Speedcafe.com Race Guide - 2012 Italian Grand Prix

2012 Italian Grand Prix, Monza, September 7-9

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Round 13 - Monza I Introduction

Crime and punishment Monza EDITOR: Stefan Bartholomaeus DESIGN: Kirstie Fuentes SALES/MARKETING: Leisa Emberson IMAGES: Red Bull Racing McLaren Ferrari Mercedes Lotus Force India Sauber Toro Rosso Williams Caterham HRT Marussia PARTNERS: Castrol EDGE, IRWIN Tools, Money Choice, Orrcon Steel, Pirtek, Vodafone, Lucky 7, Bisley Workwear, Norton by

As big a mistake as Romain Grosjean made at Spa last weekend, banning him from competing in the Italian Grand Prix was a confounding response from the FIA. Grosjean clearly deserved to be penalised in some fashion for his misjudgement, but to receive the first driving infringement-induced ban in almost 20 years of Grand Prix racing smacks of over-reaction.

The Frenchman’s previous record of first-lap incidents this year undoubtedly played a role in the stewards’ decision. The argument that the GP2 graduate should have tempered his aggression following previous misdemeanours is a logical one, but it could also be said that the drivers deserve to have each case judged on its own merits. Prejudicing decisions based on past cases for which punishments have already been served rarely brings justice.

If the FIA were truly acting under such a cascading system, then surely the 11 driving infringement penalties handed to Pastor Maldonado over the first 12 weekends of the season would surely have him in line for a small holiday too?

Perhaps the most worrying aspect of the FIA’s decision was the line in its judgement that read: “It (the incident) eliminated leading championship contenders from the race.” This comment has left many wondering why a different standard of conduct is expected around drivers whom the FIA consider as “leading championship contenders”. The situation is especially galling when one considers that, with eight races still to go, even Narain Karthikeyan is technically still a championship contender.

The crux of the matter is that the Lotus team principals would have been as furious as anyone in the paddock over the Spa incident. Young drivers like Grosjean who continually make mistakes are either retained such that they can improve with experience, or they are dropped and replaced at the team’s discretion. It’s natural selection process that is not unique to motor racing, and only comes unstuck in situations where pay-drivers are involved. This is clearly not one of those cases.

Sitting on the couch watching is highly unlikely to improve Grosjean’s ability to make snap risk assessments in the opening lap of a race, while creating a situation where a reserve driver who has done minimal laps all year gets thrown into the middle of the F1 pack is hardly an outcome that screams ‘safety initiative’.

A disappointing decision all round, then.

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Just Tweet it Lewis Hamilton caused a stir just hours before the start of last weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix when he used social networking website Twitter to post an image of McLaren data from the previous day’s qualifying session.

posted an overlay of his fastest lap from qualifying against Button’s. The image, as seen below, included hand written notes pointing to the consequences of a decision to run a higher downforce rear-wing on Hamilton’s car.

So aggrieved at qualifying seven places behind Jenson Button, who scored the first pole position since joining Hamilton at McLaren three seasons ago, the 2008 World Champion

McLaren subsequently told its driver to remove the image from his account, with team principal Martin Whitmarsh describing the incident as an “error of judgement”.

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Round 13 - Monza I Cover Story

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shadow Lotus reserve driver Jerome D’Ambrosio prepares for F1 return at Monza

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aving watched patiently from the sidelines during the opening 11 races of the season, Lotus F1 test and reserve driver Jerome d’Ambrosio will step into the driver’s seat this weekend.

The 26-year-old Belgian replaces Romain Grosjean, whose fast but erratic season lurched to a new low at Spa Francorchamps last weekend as the Frenchman caused a multi-car first corner collision that saw the FIA hand out a one-race ban. The penalty is the first ban to be served for a driving infringement since the 1994 season in which separate incidents saw Eddie Irvine, Michael Schumacher and Mikka Hakkinen all feel the wrath of the stewards.

Grosjean’s pain, of course, is D’Ambrosio’s gain. Having been pushed out of the revolving door attached to the second Marussia F1 Team drive at the end of his rookie season last year, D’Ambrosio is understandably keen to impress in the Lotus at Monza.

“For me it’s a great opportunity and great challenge,” he says of replacing Grosjean. “I will do everything I can to do the best possible job. I’ve worked hard outside the car this year and tried to prepare as best I can just in case something like this happened. I want to make the most of this weekend.

“It’s a massive challenge, especially because I’ve not driven much this year and Monza is a unique low downforce track,” he adds. “But I don’t want to focus on what will be hard or difficult.

I just want to focus on what I can achieve. It will be challenging but I am already part of the team, I know everyone and I will have great support from them to do the best I can. I will be focussed 100 percent to make full use of free practice because that could be the key for me this weekend.”

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The uncompetitive nature of the Marussia package made D’Ambrosio’s true ability difficult to judge last year, with a 14th place finish in Australia’s season opener unable to be bettered over the remaining 18 races. His junior career is best described as solid rather than stellar, with three middling seasons in GP2 between 2008 and 2010 yielding just one race win and a best overall result of ninth in the 2009 standings.

