-Formula 1 - Season 2011

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FIA says teams must adhere to Pirelli's Monza camber limits
Formula 1 teams will be forced to stick to Pirelli's camber limit for the Italian Grand Prix after the FIA intervened in the matter on Saturday morning.

Monza alters kerbs and speeds bumps at Roggia chicane
Italian Grand Prix organisers have made alterations to the speed bumps at Monza's second chicane, following complaints from drivers about their design.

Petrov pays tribute to the Russian hockey team killed in an air crash
Vitaly Petrov is to race with a black helmet for the rest of the Italian Grand Prix weekend as a mark of respect for the victims of the Russian plane crash earlier this week.

Former Ferrari engineer Chris Dyer weighing up F1 return
Former Ferrari head of race track engineering Chris Dyer is weighing up a return to Formula 1, following his departure from the Italian team earlier this year.

World champion Vettel fastest at Monza after free practice
Sebastian Vettel proved that Red Bull will be a contender for its 13th pole position of the season by topping the times during the final free practice session ahead of the Italian Grand Prix.

<font face='Courier New'><font color='Navy'>[U]Italian GP Practice Session 3[/U]</font></font>
<font color='DarkOrchid'>Pos   Driver                Team                  Time              Laps</font>
 1.  Sebastian Vettel      Red Bull-Renault      1m23.170s           18
 2.  Mark Webber           Red Bull-Renault      1m23.534s  + 0.364  19
 3.  Felipe Massa          Ferrari               1m23.668s  + 0.498  14
 4.  Lewis Hamilton        McLaren-Mercedes      1m23.741s  + 0.571  17
 5.  Jenson Button         McLaren-Mercedes      1m23.787s  + 0.617  16
 6.  Nico Rosberg          Mercedes              1m23.875s  + 0.705  22
 7.  Michael Schumacher    Mercedes              1m24.114s  + 0.944  20
 8.  Fernando Alonso       Ferrari               1m24.133s  + 0.963  14
 9.  Adrian Sutil          Force India-Mercedes  1m24.543s  + 1.373  21
10.  Paul di Resta         Force India-Mercedes  1m24.581s  + 1.411  22
11.  Bruno Senna           Renault               1m24.853s  + 1.683  20
12.  Vitaly Petrov         Renault               1m24.889s  + 1.719  19
13.  Sergio Perez          Sauber-Ferrari        1m24.948s  + 1.778  22
14.  Kamui Kobayashi       Sauber-Ferrari        1m25.261s  + 2.091  21
15.  Rubens Barrichello    Williams-Cosworth     1m24.319s  + 2.149  19
16.  Jaime Alguersuari     Toro Rosso-Ferrari    1m25.426s  + 2.256  19
17.  Sebastien Buemi       Toro Rosso-Ferrari    1m25.439s  + 2.269  22
18.  Pastor Maldonado      Williams-Cosworth     1m25.539s  + 2.369  19
19.  Jarno Trulli          Lotus-Renault         1m27.328s  + 4.158  19
20.  Heikki Kovalainen     Lotus-Renault         1m27.491s  + 4.321  21
21.  Jerome D'Ambrosio     Virgin-Cosworth       1m28.186s  + 5.016  23
22.  Tonio Liuzzi          HRT-Cosworth          1m28.441s  + 5.271  22
23.  Timo Glock            Virgin-Cosworth       1m28.962s  + 5.792  17
24.  Daniel Ricciardo      HRT-Cosworth          1m30.316s  + 7.146  16

Montezemolo says Ferrari doesn't need Newey to return to the top
Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo believes his team does not need Adrian Newey's technical talents to return to the top of Formula 1 - even though he would be interested in capturing the design genius.

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Vettel storms to Monza pole position
Sebastian Vettel maintained Red Bull's 100 per cent record of securing pole position in 2011 by topping the times in qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix.

<font face='Courier New'><font color='Navy'>[U]Italian GP Qualifying Session[/U]</font></font> 
<font color='DarkOrchid'>Pos  Driver                Team                 Time            Gap</font>   
 1.  Sebastian Vettel      Red Bull-Renault     1m22.275s
 2.  Lewis Hamilton        McLaren-Mercedes     1m22.725s   + 0.450
 3.  Jenson Button         McLaren-Mercedes     1m22.777s   + 0.502
 4.  Fernando Alonso       Ferrari              1m22.841s   + 0.566
 5.  Mark Webber           Red Bull-Renault     1m22.972s   + 0.697
 6.  Felipe Massa          Ferrari              1m23.188s   + 0.913
 7.  Vitaly Petrov         Renault              1m23.530s   + 1.255
 8.  Michael Schumacher    Mercedes             1m23.777s   + 1.502
 9.  Nico Rosberg          Mercedes             1m24.477s   + 2.202
10.  Bruno Senna           Renault              No time
<font color='DarkOrchid'>Q2 cut-off time: 1m24.157s                                   Gap **</font>
11.  Paul di Resta         Force India-Mercedes 1m24.163s   + 1.249
12.  Adrian Sutil          Force India-Mercedes 1m24.209s   + 1.295
13.  Rubens Barrichello    Williams-Cosworth    1m24.648s   + 1.734
14.  Pastor Maldonado      Williams-Cosworth    1m24.726s   + 1.812
15.  Sergio Perez          Sauber-Ferrari       1m24.845s   + 1.931
16.  Sebastien Buemi       Toro Rosso-Ferrari   1m24.932s   + 2.018
17.  Kamui Kobayashi       Sauber-Ferrari       1m25.065s   + 2.151
<font color='DarkOrchid'>Q1 cut-off time: 1m25.164s                                    Gap *</font>
18.  Jaime Alguersuari     Toro Rosso-Ferrari   1m25.334s   + 1.358
19.  Jarno Trulli          Lotus-Renault        1m26.647s   + 2.671
20.  Heikki Kovalainen     Lotus-Renault        1m27.184s   + 3.208
21.  Timo Glock            Virgin-Cosworth      1m27.591s   + 3.615
22.  Jerome D'Ambrosio     Virgin-Cosworth      1m27.609s   + 3.633
23.  Daniel Ricciardo      HRT-Cosworth         1m28.054s   + 4.078
24.  Tonio Liuzzi          HRT-Cosworth         1m28.231s   + 4.255
<font color='Purple'>107% time: 1m29.854s
* Gap to quickest in Q1
** Gap to quickest in Q2</font>

