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+ 1. We used to represent Bertolli in Iran, and I would visit with the Commendatore twice a year in Cremona (home of the worlds greatest luthiers Stradivari,Guarneri & others), about 80 km from Milan. It's a great track, and the park is quite impressive too.
Some fellow old farts may remember the Brambilla brothers, who both raced on 2 and 4 wheels, and whose Beta tool company (high quality tools) is located near the old team garages, as is an old time seller of racing memorabilia. It's worth a visit even when there is no race.
When visiting the cathedral and piazza del duomo, its advisable to hold something over your head. I had never seen as many pigeons dive bombing poop.
The E side of the square used to have a set of steps going down to a pretty cool night club in part of the old catacombs.

The no longer used banking of the oval (the annoying music can be turned down).
 

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F1 Italian Grand Prix 2020 - Qualifying Results

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Full Qualifying Results for the Italian Grand Prix at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Round 8 of the 2020 F1 World Championship.

2020 F1 ITALIAN GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING RESULTS
POS.DRIVERNAT.TEAMQ1Q2Q3
1Lewis HamiltonGBRMercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team1m 19.5391m 19.0921m 18.887
2Valtteri BottasFINMercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team1m 19.7861m 18.9521m 18.956
3Carlos SainzESPMcLaren F1 Team1m 20.0991m 19.7051m 19.695
4Sergio PerezMEXBWT Racing Point F1 Team1m 20.0481m 19.7181m 19.720
5Max VerstappenNEDAston Martin Red Bull Racing1m 20.1931m 19.7801m 19.795
6Lando NorrisGBRMcLaren F1 Team1m 20.3441m 19.9621m 19.820
7Daniel RicciardoAUSRenault F1 Team1m 20.5481m 20.0311m 19.864
8Lance StrollCANBWT Racing Point F1 Team1m 20.4001m 19.9241m 20.049
9Alexander AlbonTHAAston Martin Red Bull Racing1m 21.1041m 20.0641m 20.090
10Pierre GaslyFRAScuderia AlphaTauri Honda1m 20.1451m 19.9091m 20.177
11Daniil KvyatRUSScuderia AlphaTauri Honda1m 20.3071m 20.169
12Esteban OconFRARenault F1 Team1m 20.7471m 20.234
13Charles LeclercMONScuderia Ferrari1m 20.4431m 20.273
14Kimi RaikkonenFINAlfa Romeo Racing Orlen1m 21.0101m 20.926
15Kevin MagnussenDENHaas F1 Team1m 20.8691m 21.573
16Romain GrosjeanFRAHaas F1 Team1m 21.139
17Sebastian VettelGERScuderia Ferrari1m 21.151
18Antonio GiovinazziITAAlfa Romeo Racing Orlen1m 21.206
19George RussellGBRWilliams Racing1m 21.587
20Nicholas LatifiCANWilliams Racing1m 21.717
 

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I think we can expect another boring race in the front, but it might get more interesting around Max Verstappen's 5th starting position. We will see what the McLaren and Racing Point drivers can do about Max.
 

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Beware of what you wish for?
Both Toto Wolff and Bottas made some tongue and cheek remarks about Red Bull, who apparently had pushed the most for the engine mode rule change.
 

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I think we can expect another boring race in the front, but it might get more interesting around Max Verstappen's 5th starting position. We will see what the McLaren and Racing Point drivers can do about Max.
I am quite happy to see that my expectation did not come to pass......The red flag changed everything...Alfa with Honda power ????
 

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I know realize that Alpha is the ex-Red Bull team, nothing to do with Alfa Romeo.....Too many changes to keep up-to-date...Sad to see Williams family team disappearing into big corporation ownership.
 

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The team screwed up. One Mercedes F1 guy is said to have noticed, unfortunately he was at team HQ in Brackley, UK.
The restart after that long red flag period was interesting to see, but it quickly turned into an interesting race with the young guns providing plenty of action.
Kimmy looked pretty racy, but whoever decided to put him on softs for the restart deserved to get spanked.
I recently wrote that Ferrari picked Sainz over Ricciardo, because he wouldn't challenge for #1 status. The feisty and smart quali and drive by Sainz today showed how wrong I was. Great to see Gasly win.
That was a nice change from the snooze fests.
It's almost painful to witness Ferrari's from hero to zero descent.