D’Ambrosio’s GP2 tenure has at least provided him with racing experience at Monza ahead of this weekend. Last year’s Italian Grand Prix saw the second Marussia fail to take the start after a mechanical failure on the warm-up lap...

Although the team’s decision to utilise D’Amborisio in Monza was not officially confirmed by Lotus until midweek, the Belgian’s preparation began immediately following the FIA’s announcement of Grosjean’s penalty.

“As soon as I got the call on Sunday night I drove back to Spa to speak with Ayao Komatsu who will be my race engineer,” says D’Ambrosio. “We checked my seat and talked through everything I need to know. I will be spending time in the simulator, fine tuning myself with all the procedures. And I’ll be speaking a lot with the engineers so I’m as prepared as I can be heading into first practice on Friday.”

While D’Ambrosio is listed as the team’s test driver, the strict testing regulations and the team’s decision not to run him in Free Practice sessions on Grand Prix weekends so far this season means that his mileage in the E20 has been minimal.

With this in mind, team principal Eric Boullier says he’ll have plenty of advice for his young driver once the team arrives in Monza. “I’ll tell him to take things one step at a time over the race weekend,” says Boullier of his instructions. “The worst thing to do would be to try and match (teammate) Kimi (Raikkonen)’s pace straight from FP1. Jérôme will do his homework from Friday to Saturday, with the engineers he knows, according to a tailor-made

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Lotus F1 Team’s Top Ten Facts about Jérôme D’Ambrosio 1. He’s so eager he sometimes arrives at the track before all the engineers.

2. His last race was the 2011 Brazilian Grand Prix.

3. He was nicknamed ‘custard’ by his last team, in recognition of the similarity named Ambrosia custard brand.

4. He is The Master. Or, at least, he was the inaugural International Formula Master champion in 2007.

5. He is the first Belgian to race in F1 since Bertrand Gachot in 1995.

6. He likes taxi drivers.

7. If he wasn’t an F1 driver, he’d like to be an airline pilot.

8. He has very blue eyes.

9. His name generates ‘about’ 1,370,000,000 results on Google 10. At 1.72m he’s the team’s shortest driver.

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programme. I’m not worried. He knows our processes, our set-up philosophy, and he also knows Monza like the back of his hand.

It won’t be an easy weekend for us, but I’m not too worried.”

No matter D’Ambrosio’s efforts, it will undoubtedly be the other side of the garage that commands most of the team’s focus. A sixth podium of the season last weekend for Raikkonen has the Finn just one point shy of third place in the championship standings.

While the team remains winless so far this season, Boullier believes his team remains well in title contention.

“We know that we don’t have the quickest car, but probably the most consistent one,” he says. “We’ve clinched nine podiums already. Kimi is 33 points away from the current leader and we know that the season is still wide open. With eight races to go, we’ll keep pushing as long as we have a chance. Kimi has been under that kind of situation before and we all know he can do the job if we give him the right car. The pressure is on us, then.”

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Round 13 - Monza I Track Details

Autodromo Nazionale Monza Technical preview with Lotus F1’s trackside operations director Alan Permane

THE CAR Rear wing With the long straights forming a significant aspect of the Monza circuit layout - speeds of around 330km/h being attained during the course of a lap - minimising drag is an important consideration. For this reason, a Monzaonly low drag and low downforce rear wing is produced. As the rear wing creates less drag that normal, the difference between DRS on and DRS off is less than at other circuits.

Brakes After Montreal, this is one of the heaviest circuits of the year for braking demands, with braking from the fastest part of the track (c 340km/h) to the slowest (c 75km/h) taking place for the Turn 1-2 chicane.

Recent brake material developments mean that temperatures and wear have become less of a consideration than previously.

Suspension There are two low-speed chicanes (Turns 1-2 and 4-5) where the kerbs are used heavily, so a softer suspension setup with longer travel is preferable for these.

However, there is also the higher speed, 3rd-4th gear Ascari chicane (Turns 8-9-10) where a stiffer setup with sharper change of direction is preferable due to its higher speed and lack of kerb usage.

Tyres

Due to the higher speeds seen at Monza there may be some specific limitations on inflation pressures and camber settings.

This is not uncommon for Monza and is just another factor in making this circuit such a unique challenge.

Front wing Just as for the rear wing, a bespoke low drag and low downforce front wing is produced for Monza. This really is the home of speed!

Engine Monza is very much a power circuit, with its long straights meaning that a significant portion of the lap is spent at full throttle.

It’s not just all out power that’s required however, with power delivery exiting the corners on to the straights also important.

THE Circuit Turn 1 The fastest part of the track, with speeds of around 340kmh, before braking hard for the slowest part of the circuit- the Rettifilo chicane which has a minimum speed of around 75km/h. The kerbs are used extensively here as drivers aim to find the shortest line through this tricky right- left combination.

Turn 2 Good power delivery on exiting the chicane is essential as the drivers accelerate hard through Curva Biassono; a good

slipstreaming opportunity heading into the next complex.

Turns 4-5 Heavy kerb usage through the Turn 4-5 chicane, which the cars approach at 330km/h before braking down to around 120km/h.

