The Italian Grand Prix - Practice 1

:01:02. > :01:10.We're back. Hello, and welcome to the Italian Grand Prix. This is

:01:10. > :01:14.Monza, the Temple of Speed, as the fans call it, and home to Ferrari,

:01:14. > :01:18.who are so desperate to get a win. This is round 12 of 19, and the

:01:18. > :01:22.first of our free practice sessions. We will be live for everything for

:01:22. > :01:24.you this weekend. In terms of the weather, well, it's a beautiful day,

:01:24. > :01:28.expecting dry conditions for today and tomorrow, but there's a whisper

:01:29. > :01:32.there may be a little bit of rain in the air on Sunday. That could shake

:01:32. > :01:35.things up a bit. Plenty to talk about this weekend: the big news of

:01:35. > :01:40.course is that Daniel Ricciardo has been announced as the new Red Bull

:01:40. > :01:44.driver, replacing Mark Webber, who is off to Porsche. We will be

:01:44. > :01:48.catching up with all that news as the weekend unfolds. Let's have a

:01:49. > :02:13.look at how the championship looks at the moment.

:02:13. > :02:22.Lots of news this weekend, and also some technical news, so we're joined

:02:22. > :02:26.by technical expert, Garry. What are we expecting? We're going into the

:02:26. > :02:29.last third of the season. Are they looking towards next year, do you

:02:29. > :02:33.think? Everyone is looking towards next year. Monzaing such an

:02:33. > :02:37.individual track, with low-down force and wing set-up, we will see a

:02:37. > :02:41.few bits and pieces here. I think we will see probably the last batch of

:02:41. > :02:48.updates when we go to Singapore because the rest of the raises are

:02:48. > :02:53.all very similar. It all depends how the championships go and when teams

:02:53. > :02:58.give up on this year and focus on next year. Keeping an eye on

:02:58. > :03:02.physiotherapy physiotherapy - keeping an eye out for Fernando

:03:02. > :03:08.Alonso in case he comes out - important for them to get a win this

:03:08. > :03:14.year? Yes, Ferrari was quick at Spa, finished second. They can't afford

:03:14. > :03:17.that to happen any more. A lot of pressure for them for the

:03:17. > :03:22.championship, but also from the fan's. The fans are baying. Lee

:03:22. > :03:27.McKenzie is going to be reporting the session for us. What is the

:03:27. > :03:30.scene where you are? It's amazing to think we're already at the last

:03:30. > :03:34.European race of the season. In fact, it's going to be the last time

:03:34. > :03:37.we see these understated little houses that the team stay in. This

:03:37. > :03:40.is McLaren's brand centre. They are celebrating the 50th anniversary

:03:40. > :03:46.this weekend, in fact. We will talk more about that later. In the shade,

:03:46. > :03:49.though, it's lovely and cool. Out on the circuit, the temperature has

:03:49. > :03:53.already climbed above 30 degrees. Thanks very much. I think it's going

:03:53. > :03:56.to be a hot one this weekend. Let's jump up to the commentary box. Ben

:03:56. > :04:01.and Alan are up there commentating on this session for us. What do you

:04:01. > :04:06.reckon the chances are of a Ferrari win? We've seen Fernando come out.

:04:06. > :04:16.It is important to them. Last year, Fernando Alonso had a fast car here,

:04:16. > :04:19.fastest in Q1, Q2, but and Q3 it all went wrong. I think Ferrari are

:04:19. > :04:23.always going to be well here at Monza. They always seem to pull

:04:23. > :04:30.something out the bag. If we think back to Spa a couple of weeks ago,

:04:30. > :04:33.they were quick there and leap-frock forward. This they can limit the

:04:33. > :04:36.ground running, it will put them in forward. This they can limit the

:04:36. > :04:43.a good position for Saturday and Sunday. We will see how everyone

:04:43. > :04:47.gets on, Su. We have 90 minutes of action for all of the teams, so,

:04:47. > :04:53.let's see how they do then. Here is your commentary team for this

:04:54. > :04:58.session. Jenson button ready to come out. The

:04:58. > :05:01.fiftieth anniversary, the creation of McLaren racing cars was in 1963

:05:01. > :05:09.fiftieth anniversary, the creation by Bruce McLaren. The team was

:05:09. > :05:12.created for what was then The team was created for what was then called

:05:12. > :05:15.the "Tasmama Series", races down under. Those fiftieth celebrations

:05:15. > :05:19.going on throughout the weekend, and there are various parties taking

:05:19. > :05:24.place, both before and after this event, Alan? Yes, on Monday it was

:05:24. > :05:29.the official date when they became 50 years old. It was only organised

:05:29. > :05:34.one little championship, and what it's done for the history of our

:05:34. > :05:40.sport, not generally in normal La one, but also outside, then the name

:05:40. > :05:45.of McLaren is up there. Right now, though,ists it's not been -- I have

:05:45. > :05:50.to say, it's not been their most mistake season. They're a bit on the

:05:50. > :05:53.bounceback. I think that he will be looking forward to this weekend as

:05:53. > :05:58.well. If you think back 12 months ago, they were the dominant here,

:05:58. > :06:06.they had a 1-two on the bid, Lewis went on to win the race. Jenson

:06:06. > :06:09.they had a 1-two on the bid, Lewis probably would have been second but

:06:09. > :06:14.they had problem with the car. They haven't had a podium finish. I am

:06:14. > :06:17.not sure they're going to get one in 2013. It has been a very difficult

:06:18. > :06:21.year. I think now the focus research is gone from this year, and to make

:06:21. > :06:25.sure they don't have the same problems in 2014 with the big

:06:25. > :06:28.regulation changes, and so for McLaren, there is certainly probably

:06:28. > :06:32.a little bit bitter sweet parties, but saying that, the history of the

:06:32. > :06:36.team over the years has been outstanding. There we are. There is

:06:36. > :06:41.Sergio Perez and the other McLaren. A few cars coming out on circuit.

:06:41. > :06:45.We've got a few Friday drivers taking place of the regular pilots

:06:45. > :06:51.this morning, and one of the most notable. Those is British driver

:06:51. > :06:57.James Carder who will be coming out in Force India. Is he out on track

:06:57. > :07:08.yet? No, not yet. Also Gonzalez is one of them, Friday driver for the

:07:08. > :07:12.Maurisha team. Gardo interesting because it's a big opportunity for

:07:12. > :07:16.him. He's currently raising in the GP2 championship, he lives in

:07:16. > :07:22.Oxford, born in Worcestershire, 24 years old, his it is second season

:07:22. > :07:27.of GP2, he won the sprint race out at Spa and over his career he's

:07:27. > :07:33.raced amongst the very best. He was beaten to the formulathree title by

:07:34. > :07:42.Jean-Eric Vergne. He has raised against a lot of these guys in his

:07:42. > :07:46.junior career. Now he's managed by Nicholas Todd. Without question. I

:07:47. > :07:50.saw James when he first went into car racing. He had the talent and

:07:50. > :07:55.the feel straightaway. The competition has been high in the

:07:55. > :07:58.categories he's raced in. He hasn't quite one the championships but

:07:58. > :08:02.that's mainly because he's gone up in his first year and done very well

:08:02. > :08:07.so his career has had to continue. He's never stayed in the same

:08:07. > :08:10.formula, except for GP2 for a couple of years. That hasn't helped in

:08:10. > :08:15.terms of winning championships but it's helped him win the position

:08:15. > :08:22.where I think he can take these opportunities with Force India. The

:08:22. > :08:27.confirmation that Pirelli have brought along are the medium and

:08:27. > :08:43.hard compound. That's what they brought here last year. This Monza

:08:43. > :08:47.circuit was one of the first tracks used in world championship Formula

:08:47. > :08:50.one in 1950, one of seven track, still used today that was on that

:08:50. > :08:53.original world championship calendar. There's so much atmosphere

:08:53. > :08:56.through this place, through the calendar. There's so much atmosphere

:08:56. > :09:00.trees, which, even when the track was created, there were complaints

:09:00. > :09:05.from conservationists about not knocking trees down, and the track

:09:05. > :09:09.has remained over the years, and they can't change it. Because it's a

:09:09. > :09:12.national park. The track winds its way through the trees. It is

:09:12. > :09:17.beautiful. You have that park atmosphere about it. When you're

:09:17. > :09:21.driving it, you really do feel it. When you've got the force of the

:09:21. > :09:24.Italian fans at the side of the circuit and they are jumping up and

:09:25. > :09:28.down, or even on a test day here, you will get so many fans coming to

:09:28. > :09:33.the track because they love the smell and the noise of the motor

:09:33. > :09:39.export. There's a Ferrari. There's nothing better for a Ferrari seeing

:09:39. > :09:43.it on the front row or winning the race. The lowdownor set-up that is

:09:43. > :09:46.run here, a different configuration for the cars. That could help

:09:46. > :09:52.run here, a different configuration Ferrari because, as we saw at Spa,

:09:52. > :09:57.there was a relatively low-down set-up there for Ferrari as well.

:09:57. > :10:00.The front isn't very sharp and that gives a confidence round here

:10:00. > :10:04.because the corners are not necessarily that quick but you do

:10:04. > :10:08.need a lot of confidence going into them. You need a stable car going

:10:08. > :10:11.in. Then you need a little bit of precision in the mid-corner of it.

:10:12. > :10:17.The Ferrari seems to work well. If you look at Spa again, the double

:10:17. > :10:21.left-hander, the two cars that were outstanding in the corner which were

:10:21. > :10:26.the Red Bull and the Ferrari. A lot of that characteristic of corner

:10:26. > :10:31.here in Monza. Ferrari have had 18 wins here in Monza. By far the most

:10:31. > :10:35.successful team. 2010 was the last time they won here courtesy of

:10:35. > :10:39.Fernando Alonso, 19 pole positions, and again 2010 when Alonso took

:10:39. > :10:43.pole. Efficient was close to getting it last year before he had that

:10:43. > :10:48.mechanical problem with the car, so we will see with interest whether

:10:48. > :10:52.Ferrari can match that kind of performance. Usual situation here:

:10:52. > :10:55.an installation lap, and then the cars coming straight back into the

:10:55. > :11:08.pits and checked over before they can do a series of laps. We will be

:11:08. > :11:10.hearing from Christian later as he can connected into our commentary.

:11:10. > :11:13.There's the man where there's so can connected into our commentary.

:11:13. > :11:18.much chat about, confirmed as a Red Bull driver for next year, still got

:11:18. > :11:24.to complete the rest of this year as Toro Rosso of course, and Daniel

:11:24. > :11:29.Ricciardo will be lining up ape long side side Sebastian Vettel. What are

:11:29. > :11:36.your thoughts? It's someone for the future. They're not looking at 2014

:11:36. > :11:39.but 2015 and 2016, maybe a replacement for Vettel when he

:11:39. > :11:43.decides to move on and retire or whatever. I think it will be very

:11:43. > :11:50.interesting in these next few races, now he's got the seat secure, he

:11:50. > :11:54.definitely, and Jean-Eric Vergne limited their - I am going to be

:11:54. > :11:57.watching carefully to see if they can maintain that momentum when the

:11:57. > :12:03.pressure has dropped off a little bit. Lee asked Ricciardo yesterday

:12:03. > :12:10.how did the dream call come about? How did he find out as was a Red

:12:10. > :12:14.Bull driver for next year? I was in Milton Keynes, and I had a brief

:12:14. > :12:18.meeting with Christian, and he gave me a very strong idea, indication,

:12:18. > :12:24.what was going to happen on Monday night in Salzburg, so, yes, that was

:12:24. > :12:29.- that's how it went down. I was smiling of course, I was very happy,

:12:29. > :12:33.but it is just the next step now. I've still got a lot of work to do.

:12:34. > :12:36.I don't have any trophies yet, so it is one step closer to what I want.

:12:36. > :12:41.He is always smiling. There's always is one step closer to what I want.

:12:41. > :12:46.a big grin on his face. I am sure it was wider when he discovered for

:12:46. > :12:50.sure he would be a Red Bull driver. He's had a year and a half at Toro

:12:50. > :12:54.Rosso, experience with HRT before that, a successful junior career. Do

:12:54. > :12:59.you feel he's in that right position now to take this step? He's one of

:12:59. > :13:03.the guys that definitely has got the talent, and also shown the maturity

:13:03. > :13:06.to be able to do it. He doesn't make many mistakes, doesn't get involved

:13:06. > :13:10.in many accidents. It looks like he's driving within himself but he's

:13:10. > :13:14.quite forceful as well. I do think he's one of the very good cannot

:13:14. > :13:18.dates for the future. This is his opportunity. Now we will see how he

:13:18. > :13:21.gets on next year when he comes under the pressure of requiring to

:13:21. > :13:26.give results, and at the moment, with Toro Rosso, if he has a result,

:13:26. > :13:29.fantastic, they clap and everyone gets excited about seventh position.

