The Italian Grand Prix - Highlights Formula 1

Many men have stood on that podium over the years, but the real raw

here in Monza is when it is a Ferrari driver. Welcome to the

highlights of the Italian grumpy from the famous old circuits -- the

Italian Grand Prix. Here is how or the drivers' championship looked

before today's race. Sebastian Patel has that huge lead. As far as

the constructors championship is concerned, nothing has been decided,

despite Red Bull having a mammoth 426 points. How much would Ferrari

love a strong weekend here? Red Bull have traditionally struggled

here. And what can Lewis Hamilton go after a difficult couple of

races. Ted Kravitz tells us what happened in qualifying.

The slow pace of life in Monza's role Park gets turned upside down

when the Grand Prix comes to town. Ferrari is the passion phrenic

enthusiastic crowd. The early action came from Pastor Maldonado

and pitched his Williams into a spin. Nico Rosberg is trying

something different by running the hard tie at the start. That means

he was slow in qualifying but will be quick at the end of the race.

Michael Schumacher is one place ahead of him on the grid, with the

standard tyre tactic. We have a different strategy between Nico

Rosberg and myself. We will find out which is the better one. It is

a team effort to try to cover us for both circumstances. Ferrari

tried an old strips -- slipstream in trick to try to get along so

further up the grid. It worked - Alonso his 4th and the obliging

Felipe Massa is only 6th. We know how important the slipstream is

here in Monza, because it is a very good position to be in 4th, so that

is looking good. You will be near the front for the first couple of

laps,. I couldn't manage to put everything together, so it was a

shame because of that. It was a messy session for Mark Webber. He

is running different gear ratios than Sebastien Vettel. 5th is the

result. So the fight for poll will be between Sebastien Vettel and the

McLaren's. Approaching the Ascari chicane, the back kicked out into a

Monza drift, not the fastest way around the corner. That gave the

McLaren cars a chance, but they couldn't take the advantage. With

both Button and Hamilton managing to out-brake themselves, it didn't

go for them. Half a second from Sebastian is a long way, but it is

also Saturday, and tomorrow is the big day. Firstly I want to finish,

and if we have an opportunity to get in the lead, I will take it. It

has been a while since I finished this race, so that is the first

step. I am very happy. We feared that in qualifying we might be too

slow on the straights, but we got everything together, and the

balance was perfect, so in the corners I was able to catch up, and

still managed to be quicker than the others. Previously on the

circuit we were struggling, so it is nice to come back.

So, Vettel on pole position for them 10th time this season. Lewis

Hamilton alongside, and Jenson Button behind, both ready to attack.

Fernando Alonso and Mark Webber have strong race pace, an

impressive 7th for Vitaly Petrov. Paul di Resta and qualified Adrian

Sutil. It isn't all Williams rose 7, while the Toro Rosso has line-up at

the back. Rookie Daniel Ricardo out qualified his more experienced team

made Vitantonio Liuzzi for the Commentator: It is full throttle as

they go round this high-speed layout. It is a challenge for

everybody. They now have to find the perfect bite point of the

clutch to get off the line and down to the first corner. And the

trigger from that is when the five lights go out. We don't bother with

the green. And the Monza race is under way. Wheelspin there from

under way. Wheelspin there from Vettel. There are side by side.

Hamilton and Vettel are touching. Alonso leads the Italian Grand Prix

- oh, we have got a car approaching sideways, and he takes to out with

him. Barrichello was in there. Somebody came sideways down the

grass into the first corner. Alonso Leeds, and Sebastien Vettel is

coming back at him straight away. Michael Schumacher is a head off

Felipe Massa. The safety car is out, and surprisingly, because the

carnage is in the middle of the track on the first chicane. Who

have we got in here? We have Liuzzi, Rosberg, Petrov. The black helmet

they are recognising many of the ice hockey players killed in the

crash earlier in the week. Barrichello trying to get his car

going again. He beached himself trying to get over that sleeping

policemen. That is what put Alonso, so lucky Ian Hamilton didn't

connect has been around. It is the HRT with its wheels on the grass,

and then no grip. The green bits will not help you. He was going

straight to the scene of several other people's accidents right

there. Totally caused all of that. That is Kobayashi with a damaged

nose. Alonso, to the obvious delight of the crowd, leads the

Grande Parade. That was complete carnage in the middle of the pack -

position on the grade as we take the lead. You are allowed to do

this on the right at the start. He keeps his foot absolutely planted,

as you would expect. Some nice fresh air, and inside that corner.