Turns 6-7 The Lesmo curves are approached at over 260km/h, with a minumum corner speed of around 180km/h in Lesmo 2. Good car control is required though this trick double right-hander due to the lower than optimum levels of downforce used at this circuit.

Turns 8-10 Variante Ascari is a fast third and fourth gear chicane, but unlike the previous chicanes around the track there is no kerb usage. The cars approach this complex at around 330km/h with a minimum speed of around 170km/h in the first left hand turn; a spectacular part of the circuit where bravery from the drivers is very much rewarded.

Turn 11 The second fastest part of the track – with around 335km/h reached before braking to around 215km/h at the slowest part of the corner – it’s crucial to stay close to the car ahead through Parabolica to be positioned for a pass on the following straight.

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Red Bull Racing Base: Milton Keynes, UK Team Principal: Christian Horner Technical Chief: Adrian Newey Chassis: RB8 Engine: Renault RS27-2012

Debut: Albert Park, 2005 Constructors’ titles: 2 Wins: 30 Pole Positions: 42 Fastest Laps: 25

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Championship Position: 3 Best Qualifying: 1 Average Qualifying: 5.3 Best Finish: 1 Average Finish: 5.7

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Championship Position: 2 Best Qualifying: 2 Average Qualifying: 6.6 Best Finish: 1 Average Finish: 5.2

THE BAGMAN’s SAY...

Last weekend’s Italian Grand Prix showed that although the big three teams - Red Bull, McLaren and Ferrari - have asserted their authority over the field during recent events, anyone can still be caught out by the sensitivity of the tyres in qualifying.

For Sebastian Vettel to take 20 points out of Fernando Alonso’s championship lead was an incredible result after a poor qualifying and bad start saw the German head into Turn 1 running outside the top 15.

Vettel won in Monza last year utilising a high-downforce rear-wing that enabled him to take pole and scoot away in the early laps. Such a decision would likely be a huge gamble this year however, where the pole-sitter will largely be anyone’s guess.

Sebastian Vettel Nationality: German Date of Birth: 03/07/1987 Debut: Indianapolis, 2007 World Championships: 2 Wins: 22 Poles: 33 Fastest Laps: 13 Career Highlights: 2010 and 2011 World Drivers’ Champion, 2nd 2006 F3 Euro Series, 2nd 2004 Formula BMW ADAC

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Mark Webber Nationality: Australian Date of Birth: 27/08/1976 Debut: Albert Park, 2002 World Championships: 0 Wins: 9 Poles: 9 Fastest Laps: 13 Career Highlights: 3rd 2010 and 2011 World Drivers’ Championship, 2nd 2001 International F3000, 1st 1996 British FF Festival

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Round 13 - Monza I Driver Profiles

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2012 FORM JENSON BUTTON Championship Position: 7 Best Qualifying: 1 Average Qualifying: 7.3 Best Finish: 1 Average Finish: 8.6 LEWIS HAMILTON Championship Position: 4 Best Qualifying: 1 Average Qualifying: 3.3 Best Finish: 1 Average Finish: 8.8

Debut: Monte Carlo, 1966 World Championships: 8 Wins: 179 Poles Positions: 151 Fastest Laps: 149

THE BAGMAN’s SAY...

A difficult run of races for Jenson Button came to an end in spectacular fashion at Spa, where the Briton’s seemingly miniscule championship hopes were revitalised with a dominant victory. The circus now heads to a circuit on which Button has finished second for the last two years.

Team-mate Lewis Hamilton meanwhile heads to Italy looking to forget not only the first corner accident that took him out of the Belgian Grand Prix, but also the pre-race Twitter scandal he created by posting team data on the social media site.

While rumours linking Hamilton to Mercedes this week may also prove unsettling, the 2008 World Champion should prove tough to beat around Monza regardless.

Jenson Button Nationality: British Date of Birth: 19/01/1980 Debut: Albert Park, 2000 World Championships: 1 Wins: 14 Poles: 8 Fastest Laps: 7 Career Highlights: 2009 World Drivers’ Champion, 1st 1998 British FF Festival, 1998 British FF Champion

Lewis Hamilton Nationality: British Date of Birth: 07/01/1985 Debut: Albert Park, 2007 World Championships: 1 Wins: 19 Poles: 22 Fastest Laps: 11 Career Highlights: 2008 World Drivers’ Champion, 2006 GP2 Champion, 2005 F3 Euroseries Champion

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SCUDERIA FERRARI Base: Maranello, Italy Team Principal: Stefano Domenicali Technical Chief: Pat Fry Chassis: F2012 Engine: Ferrari 056

2012 FORM FERNANDO ALONSO Championship Position: 1 Best Qualifying: 1 Average Qualifying: 6.3 Best Finish: 1 Average Finish: 5.3 FELIPE MASSA Championship Position: 14 Best Qualifying: 5 Average Qualifying: 11.4 Best Finish: 4 Average Finish: 10.9

Debut: Monte Carlo, 1950 World Championships: 16 Wins: 219 Pole Positions: 207 Fastest Laps: 227

THE BAGMAN’s SAY...

Fernando Alonso has repeatedly attempted to play down the performance of his Ferrari in recent weeks, underlining his belief that the F2012 remains the slowest of the title contending cars.

