2012 Italian Grand Prix Review and thoughts

2012 Italian Grand Prix review of round thirteen of the F1 season at Monza, and thoughts on the race, and the battle for the drivers championship and constructors championship.

Good points

• Lewis Hamilton (pole to finished with a race win)
• Sergio Perez (finished 2nd)
• Ferrari (Fernando Alonso finished 3rd, Felipe Massa finished 4th)
• Paul di Resta (finished 8th)
• Bruno Senna (finished 10th, finished 10th on the last lap, just ahead of team-mate Pastor Maldonado and STR driver Daniel Ricciardo )
• Heikki Kovalainen (finished 14th, 0.1 second ahead team-mate of Vitaly Petrov)
• Charles Pic (finished 16th, ahead of team-mate Timo Glock)

Bad points

• Red Bull Racing (Sebastian Vettel DNF Alternator, Mark Webber DNF Vibrations)
• Jenson Button (DNF, Fuel pressure)
• Nico Hülkenberg (DNF, brakes)
• Jean-Éric Vergne (DNF, Suspension)

A dominating race weekend from Lewis Hamilton in the McLaren Mercedes, pole position on Saturday to conclude with a race win on Sunday to give Lewis his third win of the season. And McLaren a third race win in a row, the first time since 2008.

Also, a mention to both Sergio Perez and championship leader Fernando Alonso, Perez started from 12th place to finished in 2nd place, with only a one stopper as-well, also ahead of both Ferrari drivers' too on Ferrari's home ground. It's a great message to Ferrari to sign him for 2013 as Fernando Alonso team-mate. Meanwhile, Alonso started from 10th place, due to a broken rear anti-roll bar, which could have started from pole if this didn't happen and maybe the race win too. But, Alonso drive was great 10th to 2nd, until a charging Perez at the end gives Fernando Alonso a 3rd place.

While, for the first time since South Korea 2010, both Red Bulls' retired in the race. Sebastian Vettel with an Alternator problem (same problem as in Valencia) retired the current world champion. Meanwhile, Mark Webber retired with Vibrations to the car by spinning violently at the Ascari chicane.

Which, gives Fernando Alonso still leading the drivers championship with 37 points ahead of Lewis Hamilton, Kimi Räikkönen is now third in the standings with 38 points behind and Sebastian Vettel is forth in the standings with 40 points behind Alonso in the drivers championship with seven races to go.

While in the constructor's championship, Red Bull still leading the standings, while McLaren are second in the constructors standings, 29 points behind Red Bull. Ferrari are now 46 points behind Red Bull in the standings in third place with seven races to go. Both championships are hotting up.

End of blog for how, new blog soon, that is all. Bye.