The rpm increased on the engine as he put the wheel on the grass. It

just shows how tight he was. That managed to negotiate the first car,

but he was blocked by the second. Liuzzi's problems started much

earlier when he had to avoid another car, pulled onto the grass,

and never scooped up. This will change the face of the race.

Alguersuari up to seven. Petrov is out of the race, so it doesn't

matter what he won and lost now. They can't overtake until they get

to the second safety car. There are all looking relatively in line. Who

is going to be able to? Sebastien Vettel was caught slightly sleeping

there, I must say. Has he got a slipstream from the Ferrari? He has,

but not enough. Michael Schumacher, then, punishes Lewis Hamilton for

his sleepy restart. And Mark Webber, also through there, so Mark Webber

for Red Bull... And Vettel, so much acceleration down the outside of

that first chicane. Alonso is having none of that. Why do you

think Vettel is so much stronger of that chicane? He was buzzing the

limiter for several seconds. He is trying to have good race pace. They

have 140 kilos of fuel on board. This is critical time for Alonso.

He has got to break one-second margin to Sebastian Vatel in the

first two laps, otherwise he will be wide-open to a dose of BRS and a

dose of KERS. -- a dose of DRS. Michael Schumacher is having

another tremendous start to this Grand Prix as we have seen. How

sweet would that have felt for him passing Hamilton in the first

chicane? Look, Vettel has got the legs on the Ferrari. Alonso is

trying to break the tower immediately. It looks like more

than one move to me. Look at this, whether with a contact, Andy has

lost his nose. Vettel is going to go down the outside, that is a

better line as long as he doesn't end up with too much grass. Alonso

pushed him wide, he would have none of it, and Vettel has the turning

point, and that was bravery at 200 mph. Vettel came out the winner.

Anyone who doubts that Sebastien Vettel can race, that was brave

stuff. It never used to be flat in the days when you were racing with

the turbos. What a race. Hamilton is right behind Michael Schumacher.

Those have closed the gap as the two in front were trying to her

roast each other out. The yellow flag is out again at the moment.

Hamilton fancies redressing the balance of being caught napping on

the restart. Jenson Button got held up a little as weather and Felipe

Massa got together. We don't know if Massa managed to recover his

position. Here it is, on board with Mark Webber. He has a good

slipstream, down the outside, they nearly touch at that point. He then

tried to muscle his way around, and hit the kerb, flies through the air,

and Felipe Massa came off. He had the outside line in the first part,

put him on the outside, and you can see that he has gone into the

barriers trying to get back to the pits. Let's wait and see. It was

clearly front wing damage. I wonder if that has gone under the front of

the car, and he has lost his steering. Michael Schumacher

looking at second place. These three are fighting over second

place, Alonso, Schumacher, Hamilton, all former world champions. They

know what it takes. Schumacher maintains the position at the

moment, but that has allowed Alonso to build a little bit of space

between them. Alonso seems very slow after two chicanes. He was

fast yesterday in qualifying. Obviously a very different

situation when you have all that fuel aboard. Maybe the Ferrari has

got a bit more weight in the car. We don't know what configuration

they have chosen to raise their engine. If they would want to win

any race, it would be the home race in Monza. Five champions fill the

top five places. DRS has been enabled, which should help if

Carlton is within a second of Schumacher. He certainly is, but

the Mercedes is so much faster in a straight line than the McLaren

Mercedes. His DRS Open? It is not. I wonder why. It didn't look like

it. It looked like it was initially, but then it looked like it was

closed. A lot of turbulence in that front wing. Massow looks like he is

through. He is up in ninth place. Eighth place, with that move.

Alonso, Schumacher, Hamilton. Five World champions in the top five

places. Maldonado was six. But he is three seconds off the pace.

Jenson Button, homing in on this fight. They're so busy watching

each other that they are losing time. Schumacher is outside the

white lines, one of the few places, Ascari, where it is the better

option. Parabolica corner. Mark Webber has no front wing. No front

downforce. And a rather pathetic feeling as he has a minor incident

with the wall. That shows you... The Windies underneath his car, not

underneath his tyres but it shows you how effective those winds are.