The Italian machines certainly didn’t look stellar in practice and qualifying at Spa, while the first corner crash continued Alonso’s poor record in Belgium, and robbed us of further insight into Ferrari’s true position following the mid-season break. Massa’s fifth place finish however indicates that Alonso would have been well in contention for a podium.

Scoring victory against the Red Bulls and four Mercedes powered cars will be difficult this weekend, but just as one should never underestimate Alonso, Ferrari’s ‘home ground’ form is often something a little out of the ordinary.

FERNANDO ALONSO Nationality: Spanish Date of Birth: 29/07/1981 Debut: Albert Park, 2001 World Championships: 2 Wins: 30 Poles: 22 Fastest Laps: 19 Career Highlights: 2005 and 2006 World Drivers Champion, 1st 1999 Euro Open by Nissan

FELIPE MASSA Nationality: Brazilian Date of Birth: 25/04/1981 Debut: Albert Park, 2002 World Championships: 0 Wins: 11 Poles: 15 Fastest Laps: 14 Career Highlights: 2nd 2008 World Drivers’ Championship, 1st 2001 Euro F3000, 1st 2000 Formula Renault Eurocup

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Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Base: Brackley, UK Team Principal: Ross Brawn Technical Chief: Bob Bell Chassis: F1 W03 Engine: Mercedes-Benz FO108Z

Debut: Albert Park, 2010 World Championships: 0 Wins: 1 Pole Positions: 2 Fastest Laps: 2

2012 FORM MICHAEL SCHUMACHER Championship Position: 12 Best Qualifying: 1 Average Qualifying: 8.0 Best Finish: 3 Average Finish: 14.8 NICO ROSBERG Championship Position: 6 Best Qualifying: 1 Average Qualifying: 8.6 Best Finish: 1 Average Finish: 8.2

THE BAGMAN’s SAY...

Mercedes endured what was arguably their worst weekend of the season at Spa. Neither driver managed to make Q3 on Saturday, effectively ending the team’s hopes of a strong finish before the Grand Prix even began.

The team could play a significant role in the outcome of this weekend’s race however if they manage to qualify in the top 10 mix. Last year’s Italian Grand Prix saw the characteristically stout straight-line speed of the Mercedes create somewhat of a roadblock for those behind.

Seeing either Nico Rosberg or Michael Schumacher on the podium however appears unlikely.

MICHAEL SCHUMACHER Nationality: German Date of Birth: 03/01/1969 Debut: Spa, 1991 World Championships: 7 Wins: 91 Poles: 69 Fastest Laps: 77 Career Highlights: 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 World Drivers’ Champion, 1990 German F3 Champion

NICO ROSBERG Nationality: German Date of Birth: 27/06/1985 Debut: Sakhir, 2006 World Championships: 0 Wins: 1 Poles: 1 Fastest Laps: 3 Place of Birth: Wiesbaden Career Highlights: 2nd 2008 Singapore Grand Prix, 2005 GP2 Champion, 1st 2002 Formula BMW ADAC

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Round 13 - Monza I Driver Profiles

LOTUS F1 TEAM Base: Enstone, UK Team Principal: Eric Boullier Technical Chief: James Allison Chassis: E20 Engine: Renault RS27- 2012

2012 FORM KIMI RAIKKONEN Championship Position: 5 Best Qualifying: 4 Average Qualifying: 7.8 Best Finish: 2 Average Finish: 5.3 ROMAIN GROSJEAN Championship Position: 8 Best Qualifying: 2 Average Qualifying: 6.9 Best Finish: 2 Average Finish: 13.6

Debut: Albert Park, 2012 World Championships: 0 Wins: 0 Pole Positions: 0 Fastest Laps: 3

THE BAGMAN’s SAY...

Lotus will be without Romain Grosjean this weekend following the FIA’s decision to hand the Frenchman a onerace ban for his actions at Spa. The situation effectively leaves the team with one car, as reserve driver Jerome D’Ambrosio faces a major challenge to get up to speed in a car that he has only driven on a handful of occasions.

Kimi Raikkonen meanwhile is again optimistic of victory, despite again falling short of the target at Spa. The Finn now has six podiums for the year however, and sits just one point behind third-placed Mark Webber in the points standings.

Meanwhile, the team has confirmed that it will not run its double-DRS system this weekend as it continues to work on the Mercedes-pioneered concept.

KIMI RAIKKONEN Nationality: Finnish Date of Birth: 17/10/1979 Debut: Albert Park, 2001 World Championships: 1 Wins: 18 Poles: 16 Fastest Laps: 37 Career Highlights: 2007 World Drivers’ Champion, 2nd 2005 World Driver’s Championship, 2000 British Formula Renault champion

Jerome d’Ambrosio Nationality: Belgian Date of Birth: 27/12/1985 Debut: Albert Park, 2011 World Championships: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0 Fastest Laps: 0 Career Highlights: 2007 International Formula Master Champion, 2nd 2008/09 GP2 Asia Series, 24th 2011 WDC

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SAHARA FORCE INDIA F1 TEAM Base: Silverstone, UK Team Principal: Vijay Mallya Technical Chief: Andrew Green Chassis: VJM05 Engine: Mercedes-Benz FO108Z

2012 FORM PAUL DI RESTA Championship Position: 13 Best Qualifying: 8 Average Qualifying: 11.8 Best Finish: 6 Average Finish: 10.8 NICO HULKENBERG Championship Position: 16 Best Qualifying: 5 Average Qualifying: 11.3 Best Finish: 4 Average Finish: 10.8

Debut: Albert Park, 2008 World Championships: 0 Wins: 0 Pole Positions: 1 Fastest Laps: 1

THE BAGMAN’s SAY...