:13:29. > :13:34.If he has seventh position, then that is going to be a real bad race

:13:34. > :13:41.weekend for him at Red Bull. Looking at a replay there of acknowledging

:13:41. > :13:47.the Tifosi which is good to see. Down at Lotus, though, there's see

:13:47. > :13:52.what is going on there. Gary, there are rumours that Lotus may be

:13:52. > :13:57.running a longer wheel base car this weekend? Yes, watching Kimi coming

:13:57. > :14:01.into the pits here, running with a longer wheel base now. They've moved

:14:01. > :14:06.the front wheels forward. In my estimation, it is probably about I

:14:06. > :14:11.don't know four inches, 100 millimetres. You can see just out

:14:11. > :14:15.the front suspension components here. The way they've swept these

:14:15. > :14:19.parts forward, the positives of this are that the front wheels end upping

:14:19. > :14:23.further away from the leading edge. Side pod, so the front wheel causes

:14:23. > :14:27.a lot of turbulence, so you're trying to get that turbulence under

:14:27. > :14:31.control - that's what these turning veins in the side pod are all about.

:14:31. > :14:35.You try to get it under control before the downforce distribution

:14:35. > :14:41.devices can do their job. Moving the front wheels forward gives more

:14:41. > :14:48.control over that. It's better for braking. This is about braking late

:14:48. > :14:53.and having confidence. So all of those are positives. It's a big, big

:14:53. > :15:00.job for that, for one race, so we will have to see. Maybe they're on

:15:00. > :15:07.it tomorrow or maybe they won't. It could be insignificant, and ultimate

:15:07. > :15:12.performance, and what it could do is save the rear tyres under braking.

:15:12. > :15:15.They've got cars with each specification and will be doing

:15:15. > :15:19.back-to-back in these practice sessions. Picking up there from what

:15:19. > :15:22.Gary was saying about what is important to be fast here, from a

:15:22. > :15:27.driving point of view, what are you hoping to get out the car to set the

:15:27. > :15:32.quick laps here? You've got big long straits here, half the number of

:15:32. > :15:35.corners we had in Spa, so from that point of view, you have to maximise

:15:35. > :15:40.every single one of them. I've always liked to have a stable rear

:15:40. > :15:44.on the car on entry so you can carry a lot of speed to the apex. The

:15:44. > :15:49.critical thing was at that apex, you needed to have the front hook up and

:15:49. > :15:56.turn and then get back on to the power because that next straight is

:15:56. > :16:00.incredibly long, then going through Curva Grande down to the second

:16:00. > :16:04.chain, that's a long, long section, then you've got it two more times

:16:04. > :16:07.before you get back to the starting finishing straight. Entry is

:16:07. > :16:19.important because you need that front to hook in the exits. These

:16:19. > :16:25.Chicago contains were -- chianes were introduced in the 1970s. You

:16:25. > :16:30.said you bypassed them and then flat out into Curva Grande? That's

:16:30. > :16:36.something the sports cars teams do, you come out of Curva Parabolica,

:16:36. > :16:44.instead of going through Rettifilo Tribune, you blast through up to

:16:44. > :16:48.Variante della Roggia, the second chicane. At 200 miles an hour, it's

:16:48. > :16:52.a corner - you focus your eyes. It's a case of psychologically, you don't

:16:52. > :17:05.expect to be arriving there at that sort of speed.

:17:05. > :17:08.In the race, they went for a two-stop strategy whereas most of

:17:08. > :17:13.the other of their opposition were going on a one-stop. Last year, and

:17:13. > :17:17.the early part of this year, tyre use was a major issue for the

:17:17. > :17:21.Mercedes team. They seem to have got over that it, and they've got great

:17:21. > :17:28.pace at different tracks, lost out a little bit at Spa, though, didn't

:17:28. > :17:36.they? For some reason they it was said they were scrubbing speed. The

:17:36. > :17:42.corner, you can scrub speed off but not feel it. When you turn in the

:17:42. > :17:44.car binds up and takes some speed out. Here, with the long corners,

:17:44. > :17:48.car binds up and takes some speed like Curva Parabolica, and leading

:17:48. > :17:52.on to the start and finishing rate, it is important that you maximise

:17:52. > :17:57.forward acceleration as opposed to scrubbing lateral. That's something

:17:57. > :18:04.that he will be looking into on to make sure their suspension is stiff

:18:04. > :18:10.enough to allow that scrub. Lee is now with Paul Di Resta. We've been

:18:10. > :18:14.filming with your Italian side of the family. You're proud of your

:18:14. > :18:18.Italian roots. It was fantastic to see, but with no other Italian

:18:18. > :18:24.drivers here on the grid, they are cheering for you, not Ferrari?

:18:24. > :18:28.Hopefully. It's obviously back in my roots. It is nice to be back here at

:18:28. > :18:32.Monza. I think already yesterday, you can see how mad the fans are at

:18:32. > :18:37.the autograph session. It's the best policed autograph session I've ever

:18:37. > :18:41.seen, but that's what it is. It is passion, excitement, and I think

:18:41. > :18:45.they are already which will hopefully be a good race for us and

:18:45. > :18:48.a good race for the crowd to watch. Let's talk about this weekend

:18:48. > :18:52.specifically. How do you think the car is going to perform on this very

:18:52. > :18:56.different circuit to the ones we've been to over the last couple of

:18:56. > :19:02.races? It is low-down force, how efficient your car has been. Picking

:19:02. > :19:10.gear ratios way back in January for races you come up in September is

:19:10. > :19:14.difficult, and our cars suit low-down force and low-drag

:19:14. > :19:18.circuits. Hopefully we can do something well like we did here last

:19:18. > :19:20.year, and we qualified P4, but got to have a good penalty for a

:19:20. > :19:23.gearbox. It would be nice to start to have a good penalty for a

:19:23. > :19:29.at the front end of the grid. Getting yourself out of that trouble

:19:29. > :19:32.gets you a lot here. A lot of contract talk going on at the

:19:32. > :19:37.moment. What is your situation. Will you be with force majeure next

:19:37. > :19:41.season? I've nothing at the moment. I am trying to build my reputation

:19:41. > :19:47.in Formula one to secure a drive, but I am relatively happy where I am

:19:47. > :19:50.but I am looking to get in a car that is going to win races. Daniel

:19:50. > :19:55.has progressed from a smaller team up to a bigger one but that doesn't

:19:55. > :19:59.take away the challenge here. There are challenges to go here. Force

:19:59. > :20:02.majeure are working hard and going up the stairs. Hopefully, the people

:20:02. > :20:07.are doing the work in the background. Have a great race in

:20:07. > :20:11.front of some of your home fans. Paul Di Resta waiting to come out on

:20:11. > :20:17.track. Joining our programme now from the pit wall is team principal

:20:17. > :20:20.at Red Bull is Christian Warner. Good morning. Lots of comment around

:20:20. > :20:26.about your signing of Daniel Ricciardo. We have had a few coming

:20:26. > :20:32.in on our Twitter feed. Let me read you a couple of d you a couple of

:20:32. > :20:36.those. "Ricciardo looks the happiest guy at Monza today, an amazing

:20:36. > :20:40.opportunity to get some unity to get some wins" "It was a mistake. They

:20:40. > :20:44.should have chosen Kimi Raikkonen. It's a no-brainer." Have chosen Kimi

:20:44. > :20:48.Raikkonen. It's a no-brainer." "Do you think that Ricciardo will

:20:48. > :20:56.receive an equal car to neck year? Will they get along?" The last one

:20:56. > :21:00.is the easiest. Yes, of course he will get an identical car to

:21:00. > :21:08.Sebastian as has always been the case with Mark, we do our best to

:21:08. > :21:12.produce the best cars we can. Both drivers will get equal opportunity

:21:12. > :21:15.and it is down to what they do on the circuit. Why did we choose

:21:15. > :21:19.Daniel? Again, relatively straightforward: we took our time

:21:19. > :21:22.because we wanted to consider all the options. Daniel we've looked at

:21:22. > :21:27.very closely, among torpedoed his progress, we have tested him at

:21:27. > :21:36.Silverstone a few weeks ago, and he absolutely merits this opportunity.

:21:36. > :21:40.For the medium and longer term, he's an exciting prospect. He's got a

:21:40. > :21:45.very good head on his shoulders. We will see a new star start to emerge.

:21:45. > :21:48.Playing devil's advocate for a second, looking through the results

:21:48. > :21:51.this year that environment environment environment has gained

:21:51. > :21:56.something like 22 places on his grid positions this year, whereas Daniel

:21:56. > :22:00.has lost on a total of 11 places. I know he's outqualified Vergne. Is

:22:00. > :22:02.that a concern that sometimes he's gone backwards in the races? You've

:22:02. > :22:05.got to look at the circumstances as gone backwards in the races? You've

:22:05. > :22:08.well. Obviously, we have a good relationship with Toro Rosso so

:22:08. > :22:13.we're kept closely briefed on what the circumstances are, not all of

:22:13. > :22:17.which, or far from which have been Daniel's responsibility. We've

:22:17. > :22:24.looked at all the per mutations, looked at all the data, we have the

:22:24. > :22:28.opportunity obviously to run him on our simulator. He is the standout

:22:28. > :22:35.candidate. John Eric is doing a great job, but Daniel just shaded

:22:35. > :22:40.it. Christian, it's Alan here: I've got a question that, in Formula one,

:22:40. > :22:43.you've got to perform, what are your expectations for Daniel's

:22:43. > :22:48.performance in 2014? We expect him to deliver. We put him in the seat

:22:48. > :22:52.to deliver. We want to have t cars running up the front. It's going to

:22:52. > :22:57.take him a few races to find his feet and get up to Pete. He has the

:22:57. > :23:04.benefit of knowing the team. He's been the test and reserve driver. He

:23:04. > :23:09.knows how we operate in the Red Bull environment. Roughly by mid-season

:23:09. > :23:16.be challenging for podiums and victories? Yes, obviously, you've

:23:16. > :23:19.got to give the guy a bit of time. Fundamentally, he's a very quick

:23:19. > :23:23.driver. Obviously, there's going to be a few areas that he needs to

:23:23. > :23:28.polish up on, but I think he's going to learn a great deal from Seb, they

:23:28. > :23:33.get on very well. There is a good respect between the two of them.

:23:33. > :23:37.He's got a very high benchmark in the car in connection to him.

:23:37. > :23:42.Finally, Christian, how close were you with Kimi? Obviously, you did

:23:42. > :23:47.have conversations with him. What are your thoughts now looking at the

:23:47. > :23:51.paddock? Do you see Kimi staying at Lotus, or do you see him going

:23:51. > :23:57.elsewhere? Obviously, we had a discussion not just with Kimi, with

:23:57. > :24:02.quite a lot of drivers. That is what was surprised us was the potential

:24:02. > :24:11.availability of some drivers, so Kimi will do what he wants to do at

:24:11. > :24:15.the end of the day. It's for me to speculate what that's going to be. I

:24:15. > :24:19.am sure he's got something already in his pocket. Did you talk to

:24:19. > :24:23.Alonso. Was he one of those drivers you mentioned? It's my job to speak

:24:23. > :24:26.to all the drivers. You want to find out what the situation with all the

:24:26. > :24:29.drivers are, so you look at the market, and then you can make your

:24:29. > :24:32.decisions accordingly. Thank you for joining us in this first part of the

:24:33. > :24:38.session. Looking forward to hearing more from you later on. Just seeing

:24:38. > :24:46.on the world feed at the moment pictures of the youngster Sirotkin

:24:46. > :24:48.the Russian driver who is looking forward to become an Formula one

:24:48. > :24:51.the Russian driver who is looking driver next year, causing a little

:24:51. > :24:56.bit of discussion because of his youth - he's only 17 at the moment,

:24:56. > :25:00.18 at the start of next speech, so relatively inexperienced, but may be

:25:00. > :25:06.a huge opportunity for him on the track at the moment. Gary, what do

:25:06. > :25:10.you have for us? Red Bull having a look. Monza itself is a very

:25:10. > :25:15.different circuit, all about straight-line speed. Going into the

:25:15. > :25:23.first chicane, the cars are going at 200 miles an hour. You have to trim

:25:23. > :25:27.the car aero dynamically to. This is Mark Webber's car. Rear wing level

:25:27. > :25:31.you can see very, very small section of rear wing. This Marines also that

:25:31. > :25:34.when you use the DRS, you don't get such a drag reduction, so the

:25:34. > :25:39.difference in the car top speed normally to using the DRS is not so

:25:39. > :25:43.much. If you come forward to the front-wing assembly, I keep harping

:25:43. > :25:47.on about front wings controlling the performance of these cars, you would

:25:47. > :25:52.hardly tell the difference in the Red Bull front wing relative to

:25:52. > :25:57.circuits like Silverstone. Because of this, the air flow coming off

:25:57. > :26:00.that front wing for the rest of the car is very consistent. If we go

:26:00. > :26:04.down the pit lane a little bit here and look at the other teams, we will

:26:04. > :26:07.head for Ferrari. It is interesting to see they've got a couple of

:26:07. > :26:16.different choices here at the moment. They are trying different

:26:16. > :26:20.things. Look at Felipe Massa's car. They've taken off the upper

:26:20. > :26:26.elements. You can see the slot gaps. These are about getting consistency

:26:26. > :26:31.of air flow, especially to the front tire. There -- tyre. They've taken

:26:31. > :26:36.off these forward upper rings, higher rear downforce level because

:26:36. > :26:39.the rear of the Ferrari is the thing that's a little bit nervous. Looking

:26:39. > :26:45.at Fernando Alonso's car in the garage next door, you can see he's

:26:45. > :26:49.still running again very similar front wing to what they ran in Spa.

