Sebastien Vettel dominated from start to finish to win the Italian Grand Prix. It was a routine victory for the German in his Red Bull finishing ahead of Alonso and Webber on the podium. Fernando Alonso climbed one place into fourth after a decent start from the grid before passing both Massa and Webber to take second. Mark Webber managed to take third place after losing out to Fernando Alonso. Felipe Massa maintained his fourth place position from the grid in a fine race for the Brazilian whilst Nico Hulkenberg dropped back to fifth. Nico Rosberg and Daniel Ricciardo had a fairly incident free race as they both drove their cars home safely from start to finish. Romain Grosjean and Lewis Hamilton both climbed into the points whilst Jenson Button dropped a place to take the final point. Kimi Raikkonen and Sergio Perez just missed out on the top ten and points as they both struggled with poor races. Not the day Paul Di Resta wanted as he fell victim to a racing incident on the first corner with Grosjean forcing him to retire the car.
My Opinion:
Not surprised to see Vettel storm to victory as he truly dominated that race. Mark Webber will be disappointed to fall a place to third but will be satisfied with the podium finish. Alonso is trying desperately to keep his title hopes alive and I was really impressed with his performance today to finish second. Massa kept the Ferrari fans happy with his finish in fourth whilst Ricciardo in his Toro Rosso was again impressive. Surprised by Hulkenberg as he only dropped two places from the grid so a decent result for Sauber. Mercedes had a mixed day as Rosberg drove well but couldn't improve from sixth but Hamilton managed to salvage some points after a disappointing weekend. A poor weekend for Lotus who could only get Grosjean into the points as Raikkonen finished in 11th. A similar story for Mclaren who will be pleased with Button taking the final point but they still don't have the competitive car they want. Had to feel sorry for Di Resta for suffered a really bad dose of luck in the first corner as Grosjean put him out of the race.
Race Guide: Key Moments:
Start: Vettel, Massa (up 2), Webber (down 1), Alonso (up 1), Hulkenberg (down 2), Rosberg, Ricciardo, Perez, Vergne (up 1), Raikkonen (up 1).
Lap 1: Di Resta OUT after locking up and crashing into Grosjean. Raikkonen gets front wing damage after collision with Perez.
Lap 3: Alonso into 3rd after passing Webber. Webber gets front wing damage.
Lap 8: Alonso into 2nd after passing Massa. Rosberg into 6th after passing Ricciardo. Button into 10th after passing Hamilton.
Lap 15: Vergne OUT after engine failure.
Lap 24: Vettel makes a pit stop which gives Alonso the lead.
Lap 25: Webber into 5th after passing Massa through pit stop strategies.
Lap 27: Alonso makes a pit stop which gives Vettel the lead.
Lap 29: Hamilton into 7th after passing Rosberg.
Lap 32; Hamilton into 5th after passing Hulkenberg.
Lap 38: Grosjean into 10th after passing Perez.
Lap 43: Raikkonen into 12th after passing Gutierrez.
Lap 44: Hamilton into 13th after passing Gutierrez.
Lap 45: Raikkonen into 11th after passing Sutil. Hamilton into 12th after passing Sutil. Grosjean into 8th after passing Button.
Lap 49: Hamilton into 11th after passing Raikkonen.
Lap 50: Hamilton into 10th after passing Perez.
Lap 51: Hamilton into 9th after passing Button.
Lap 52: Raikkonen into 11th after passing Perez. Sutil OUT after retiring the car.
Lap 53: Vettel wins the Italian Grand Prix. Alonso second. Webber third.
Italian Grand Prix Result:
1. Vettel (Red Bull) 1.18.33.352
2. Alonso (Ferrari)
3. Webber (Red Bull)
4, Massa (Ferrari)
5. Hulkenberg (Sauber)
6. Rosberg (Mercedes)
7. Ricciardo (Toro Rosso)
8. Grosjean (Lotus)
9. Hamilton (Mercedes)
10. Button (Mclaren)
Fastest Lap: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 1.25.849
Driver Standings:
1. Vettel (Red Bull) 222pts
2. Alonso (Ferrari) 169
3. Hamilton (Mercedes) 141
4. Raikkonen (Lotus) 134
5. Webber (Red Bull) 130
Constructor Standings:
1. Red Bull 352
2. Ferrari 248
3. Mercedes 245
4. Lotus 191
5. Mclaren 66
Performance of the Day: Fernando Alonso for finishing second after starting fifth.
Most Overtakes of the Day: Lewis Hamilton with 9.
Shock of the Day: Kimi Raikkonen failed to get into the points.
Disappointment of the Day: Hamilton finishing ninth and Button tenth.
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