Force India’s traditionally strong form on the lower downforce venues continued last weekend at Spa, where Nico Hulkenberg handed the team a season-best finish of fourth. Hulkenberg and team-mate Paul di Resta both benefited from the first corner clash to sit third and fourth respectively in the early going, before the Scot’s chances faded with a KERS problem.

Di Resta managed to wrestle home a point regardless, leaving both drivers relatively confident of adding further to their tallies this weekend.

The qualifying battle between the pair will again be something to watch, with Di Resta levelling the score at six each with his Q3-worthy effort at Spa.

PAUL DI RESTA Nationality: Scottish Date of Birth: 16/04/1986 Debut: Albert Park, 2011 World Championships: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0 Fastest Laps: 0 Career Highlights: 2010 DTM Champion, 2006 Formula 3 Euroseries Champion, 1st 2006 Masters of F3

NICO HULKENBERG Nationality: German Date of Birth: 19/08/1987 Debut: Sakhir, 2010 World Championships: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 1 Fastest Laps: 0 Career Highlights: Pole Position for 2010 Brazilian Grand Prix, 2009 GP2 Series Champion, 2005 Formula BMW ADAC champion

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SAUBER F1 TEAM Base: Hinwil, Switzerland Team Principal: Peter Sauber Technical Chief: Matt Morris Chassis: C31 Engine: Ferrari 056

2012 FORM KAMUI KOBAYASHI Championship Position: 10 Best Qualifying: 2 Average Qualifying: 10.7 Best Finish: 4 Average Finish: 12.9 SERGIO PEREZ Championship Position: 9 Best Qualifying: 5 Average Qualifying: 12.6 Best Finish: 2 Average Finish: 11.5

Debut: Kylami, 1993 World Championships: 0 Wins: 1 Pole Positions: 1 Fastest Laps: 4

THE BAGMAN’s SAY...

Sauber will head to the Italian Grand Prix looking to avenge what was a cruel twist of fate for the small Swiss outfit at Spa. Kamui Kobayashi put a non-BMW entered Sauber on the front-row of a Formula 1 grid for the first time since 1999, with team-mate Sergio Perez starting just two places further back on row two. Both were effectively eliminated however in the first turn fracas.

For a team that has traditionally qualified poorly and fought through the field in the races this season, the series of events was particularly galling.

Scoring the team’s third podium of the season doesn’t appear to be out of the question for either driver this weekend.

KAMUI KOBAYASHI Nationality: Japanese Date of Birth: 13/09/1986 Debut: Interlagos, 2009 World Championships: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0 Fastest Laps: 1 Career Highlights: 2008/09 GP2 Asia Series Champion, 4th 2007 F3 Euroseries, 1st 2005 FRenault Eurocup

SERGIO PEREZ Nationality: Mexican Date of Birth: 26/01/1990 Debut: Albert Park, 2011 World Championships: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0 Fastest Laps: 1 Career Highlights: 2nd 2010 GP2 Series, 4th 2007 British F3 Championship Class, 1st 2007 British F3 National Class

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SCUDERIA TORO ROSSO Base: Faenza, Italy Team Principal: Franz Tost Technical Chief: Giorgio Ascanelli Chassis: STR7 Engine: Ferrari 056

2012 FORM DANIEL RICCIARDO Championship Position: 18 Best Qualifying: 6 Average Qualifying: 14.2 Best Finish: 9 Average Finish: 13.2 JEAN-ERIC VERGNE Championship Position: 17 Best Qualifying: 11 Average Qualifying: 16.8 Best Finish: 8 Average Finish: 13.6

Debut: Sakhir, 2006 World Championships: 0 Wins: 1 Pole Positions: 1 Fastest Laps: 0

THE BAGMAN’s SAY...

Toro Rosso made the most of the Spa carnage to take a double points finish - the first time either of its drivers had scored a top 10 since the second race of the season.

Jean-Eric Vergne was the standout performer, outqualifying and out-racing team-mate Daniel Ricciardo.

While Monza will always hold special memories for the team given it was the venue in which Sebastian Vettel took its first and so far only race win in 2008, expecting more points this weekend would be highly optimistic.