-- the wings are underneath his car. They are there to push the car into

the ground. You will have a massive offset in balance. TED KRAVITZ:

Hard tyres ready for Mark Webber. Lewis Hamilton's DRS did not walk

on that main stretch. -- did not work. The of sat between Schumacher

and the McLaren Mercedes was 12 kilometres an hour. Michael

Schumacher has that advantage. They reckon the DRS is worth 15

kilometres an hour on this track. That explains why it is so

difficult for our Lewis Hamilton. He is not getting the advantage of

the extra momentum. That the arrest was wide open on Lewis Hamilton

just there. -- the SDRs. Will he remember to use it? Maybe he did

not realise he could use it? What effect will laugh off? -- will that

have. A good strategy for Michael at the moment. Did I here Lewis

Hamilton on the rev limiter? Or is that just interference on the sound

transmission? RADIO: Straight speeds look OK. Schumacher is just

very high. Explain that one to me. End of straight speed is OK but the

guy in front is just a bit quicker? That is them saying, you were not

slow, he is fast. The net result is the same. He should have delivered

the old, good news, bad years, and more about his. Michael feels the

need to go defensive into Ascari. The problem is, that is such a

tricky piece of racetrack when you are by yourself. All he can do now

is try to stay as close as possible. Surprisingly, Lewis Hamilton is

right with him. Lewis Hamilton looks better positioned. Is his

DRS...? He does not open it until far down. It is close again. What

is that about? We know that they had some issues during practice.

When they were reattached in the wings, they were stolen. -- they

were stalling. They should be a straight forward pass. Confidently

turning into the apex. Felipe Massa does to Maldonado what Mark Webber

was trying to do to him. Lewis Hamilton, out of the slick screen.

-- slipstream. Michael conceding the place. Very tidy. Nice indeed.

Schumacher's still has that speed and he now has the slipstream. Is

he going to take that place? Lewis Hamilton did not cut him off early

enough. He has to be more aggressive. Jenson Button, now

joining the party. As with Kobayashi in Spa two weeks ago, he

needed to cut him off. All the way down to the second chicane, they

were beaten for qualifying times, but consistently, they have been

doing it. Lewis Hamilton getting Michael Schumacher to go defensive.

This is going to be... Messy. thought I would go Conservative!

Well Jenson Button say, now it is my time, I will show you what I can

do? 49 competitive over takers -- overtakes. Hamilton has the DRS.

Michael Schumacher only has his horsepower to defend wife and a bit

of KERS. -- defend with. Michael Schumacher, the man who has won

this Grand Prix five times. KRAVITZ: Groans of frustration in

the McLaren garage. They are going to have to change their strategy.

RADIO: Michael was holding up the two McLarens. They are second a lap

slower. That is the message to Felipe Massa. Alonso and Sebastian

Vettel will be dancing. Button... I think they're going to call a

driver in soon. As Rob Smedley pointed out to Felipe Massa, he is

now in sex. -- in sixth place. Hamilton, with that slipstream

again. Such a short brake in zone. The car is five metres long, if

you're going to be five metres better and the brakes, you need a

braking zone. There is not one at the Parabolica corner. The team

principal at McLaren, watching his men. The DRS is open, and Sue Makah

bouncing along on 18,000 revs. He can do nothing about it. --

Schumacher. Mercedes has gear at their car -- he had their car to

use all of the rpm without DRS. McLaren are just banging up against

the red metre. You hit a speed and you cannot go any faster. It is all

going to be about pit-stop strategy unless Lewis Hamilton or Jenson

Button can make this happen on the track. As soon as we going to the

pits, this play will be off but Alonso is now 4.5 seconds ahead. In

the lead, by nine seconds, his Sebastian Vettel. Mark Webber is

out of the Grand Prix in the second Red Bull. We have lost d'Ambrosio,

Petrov, Rosberg and Liuzzi. The detection zone is on the exit of

this corner. The activation of DRS is quite a long way down. There

they go. They are both on that. Hamilton, ducking back in.

Schumacher has had to go very defensive. This is Lewis Hamilton's

chance. He was on the grassesque -- on the grass! Button takes the

position as Schumacher complains about his rear tyres. Lewis was

shot on the class -- on the grass. Verdict? Michael was ahead and he

could pick his line. In sporting etiquette, that was right on the

limit. For my book, it was one foot over it. He gave Lewis Hamilton a

chop. Lewis has been very clean with Michael so far. Michael...