:26:49. > :26:53.It is lower down. This white flap at the back of the front wing, it has

:26:53. > :26:57.trimmed the shape of that to get better air flow to the car. It's one

:26:57. > :27:02.of those sort of things I complain with. When you change the front-wing

:27:02. > :27:07.assembly as dramatically here, it changes how the rest of the car

:27:07. > :27:12.works. McLaren are the team in trouble. They're in the next garage.

:27:12. > :27:16.I can explain something I believe is wrong with the McLaren, or one

:27:16. > :27:21.things they need to address before they really get the ultimate

:27:21. > :27:25.performance out of this car. You can see on their front ring they've

:27:25. > :27:30.taken off these forward elements but they've only got a three-element

:27:30. > :27:34.wing. The Ferrari has seven elements, as does Red Bull. They've

:27:34. > :27:37.changed the air flow to the rest of the car, so it is very, very

:27:37. > :27:41.difficult to get the underflow of the car working consistent limit

:27:41. > :27:46.it's one of those sort of things how you try to achieve a goalor Monza.

:27:46. > :27:49.You can see different teams and three different solutions to the

:27:49. > :27:53.same problem. Who has got it right? I think the one down the first

:27:53. > :28:03.garage, that blue thing looks pretty good to me! Quick comment from some

:28:03. > :28:10.of you coming in on our Twitter feed, "Gary Anderson - legend"

:28:10. > :28:16.That's my mate! A couple of other comments here, one from Mark, "Do

:28:16. > :28:23.you think Massa will be at Ferrari next season?" We heard Christian

:28:23. > :28:26.Horner say think think Kimi has got a deal in his pocket. That

:28:26. > :28:30.conjecture is for him to go back to Ferrari, because Ferrari dropped

:28:30. > :28:36.Kimi Raikkonen when Fernando Alonso came to the team in 2010. Do we

:28:36. > :28:41.think that Kimi might end up back there? Going to the first part, I

:28:41. > :28:47.think Felipe Massa's seat has been under a lot of scrutiny for a long

:28:47. > :28:51.time now. It's not just been this year but previous years as well.

:28:51. > :28:54.He's had good races and average races. Ferrari are fighting for

:28:55. > :28:59.that. There is a lot of money that is at stake for that constructors.

:28:59. > :29:02.To have a good team for constructors, you need two good

:29:03. > :29:06.strong drivers every weekend, not just every weekend. So therefore

:29:06. > :29:08.there is a focus on it. Is there anyone better to replace him? You

:29:08. > :29:12.there is a focus on it. Is there have to say Kimi Raikkonen is one of

:29:12. > :29:16.the candidates you would want to put in. He was talked about at Red Bull.

:29:16. > :29:20.That's clear not the case. Ferrari are a big enough team not to think

:29:20. > :29:23.too much about what happened a few years ago because the Kimi Raikkonen

:29:23. > :29:27.of today is a very different personality, character and driver to

:29:27. > :29:31.what Kimi Raikkonen was when he was at Ferrari previously. It is one to

:29:31. > :29:34.watch and certainly we will be talking about it more in our

:29:34. > :29:38.coverage over the course of the weekend, and by the way, those of

:29:38. > :29:44.you Paul Di Resta fans, you will be able to see the feature that Lee has

:29:44. > :29:49.made with Paul this week in our qualifying show starting at ten-past

:29:49. > :29:52.12 on BBC one. Jenson Button on track at the moment, but this is a

:29:52. > :29:56.significant track for all the drivers, but none more so than the

:29:56. > :30:00.Ferrari drivers. It is indeed a special race for Fernando Alonso as

:30:00. > :30:06.he told us yesterday afternoon. It is a special race at Mondaysia --

:30:06. > :30:11.Monza when you Dryffe for Ferrari. It's an emotional race for us, and

:30:11. > :30:14.the most important race in terms of repercussion and in terms of

:30:15. > :30:18.feeling. Also I, I think this year, we arrive in a moment of the

:30:18. > :30:27.championship that is crucial also to finish in front of Vettel. Every

:30:27. > :30:32.weekend, we keep losing small points in the championship, the gap is

:30:32. > :30:34.increasing, and the time is decrease the gap and to close that point.

:30:34. > :30:39.High hopes for this weekend, and we the gap and to close that point.

:30:39. > :30:48.hope to deliver well in terms of championship, and in terms of

:30:48. > :30:52.feelings for the force we can give them something back what they give

:30:52. > :31:02.us. A motivated Fernando Alonso speaking yesterday afternoon.

:31:02. > :31:08.From the radio here: Wait until after the line. Interestingly,

:31:08. > :31:12.Alonso has become the owner of a professional cycling team. That's a

:31:12. > :31:16.slight diversion team. It is sport, and at the end of the day, he does

:31:16. > :31:19.like his cycling, there is no question about it. If you remember,

:31:19. > :31:23.after Budapest it, when there was a bit of a holiday, he with as talking

:31:23. > :31:26.about how many kilometres he had cycled in a couple of weeks, so,

:31:26. > :31:30.from that point of view, he definitely loves it. The Spanish

:31:30. > :31:34.love it at well. They've got fantastic cyclists in the past. It's

:31:34. > :31:38.a little bit of a departure. It's not going to be his day-to-day job.

:31:38. > :31:42.He was asked in the press conference yesterday how busy will you be, he

:31:42. > :31:46.said, well, now it's all set up, I shunt be too busy, but I got through

:31:46. > :31:50.a batteries on my mobile phone while we were doing the deal. He was

:31:50. > :31:54.obviously pretty busy with the money side of it. I will be interested to

:31:54. > :32:00.see who goes there. As I said, there are a lot of spark -- Spanish good

:32:00. > :32:04.riders that are going on right now. You're going to find out that maybe

:32:04. > :32:09.some of the big names will join the team in the not so distant future.

:32:09. > :32:13.Sergio Perez, talk us round on little bit. Coming down to the first

:32:13. > :32:17.chicane. What is he thinking about or looking for here? First of all,

:32:17. > :32:21.the braking point because you're coming down there at 200 miles an

:32:21. > :32:24.hour. Slightly bumpy on entry. You've got to lock up and have to

:32:24. > :32:32.jump the chicane. After you get there, the important thing is

:32:32. > :32:38.getting the power down, flat out, to the Curva Grande. It's a light

:32:38. > :32:42.downforce. The car moves beneath you coming round here. You go completely

:32:42. > :32:47.over that kerb on the left-hand side. Use the white line. That's

:32:47. > :32:51.your exit line. Again through the first Lesmo. Carry the speed through

:32:51. > :32:58.here. The second Lesmo. What you don't see is the Camber holds into

:32:58. > :33:06.you and at the apex drops away. You will see a lot of people spitting up

:33:06. > :33:09.stones from the gravel. Now, one of my favourites. This is Variante

:33:09. > :33:17.Ascari. You're flat out through the next section and down to the - Down

:33:17. > :33:21.to the winning. Oversteering. Ascari. A little bit of radio

:33:21. > :33:32.conversation we're not hearing right now, but as you come into

:33:32. > :33:36.Parabolica. He was talking about car oversteering. You were light on

:33:36. > :33:41.downforce here, when the car is light, you tend to come in, and the

:33:41. > :33:45.car hooks up at that point. There are a couple of laps older, then the

:33:45. > :33:50.rear is unstable, and he will be more concerned about what it is

:33:50. > :33:55.going to be like in four to five laps' time than what it is on a new

:33:56. > :33:59.tyre run. Part of the reason John is there is he's an ambassador for the

:33:59. > :34:05.Racing Steps foundation who have supported James Callardo so much

:34:05. > :34:08.through his career and now James has got the opportunity to drive in the

:34:08. > :34:15.Friday session. Graham Sharpe who is the man behind the Racing Steps

:34:15. > :34:18.foundation has really supported Callardo hugely. It is a big

:34:18. > :34:23.opportunity, no doubt about it. He's a confident young man as we

:34:23. > :34:27.discovered yesterday. James, many congratulations. Tell us

:34:27. > :34:34.how this opportunity came about. I think I can't hide that I did a good

:34:34. > :34:37.job in the young drivers test. Nicholas told my manager that

:34:37. > :34:41.they've been in discussion with force majeure and we managed to come

:34:41. > :34:43.up with a deal to be able to do some free practice running, and I am over

:34:43. > :34:47.the moon, really, really excited. free practice running, and I am over

:34:47. > :34:53.You did a great job in that young driver test, fourth quickest if

:34:53. > :34:58.memory serves me correctly. How much of a step-up did you find an Formula

:34:58. > :35:02.one car? It's huge. The GP2 is a good ten seconds off the pace, and

:35:02. > :35:07.it is just the brakes, the down force, not so much the power - it's

:35:07. > :35:11.incredible. For me to go down Silverstone flat out is just

:35:11. > :35:15.mind-blowing, but no, fantastic, after five or six laps, I was used

:35:15. > :35:21.to it and able to set some reasonable lap times and actually

:35:21. > :35:26.start to work with the new tyres. Physically, how do you find it? It's

:35:26. > :35:32.easier to turn the steering wheel. I think concentration level is much,

:35:32. > :35:37.much higher with all the settings on the steering wheel and your neck

:35:37. > :35:43.because there's so much G force. I was prepared and I've been training

:35:43. > :35:47.as hard as I can ready for days like this. Can't wait to get out on the

:35:47. > :35:52.track. James Calado looking forward to relishing his opportunity to come

:35:52. > :35:55.out and do Friday testing with Force India. Earlier, he we said, he has

:35:55. > :36:00.got this background, it's a big chance for him to prove himself on

:36:00. > :36:03.this big stage? Of course, it is, and Force India have had a history

:36:04. > :36:07.of promoting their drivers through. It's important to get this running

:36:07. > :36:11.because there's not a lot of testing goes on, so, from that point of

:36:11. > :36:15.view, a test driver, unless you can get the Friday run-in, you're

:36:15. > :36:21.basically restricted to a simulator. You need that live feel, and so do

:36:21. > :36:29.the teams to understand what potential you actually do have.

:36:29. > :36:35.Maximum Chiltern fee where -- Max Chiltern says he has got to start

:36:35. > :36:49.delivering. Well, he did a good job qualifying in Spa, Maldonado had

:36:49. > :36:53.that penalty. They are still seethi about what happened between

:36:53. > :36:57.Maldonado, the damage it caused to Di Resta's car. On the way back home

:36:57. > :37:00.I was speaking to someone from Williams who were seething about the

:37:00. > :37:05.penalty because they said Maldonado didn't want to come into the pits,

:37:05. > :37:09.got hit by Sutil, and that bounced his car in the direction of Di

:37:09. > :37:19.Resta. It was an incident that put Maldonado out and Di Resta out,

:37:19. > :37:23.basically. Yesterday, an announcement of a

:37:23. > :37:26.provisional calendar for next year, and it is likely now to start in

:37:26. > :37:31.Australia again. There was talk for a while that maybe next year would

:37:31. > :37:33.start in Bahrain but they are talking about starting in Australia

:37:33. > :37:37.start in Bahrain but they are on 16 March. At the moment, there 21

:37:37. > :37:41.21 races on that calendar but three races that are still questioned as

:37:41. > :37:48.to whether they're going to get the approval, all the confirmations

:37:48. > :37:53.going through. Korea is one of those. It is been put early in the

:37:53. > :37:58.season. New tracks: we've got Austria, Russia, and Mexico. Now,

:37:58. > :38:03.Mexico would be a return because Formula one did go to Mexico in the

:38:03. > :38:07.past. A reminder, if you do do a practice start, they must be done

:38:07. > :38:11.before the end of the pit wall on the left.