DANIEL RICCIARDO Nationality: Australian Date of Birth: 01/07/1989 Debut: Silverstone, 2011 World Championships: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0 Fastest Laps: 0 Career Highlights: 2009 British Formula 3 Champion, 2nd 2010 Formula Renault 3.5, 2008 Formula Renault 2.0 Champion

JEAN-ERIC VERGNE Nationality: French Date of Birth:25/04/1990 Debut: Albert Park, 2012 World Championships: – Wins: – Poles: – Fastest Laps: – Career Highlights: 2nd 2011 Formula Renault 3.5 Series, 2010 British Formula 3 Champion, 2nd European Formula Renault 2.0 series

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WILLIAMS Base: Grove, UK Team Principal: Frank Williams Technical Chief: Mike Coughlan Chassis: FW34 Engine: Renault RS27- 2012

2012 FORM PASTOR MALDONADO Championship Position: 11 Best Qualifying: 2 Average Qualifying: 8.7 Best Finish: 1 Average Finish: 14.7 BRUNO SENNA Championship Position: 15 Best Qualifying: 9 Average Qualifying: 14.6 Best Finish: 6 Average Finish: 13.0

Debut: Aires, 1978 World Championships: 9 Wins: 114 Pole Positions: 127 Fastest Laps: 131

THE BAGMAN’s SAY...

The only thing more difficult to predict that the form of the midfield teams this season has unarguably been the curious driving habits of Pastor Maldonado.

The Venezuelan qualified an excellent third at Spa, extending his run of Q3 appearances to five in succession.

His qualifying session however also included a three-spot penalty for impeding another driver, while a jump start and the rear-ending of Timo Glock’s Marussia attracted a further two reprimands (five place grid penalties at Monza for each offense). Not a bad effort for five laps work.

Bruno Senna meanwhile left Spa with the fastest lap of the race but another poor qualifying performance - and a puncture - put paid to a result.

It’s hard to see Williams adding to its points tally this weekend.

PASTOR MALDONADO Nationality: Venezuelan Date of Birth: 09/03/1985 Debut: Albert Park, 2011 World Championships: 0 Wins: 1 Poles: 1 Fastest Laps: 0 Career Highlights: 2010 GP2 Champion, 3rd 2006 Formula Renault 3.5, 1st 2004 Formula Renault 2000 Italia

BRUNO SENNA Nationality: Brazilian Date of Birth: 15/10/1983 Debut: Sakhir, 2010 World Championships: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0 Fastest Laps: 1 Career Highlights: 2nd 2008 GP2 Series, 3rd 2006 British F3 Championship, 5th 2008 GP2 Asia Series

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Round 13 - Monza I Driver Profiles

CATERHAM F1 TEAM Base: Hingham, UK Team Principal: Tony Fernandes Technical Chief: Mike Gascoyne Chassis: CT01 Engine: Renault RS27-2012

Debut: Sakhir, 2010 World Championships : 0 Wins: 0 Pole Positions: 0 Fastest Laps: 0

2012 FORM HEIKKI KOVALAINEN Championship Position: 19 Best Qualifying: 16 Average Qualifying: 18.5 Best Finish: 13 Average Finish: 17.3 VITALY PETROV Championship Position: 20 Best Qualifying: 19 Average Qualifying: 19.7 Best Finish: 13 Average Finish: 17.6

THE BAGMAN’s SAY...

In a crash-marred race that provided the lesser teams with an opportunity to shine a little brighter than usually, Caterham dropped the ball.

It’s usual trump card, Heikki Kovalainen, endured an uncharacteristic early spin, while a latter pit incident with Narain Karthikeyan’s HRT ruined his day for good.

The team’s DRS and KERS systems should at least see Caterham further ahead of its traditional rear-of-grid rivals HRT and Marussia this weekend.

HEIKKI KOVALAINEN Nationality: Finnish Date of Birth: 19/10/1981 Debut: Albert Park, 2007 World Championships: 0 Wins: 1 Poles: 1 Fastest Laps: 2 Career Highlights: 1st 2008 Hungarian Grand Prix, 2nd 2005 GP2 Series, 1st 2004 World Series by Nissan

VITALY PETROV Nationality: Russian Date of Birth: 08/09/1984 Debut: Sakhir, 2010 World Championships: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0 Fastest Laps: 0 Career Highlights: 3rd 2011 Australian Grand Prix, 2nd 2009 GP2 Series, 3rd 2008 GP2 Asia Series

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Round 13 - Monza I Driver Profiles

HRT F1 TEAM Base: Madrid, Spain Team Principal: Luis Perez-Sala Technical Chief: Jean-Claude Martens Chassis: F112 Engine: Cosworth CA2012

2012 FORM PEDRO DE LA ROSA Championship Position: 24 Best Qualifying: 21 Average Qualifying: 22.3 Best Finish: 17 Average Finish: 20.7 NARAIN KARTHIKEYAN Championship Position: 23 Best Qualifying: 22 Average Qualifying: 23.7 Best Finish: 15 Average Finish: 21.1

Debut: Sakhir, 2010 World Championships: 0 WIns: 0 Pole Positions: 0 Fastest Laps: 0

THE BAGMAN’s SAY...

Pedro de la Rosa put in a commendable performance to out-qualify Charles Pic’s Marussia at Spa, and is optimistic that the wide-open spaces of Monza will again see his HRT competitive against the Russian-owned squad.

The Spanish veteran will also celebrate his 100th Grand Prix appearance this weekend - a tally that will be reached more than 13 years after making his debut with Arrows.