Jenson Button is around the outside interests Gary. There is a chance

for Lewis Hamilton. Jenson Button's mother wasabi. Lewis Hamilton will

be furious with Michael. completely agree with you. As

Schumacher is pushing the boundaries. Ofwat is correct and

what is not, he has been on the limit. -- of what is correct. That

we understood that Hamilton was going to pit. The mechanics are

ready. As soon as they got the message, they told him to stay out.

Schumacher goes on to a brand new set of soft tyres, which she was

able to have because he only did one run in qualifying. Take us

through this. Michael sees Lewis take the inside line and chops in

front of them. You could say he is entitled to take his position, he

takes a tight line on entry. He is racing, but you see how much Lewis

Hamilton had to move out. That was a heart-stopping moment. This is a

replay. It works so much better for Jenson Button to make them move.

Michael's rear tyres had reached the cliff. Michael has been all

over the track defending, picking up dust. All the time, Jenson was

just preserving his tyres, avoiding blisters, and then when he got the

opportunity, he could make it stay. And one man not interested in that

excitement, Sebastian Vettel, moving into his a team flat and has

not been able to -- has not been needed -- have not -- has not

needed to come in for tyres. Jenson Button pits for McLaren. Soft tyres

on that car. How long will it take them? It looked good. Lovely clear

space, providing he can stay ahead of the traffic. 3.5 seconds, that

stop. Making his way into the chicane. Hamilton is coming in, and

at the end of lap 18. And away he goes. Another pit-stop from the

McLaren boys, well done. Jenson Button is ahead of him. Schumacher,

just to his left. He takes the position away. That will please

Lewis Hamilton. They pitted Jenson first, and that has kept him ahead.

They pitted Lewis next, and that killed him dead. TED KRAVITZ: Good

thinking from Mercedes. More frustration at McLaren. McLaren, do

you want to call this battle...? This is Maldonado and Perez and

Abdul Shorey fighting over 7th, 8th and 9th. -- Alguersuari. He made it

past the pair of them. Sergio Perez, up into eight position.

KRAVITZ: Soft tyres, going on the Ferrari. The reason why McLaren

were running that day when, they thought they would be fighting with

the Red Bull. It has a Renault engine. They never imagined they

would be up against a Mercedes with the same Mercedes engine that they

have. As soon as they realise that was the situation, they were always

on to a loser. That is why it is going to be a big ask for McLaren

second stop. -- in the pit. We know that the McLaren is over all fast

on the lap. But because of his great start and a number of other

activities, and still sue macro will not yield, and why should he?

Now he is having to get really defensive on his way in - and that

is two moves. The rules are very clear. You can make one change of

direction, and you cannot move back. I am fully expecting the hear a

radio message soon as the Sebastian Vettel pits from the lead. And away

he goes. He has been absolutely untroubled once he managed to

retake the lead after the fast starting Alonso. It was a 3.7

second pit, but they had no need to panic and rush. Massa is now up

into second place, but he has yet to pit. Remember he was pointing

the wrong way after contact with Mark Webber. Again it in at the

slipstream, again with the DRS Open. And it is going to have to be a

brave move that puts him past Michael Schumacher. How far away is

Jenson Button? RADIO: The FIA are aware. That is what we were

expecting. What you think they will do about it? Derek Daly, the Indy

Car Driver, is the driving element of the stewards. You are only

allowed one move. It is a very clear move was stop I came here the

Schumacher fans saying, jealous old David Coulthard! But it is the

rules. They have designed this rule for the safety of the drivers and

the safety of the crowd. Ted? Hamilton is losing one second per

lap. Jenson Button has just done his personal best of the race, at

27.09. He is doing a great job of closing in on Alonso. Button only a

second behind Alonso. He has just done a 1:27.06. He drove

beautifully, his style, he seems to like these low downforce balance as

well. We watch Buemi going around the outside of Maldonado, for 10th

and 11th place. Maldonado is slipping backwards after that

tremendous start. Vettel, Alonso, button, and then Schumacher and

Hamilton fighting for 4th and 5th. Hamilton's tyres will wear out more

quickly. RADIO: Michael, please make sure you leave room for the

car when you move in each direction. That is Ross talking to his driver

with a coded message, yes we are doing something about this. FIA

stewards could read that that they think even he thinks this is out of

order. That was a clear statement from Ross Brawn. He has worked a

long time with Michael. We saw with those last couple of laps, Michael

leaving a lot more space. He will get a slipstream from the car in

front. And possibly even DRS as Button closes in very quickly on

Alonso. This is the second and third. Lewis is on the limiter

almost by himself now. Hunting down a feisty Michael Schumacher who

doesn't want to yield. His car is the fastest in a straight line.