Ferrari boss Montezemolo against all-electric Formula 1 cars
Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo thinks it would be wrong for Formula 1 to head down an all-electric route - as he believes the sport must remain at the cutting edge of technology and speed.

Montezemolo not against pay TV for Formula 1 coverage
Formula 1 should not be afraid of looking at further pay TV opportunities in the future, even if it means that fans are not able to watch every race live without paying for it.

Vettel surprised by pole advantage after securing top spot at Monza
Sebastian Vettel admitted he was surprised by his advantage in qualifying at Monza, the Red Bull driver conceding he never expected to grab pole by such a margin.

Hamilton says Vettel's Italian Grand Prix pole time was untouchable
Lewis Hamilton does not think he could have beaten Sebastian Vettel to Italian Grand Prix pole even if his final qualifying lap at Monza had been perfect.

Button mystified by gap to Vettel in qualifying at Monza
Jenson Button conceded it was hard to understand why Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel was so quick in qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix.

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damn VET,.. its getting boring :-# ..

i m really hoping that HAM gives him a tough time and not make any silly mistake while racing him.. but if he crashes into VET and take him out then that would be great

Kubica set to test in simulator or high-performance car
thats great news.. wish him all the best.

Alonso admits Ferrari is off the pace at Monza
right.. it doesn't suit Ferrari to be off pace in its home gp :S ..

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Schumacher hopeful of stronger race after saving a set of tyres
Michael Schumacher is hopeful he will enjoy a stronger Italian Grand Prix on Sunday after qualifying on the fourth row of the grid.

Alonso eyeing podium from fourth place on the grid at Monza
Fernando Alonso is confident he will be in the fight for a place on the podium at Monza after a stronger-than-expected showing in qualifying.

[Imaan1]

Yes! Vettel on pole again!!

[m_waqas]

courtesy Sladex

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courtesy Sladex

[Imaan1]

courtesy Sladex

sometimes these overalls make them look like jokers :-#

[m_waqas]

true depiction of F1 these days :S

courtesy Sladex

[m_waqas]

sometimes these overalls make them look like jokers :-#

true.. but Hugo Boss is their sponsor and they'll do anything to please them, like every team does..

[Imaan1]

Right on! Only Germany one was good others were okay . Hugo boss gives people from the country which is hosting the gp the option to design them.

[Imaan1]

Vettels new helmet goood but i love the turkey one, will be posting a picture of it.

[m_waqas]

Right on! Only Germany one was good others were okay . Hugo boss gives people from the country which is hosting the gp the option to design them.

^ really? didn't know that..

so this one is Italian design and u liked German because (damn) VET is german?

[Imaan1]

^ really? didn't know that..

so this one is Italian design and u liked German because (damn) VET is german?

No no ... :P:P that one had a good color scheme like red orange and black will be posting a pic of that you'll love it.

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@Imaan1
Vettel's this race helmet is a tribute to STR for giving him his first victory of his career back in 2008 on this track.

Petrov is also using a different Black colour helmet to show respect to the Russian Ice hockey team that have lost life in an air crash. According to news only one player and one crew member survives the deadly crash which took life of 43 people out of 45 onboard that unlucky plane.

[Imaan1]

LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE this one..... too flashy o:o:o:o:o:D:D:D

[m_waqas]

No no ... :P:P that one had a good color scheme like red orange and black will be posting a pic of that you'll love it.

obviously u would like anything made in Germany .. i remember that.. i think i posted that too.. but try to find so that we can compare.

[Imaan1]

@Imaan1
Vettel's this race helmet is a tribute to STR for giving him his first victory of his career back in 2008 on this track.

Petrov is also using a different Black colour helmet to show respect to the Russian Ice hockey team that have lost life in an air crash. According to news only one player and one crew member survives the deadly crash which took life of 43 people out of 45 onboard that unlucky plane.

Yeah know abt Vittaly Petrovs helmet and the reason for that but didnt know the reason behind Vettels helmet although i know he got his first victory in Italy in 2008 in a scuderia toro rosso great achievement winning in a toro rosso. Proved pure talent.

[Imaan1]

obviously u would like anything made in Germany .. i remember that.. i think i posted that too.. but try to find so that we can compare.

Just like the driver not the country ! lol :D:D:D

[Imaan1]

obviously u would like anything made in Germany .. i remember that.. i think i posted that too.. but try to find so that we can compare.

HUGO BOSS ? 30-year partnership with MCLAREN

The first one is german one.