The team’s Chinese test driver Ma Qing Hua, meanwhile, will drive one of the team’s cars on a Grand Prix weekend for the very first time when he takes the wheel of Narain Karthikeyan’s entry in Free Practice 1.

The 24-year-old Ma’s only previous taste of Formula 1 machinery came at the Silverstone Young Driver Test earlier this year.

PEDRO DE LA ROSA Nationality: Spanish Date of Birth: 24/02/1971 Debut: Albert Park, 1999 World Championships: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0 Fastest Laps: 0 Career Highlights: 1997 Formula Nippon F3000 Champion, 1995 Japanese Formula 3 Champion

NARAIN KARTHIKEYAN Nationality: Indian Date of Birth: 14/01/1977 Debut: Albert Park, 2005 World Championships: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0 Fastest Laps: 0 Career Highlights: 4th 2005 US Grand Prix, 4th 2000 British F3 Championship, 4th 2003 Formula Nissan WS

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MARUSSIA F1 TEAM Base: Banbury, UK Team Principal: John Booth Technical Chief: Pat Symonds Chassis: MR01 Engine: Cosworth CA2012

2012 FORM TIMO GLOCK Championship Position: 21 Best Qualifying: 20 Average Qualifying: 21.5 Best Finish: 14 Average Finish: 18.0 CHARLES pIC Championship Position: 22 Best Qualifying: 21 Average Qualifying: 22.1 Best Finish: 15 Average Finish: 19.0

Debut: Sakhir, 2010 World Championships: 0 Wins: 0 Pole Positions: 0 Fastest Laps: 0

THE BAGMANâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s SAY...

Marussia will be one of several teams looking forward to dry free practice sessions at Monza after the Friday rain at Spa hampered those looking to assess their latest upgrade packages.

Both Timo Glock and Charles Pic proved faster than the HRTs in the Belgian Grand Prix, despite a difficult run in qualifying ensuring the Frenchman would start behind Pedro de la Rosa.

Expect this team to continue in its position between the Caterhams and HRTs this weekend.

TIMO GLOCK Nationality: German Date of Birth: 18/03/1982 Debut: Montreal, 2004 World Championships: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 2 Fastest Laps: 1 Career Highlights: 2nd 2009 Singapore Grand Prix, 2007 GP2 Champion, 1st 2001 Formula BMW ADAC

CHARLES pic Nationality: French Date of Birth: 15/02/1990 Debut: Albert Park, 2012 World Championships: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0 Fastest Laps: 0 Career Highlights: 4th 2011 GP2 Series, 3rd 2008 and 2009 World Series by Renault FR 3.5

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Round 13 - Monza I Race Stats

Championship Standings World Drivers Championship NO

Driver

Nat

Car

Points

1

Fernando Alonso

Spain

Ferrari

164

2

Sebastian Vettel

Germany

Red Bull

140

3

Mark Webber

Australia

Red Bull

132

4

Kimi Raikkonen

Finland

Lotus

131

5

Lewis Hamilton

Great Britain

McLaren

117

6

Jenson Button

Great Britain

McLaren

101

7

Nico Rosberg

Germany

Mercedes

77

8

Romain Grosjean

France

Lotus

76

9

Sergio Perez

Mexico

Sauber

47

10

Michael Schumacher

Germany

Mercedes

35

11

Felipe Massa

Brazil

Ferrari

35

12

Kamui Kobayshi

Japan

Sauber

33

13

Nico Hulkenberg

Germany

Force India

31

14

Pastor Maldonado

Venezuala

Williams

29

15

Paul Di Resta

Great Britain

Force India

28

16

Bruno Senna

Brazil

Williams

24

17

Jean-Eric Vergne

France

Toro Rosso

8

18

Daniel Ricciardo

Australia

Toro Rosso

4

19

Vitaly Petrov

Russia

Caterham

0

20

Heikki Kovalainen

Finland

Caterham

0

21

Timo Glock

Germany

Marussia

0

22

Charles Pic

France

Marussia

0

23

Narain Karthikeyan

India

HRT

0

24

Pedro de la Rosa

Spain

HRT

0

World Constructors Championship Pos

Constructor

Points

1

Red Bull Racing

272

2

Vodafone McLaren Mercedes

218

3

Lotus F1 Team

207

4

Scuderia Ferrari

199

5

Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team

112

6

Sauber F1 Team

80

7

Sahara Force India F1 Team

59

8

Williams F1 Team

53

9

Scuderia Toro Rosso

12

10

Caterham F1 Team

0

11

Marussia F1 Team

0

12

HRT F1 Team

0

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Round 13 - Monza I Race Stats

Recent Italian GP Winners Year

Driver

Car

Location

2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966

Sebastian Vettel Fernando Alonso Rubens Barrichello Sebastian Vettel Fernando Alonso Michael Schumacher Juan Pablo Montoya Rubens Barrichello Michael Schumacher Rubens Barrichello Juan Pablo Montoya Michael Schumacher Heinz-Harald Frentzen Michael Schumacher David Coulthard Michael Schumacher Johnny Herbert Damon Hill Damon Hill Ayrton Senna Nigel Mansell Ayrton Senna Alain Prost Gerhard Berger Nelson Piquet Nelson Piquet Alain Prost Niki Lauda Nelson Piquet RenĂŠ Arnoux Alain Prost Nelson Piquet Jody Scheckter Niki Lauda Mario Andretti Ronnie Peterson Clay Regazzoni Ronnie Peterson Ronnie Peterson Emerson Fittipaldi Peter Gethin Clay Regazzoni Jackie Stewart Denny Hulme John Surtees Ludovico Scarfiotti