Button is now 7.7 seconds clear of that sue macro Hamilton fight. --

Schumacher/Hamilton fight. How do think sue macro will receive that a

message from Ross Brawn? -- How do you think Schumacher will receive

that message? He always pushes the boundaries, and he often gets away

with it, so he is the clever one. He has pushed the boundaries this

afternoon, but I don't think there is a penalty necessary. Now maybe

he has broken the back of this race and will be able to keep Lewis at

bay. But 4th or even 5th place for Michael would be a great result at

this stage of the season. When Barton got his chance, he took it

straight away and passed on the outside. He made it easily. -- when

Jenson Button got his chance. Has he taken that position? He has

indeed, he is through, so Michael almost yielding to him, finally,

there. I think Schumacher realised that finally it was a done deal.

Yes, around the outside into Ascari chicane. He buzzes into the limiter.

I don't think Michael would bother with that one again. Michael

Schumacher is now in a comfortable 5th place, with Felipe Massa or 14

seconds behind. I think he has had enough of that particular fight,

and he knows it is doing no good, it is only a matter of time when he

loses that position to Lewis, and he must be now thinking, I have got

to fend off Felipe Massa for six. We enjoyed that. But we have had

enough of that, now. And new battle to look for, bottom versus Alonso,

13 seconds off the lead -- Jenson Button versus Alonso. This race

often lasts only an hour and 20 minutes due to the high-speed

nature of the place. Michael is going left to defend, and staying

left, and Lewis going clean around the outside. That was actually a

clear yield. On board with the Toro Rosso. As they go up to the Force

India of do Leicester. That was -- Paul di Resta. That was sadly very

easy indeed. Paul di Resta is meant to be about six or seven tenths of

a lap slower. He is now 9th. It looks like he has got a bit of a

fight on his hands to stay in the points. Mark Webber has been found

Very bad luck. Tell us what happened. Filippi started to come

across, and then I wasn't sure if he was going to come that far

across, and then it turned out when I got awards turn to, I started to

bail-out of the move, but those curves are so high on the inside,

if you clipped the inside, it the pit, and they knew there was

some damage, but I didn't know that the front wing was jammed under the

front of the car, and I lost the steering. It is a bit of a dent to

any championship aspirations you may have had. What are you aiming

for now? I think we are all battling for second. Vatel would

have to have an incredibly disappointing finish to the season

for anybody to take this off in now -- Sebastian Vatel. -- Sebastien

Vettel. He pitied exactly the same time as Rubens Barrichello, who is

lapping. Barrichello is quite cautious up to the speed line, and

Jenson Button trying to pass him. He missed the chicane, Rubens

Barrichello, on the way out. There is a car being pushed out of the

way. That will have cost Jenson Button and his gap to Fernando

Let's hear from Rubens Barrichello. Breathing space, David. That is

what Ferrari are concerned about, breathing space. I asked how

Alonso's race was going, and they are worried about whether he will

keep his place on the podium. They can see that the McLaren's are

gaining on him, and they say he is pushing. Ferrari are now out.

McLaren are reacting. Alonso has come into the pit. We have yellow

flags out. A good pit-stop again for Ferrari as we now await Lewis

Hamilton into his human garage. The car is boiling hot, the brakes at

nearly 1,000 centigrade, the engine well over 125 centigrade as he

drives his McLaren into the garage, and he is now again behind

Barrichello. Hamilton fresh out of tyres. Will him a -- a fresh set of

tyres, well that get into the end of the Drumcree? -- to the end of

the Grand Prix? It was actually even closer to Alonso then he was

before the pit stop phase, but it didn't quite clear him. They are

both on the Prime hard tyres, so everything that went before was

with a slightly grittier tyre, and less fuel. Here comes hour race

leader, Sebastien Vettel. No pressure during this stop. They are

really getting that fine-tuned now towards the end of the season. This

is the fight for second. They are coming out of Ascari as Vettel is

coasting out of the pit lane. will be interesting is Ferrari

historically have not been giving a harder tyre. Mark Webber is

reflecting on what might have been. Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button,

