on the podium ,BUT I would really love to see the Vodafone car of Hamilton there,and him on the top step,McLaren have to convince Hamilton that they can supply him with a winning car too ,as I do believe he is serious about going to the German car maker !

Schumacher looking good in FP1. If he was to score another pole position this year, I guess this would be the most likely race in which he would do it. Fingers crossed for the old man.

Good thing Alonso's gearbox was a "Friday only" unit, so no worries about a penalty. I'm thinking that he'll have something to say about the running order tomorrow during the final practice! Only .060 away from H.A.M.

What does Friday practice tell us ?It bears no resemblance of Qualifying tomorrow.Lets not be too taken away !Hammy fastest in second PRACTICE this afternoon .All new ball game tomorrow !!!

That is silly. http://www.motorsportforums.com/imag.../roll_eyes.gif
The upside of Fred's early exit at Spa, and LH as well (not that the Boss needed it) Is that everyone chose to take new lumps at Spa. I also expect the contenders to use new ones in Monza. But Fred retiring for the first time this season and on the first lap means he has that one in the bank and he may not have to bust it out again until Austin.
I fully expect the Boss to win this race!

McLaren again look like the fastest car, although not by a mile as in Belgium. I hope that Fernando can beat Hamilton. But maybe it will be most interesting of Jenson wins again. http://www.motorsportforums.com/imag...lies/smile.gif

Alonso on pole!

Love to have the banking back. We used to watch F1 cars running around the bankings in Indy & really like to have this element back.

Paul Di Resta gets a 5-place grid penalty for gearbox change http://www.motorsportforums.com/imag...doggy-anim.gif

The Boss and Fred ain't playin' dog http://www.motorsportforums.com/imag...lies/smile.gif

Felipe baby http://www.motorsportforums.com/imag...ies/sailor.gif

Button has issues? http://www.motorsportforums.com/imag...s/confused.gif