:38:11. > :38:16.Mexico looks as if it is going to be a return. In fact, Tom Clarke son

:38:16. > :38:20.ask Sergio Perez is it realistic we a return. In fact, Tom Clarke son

:38:20. > :38:24.could be in Mexico next year? I think it's realistic. I think the

:38:24. > :38:29.right people are pushing hard for that to happen. I hope for my

:38:29. > :38:33.country that we have a Grand Prix because it's a beautiful country.

:38:33. > :38:40.Formula one will be amazed if we go there. Definitely, it will become a

:38:41. > :38:45.popular grille. I hope for my -- Grand Prix. Do you think the track

:38:45. > :38:50.can be finished in time for next November? I definitely think it can

:38:50. > :38:56.really happen. So, it could be another new Venn due effectively,

:38:56. > :39:00.but last there in 1992, so it is returning to something of its

:39:00. > :39:03.Formula one heritage. I am not sure it will be in the same type of

:39:03. > :39:06.situation we remember because that had some real big corners, and it

:39:06. > :39:12.was a fantastic track. Mexico has got a real strength now. There are a

:39:12. > :39:17.lot of Mexican drivers racing an indie car, a lot in Formula one, so

:39:17. > :39:26.it is right there should be a Grand Prix. I don't think there will be 21

:39:26. > :39:29.Grand Prixes, though. A massive amount of support for that Grand

:39:29. > :39:34.Prix, and huge numbers of people will turn up. I was there for a GP

:39:34. > :39:40.race a few years ago, and people were hanging off the railings even

:39:40. > :39:43.for A1 GP event. Per per is a national hero already, so it would

:39:43. > :39:46.be quite an event, I think. Romain Grosjean out on track in the Lotus.

:39:46. > :39:51.be quite an event, I think. Romain Of course, he didn't race here last

:39:51. > :39:52.we are.rosjean out on track in the Lotus. Of course, he didn't race

:39:52. > :39:55.we are.rosjean out on track in the here last we are. -- last year. He

:39:55. > :39:59.was serving a one-race ban because of the accident he was deemed to

:39:59. > :40:06.have caused at Spa. He had to sit this one out and watch Dambrosio

:40:06. > :40:10.take over. He didn't get the point but he suffered a curve failure in

:40:10. > :40:16.the race. He brought the car home, did a it decent enough job, Grosjean

:40:16. > :40:20.served his penalty and back out. Different Grosjean we're watching.

:40:20. > :40:23.One or two incidents but basically he's had a clean season this year.

:40:23. > :40:29.Yes, he has kept his nose out of trouble most of the time. I have to

:40:29. > :40:34.say, I don't think there's going to be a recurrence of the first-corner,

:40:34. > :40:38.first-lap dramas that his season was clouded by in 2012. He loose to have

:40:38. > :40:41.got the confidence within the team again and, from that point of view,

:40:42. > :40:45.I am impressed with the way the team have handled him, and they've got

:40:45. > :40:49.more out of him than most people expected. Lewis Hamilton, he is

:40:49. > :40:50.feeling confident coming into this event talking to the press

:40:50. > :40:57.feeling confident coming into this yesterday. Looking forward to it.

:40:57. > :41:04.Winner last year driving for McLaren but feels Mercedes Mercedes Mercedes

:41:04. > :41:09.Mercedes except toughen. His latest column is on the BBC Formula one

:41:09. > :41:17.website talking about hip relationship with Nicky Lauder,

:41:17. > :41:25.paying tribute to Sir David Frost. If you go to th Radio five Live

:41:26. > :41:29.website, a will the long podcast interview Lewis Hamilton talking to

:41:29. > :41:32.the guys. Lots of access coming into this event. Feeling reasonably

:41:32. > :41:35.the guys. Lots of access coming into confident. Still, Gary, I know you

:41:35. > :41:39.were talking to Lewis yesterday a little bit about whether he is happy

:41:39. > :41:46.with the braking set-up on his car because, as Alan was telling us

:41:46. > :41:52.earlier, braking is on crucial here at Monza. Braking is one of the most

:41:52. > :41:55.important thing. This first chicane you arrive at overtwo hundred and

:41:56. > :42:01.ten miles an hour, and you stop down to 75 miles an hour. So you brake

:42:01. > :42:07.pat 130 metres and you don't have time to think about it. It has to be

:42:07. > :42:11.a responsive action. Unfortunately, for Lewis, he still still doesn't

:42:11. > :42:15.have the confidence not to be thinking about it. I am sure that

:42:15. > :42:22.will come with more time. At the moment, he's still just wary of it a

:42:22. > :42:28.little bit. A quick question for you that's come in on the Twitter feed:

:42:29. > :42:32."With McLaren focusing their attention on next year, do you think

:42:32. > :42:40.that he will be in a stronger position next year than they have

:42:41. > :42:45.been so far this season?" We have lost Garry. We will come back to

:42:45. > :42:49.him. I think I will answer it from my point of view that McLaren

:42:49. > :42:53.definitely have got the ability to make a bad start good. We've seen

:42:53. > :42:56.that in previous seasons, but this year has been a really difficult

:42:56. > :43:00.one. The important thing for them to understand is why they haven't had a

:43:00. > :43:06.good car in 2013, so they don't introduce the same problems in 2014.

:43:06. > :43:09.But I reckon that there are - they're a big enough team with

:43:09. > :43:13.enough resources to be able to achieve it. They've also got a very

:43:13. > :43:18.good guy in Jenson Button to keep things calm when maybe others would

:43:18. > :43:23.lose their heads in that situation. Jenson has been paying he's looking

:43:23. > :43:29.forward to signing a new long-term contract with McLaren and wants to

:43:29. > :43:34.be around when Honda turn up in 2015 - fascinating to see Honda back in

:43:35. > :43:41.Formula one of course. Hulkenberg - nothing resolved as yet

:43:41. > :43:47.but attention will turn his way. He had per person stormed through to

:43:47. > :43:50.finish in second place. Somehow, I doubt they're going to be in quite

:43:50. > :43:56.that same form here this weekend, but we will keep a close eye on it.

:43:56. > :44:09.At this session at the moment, per per is not fastest Per he's is

:44:10. > :44:22.Button is currently fourth, Webber is fifth, Hulkenberg sixth fastest.

:44:22. > :44:25.Feedback from James, tyre is on the warm side, this suggests three

:44:25. > :44:33.continuous laps rather than slow laps just to bring the tyres up.

:44:33. > :44:38.That's the feedback from l the - the - look being at the lap types from

:44:38. > :44:42.other cars. The reason for that is the straights are so long, the heat

:44:42. > :44:45.you generate in the corner you lose, and then you've got to try to get

:44:45. > :44:50.your braking point right to generate the temperatures again for the next

:44:50. > :44:54.one. You lose it in the following straight afterwards, so you usually

:44:54. > :45:02.do need a couple of laps around here to get the maximum out of the tyre

:45:02. > :45:09.for pressure and temperatures. Am talking about Rosberg. He reckons

:45:09. > :45:14.the chances for them at Mercedes are looking pretty good here. I think I

:45:14. > :45:20.have a good chance. I am not as quick as we had hoped, but things

:45:20. > :45:27.can be mixed about a little bit because it's a different car again,

:45:27. > :45:32.even at Spa Francorchamps, it was a specialing aage we worked on. Every

:45:32. > :45:35.team could have done a relative or worst job relative to Spa. It is

:45:35. > :45:48.another opportunity. I am confident I can do a bit better. There's

:45:48. > :45:53.Rosberg confirming his confidence. Tweeters - you can also go to the

:45:53. > :45:56.BBC sport website to see the best of your comments, that he will be

:45:56. > :45:59.included in the live text commentary. Plenty of ways of

:45:59. > :46:05.getting in touch with us. Roger says, "Red Bull made the right

:46:05. > :46:12.choice. If Kimi went to Red Bull, he could take wins away from

:46:12. > :46:18.Sebastian." That's an argument. Did I stutter saying, "I think Paul Di

:46:18. > :46:22.Resta might go to Ferrari. Kimi Raikkonen might go to McLaren." I

:46:22. > :46:25.don't think anybody would be expecting that one but good to have

:46:25. > :46:28.your d be expecting that one but good to have your opinions. "Great

:46:28. > :46:30.to have you back. Any ideas on what might be the best driver to fill

:46:30. > :46:48.Ricciardo's vacant seat at Ross Ross might be the best driver to fill

:46:48. > :46:52.in 2014? -- Toro Rosso." Da Co Costa has a few races in the world spear

:46:52. > :46:55.Rees to go before that is definitely signed but I think it will be a Red

:46:55. > :47:04.Bull junior that will go into that car. There's been mention of Carlos

:47:04. > :47:08.Seinz Junior but he's got work to do before that position. He did a very,

:47:08. > :47:11.very good job at the young drivers' test at Silverstone. A few people

:47:11. > :47:16.did over the course of those three days. I think probably right now,

:47:16. > :47:19.he's one year too early, but he does have the talent. His father was

:47:19. > :47:24.fantastic in rallying, he was a world champion many times, where

:47:24. > :47:34.where his speciality was was on tarmac. He had a good feel for it. I

:47:34. > :47:39.remember Senior racing at brands hatch. He had that tarmac skill in

:47:39. > :47:44.the early day. His son has gone the single-seater route and he's doing

:47:44. > :47:54.good things at the moment in GP3. Vettel has gone fastest now, 1.21.9.

:47:54. > :48:03.We've got Perez and then Webber. We've heard from Rosberg a few

:48:03. > :48:09.moments ago. Let's Sear what Lewis Hamilton had to say not hoping for

:48:09. > :48:13.the spa performance they were hoping for. The team gave me an indication

:48:13. > :48:18.of where we were losing, but generally the aero dynamics package

:48:18. > :48:22.wasn't the strongest. You look at Red Bull, he had had a tiny rear

:48:22. > :48:27.wing. It is having that right combination of airo balance and low

:48:27. > :48:34.drag. I don't think we hit it on the sweet spot. You got the same tyre

:48:34. > :48:40.compounds. Does that make you nervous? No, the tyres weren't a

:48:40. > :48:45.problem in Spa. Hopefully, I hope it stays this warm and dry. Although I

:48:45. > :48:49.heard it's going to rain on Sunday. Hungary wasn't a problem. I hope we

:48:49. > :48:52.can be strong in that sense. I hope we have the right package this

:48:52. > :48:56.weekend. There has been a little bit of story that there might be some

:48:56. > :48:57.rain around on Sunday, a few thunderstorms might be coming into

:48:57. > :49:00.the area, but of course we thought thunderstorms might be coming into

:49:00. > :49:05.it was going to rain at Spa on Sunday so it never did. There

:49:05. > :49:10.haven't been many wet races here at Monza over the years. The most

:49:10. > :49:16.famous recent one was the 2008 race which was very wet and the

:49:16. > :49:23.first-ever victory for Sebastian Vettel when driving for Toro Rosso.

:49:23. > :49:26.A lock-up for Maldonado, through the escape road and no damage done. That

:49:26. > :49:31.wet event was get in qualifying as escape road and no damage done. That

:49:32. > :49:36.well in 2008. Since then, it's been dry every year. It's been a lovely

:49:36. > :49:39.couple of days so far here. 27 degrees air temperature at the

:49:39. > :49:45.moment. Track temperature has climbed a little bit. We're up to 36

:49:45. > :49:48.trackure. It is a funny place because, somewhere through the

:49:48. > :49:53.trees, it stays cool, but in the open sunshine, it is warm.

:49:53. > :50:00.Maldonado, there is the first point of braking, there is a small bump.