Red Bull-Renault Ferrari Brawn-Mercedes Toro Rosso-Ferrari McLaren-Mercedes Ferrari McLaren-Mercedes Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari Williams-BMW Ferrari Jordan-Mugen-Honda Ferrari McLaren-Mercedes Ferrari Benetton-Renault Williams-Renault Williams-Renault McLaren-Honda Williams-Renault McLaren-Honda McLaren-Honda Ferrari Williams-Honda Williams-Honda McLaren-TAG McLaren-TAG Brabham-BMW Renault Renault Brabham-Ford Ferrari Brabham-Alfa Romeo Lotus-Ford March-Ford Ferrari Lotus-Ford Lotus-Ford Lotus-Ford BRM Ferrari Matra-Ford McLaren-Ford Honda Ferrari

Monza Monza Monza Monza Monza Monza Monza Monza Monza Monza Monza Monza Monza Monza Monza Monza Monza Monza Monza Monza Monza Monza Monza Monza Monza Monza Monza Monza Monza Monza Monza Imola Monza Monza Monza Monza Monza Monza Monza Monza Monza Monza Monza Monza Monza Monza

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Previous World Dri

Year

Driver

Nat

Constructor

Wins

Poles

Points

2011

Sebastian Vettel

GER

Red Bull

11

15

392

2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981

Sebastian Vettel Jenson Button Lewis Hamilton Kimi Räikkönen Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso Michael Schumacher Michael Schumacher Michael Schumacher Michael Schumacher Michael Schumacher Mika Häkkinen Mika Häkkinen Jacques Villeneuve Damon Hill Michael Schumacher Michael Schumacher Alain Prost Nigel Mansell Ayrton Senna Ayrton Senna Alain Prost Ayrton Senna Nelson Piquet Alain Prost Alain Prost Niki Lauda Nelson Piquet Keke Rosberg Nelson Piquet

GER GBR GBR FIN ESP ESP GER GER GER GER GER FIN FIN CAN GBR GER GER FRA GBR BRA BRA FRA BRA BRA FRA FRA AUT BRA FIN BRA

Red Bull Brawn McLaren Ferrari Renault Renault Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari McLaren McLaren Williams Williams Benetton Benetton Williams Williams McLaren McLaren McLaren McLaren Williams McLaren McLaren McLaren Brabham Williams Brabham

5 6 5 6 7 7 13 6 11 9 9 5 8 7 8 9 8 7 9 7 6 4 8 3 4 5 5 3 1 3

10 4 7 3 6 6 8 5 7 11 9 11 9 10 9 4 6 13 14 8 10 2 13 4 1 2 0 1 1 4

256 95 98 110 134 133 148 93 144 123 108 76 100 81 97 102 92 99 108 96 78 76 90 73 72 73 72 59 44 50

Round 13 - Monza I Race Stats

riversâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Champions

Year 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950

Driver Alan Jones Jody Scheckter Mario Andretti Niki Lauda James Hunt Niki Lauda Emerson Fittipaldi Jackie Stewart Emerson Fittipaldi Jackie Stewart Jochen Rindt Jackie Stewart Graham Hill Denny Hulme Jack Brabham Jim Clark John Surtees Jim Clark Graham Hill Phil Hill Jack Brabham Jack Brabham Mike Hawthorn Juan Manuel Fangio Juan Manuel Fangio Juan Manuel Fangio Juan Manuel Fangio Alberto Ascari Alberto Ascari Juan Manuel Fangio Giuseppe Farina

Nat AUS RSA USA AUT GBR AUT BRA GBR BRA GBR AUT GBR GBR NZL AUS GBR GBR GBR GBR USA AUS AUS GBR ARG ARG ARG ARG ITA ITA ARG ITA

Constructor Williams Ferrari Lotus Ferrari McLaren Ferrari McLaren Tyrell Lotus Tyrell Lotus Matra Lotus Brabham Brabham Lotus Ferrari Lotus BRM Ferrari Cooper Cooper Ferrari Maserati Ferrari Mercedes Maserati/Mercedes Ferrari Ferrari Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo

Wins 5 3 6 3 6 5 3 5 5 6 5 6 3 2 4 6 2 7 4 2 5 2 1 4 3 4 6 5 6 3 3

Poles 3 1 8 2 8 9 2 3 3 6 3 2 2 0 3 6 2 7 1 5 3 1 4 4 6 3 5 6 5 4 2

Points 67 51 64 72 69 64.5 55 71 61 62 45 63 48 51 42 54 40 54 42 34 43 31 42 40 30 40 42 34.5 36 31 30

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Jenson Button was the centre of attention after recording his second win of the season last time out at Spa

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