and as we were saying, Ferrari are typically not as good on the harder

tyres. We have already seen the Jenson Button was faster on the

option. So you fancy that Button has a very

good chance of taking second place at this stage? Eight looks like he

is looking already, and unlike Michael Schumacher, Fernando Alonso

does leave room. They ran down into the second chicane. Surely an error

there from Alonso, because he was extra slow on that corner. Alonso

has no traction, it seems to me. Very short of traction on this

harder compound tyre. It is all within a scale. Whatever you call

these tyres, they are very soft rubber compared to what we used to

run with. They appear to have issues Keating their tyres. Jenson

Button taking advantage of the slipstream of a Lotus he is lapping.

Looking at how easy that walls, managing to duck right underneath

the back. That could be the best result for Lotus, 12 at the moment.

That is Heikki Kovalainen. Sebastian Vettel leads Michael

Schumacher at the moment by 4.8 seconds. Sue macro presumably has

to stop again. -- Schumacher has to stop again. He is 15.6 seconds off

the lead. Can he start putting the red ball under pressure? You say

the tyres come out of the blanket at 100 degrees, but I always felt

it is like getting into a pair of jeans. You have to get them on the

track, move the side wall, stretch the tyre with the centrifugal

forces, lean against them on breaking before they really give

you the performance. Your genes tend to be a lot tighter than mine!

trouble since he took the lead again after Alonso's mighty start.

After that, it was really about who could negotiate Michael Schumacher

and particularly the incredible fight between him and Lewis

Hamilton. That was tough racing in the extreme. No doubt about that.

As it happened, Button made his way past both of them. That has made

the difference. That gave him the chance to take Alonso. He did not

drop behind Schumacher at the next stop. That was a pivotal lap or two.

Getting through those two so quickly has got him into a

comfortable second place. Another great weekend for Jenson Button. He

said he left a little bit of time behind in qualifying. That would

have only been for the Inter Odense battle. -- Pinter Tina. I think he

was just keeping his tyres under control and watching the fight in

front. Knowing the history of Lewis Hamilton and Michael Schumacher, I

think he just wanted to keep back in case there was an incident. Once

again, this is showing who leader is in McLaren. Jenson Button said

it was them. -- said it was him. Ted Kravitz he is apparently in

need of some encouragement. I just asked Simon Roberts of the planets.

He said the plan is to catch Alonso. He said, we just have to encourage

him that he can do it. After the day that Lewis Hamilton has had, he

apparently needed a pick me up. Let's see what he says when he gets

out of the car, about the wheel to wheel action. When you look at

Webber, there is more wheel-to- wheel action than I can remember

for a long time. Some wonderful race tracks coming up. Six more

rounds after this race finishes. Singapore and Sao Paulo, tremendous

race tracks. Singapore, Japan, Korea, India, the new track that

nobody knows, Abu Dhabi and finishing up in Brazil before

Christmas. We are on the penultimate lap of the Grand Prix.

Hamilton has a clear picture of his target. Fernando Alonso's Ferrari

gearbox. Hamilton is three-tenths up in the middle sector. Heading

towards the Ascari chicane. Six tents on this latter alone,

Hamilton. -- six tenths. The traffic will give him the chance to

get in the one seconds owned and used his DRS, which may neutralise

the speed at which Hamilton is catching him. -- 1 second zone.

Watches rear wing. Is it available? It is not. The only DRS that is any

use is the exit. There is a new fastest lap in the Grand Prix,

1:26.8. The DIS arrest does not kick in until the race is over. --

the DRS. Bruno Senna is ahead, 1.9 behind di Resta. He has caught a

massively. There is another fight going on. Sebastian Vettel was

going through the Ascari chicane. Towards the end of the Grand Prix.

Jenson Button has Alguersuari in front of them. It is still on

heading into the chicane. It will have to be within the next two

braking zones. Alonso was fighting. He has nothing in his pocket in

terms of speed. Sebastian Vettel crosses the line, for his 18th

Grand Prix victory. Untroubled at Monza. The big story, Jenson Button

will finish second. No chances for Hamilton. The finish line is very

soon. Jenson Button has finished second and Alonso was on the podium.