:50:00. > :50:04.He is 210 miles per hour at that point. The tyres touched the ground,

:50:04. > :50:09.not up to pressure and temperature. Quickly you have to get off the

:50:09. > :50:22.brake. If you try to make the corner, you will flat-spot the tyre.

:50:22. > :50:26.Pot the tyre. (Italian spoken) Translate, Alan? Basically, Fernando

:50:27. > :50:31.has been told to go to the front of the brake balance for all the

:50:31. > :50:35.corners of the circuit, so the rear distribution, when he pits the pedal

:50:35. > :50:38.is too much to the front or rear. That also stablises the rear on

:50:38. > :50:42.entry as well. It means that the car can become a little bit less twitchy

:50:42. > :50:56.and you can attack in the corner sometimes more. A critical point is

:50:56. > :50:59.you don't want to lock the front. Lee, you're at the McLaren garage.

:50:59. > :51:05.They've got their fiftieth anniversary celebrations this

:51:05. > :51:09.weekend. I am standing beside Sergio Perez's car: it is, as I said

:51:09. > :51:14.earlier at the top of the programme, McLaren's fiftieth anniversary. It

:51:14. > :51:17.was on 2 September. They had a huge party back at the technology centre

:51:17. > :51:22.in Woking. Over the course of this event, they will be celebrating it,

:51:22. > :51:27.the team and drivers will be in vintage clothing on Sunday. There

:51:27. > :51:32.will be champagne to celebrate the fiftieth tomorrow which everyone

:51:32. > :51:36.will be looking forward to. McLaren's family were in Spa and

:51:37. > :51:39.they're still so proud to be associated with this team. One

:51:39. > :51:44.person who has lived through quite a lot of the history of this team is

:51:44. > :51:47.Gary Anderson. You've been part of the team. What is it like to be

:51:47. > :51:51.here, albeit in a very different capacity on the fiftieth anniversary

:51:51. > :51:56.weekend? It's great, really. Actually having a McLaren old boys'

:51:56. > :52:01.party on Wednesday night. I had four years at McLaren during latter

:52:01. > :52:08.1970s. Tyler Alexander has been for 50 years, so he can tell us the real

:52:08. > :52:14.story. 50 years. How is that? Pretty much 50 years. I helped in - in

:52:14. > :52:19.1964, I was one of the three people that actually helped start Bruce

:52:19. > :52:24.McLaren motor racing, and through hard work in determination, the

:52:24. > :52:28.whole thing turned into something quite a bit bigger, as you can see

:52:28. > :52:32.now, and there are a lot more people than the four or five of us that

:52:32. > :52:35.were there at the very beginning. It grew. There was a period of time

:52:35. > :52:42.when I wasn't there, but I came back there, and enjoying back, go it was

:52:42. > :52:47.something that Mr Denis asked me if I would come back if I was

:52:47. > :52:49.interested, and I said yes, thank you very d yes, thank you very much.

:52:49. > :52:52.you veryd yes, thank you very much. d yes, thank you very much. . Did,

:52:52. > :52:55.and it gave me the opportunity to work over the years with a great

:52:55. > :53:00.number of drivers that were always very special people. They were

:53:00. > :53:07.certainly special to me, and I think they were special to a lot of the

:53:07. > :53:12.people from a guy jailed John Field, who drove Formula three cars, with

:53:12. > :53:18.old motorbike engines in the States. I got to meet an enormous number of

:53:18. > :53:22.people then. I came to England and got to know a lot more people, one

:53:22. > :53:28.of them like yourself when you were at McLaren. So it has been a long

:53:28. > :53:33.trip, 50 years. Most of it I was at McLaren's, but when I wasn't, I was

:53:33. > :53:38.doing stuff with also some very good people, so, yes, it is been a fairly

:53:38. > :53:50.hectic long time, but I've enjoyed all of it. Motor racing has a lot of

:53:50. > :53:55.good and bad thing, and what you really have to do is learn to deal

:53:55. > :54:01.with those things so you still focus on what you're supposed to be doing.

:54:01. > :54:05.It is a very key part of it, which I think knowing you, Gary, that that

:54:05. > :54:09.is exactly what you did. You did some good things, you did a great

:54:09. > :54:13.job when you were at Jordan's and things, and it is a matter of

:54:13. > :54:19.focusing and doing the hard work and getting it done. Over those 50

:54:19. > :54:24.years, you've seen a lot of drivers. If had you to stick your neck out,

:54:24. > :54:32.which was the best one. That's a question I've been asked recently.

:54:32. > :54:40.It's pretty hard, when you think of drivers like Hakinnen, Senna, Frost,

:54:41. > :54:44.Lauder, you pick the best one out of that lot, it would be pretty hard to

:54:44. > :54:49.do, really, because they were all very, very good. I'll probably see

:54:49. > :54:53.you on Wednesday night and we will have a glass of something together

:54:53. > :54:58.if you're coming to our little party. That sounds like something

:54:58. > :55:01.that keeps you going in this business. That's a good idea. I will

:55:02. > :55:07.see you later this afternoon! Thanks a lot. Lovely to hear from Tyler

:55:07. > :55:11.Alexander, Alan. Yes, when I was a young 20-year-old and had signed the

:55:11. > :55:17.testing agreement for McLaren and we were sitting in Japan and this guy

:55:17. > :55:22.was running the test. I said to him trying to make poli conversation,

:55:22. > :55:26."So, how long have you been with you been with McLaren?" "I founded the

:55:26. > :55:33.company." After that, prepare yourself you know who you're working

:55:33. > :55:37.with. Lewis Hamilton on track at the moment, but during that interview,

:55:37. > :55:43.Alonso went quickest, interestingly set the pace in the first sector, so

:55:43. > :55:47.he's now fastest in first and second sectors, but Vettel with the fastest

:55:47. > :56:01.second sector. Alonso is It's just by tiny little bits at the

:56:01. > :56:06.moment. Everybody is still scrapping around trying to get the balance of

:56:06. > :56:10.their car sorted out. As we see a new front wing going for Alonso.

:56:10. > :56:18.Maybe Gary can give us more information on how that test is

:56:18. > :56:24.running. Interesting also. Ting also. (Italian spoken)

:56:24. > :56:26.Just noticing on the screen, on our information screen, there is an

:56:26. > :56:28.incident involving car five, which information screen, there is an

:56:28. > :56:33.is Jenson Button under investigation, which is unauthorised

:56:33. > :56:36.use of DRS. They were playing with the DRS flab on the wing a little

:56:36. > :56:40.while ago. Presumably, they may have had a problem with that. Hopefully

:56:40. > :56:47.they can get that sorted in the remaining part of this session.

:56:47. > :56:52.Still 38 minutes to go. DRS basically can malfunction. Ferrari

:56:52. > :56:57.had one happen at Budapest. Obviously it is happened here but in

:56:57. > :57:04.free practice one, I don't think it will be a particular issue. It's

:57:04. > :57:11.just it's time loss for Jensen. Schumacher was trying to bash it and

:57:11. > :57:24.sort it out in Canada. So Alonso currently quickest, from Vettel,

:57:24. > :57:36.Vettel -- Ros Rosberg. Webber is seventh ahead much Massa.

:57:36. > :57:42.The DRS was in an area it shouldn't have been. That was down towards

:57:42. > :57:49.Curva Parabolica. It had gone over centre. That was interesting to see.

:57:49. > :58:01.They've got to get that sorted out. There are two areas of DRS. The

:58:01. > :58:08.other area is okay. The air using it is to the Variante Ascari. I don't

:58:08. > :58:14.think it's any benefit whatsoever. It's a big loss. Lewis Hamilton has

:58:14. > :58:18.to take the escape road. There are some tricky curves out there. Gary

:58:18. > :58:21.and I walked down the track yesterday. Down at the first

:58:21. > :58:25.chicane, particularly there is a big lump on the inner part of the kerb

:58:25. > :58:29.by you worry about if they hit that at the wrong angle. The thing is,

:58:29. > :58:34.you can get the edge of your tyre on it because it's nice and soft, but

:58:34. > :58:38.if you take an I do more, it really lifts the whole front of the car and

:58:38. > :58:41.takes you completely off line which then upsets you for the second one.

:58:41. > :58:45.I try and line up to touch one kerb or the other, so, in the chicane

:58:46. > :58:58.you'll touch the left or right. To do both is very, very tricky.

:58:58. > :59:02.Hamilton, a bit of a lock-up there. It's not going to be threatening the

:59:02. > :59:09.top time of Alonso just yet. Let's look at the replay. He's coming

:59:09. > :59:16.through gran gran. The braking point is after the bridge. He doesn't seem

:59:16. > :59:21.to lock up. He goes straight on. It's not as if he had locked up a

:59:21. > :59:24.rear or a front tyre which caused him to do it, he seemed to drive

:59:24. > :59:29.straight on for some reason. I am sure there's a they canal -- there's

:59:29. > :59:35.a technical reason of it behind it. He said he was going to focus on the

:59:35. > :59:38.braking. Paul Di Resta: a great qualifying performance from his last

:59:38. > :59:47.year. Unfortunately, he had a gearbox penalty which put him on the

:59:47. > :59:52.bridge. More forward brake balancing asked for Fernando Alonso. For all

:59:52. > :59:59.the chicanes, which means the first and the second, and down towards

:59:59. > :00:03.Ascari. Everybody experimenting with brake set-up. It is a crucial part

:00:03. > :00:08.of this part. Watching Hamilton, he's back up to pace once again as

:00:08. > :00:12.he comes through the third chicane. This is a track where you're at full

:00:12. > :00:22.throttle for three-quarters of the lap, around 75, 77 per cent full

:00:22. > :00:25.throttle here. This is a long straight from Ascari down to Curva

:00:25. > :00:28.Parabolica, then that fraction of a second how you brake and turn in

:00:29. > :00:33.there. Everything here is on a knife-edge to get it right? Yes, 200

:00:33. > :00:38.miles an hour, every straight is foreshortened, I can tell you.

:00:38. > :00:42.Hamilton has got it right. It's on the knife-edge. To make the aero

:00:42. > :00:47.work, you need to have the suspension on the knife-edge. Your

:00:47. > :00:51.drivers have got to drive it aggressively but you've also got to

:00:51. > :00:53.have that gentle velvet touch to carry the speed to the apex of the

:00:54. > :00:59.have that gentle velvet touch to corner, and then the feel to get on

:00:59. > :01:02.to the power at the right time. This corner, Curva Parabolica for me, you

:01:02. > :01:06.have to hold on one second and then go on to the power. The moment you

:01:06. > :01:09.want to get on to the full throttle is probably just one tenth of a

:01:09. > :01:15.second too early. The drivers working with the limits of the car

:01:15. > :01:19.on braking and turning. That was a lock-up for Paul Di Resta. 16th

:01:19. > :01:25.fastest on that lap whereas Hamilton has gone fastest. He does love this

:01:25. > :01:30.Monza circuit. Circuit. That pole position and victory he had here was

:01:30. > :01:35.crucial to him here. He does have a passion for racing in this country.

:01:35. > :01:40.Kimi Raikkonen not quite as strong a record here at Monza as he has had

:01:40. > :01:47.at other tracks. He has never won here, finished back in 2006, beaten

:01:47. > :01:50.by Schumacher. He had one poll position - pole position here, he

:01:50. > :01:54.had a ten-place penalty for an engine change. That put him back. He

:01:54. > :01:58.has not had that victory. Interestingly, it's not been a

:01:58. > :02:02.particularly kind track to Red Bull. They have had the one win for Vettel

:02:03. > :02:11.in 2011. Of course, Vettel's other victory came when he was driving for

:02:11. > :02:14.Toro Rosso, the only podium that they had, Mark Webber has had a

:02:14. > :02:17.grotty record. It will be interesting to see if Red Bull can

:02:17. > :02:21.correct that this weekend. Their strength is in a lot of high-speed

:02:21. > :02:27.corners. Here, you don't have that. You've got a long straits with

:02:27. > :02:32.medium and low-peed corners. It suits the likes of Ferrari and

:02:32. > :02:35.McLaren historically and hasn't necessarily played to the strength

:02:35. > :02:41.of Red Bull. Vettel's strategy is get on pole, make the break so the

:02:41. > :02:45.people are not within the 1-second DRS zone and pull away from there.