ESPN has no crew of their own at the races, but the SKY TV reporting they show is usually bare bones. All races ESPN shows cut off abruptly'
SKY TV F1 staple, Ted Kravitz notebook is never shown (no offense to Will Buxton, who is employed by Formula1.com TV, as is old hand Peter Windsor)
If this is blocked click youtube

With Renault being renamed Alpine F1 for their sporting brand (a cousin near Hannover still has his blue A110, and a later Alpine model had the front seat arrangement with 1 center drivers, and 2 passenger seats on either side long before the McLaren F1.
I hope well get to see a bit of French racing blue, and hopefully British racing green next year, even if it's only on a wing or spoiler.
 

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F1 Italian Grand Prix 2020 - Race Results
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Full Race Results for the Italian Grand Prix at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Round 8 of the 2020 F1 World Championship.

2020 F1 ITALIAN GRAND PRIX - RACE RESULTS
POSDRIVERNAT.TEAMTIME
1Pierre GaslyFRAScuderia AlphaTauri Honda53
2Carlos SainzESPMcLaren F1 Team+ 0.415
3Lance StrollCANBWT Racing Point F1 Team+ 3.358
4Lando NorrisGBRMcLaren F1 Team+ 6.000
5Valtteri BottasFINMercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team+ 7.108
6Daniel RicciardoAUSRenault F1 Team+ 8.391
7Lewis HamiltonGBRMercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team+ 17.245
8Esteban OconFRARenault F1 Team+ 18.691
9Daniil KvyatRUSScuderia AlphaTauri Honda+ 22.208
10Sergio PerezMEXBWT Racing Point F1 Team+ 23.416
11Nicholas LatifiCANWilliams Racing+ 32.876
12Romain GrosjeanFRAHaas F1 Team+ 35.164
13Kimi RaikkonenFINAlfa Romeo Racing Orlen+ 36.312
14George RussellGBRWilliams Racing+ 36.593
15Alexander AlbonTHAAston Martin Red Bull Racing+ 37.533
16Antonio GiovinazziITAAlfa Romeo Racing Orlen+ 55.199
DNFMax VerstappenNEDAston Martin Red Bull Racing31 laps
DNFCharles LeclercMONScuderia Ferrari26 laps
DNFKevin MagnussenDENHaas F1 Team20 laps
DNFSebastian VettelGBRScuderia Ferrari6 laps
 

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F1 Italian Grand Prix 2020 - Race Results
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Full Race Results for the Italian Grand Prix at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Round 8 of the 2020 F1 World Championship.

2020 F1 ITALIAN GRAND PRIX - RACE RESULTS
POSDRIVERNAT.TEAMTIME
1Pierre GaslyFRAScuderia AlphaTauri Honda53
2Carlos SainzESPMcLaren F1 Team+ 0.415
3Lance StrollCANBWT Racing Point F1 Team+ 3.358
4Lando NorrisGBRMcLaren F1 Team+ 6.000
5Valtteri BottasFINMercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team+ 7.108
6Daniel RicciardoAUSRenault F1 Team+ 8.391
7Lewis HamiltonGBRMercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team+ 17.245
8Esteban OconFRARenault F1 Team+ 18.691
9Daniil KvyatRUSScuderia AlphaTauri Honda+ 22.208
10Sergio PerezMEXBWT Racing Point F1 Team+ 23.416
11Nicholas LatifiCANWilliams Racing+ 32.876
12Romain GrosjeanFRAHaas F1 Team+ 35.164
13Kimi RaikkonenFINAlfa Romeo Racing Orlen+ 36.312
14George RussellGBRWilliams Racing+ 36.593
15Alexander AlbonTHAAston Martin Red Bull Racing+ 37.533
16Antonio GiovinazziITAAlfa Romeo Racing Orlen+ 55.199
DNFMax VerstappenNEDAston Martin Red Bull Racing31 laps
DNFCharles LeclercMONScuderia Ferrari26 laps
DNFKevin MagnussenDENHaas F1 Team20 laps
DNFSebastian VettelGBRScuderia Ferrari6 laps
I could have sworn Sebastian Vettel is a German citizen....????
 

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I could have sworn Sebastian Vettel is a German citizen....????
I could have sworn Sebastian Vettel is a German citizen....????
Ha, I hadn't noticed their screw up.
Btw, until the late 90's, famed engineer / race car designer John Barnard ran the Ferrari design and development facility in Shalford, in the U.K. motorsport valley.
Not far away was race engine builder Illmor, now the Mercedes F1 engine plant.
 

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This guy sure got a nice payday. :cool: Just gotta wonder what in the hell would possess one to make such a bet...? Bet he's glad he bet his 0.20EUR, though. LOL! 😁

 
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This guy sure got a nice payday. :cool: Just gotta wonder what in the hell would possess one to make such a bet...? Bet he's glad he bet his 0.20EUR, though. LOL! 😁

Someone hire this guy right away. Always the smart ones....
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