Vettel closes in on title with dominant Monza victory
Sebastian Vettel cruised to his eighth victory of the 2011 Formula 1 season as he proved that Red Bull had firmly conquered its Monza weak spot by dominating the Italian Grand Prix.
[U]<font face='Courier New'><font color='Navy'>Italian GP Race Results</font></font>[/U]
<font color='Sienna'>Pos Driver Team Time</font>
1. Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1h20:46.172
2. Button McLaren-Mercedes + 9.590
3. Alonso Ferrari + 16.909
4. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes + 17.471
5. Schumacher Mercedes + 32.677
6. Massa Ferrari + 42.993
7. Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari + 1 lap
8. Di Resta Force India-Mercedes + 1 lap
9. Senna Renault + 1 lap
10. Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari + 1 lap
11. Maldonado Williams-Cosworth + 1 lap
12. Barrichello Williams-Cosworth + 1 lap
13. Kovalainen Lotus-Renault + 1 lap
14. Trulli Lotus-Renault + 2 laps
15. Glock Virgin-Cosworth + 2 laps
<font color='Green'>Fastest lap: Hamilton, 1:26.187</font>
[U]<font color='Navy'>Not classified/retirements:</font>[/U]
<font color='Sienna'>Driver Team On lap</font>
Ricciardo HRT-Cosworth 40
Perez Sauber-Ferrari 34
Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 23
Sutil Force India-Mercedes 11
Webber Red Bull-Renault 6
D'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 3
Petrov Renault 1
Rosberg Mercedes 1
Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 1
Here are the Championships standings after Italian GP:
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World Championships Standings[/U]</font></font>
<font color='Blue'>Drivers: Constructors: </font>
1. Vettel 284 1. Red Bull-Renault 451
2. Alonso 172 2. McLaren-Mercedes 325
3. Webber 167 3. Ferrari 254
4. Button 167 4. Mercedes 108
5. Hamilton 158 5. Renault 70
6. Massa 82 6. Force India-Mercedes 36
7. Rosberg 56 7. Sauber-Ferrari 35
8. Schumacher 52 8. Toro Rosso-Ferrari 29
9. Petrov 34 9. Williams-Cosworth 5
10. Heidfeld 34
11. Kobayashi 27
12. Sutil 24
13. Alguersuari 16
14. Buemi 13
15. Di Resta 12
16. Perez 8
17. Barrichello 4
18. Senna 2
19. Maldonado 1
Vettel describes his Monza win as the most emotional of the year
Sebastian Vettel said the combination of Red Bull's previously poor Monza form and the fact that his first career win had come at the same track three years ago with Toro Rosso made his Italian Grand Prix one of the most emotional of his incredible season.
Alonso admits he was hard on Vettel in their Monza dice
Fernando Alonso admitted he was particularly hard on Sebastian Vettel when the runaway points leader was attacking him in the opening stages of the Italian Grand Prix as he felt Vettel would not want to risk too much given his position in the standings.
Button laments poor start to the race, but happy with second place
Jenson Button was left lamenting his poor start to the Italian Grand Prix, as he felt he could have been more of a challenge to Sebastian Vettel.
Schumacher delighted with fifth after Hamilton fight
Michael Schumacher declared himself very happy with his performance in the Italian Grand Prix after coming home in fifth place.
Alguersuari surprised by Toro Rosso pace after charge to seventh
Jaime Alguersuari admitted he was surprised with the performance of his Toro Rosso car during the Italian Grand Prix after a superb charge from the back.
Liuzzi gets five-place grid penalty for the Singapore Grand Prix
Tonio Liuzzi will lose five places on the grid for the Singapore Grand Prix following his accident at the start of the Monza race.
Bruno Senna encouraged by points finish at Monza
Bruno Senna said he was very encouraged to see he is capable of fighting for F1 points after the Italian Grand Prix.
Liuzzi blames Kovalainen for Italian Grand Prix start crash
Tonio Liuzzi said he was "just a passenger" in the first-corner carnage at Monza - for which the HRT driver was judged responsible and given a five-place grid penalty for the next race in Singapore.
Hamilton 'not happy' with fourth after difficult day at Monza
Lewis Hamilton said he could not be happy with his fourth place at the Italian Grand Prix, having started from the front row of the grid.
Red Bull dedicates win to former member staff member Erin Pezzella
Red Bull Racing has dedicated its victory in the Italian Grand Prix to former staff member Erin Pezzella, who lost her battle against cancer earlier in the week.
Mark Webber declares 2011 title fight over after Monza result
Mark Webber conceded that the world championship fight was all but over after he crashed out of the Italian Grand Prix and his Red Bull team-mate Sebastian Vettel notched up his eighth win of the year.