:02:45. > :02:49.That's not what you can do around here. That's not the characteristics

:02:49. > :02:55.of Monza. Alonso is completing a lap here. He's been fast in both second

:02:55. > :03:05.and second sectors. Is it this a new fastest? Not quite. 35 thousandths

:03:05. > :03:08.of a second. Alonso is completing a lap here. He's been fast in both

:03:08. > :03:11.second and second sectors. Is it this a new fastest? Not quite. 35

:03:11. > :03:13.thousandths of a second. -- second slower er than Hamilton. . It's

:03:13. > :03:14.thousandths of a second. -- second probably the difference between a

:03:14. > :03:17.few hundredths of a second but it's more likely the entry to Curva

:03:17. > :03:21.Parabolica where he lost out the lap time. We will see fractional

:03:21. > :03:26.differences. A big weekend for Ferrari. You

:03:26. > :03:27.wonder if they have a separate aero department that concentrates on a

:03:27. > :03:32.wonder if they have a separate aero Monza set-up. As you can see, the

:03:32. > :03:34.replay of Alonso, he is just kissing the dust ther He wouldn't have had

:03:34. > :03:37.to lift at all but he might have had the dust ther He wouldn't have had

:03:37. > :03:42.to have a little bit more scrub coming out of it to keep it on line.

:03:42. > :03:45.There is no kerb on the exit to Curva Parabolica. You here of button

:03:45. > :03:50.coming through this section. There is a white line and you're straight

:03:50. > :03:54.into congratulates and gravel. It seems strange there isn't an exit

:03:54. > :03:57.curve. Yes, if there was an exit kerb, you would use it. It's the old

:03:58. > :04:02.style of it is gravel, you don't want to go there. You don't see many

:04:02. > :04:06.people going there at all. Here, it is critical to spot that apex on

:04:06. > :04:10.yourened hundreds of. Once you get into it, you've got the flow to come

:04:10. > :04:18.through. Again, nice and smooth on the power as you come down to Curva

:04:19. > :04:23.Grande. This is where we saw the big battle with Alonso and the dust

:04:23. > :04:29.kicked up. And the year before. I am wondering if we will vet a third

:04:29. > :04:33.year and Vettel and Alonso alongside there. Vettel got a penalty for

:04:33. > :04:36.that. You should give the guy just enough room to make it through, but

:04:36. > :04:40.right now with themming separated by just over a tenth of a second, I

:04:40. > :04:44.think the chances of that situation making it three in a row are quite

:04:44. > :04:49.high. We will be watching out for that on. You've got a fan standing

:04:49. > :04:53.on the banking, the old banked track which crosses this version of the

:04:53. > :05:01.track at that point of the circuit. Jenson Button goes under the bridge

:05:01. > :05:05.and through t fast Ascari chicane. You're trying to maximise your

:05:05. > :05:11.straight-line speed. As soon as you come out that corner, you straighten

:05:11. > :05:15.your wheel. You reduce scrub out the car. It is half a mile an hour, but

:05:15. > :05:18.that makes a lot of lap time around here. Normally, that line defines

:05:18. > :05:21.the edge of the track, and you're not allowed to take all four wheels

:05:21. > :05:24.over it, but here at Monza, the drivers are generally allowed to do

:05:24. > :05:27.that without any penalty, so you will see that maybe happening in the

:05:27. > :05:35.race, but it won'ting something that they will be penalised with. -- it

:05:35. > :05:49.won't be something that he will be penalised with: Radio: (Italian

:05:49. > :05:54.spoken) It's unusual to hear Italian. It is

:05:54. > :05:59.an Italian team but they normally speak in English on the Toro Rosso

:05:59. > :06:03.radio. A lot of fluid came out the back. They studied the videos of it

:06:03. > :06:06.now. It doesn't seem to be a particular problem. You're right,

:06:06. > :06:10.obviously, he's of Italian origins, but I would have expected it to have

:06:10. > :06:14.been in English because, like you say, it is been in English most of

:06:14. > :06:20.the season so far. But it is of course local race for Toro Rosso, so

:06:20. > :06:23.it is a big race for them as well as for Ferrari. Webber is going to

:06:23. > :06:29.cross the line. That lap for button not particularly quick. He's only

:06:29. > :06:33.15th quickest, tucked in behind Ricciardo. At the lower end of the

:06:33. > :06:43.table, Chiltern is currently fastest of the young teams ahead of Peake.

:06:43. > :06:49.Kovaline has done a few laps. A couple more you are your comments

:06:49. > :06:52.and tweets. Has done a few laps.

:06:52. > :06:54.A couple more you are your comments and tweets.

:06:54. > :06:57."Watching James on a replay into the first chicane he bailed out of

:06:57. > :07:03.that." He's racing GP2, he's got a busy weekend. Doubling duty. That's

:07:03. > :07:08.a difficult thing to do, to be able to balance your championship

:07:08. > :07:12.campaign because he's fifth in the GP22 championship but he's only 20

:07:12. > :07:20.points behind so from that point of view it's a big commitment for him

:07:20. > :07:24.to be able to do it. Christian horner is back with us. Thanks for

:07:24. > :07:28.rejoining us. We have had a bit of rub-in, 27 minutes left in this

:07:28. > :07:30.first session. Tell us the sort of programme that you guys are going

:07:30. > :07:33.through and your initial feedback from drivers and engineers that you

:07:33. > :07:37.are getting today? Obviously, the drivers are just settling into the

:07:37. > :07:41.track again there, working on set-ups, looking at different

:07:41. > :07:45.things. Downforce levels are totally different to where we run in other

:07:45. > :07:52.places, so it's a different type of track, but the circuit is obviously

:07:52. > :07:56.rubbering as well, so it is getting quicker and quicker. One of the

:07:56. > :07:59.aspects here is gearing, in terms of you've got these four areas where

:07:59. > :08:05.the cars are travelling over 200 miles an hour but you still need

:08:05. > :08:07.good gearing for acceleration out of corners. That's a matter of

:08:07. > :08:10.discussion for the first day? We have to make that choice for the

:08:10. > :08:14.discussion for the first day? We next session after the rest of the

:08:14. > :08:19.weekend, you have to find a compromise between qualifying. That

:08:19. > :08:25.decision will be made a little bit later on. Gary Anderson here.

:08:25. > :08:29.Normally up to Spa, we saw you were top of the time sheets, but you

:08:29. > :08:33.weren't very quick in the straits, always down the bottom in the speed

:08:33. > :08:36.traps. In Spa, we saw a bit of difference of that. Is there a

:08:36. > :08:41.change because the Mercedes is looking like it is sticking up pole

:08:41. > :08:43.position for too many cars? We've been trying a few different things.

:08:44. > :08:48.At the moment, the Mercedes is almost ten kilometres an hour

:08:48. > :08:51.quicker than us in the speed trap at the end of the straights, but that

:08:51. > :08:55.can either be ratio or wing level. It is tight. If you look at the

:08:56. > :09:00.theoretical times, Hamilton then said that Alonso, and there is only

:09:00. > :09:04.three tenths splitting them at the moment. What is your plan for the

:09:04. > :09:07.rest of the session. Will you try trimming the car out a bit more? I

:09:07. > :09:10.think that the drivers are working on balance at the moment. Balance is

:09:10. > :09:23.the most important thing around here to have. Confidence in the car over

:09:23. > :09:27.the curbs and the chicanes, so they're fine-tuning the car. You had

:09:27. > :09:30.the poll and the win in 2011 but last year, neither car finished,

:09:30. > :09:34.things out of your control pretty much. Is it a bogey trap for Red

:09:34. > :09:40.Bull? Something you're going to try and overcome this weekend? It is

:09:40. > :09:44.great to win hear in 2007, Sebastian one his first-ever Grand Prix here

:09:44. > :09:48.in 2008, but it hasn't been happy hunting ground for us here. It has

:09:48. > :09:52.exposed some of our weaknesses in straight-line speed, but we're

:09:52. > :09:56.working hard to try and make sure we get a good result here. If we can be

:09:56. > :10:00.on podium this weekend, that would be a strong result for us here.

:10:00. > :10:04.Thanks very much, Christian. We look forward to having more from you

:10:04. > :10:08.overt weekend. It is interesting that Thanks very much, Christian. We

:10:08. > :10:11.look forward to having more from you overt weekend. It is interesting

:10:11. > :10:14.that he said "podium is a good result". This championship is is

:10:14. > :10:15.more than one Grand Prix, it is more than one Grand Prixes. Their package

:10:15. > :10:18.is about other style of circuits. than one Grand Prixes. Their package

:10:18. > :10:29.They will try to take the maximum this weekend if they can. One more

:10:29. > :10:32.time lap, okay. We must not forget that Vettel dominated the Asian

:10:32. > :10:36.races last year, and that is what is coming up after this. If their focus

:10:36. > :10:40.is those kind of tracks, they're going to be a tremendous position.

:10:40. > :10:43.If you also look at it, the other competition around and about is

:10:43. > :10:46.probably not Lotus's strength either in this circuit. McLaren are not

:10:46. > :10:50.doing so well, so, from that point of view, it's the two Ferraris that

:10:50. > :10:54.that he will be looking towards, and it is the Ferrari of Alonso that

:10:54. > :11:00.they're looking towards in the championship as well. That

:11:00. > :11:03.second-place battle in the Constructor's championship, that's

:11:03. > :11:08.going to be a fight that goes all the way to the end of the season,

:11:08. > :11:11.with Hamilton and Rosberg's results improving. It's going to be tough

:11:11. > :11:15.for Ferrari to come back. Alonso making the point yesterday that,

:11:15. > :11:19.until we get to Singapore, we don't know if Ferrari's updates and work

:11:19. > :11:23.they've been doing on that car are going to have a benefit for the rest

:11:23. > :11:26.of the year. This is such an exceptional track in terms of

:11:26. > :11:29.set-up. Singapore will give us a clearer idea if Ferrari have made a

:11:29. > :11:34.great deal of progress. In the meantime, with 23-and-a-half minutes

:11:35. > :11:47.to go, button has moved up, Hamilton is still on top of the times from

:11:47. > :11:52.Alonso with Vettel. The loading up a little bit each way

:11:52. > :11:57.as it changes direction. Now he's down the long straight towards Curva

:11:57. > :12:01.Parabolica. Massa chasing him in the background. Everyone getting a good

:12:01. > :12:05.number of laps in, everyone using the hard-compound pier pier tyre,

:12:05. > :12:09.saving the medium-compound tyre for later today. Yes, the medium

:12:09. > :12:12.compound should be faster around here especially with the fact

:12:12. > :12:17.they've got medium and slow-speed corners. It is important to drive

:12:17. > :12:20.this circuit to get a lot of laps. Your brain is used to a lot of

:12:20. > :12:25.corners coming up at slower speeds and then suddenly you've got all the

:12:25. > :12:32.corners coming up at 200 miles an hour. You've got to slow it down to

:12:32. > :12:35.55 miles an how were at the first - That's turning oversteer. He's

:12:35. > :12:39.locked up the rear a little bit. Just as he has turned into the

:12:39. > :12:42.corner, and he has very quick reactions to get it back into line.

:12:42. > :12:46.corner, and he has very quick It has actually locked up the right

:12:46. > :12:50.front and bounced through. There is no particular dramas there. He's

:12:50. > :12:54.been able to sort of get that back to the pits. As you can see, a small

:12:54. > :13:00.mistake makes a big, big difference around here. Bottas did it as well.

:13:00. > :13:05.I think it is both cars. The same chicane as well. Maybe Williams

:13:05. > :13:10.struggling for stability under braking. A couple more of yo

:13:10. > :13:14.comments, "What are Calado's chances of getting a seat for the 2014

:13:14. > :13:20.season, and if he was to get a seat, which team is he most likely to

:13:20. > :13:26.join?" I think it might be early thinking about Calado getting a race

:13:26. > :13:29.feet next year. Maybe want a full season of Friday sessions sessions.

:13:29. > :13:34.The likelihood of of a race seat in 2014 is reasonably slim. If it is, I

:13:34. > :13:37.would say it is got to be at force majeure because I can't see many

:13:37. > :13:41.other spaces opening up in that respect, and he's got a Rich with

:13:41. > :13:50.them already. The most likely thing as you say is look toing the reserve

:13:50. > :14:00.driver for all of 2014 season. He's currently 17th fastest, James

:14:00. > :14:08.Calado. He's slower than res inter alios acta.

:14:08. > :14:13.Paul is doing a very different programme. You know, James is

:14:13. > :14:18.obviously trying to impress. He has got his session and he's going to

:14:18. > :14:21.try and do the best job he can whereas Paul is very much thinking

:14:21. > :14:28.about the race. Times I don't think are necessarily as relevant. It is a

:14:28. > :14:36.very good indication for Jamesalal -- James Calado for insure. Riding

:14:36. > :14:41.on board here with Holkenberg as he comes round. He is not doing serious

:14:41. > :14:48.running. This will be an aero test, I would guess at a constant speed.

