Race 2016 F1 Italian Grand Prix Full Race Replay
Race 2016 F1 Italian Grand Prix Full Race Replay
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Race Info
DDate 4 September 2016
Official name Formula 1 Gran Premio Heineken d'Italia 2016[2][3]
Location Autodromo Nazionale di Monza
Monza, Italy
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.793 km (3.600 miles)
Italian Grand Prix What to Watch
Our resident Formula Once writer is back to give a preview of this Sunday's Italian Grand Prix in Monza.
The Formula 1 teams go to the Royal Park of Monza in Lombardy, Italy, another of the Grand Prix's historic locations, after departing the famous Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium's Ardenne mountains.
Formula 1's oldest race, Monza, has two essential traits with its Belgian predecessor: extremely high speeds and a palpable feeling of history. Despite being among the best songs in the world, Spa lacks the spirit of Monza. All of the greats have raced on this track, and some of them have even lost their lives there. In order to relive the excitement of the race and the roar of the crowd, the drivers' spirits are constantly watching and waiting for Monza to arrive.
The Belgian Grand Prix last week completely upended the tranquility of the summer vacation. The first two days were filled with grid penalties and odd tire pressures, so the drivers wasted little time in getting back in. Due to a 55-place grid penalty for engine and gearbox upgrades, Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton was sent back to the 21st starting position. This was not a good start for Hamilton at all. Due to a 60-place penalty for the same crimes, Fernando Alonso started in 22nd place, which must have disappointed him.
Nico Rosberg, a Mercedes driver, started from pole position and was hardly noticed by the cameras until he was flagged 44 laps later.
On the way to Turn 1, Red Bull's Max Verstappen was sucked up by Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Räikkönen. He had to bravely put his Red Bull nose between Räikkönen's sidepod and the apex at the first corner in a bid to recover. Vettel turned into La Source without noticing Verstappen, leaving only space for Räikkönen. The drivers discovered a little too late that three automobiles cannot fit in a two-car spot. All three drivers had to pit for repairs when Vettel spun, Räikkönen and Verstappen collided, and they likely cursed their own foolishness at the moment.
Nico Hülkenberg of Force India zigzagged his way into second place, surpassing Sergio Perez of Force India, Daniel Ricciardo of Red Bull, and Valtteri Bottas of Williams. Kevin Magnussen crashed backward into a massive crash on lap six after losing his Renault at Raidillon at the top of Eau Rouge. Fortunately, Magnussen only suffered a cut ankle.
It goes without saying that the Safety Car had to be brought out after all of these disasters and mayhem. It paraded the field for four laps before officials red flagged the race in order to fix the barriers.
On lap 10, when the race resumed, Rosberg was ahead of Ricciardo, Hülkenberg, Alonso, and Hamilton. Hamilton comfortably passed Alonso and Hülkenberg to secure third place, which was even more remarkable given his grid starting position, while Ricciardo maintained a solid lead to maintain second place at the end of the race. After pitting during the Safety Car period and losing second to Ricciardo, Hülkenberg achieved a new career-high fourth place, ahead of teammate Perez in fifth.
WEATHER FORECAST
According to AccuWeather, Monza will experience a scorching weekend with highs of 30 degrees Celsius on Friday and 31 degrees on Saturday and Sunday.
On Sunday, there will be "an increased risk of rain, especially in the afternoon," according to the FIA's official weather service, UBIMET. But according to AccuWeather, there is only a 14 percent chance of rain on Sunday.
In 2008, Monza had its final wet race; you may recall it from Toro Rosso's and Vettel's first Formula One triumph.