Michael Schumacher and Felipe Massa have yet to come home. Schumacher

does that, with a strong fifth place. Ahead of Felipe Massa, six.

-- 6 Mac. That is the first time that a Red Bull has not finished in

the points all season. RADIO: You have won the Italian Grand Prix.

Fantastic! Yes! We did it! We blew them away! Thank you, boys.

third time this season that Sebastian Vettel, Button and Alonso

have shared the podium. One of the best podiums in the world in any

sport. I love that image here in Monza. More Grand Prix tracts,

please get the fans below the podium. -- tracks. Jenson Button,

with his third podium in succession, finishers seconds. -- finishes

second. Lewis Hamilton could not quite get on the podium, finishing

4th. Michael Schumacher, was he being naughty? We will hear from

him shortly. As far as the standings are concerned, Sebastien

fettle is in the lead. 112 points over Fernando Alonso. -- Sebastian

Vettel. Mark Webber did not finish today. Red Bull, at the top of the

Constructors' Championship. Let us hear from the men at the centre of

hear from the men at the centre of hear from the men at the centre of

the action. Congratulations. It was an

interesting start. You dropped it position but what a pass when you

to go back. -- took it back. I knew from the lap before but it was

possible. I had a good exit and then I was able to get into

Fernando's position. I thought if I moved right, he would have the

inside and he would handbrakes the car somehow. I decided to go left

and I found myself on the inside. I was quite confident that I had the

inside line. I thought I would make it. It was great and from then

onwards, it was crucial to pull-out and use the speed that we had.

was nice to fight back. I am getting fed up of doing that. It is

frustrating. We had such a small problem at the start. It costs you

delay. I was in 6th, and then at the restart, I had no way of

keeping Mark Webber back. In seventh place, obviously, Sebastian

was able to get in front. I finally got past Lewis Hamilton and Michael

in one lap. And then I had to set about getting close to Fernando

again. It was too difficult to overtake. We led the race in the

first couple of laps and we enjoyed that. Afterwards, there was a good

battle with Jenson for the podium. It was good. Help for Michael, but

it was good to taste the podium again. Michael, another great start.

It was a fun afternoon. Some big battles with UN Michael. Did you

think it was clean and fair? -- you and Michael. That is racing. I felt

I did exactly what I was supposed to do. As far as I understand,

there was no request for me to see the stewards. So why guess all is

in order. I heard you saying something about one move on the

team radio. Did he adhere to that? Sure. By lap time was not there.

Alguersuari was still there. We will take the four points. It is a

good position in the championship. You have a commanding lead in the

championship and if things went your way, you could win it at the

next race. Wood, could, should. To be honest, the secret is not to

expect too much. There is a chance he will be disappointed. The

ultimate goal this season, when we started, was to defend the title. I

think we are in a good position. was great seeing these world

champions battling hard against one another. Five in the top five.

that the first time ever? I'm not sure. Used to check out -- you

should check out that fact. On that should check out that fact. On that

note, goodbye. Some victory for Sebastian Vettel.

Quite a few battles the right that Grand Prix, particularly between

Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton. Did Michael Schumacher

overstepped the mark? Lewis Hamilton should never have been

behind Michael. He was caught napping at the restart. He was

behind him and tried to make the pass. Michael's move was marginal,

so much so that the team principal came on the radio and was very firm

in his instruction. "Pick Your Place and stick with it". That

allowed Button to finish second and Lewis Hamilton eventually got track

position over Michael. Once again, the Schumacher moves are still

there for. What was it that Jenson Button did that Lewis Hamilton

could not? He tried to get past Schumacher and Jenson Button

managed it at the first opportunity. The longer you spend running behind

the current front, you will receive your tyres and lose aerodynamic

performance. Jenson Button got there, pulled off the past and was

able to get on. I think he was just able to make the move quickly.

Further back, some great -- great driving -- a great driving from

Bruno Senna. A strong race from the younger guys. They have to showcase

talent. Bruno Senna went quite a way to say to Reynolds that, yes,

his first Grand Prix in Spa was rusty, but he put in a great

performance. Sebastian Vettel, out of trouble and at the front. And he

was emotional, cos he won his first Grand Prix here. He knows his

significance -- the significance of winning in Italy. He has written

his name on the trophy for the World Championship again. I would

have expected a motion from Lewis Hamilton in the cockpit. Equally,

an awful lot of emotion on the top step of the podium. Sebastian