:14:48. > :14:53.There is a problem exit of set one, the gearbox. Keep gear for now.

:14:53. > :14:59.Watch taxing behind. There is no shift. Try to come back without

:14:59. > :15:04.shift. Sadly not an aero test. A gearbox test instead. Yes, stuck in

:15:04. > :15:08.third gear. It is a long way round. He's got a long way from that point

:15:09. > :15:12.to get back to the pits now. He said don't change gear because it might

:15:12. > :15:16.block itself. If it does, and if is running in third gear, they're

:15:16. > :15:20.obviously n 100 per cent sure of the problem, but now just come back to

:15:20. > :15:22.the pits, and with 20 minutes to go, hopefully we will see him back out

:15:22. > :15:26.but we will have to see what the hopefully we will see him back out

:15:26. > :15:30.problem is. When he was driving for Force India last year he didn't go

:15:30. > :15:33.get a time and qualifying, started in the back. He had more luck when

:15:33. > :15:38.driving for Williams a couple of years ago. One thing I would like to

:15:38. > :15:43.note there, when he came in the pits, he has to be careful because

:15:43. > :15:47.the pit lane limiter doesn't work when it is out of first or second

:15:47. > :15:51.gear. That's the easiest time when you can get a pit penalty for going

:15:51. > :15:52.too fast when you think your brain is getting back to the box. You have

:15:52. > :15:58.too fast when you think your brain to be really careful in these

:15:58. > :16:02.situations. Rosberg has done a better lap than he had before.

:16:02. > :16:11.Almost exactly the same time that Vettel achieved a little while ago.

:16:11. > :16:27.They've got Hamilton, Alonso, Vettel top three.

:16:27. > :16:38.We are riding on board here with environment environment environment

:16:38. > :16:41.who looks confirmed to stay at Toro Rosso. Still a opportunity of course

:16:41. > :16:46.for him to prove himself and although there might nothing be the

:16:46. > :16:49.chance at Red Bull, there might be some opportunities next year. Who

:16:49. > :16:52.will know what happens next season? You've still got to keep delivering.

:16:52. > :16:55.For sure, there will be a disappointment he didn't get the

:16:55. > :17:00.move up to the big team but then again he is sitting in a Formula one

:17:00. > :17:10.car and it is a car that I would say through the course of this year has

:17:10. > :17:17.been for competitive than maybe expected. Advice coming through to

:17:17. > :17:22.Toro advice coming through to Toro Rosso about -- to Rosberg about the

:17:22. > :17:28.differential settings. You have to get over the kerb. Now, that kink

:17:28. > :17:31.left is easy flat. There is no question about it, but now the focus

:17:31. > :17:38.is on the braking point and running in 50 metres roughly, spot the apex,

:17:38. > :17:41.wait for that second and then on to the throttle through Curva

:17:41. > :17:45.Parabolica, straighten the wheel as much as possible. Curva Parabolica,

:17:45. > :17:50.it is a corner you have to wait a fraction of a second when you're on

:17:50. > :17:54.the throttle, but do you have feed it in, or depends on the car?

:17:54. > :17:59.Depends on the car and the way it transfers its grip from the front to

:17:59. > :18:02.the rear. Gary Anderson was talking about the longiest wheel base on the

:18:02. > :18:05.Lotus. That will allow them to be aggressive on the throttle. If

:18:06. > :18:11.you've got a twitchy car that goes from front grip to oversteer, you

:18:11. > :18:15.maybe have to feed it in. If you're confident with the car, then you

:18:15. > :18:19.would straight, wide open throttle. Alonso is on a lap, but Gary, you're

:18:19. > :18:26.at McLaren. What are you seeing there? Looking at button's car. This

:18:26. > :18:30.is the front torsion bar coming out the chassis. They're going to a

:18:30. > :18:33.stiffer or a softer one. Round here, you want a front torsion bar to

:18:33. > :18:42.support the front of the car. Maybe braking for those corners so the car

:18:42. > :18:46.isn't so nervous. We heard Jenson talking about the car oversteering

:18:46. > :18:50.earlier on. A bit of a thrash obviously to get it done in time but

:18:50. > :18:53.it's better to get it done in this session than think about it during

:18:53. > :18:58.the brake. There are two torsion bars. They are as such the front

:18:58. > :19:04.springs, what holds the car up. It is a for the record bar with a

:19:04. > :19:09.spline on each end of it. When the wheel moves, it twists that bar. It

:19:09. > :19:13.puts a rotational torque into it. You change that by half a

:19:13. > :19:17.millimetre, and you can up the stiffness by ten per cent. The team

:19:17. > :19:21.will have a whole batch of these, and the truck will probably be 40 or

:19:21. > :19:25.different rates to put on the car. From here, it's different to other

:19:25. > :19:31.tracks. A question coming in w said, "Who

:19:31. > :19:35.out of the non-big teams could cause a surprise this weekend, do you

:19:35. > :19:39.think?" Is there anyone we should maybe keeping an eye on? Yes, I

:19:39. > :19:43.mean, there is obviously I think Toro Rosso, they have shown that

:19:44. > :19:53.when they click it correctly, they can be very good, and qualified six

:19:53. > :19:56.or seven times. Force India have have the quickest car in the

:19:56. > :20:04.straight. When the tyres change, they seem to lose their way a little

:20:04. > :20:09.bit. Monza are - those two teams for me, if they just happen to get it

:20:09. > :20:14.100 per cent right, they could do a good job and upset the apple cart a

:20:14. > :20:20.little bit. We will be watching for that. When it comes to qualifying

:20:20. > :20:25.here, it is hard. The times are so, so close. Lewis Hamilton fastest by

:20:25. > :20:31.a fraction from Alonso. Vettel pushed down to fourth but again by

:20:31. > :20:35.just a few hundredths. We're watching Vettel on circuit at the

:20:35. > :20:39.moment. Yet another crash helmet design for Vettel as he continues

:20:39. > :20:43.his march to what he hopes will be his fourth world championship title.

:20:43. > :20:47.It is an amazing record that this young man has already in his career.

:20:47. > :20:51.It doesn't look as though it's going to be easy to stop him, that's for

:20:51. > :20:54.sure. As we said, this weekend is a different weekend. It could suit

:20:54. > :20:58.some of the other teams better than it does Red Bull. They know they're

:20:58. > :21:02.going to be strong at some of the races that are coming up next on the

:21:02. > :21:04.calendar, but he will want to keep focused and keep driving the team.

:21:04. > :21:08.Talking to Christian Horner saying yesterday is it difficult to keep

:21:08. > :21:12.the team motivated? They have had so much s already - three three years

:21:12. > :21:16.of winning both titles, and he says you've got to manage it a little bit

:21:16. > :21:19.but there's a huge amount of hunger within that team. They love winning.

:21:19. > :21:22.There's no question they love winning. It's not that they have had

:21:22. > :21:26.a great tradition prior to this era of it, it is something that is fresh

:21:26. > :21:31.and inside them. They've got a young, hungry attitude towards it.

:21:31. > :21:33.Now, Sebastian Vettel is obviously looking towards the potential of

:21:33. > :21:40.four world championships on the trot, and that immediately I think

:21:40. > :21:43.makes them all think think Schumacher schedule's Tammy of seven

:21:43. > :21:51.up for grabs. We've got a chat with Michael

:21:52. > :21:54.Schumacher in our programme this weekend talking about Sebastian

:21:54. > :21:58.Vettel and his thoughts on Formula one at the moment. It will be

:21:58. > :22:03.interesting to hear his views and comments. Raikkonen has done a

:22:03. > :22:08.better first sector as he has gone through there than he had done

:22:08. > :22:11.previously. He's currently fifth quickest overall, Raikkonen. He's

:22:11. > :22:16.backed it off now I think a little bit? No, maybe he kept it going. It

:22:16. > :22:20.looks as though he may have lost a fraction of time. He didn't have the

:22:20. > :22:24.cleanest run, and the car didn't stabilise itself as quickly as

:22:24. > :22:29.expected so he wasn't on the throttle as early as we saw Vettel

:22:29. > :22:32.just a little minute or so before. The car looks a little bit twitchy,

:22:32. > :22:41.a little bit of oversteer in it right now, not something you want

:22:41. > :22:45.here. That's not as you say what you need. 213 miles an hour town here

:22:45. > :22:49.before slamming the brakes on. Massive physical force as well. We

:22:49. > :22:53.talk about the Gs on the neck from sideways force, but here that

:22:53. > :22:57.braking effort, surely, that must be something you've got to allow for?

:22:57. > :23:03.Yes, but it is actually the lateral G force that tires you out. Around

:23:03. > :23:07.here you've got a big long relax and have a cup of tea before you get to

:23:07. > :23:11.the next on. Physically it's not a difficult circuit at all. Mentally,

:23:11. > :23:14.it means you've got high concentration for very short focused

:23:14. > :23:19.periods of time, and then after that you can relax a little bit and then

:23:19. > :23:34.the next high concentration point. Peaks and level areas. Kovalinan the

:23:34. > :23:38.21st fastest. It is a second difference between himself and - not

:23:38. > :23:45.news when we can see him back in a regular seat for next year, but

:23:45. > :23:49.obviously, he's keeping himself up there in the team's attention. We

:23:49. > :23:54.ride on board with James Calado. How is he getting on in his first

:23:54. > :23:58.attempts to show what he can do on a Grand Prix weekend? A little bit of

:23:58. > :24:02.wheel spin as he came out the first chicane. You can hear the rear

:24:02. > :24:06.wheels spinning up a little bit. As he brakes down now, he spots a

:24:06. > :24:16.concern on the left, a double attack into the right, one of the Sauberes

:24:16. > :24:21.stopped stopped at the lane, and athletic mechanics taking him back.

:24:21. > :24:26.It would imply it's more of an electronics problem, I suppose.

:24:26. > :24:29.Maybe it's a mechanical control on the gearbox. They wouldn't have sent

:24:29. > :24:34.him down if they thought the gearbox was going to lunch itself. Most of

:24:34. > :24:39.the times these are electronics, they have so many electronic systems

:24:39. > :24:43.that should interact together. If one is not talking to the other one,

:24:43. > :24:46.it can create issues. It's not often you have gearbox problems like you

:24:46. > :24:51.had ten or 20 yearsing a. They have to keep the same gearbox in the car

:24:51. > :24:55.for the Saturday/Sunday for five events now. If you don't, then

:24:55. > :25:07.you've got a penalty. If the car fails to finish, you're allowed to

:25:07. > :25:11.change the gearbox. They're allowed to It's a precaution that you would

:25:11. > :25:15.definitely take. If you've got the opportunity, and we have seen it in

:25:15. > :25:18.the past where some of the big runners when receive been outside of

:25:18. > :25:21.the points have actually stopped and so it allowed them to do that change

:25:21. > :25:25.without any penalties, and then they go into the next Grand Prixes

:25:25. > :25:29.knowing the internals of their gear boxes are fresh. We will see them

:25:29. > :25:33.using a fresh engine for Monza as well. It's such an important engine

:25:33. > :25:37.circuit, the engines are running at full power for such a long time.

:25:37. > :25:45.They save a fresh engine for this one event? You see there is a replay

:25:45. > :25:51.of Lewis Hamilton coming through the second Lesmo. There is a positive

:25:51. > :25:55.Camber. If you've got a balance problem, whether oversteer or

:25:55. > :25:59.understeer, it accentuates it. I would suggest there's a balance

:25:59. > :26:02.shift with Lewis Hamilton. It switches to oversteer a bit too

:26:02. > :26:07.quickly. Just continuing our theme, actually, we have had a Tweet from

:26:07. > :26:11.Dan owe corn asking you and Gary, "Do you t F1 has has lost some of

:26:11. > :26:15.its excitement bying too reliable and not having enough engine

:26:15. > :26:20.failures?" They're remarkably reliable nowadays? I was watching to

:26:20. > :26:27.a Grand Prix of 18 or 20 years ago in Spa, and you had one, two, three,

:26:27. > :26:30.four running in the race, and then there werefour seconds per lap

:26:30. > :26:36.between fourth and fifth. I don't want to go back to that, I want to

:26:36. > :26:42.talk about tenths, duking it out in the last race, having reliable cars.

:26:42. > :26:46.Talking about this, it might be a different story in 2014 because they

:26:46. > :26:55.are going to have a power unit package and reliability may well be

:26:55. > :26:59.a factor in the races. Yes yes, we can see next year. The teams have so

:26:59. > :27:04.many rigs now that test all this stuff, the gearbox put on there, all

:27:04. > :27:08.the gear changes get sorted out on a rig, it's not done on a circuit the

:27:09. > :27:12.way it used to be. There's a lot less room for error in mistakes.

:27:12. > :27:16.Like Alan says, I love to see it the way it is, 22 cars finish every

:27:16. > :27:21.race. We want to know who is the best, and that is the only way you

:27:21. > :27:24.will get it. If the cars break down, the result isn't quite where you

:27:25. > :27:30.want it to be. We have had all all finish here in the past at Monza -

:27:31. > :27:37.2005, one of four Grand Prixes ever where there were no DNFs. Surprising

:27:37. > :27:40.when you think how hard the joints are working. It shows how well the

:27:40. > :27:44.engine manufacturers are producing the goods. The other thing is

:27:44. > :27:47.because there is basically I would say easier overtaking due to the

:27:47. > :27:52.straight lengths, then you don't necessarily get that crowding issue

:27:52. > :27:56.we have on other tracks. The The first corner that always worries me

:27:56. > :27:58.here, though. Always go into the first corner here with my idea of

:27:59. > :28:02.here, though. Always go into the what I am going to do but my

:28:02. > :28:06.alternative strategy if it all just happens to have too much action and

:28:06. > :28:08.in around you. It is tricky if you're in the mid-grid, if you're

:28:09. > :28:12.maybe out of position, that's when it is difficult because you need to

:28:12. > :28:16.make up ground there, but it is very risky, so easy to lose your front

:28:16. > :28:20.wing. We will see what happens. It was a clean start last year, but the

:28:20. > :28:23.year before there was an accident. We will see what happens this year.

:28:23. > :28:27.But we've only got six and three quarter minutes to go. Hamilton is

:28:27. > :28:42.currently fastest from Alonso. Rosberg is third, then Vettel,

:28:42. > :28:50.Raikkonen and - whether - Vergne eighth, and Gutierrez tenth. Gary,

:28:50. > :28:53.you're outside the garage? Talking about the liability of the gearbox

:28:53. > :28:57.problem. They thought they had to reset the electronics, but it is

:28:57. > :29:01.something bigger than tha He couldn't get into second gear when

:29:01. > :29:05.he tried it. The car is going up in the stand as you can see right in

:29:05. > :29:10.front of you, and they're taking the gearbox off and will try to do a

:29:10. > :29:14.gearbox rebuild before the next session. Of course, they've got

:29:14. > :29:22.another 90-minute session to go later on which we will be bringing

:29:22. > :29:25.you live on BBC2, and our other viewers around the world getting to

:29:25. > :29:29.watch all the free practice action here from Monza. The conditions now

:29:29. > :29:35.stay pretty constant for a while. The track temperature is sti 36

:29:35. > :29:39.degrees. The air temperature is 28 degrees, little breeze blowing

:29:39. > :29:43.across the circuit addition we are watching Jenson Button. McLaren and

:29:43. > :29:46.Jenson Button have had an upturn of performance, lately. The car

:29:46. > :29:52.generally runs quite stiff, and that I think has made them struggle early

:29:52. > :29:56.on in the season. That's due to the aero concept but that suits around

:29:56. > :29:59.here. You need a good stiff car to give you that consistency. Also for

:29:59. > :30:03.the quick change of directions in the chicanes. I think they will be

:30:03. > :30:06.competitive around here. I don't know if they know if they will be

:30:06. > :30:10.ultimately competitive enough. I think it will be a better result

:30:10. > :30:14.this weekend for them. Jenson Button hasn't actually won on this

:30:14. > :30:22.Mondaysia circuits -- Monza circuit in the past. He did finish second to

:30:22. > :30:29.Baracello. Of course, the modern version of the Brun team is -- braun

:30:29. > :30:33.team is Mercedes. They lacked a little bit of spark the last time

:30:33. > :30:38.out. Mercedes in the old days, the former version of Mercedes in the

:30:38. > :30:47.1950s, their last ever 1-two finish was here at Monza back in 1955,

:30:47. > :30:53.whereas Hamilton and Rosberg - -- please repeat your last message,

:30:53. > :30:56.Lewis? Osberg - -- please repeat your last message, Lewis? (Garbled

:30:56. > :30:59.radio) It's very difficult to hear you. Pace looks okay.Two tenths to

:30:59. > :31:03.Vettel but difficult to tell on fuel. Difficult to tell on fuel, and

:31:03. > :31:06.that always is the story on a Friday. We never know how much fuel

:31:06. > :31:10.that always is the story on a is in each of these cars. Same for

:31:10. > :31:15.the teams. They don't know how much fuel is in the opposition's car.

:31:15. > :31:17.They can take abeducated guess, and they're usually pretty accurate to

:31:17. > :31:22.assessing whether they are competitive or not and nobody knows

:31:22. > :31:29.the full picture before we get into qualifying where everybody is

:31:29. > :31:31.running as little fuel as possible. Grosjean was going to have to lock

:31:31. > :31:36.running as little fuel as possible. up I think as we are riding on

:31:36. > :31:42.board, gets to the point down the gears, locks up the right front. No

:31:42. > :31:52.way to safely make it. The best solution is is to come through

:31:52. > :31:57.bollards. The second Ascari corner. You do use all the road there. If

:31:57. > :32:01.you've got the steering wheel straight you can keep wide open

:32:01. > :32:09.throttle and it is not a big issue. If you lift too early, you have to

:32:09. > :32:15.get the car back on track. The body language of that car showing that

:32:15. > :32:21.he's right on the edge. Let's see if this is bi- this is bi- improvement.

:32:21. > :32:29.I -- this is any improvement. He has done a 1.26.6, implying these tyres

:32:29. > :32:34.are holding up very well. Obviously, there is not a lot of loss of

:32:34. > :32:38.performance if he is still able to do that kind of lap time after 24

:32:38. > :32:42.laps? You have to remember as well that the circuit is gaining grip as

:32:42. > :32:46.more people are driving around it so it is getting faster as the tyres

:32:46. > :32:48.are going off. Here, the pit lane is pretty quick, you've got a very fast

:32:48. > :32:53.are going off. Here, the pit lane is entry, and it is quite sharp, so

:32:53. > :32:57.your pit Delta, even with a reduced speed limit now isn't too bad.

:32:57. > :33:01.However, at 200 miles an hour, you travel a lot of distance in30

:33:01. > :33:06.seconds that you would maybe lose if you're coming in for a tyre stop.

:33:06. > :33:13.Alonso is getting himself a little bit of space. He finished a lap off,

:33:13. > :33:19.he let Hamilton go past. Rosberg coming into the first chicane. He

:33:19. > :33:23.uses the inner curve a little bit and runs it on to the first white

:33:23. > :33:27.line. Yes, you can sometimes in different cars use the outside

:33:27. > :33:36.concern but it is quite bumpy there. We heard the car was wheel spinning

:33:36. > :33:46.over those bumps. Turn eight is the first part of the

:33:46. > :33:49.Ascari. It is interesting the engineers are telling the driver how

:33:49. > :33:54.to drive. That's the way of it, with the information they've got, he's

:33:54. > :34:02.saying slow the car down and bet a better exit. The exit means all the

:34:02. > :34:07.way down to Curva Parabolica. I think we will hear more of that in

:34:07. > :34:12.2014 because when they get the new power units, how they use that kurs,

:34:12. > :34:16.whether it is a practice session, qualifying session or a race, a lot

:34:16. > :34:19.of it comes down to the data the engineers are getting. I think that

:34:19. > :34:24.relationship between engineer and driver is going to be even more key

:34:24. > :34:27.when we get into the new regulations next year. That was before you had

:34:27. > :34:31.any data, the relationship, the understanding, the communication,

:34:31. > :34:35.knowing when the driver needs a kick up the backside or an arm round

:34:35. > :34:39.their shoulder or whatever it may be, that's an absolute must that you

:34:39. > :34:44.have got that two-way that is instinctive. I think it's one of the

:34:44. > :34:46.most fascinating parts of top-level motor sport, that relationship

:34:46. > :34:51.between the driver and his race engineer. It is real teamwork that

:34:51. > :34:55.goes on. Only a few seconds left on this session. Alonso heading down

:34:55. > :34:59.the pit lane. I thought is he going to do a proper practice start? He's

:34:59. > :35:03.doing a few burnouts? Yes, he's going to do one practice start as he

:35:03. > :35:12.heads out. I hope he's got gone beyond the pit

:35:13. > :35:16.wall. That's not very clever. That's the two Ferraris nearly crashing

:35:16. > :35:20.into each other. It's gone red as well. Therefore the red light as

:35:20. > :35:26.changed to say the end of the session. That's interesting. As a

:35:26. > :35:30.man who is quite often the driver's steward, Alan, if that gets referred

:35:30. > :35:34.to you, how would you be be looking at that? The first thing is to stand

:35:34. > :35:36.where the start box was, and, in my understanding from the radio

:35:36. > :35:41.communication, it was actually early, because it is like a

:35:41. > :35:48.bottleneck there, a Coke bottle where you basically - Okay. I brake

:35:48. > :35:53.and I stop after the line, but I don't know if it was okay or not.

:35:53. > :35:57.Tell me what I have to do. Stay there, and we will come and get

:35:57. > :36:01.you. A little bit of confusion there. Not an ideal way to end the

:36:01. > :36:05.session for Ferrari. Definitely Massa was quite clear it went to red

:36:05. > :36:09.and he didn't want to go out on to the circuit to get a penalty. The

:36:09. > :36:12.first question was whether Fernando went too far and stopped at the

:36:12. > :36:14.wrong point. That's something that would be in the regulations. He

:36:14. > :36:20.suddenly locks up. would be in the regulations. He

:36:20. > :36:25.Red light about to come on? Yes, as he got to the line, the red light

:36:25. > :36:30.came on. It would have been so embarrassing if he ran into the back

:36:30. > :36:33.of Fernando Alonso. Perhaps his prospects of staying at Ferrari

:36:33. > :36:44.would have taken a serious downturn. Lewis Hamilton has ended up as the

:36:44. > :36:48.fastest in practice. 1.it 25.05 not as quick at Michael Schumacher did

:36:48. > :36:59.last year. He was faster than Alonso, Rosberg, Vettel - Raikkonen,

:36:59. > :37:10.Bulleton - and environment in the top ten.

:37:10. > :37:15.Calado, Kovaline and Gone Gonzalez. I think it's a good idea to pick up

:37:15. > :37:19.on that Massa incident. Confusion for Ferrari at the end? Yes, there

:37:19. > :37:23.is a white line that goes across the track to the exit of the pit lane

:37:23. > :37:31.where the light is. Alonso had gone across that. In theory, Alonso was

:37:31. > :37:36.on the map. He saw the red light, locked up the brakes and stop there,

:37:36. > :37:41.as he should have done because he could have got down for leaving the

:37:41. > :37:46.pit lane after the light. So there will be people looking at

:37:46. > :37:50.it in confusion, but I think it is all okay. It was a tight session,

:37:50. > :37:53.though, as you often see at this track, but top 15 within a second of

:37:54. > :37:58.each other? It always is tight because you spend 70 per cent on

:37:58. > :38:01.full throttle, so for 70 per cent of this lap, the drivers is a

:38:01. > :38:06.passenger, he's got the throttle pegged, it's down to the car, so it

:38:06. > :38:10.always gets very, very tight, the driver's influence is the braking

:38:10. > :38:17.into the corners. Impressed by Mercedes? Yes, last year 25.4 for

:38:17. > :38:24.Michael Schumacher and carried on today with a 25.5 for Hamilton. The

:38:24. > :38:28.mix is looking pretty good. So, yes, I think Lewis might have come to

:38:28. > :38:31.terms with the brakes for this Mercedes for this meeting. More to

:38:31. > :38:37.come from Ferrari this weekend, do you think? I was watching them doing

:38:37. > :38:42.back-to-backs in the front wing, they have had this flow vis on the

:38:42. > :38:47.rear wing, another downforce set-up they're going to try in the second

:38:47. > :38:51.session so it will be interesting to see what they can find. We can find

:38:51. > :38:56.out more when we are back at 1 o'clock on BBC2 later on. So far,

:38:56. > :39:01.Hamilton leading the way with Alonso second, and Rosberg in third. See