Lewis Hamilton may have made a stunning last minute grab at getting pole position for the Italian GP, but it looks like the two Brawns are best placed to win tomorrow’s race.
Both Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button – in fifth and sixth respectively – will be one stopping tomorrow, which should line them up nicely for a squabble to the chequered flag.
We won’t know for sure though until the fuel loads are published shortly, as there might be one of two surprises ahead of the Brawns.
Lewis certainly seems the most likely to be running a two-stop race, which means he’ll have to shoot off from the start and make the most of his KERS to crank out a huge lead.
Adrian Sutil got his Force India into second, and were it not for a small mistake in his lap, he’d probably have been ahead of Lewis, with FI’s second pole in two races.
Kimi Raikkonen’s sitting in third, showing some good pace for the Ferrari. If he’s fuelled heavy then he’ll have a great chance in the race tomorrow.
You’ve got to wonder if Giancarlo Fisichella, down in 14th in the sister Ferrari, is wondering if he made the right decision to leave Force India for the Scuderia.
What would you have done?
Check out BBC Sport’s site for full results, and keep an eye on it for the fuel weights in a bit.
Go kimi. Go fisi.
i guess fisi should have stayed with force india.
Sutil should be on pole. Hamilton will win, Kimi second, Sutil Third
you’d need a heart of stone to be an italian and turn down a ferrari seat for monza, Of course Fisi chose ferrari……..any italian would.
I’m hoping for a dog fight between lewis and kimi, not to mention Rubens. if he gets a good start he’ll be breathing down their necks in no time. This could be a great one!
hamilton to win, button back on the podium and sutil to be taken out by a ferrari
Go Hamilton my no.1 driver and fair play for sutil. Could be a real contender for the race.
I dont think a one stop will work, not for a podium anyways, but where are you getting that? nothing I’ve seen has indicated a Brawn 1 stop
I’m tipping Lewis for the win, Sutil for a Podium and yeah, thats about it.
for many yrs the winner of that race always came from the frontrow, my guess is Hamilton aswell..
as a Bmw driver i am ashamed of their performance and quiting act, they never ever should have bought Sauber but should have stayed with Williams!
cheers for Mercedes !
Wow!go force india!although i sincerely hope the brawns can get back in the race
Anonymous, if you were watching the qualifying on BBC, you would of seen an interview with Ross Brawn where he revealled that both cars were one stopping
Kimi better not take out Sutil like he usually does when Sutils in a pointscoring position!!
:)
Lewis to win! Sutil second Alonso third
Go hamilton…!
Fisicella already knew he didn’t have big chances in a car he had never driven, and there is probably nothing in the world he wouldn’t have given up in order to drive that Ferrari,even if to end up 14th.
Button for the win. Too bad it aint a Honda.
Qualifing Weights – Both Brawns & Kovalainen are looking very good.
1. Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, 653.5kg
2. Adrian Sutil, Force India, 655
3. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, 662
4. Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren, 683
5. Rubens Barrichello, Brawn GP, 688.5
6. Jenson Button, Brawn GP, 687
7. Vitantonio Liuzzi, Force India, 679.5
8. Fernando Alonso, Renault, 677.5
9. Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, 682
10. Mark Webber, Red Bull, 683
11. Jarno Trulli, Toyota, 703
12. Romain Grosjean, Renault, 699.8
13. Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber, 697.5
14. Giancarlo Fisichella, Ferrari, 690
15. Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber, 697.5
16. Timo Glock, Toyota, 709.8
17. Kazuki Nakajima, Williams, 706.2
18. Nico Rosberg, Williams, 708.6
19. Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso, 706
20. Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso, 706
Whats up with force india anyway?
@8 Nige i agree, bmw should hav stayed with williams, and honda shouldnt hav sold out.
Fisi has taken a leap of faith, he might be in a difficult position when massa’s back, and if ferrari sign alonso as well…
Which (especially Italian) guy in the right mind would turn down a race seat for Ferrari?
No matter how much you hate Ferrari, you can’t deny the pedigree and history its got. You’ve got to have balls the size of Jupiter to be in a FI racesuit and turn down a red overall….
kovalinen!!!
Where did that lap come from?
its gunna be interesting into the first corner with the history between sutil and raikkonen
its gunna go all down to pit stops! i can’t believe they’re getting rid of re-feulling its just gunna spoil the feeling of anticipation from the public to see their favourite driver get through a pit stop unscathed, next year its just gunna be in and out (BORINNNGGG!)
kovalainen is in the strongest position only 1 lap in front of brawn’s and has kers… i wonder where he’ll pop up at the end
If you’ve seen the fuel weights, I’d have thought that Kovalainen’s in a good position to win. Unless it rains…
As for Fisichella, he mightn’t be in the top 10, but you can’t say he’s worse than Badoer!
kovy put in a good q3. suprised kimi is heavier than the guys in front. sutil will be choked off the line 2moro.
hamilton will sprint away and will lead rubens over the line with jenson third. kimi and sutil will obviously crash into each other……tradition, to leave kovy with 4th and fernando in 5th.
1. hammy
2. rubinho
3. jenson
4. kovy
5. fernando.
however, all of this is excluding my hope that the iceman will burn them all and win again. on the iceman!!!!
My biased predictions
1.Fischichella
2.Räikkonen
3.Barrichello
…
…
19.Button
20.Hamilton
If that happens i can die happily.
1.Button
2.Raikkonen
3.Hamilton
4.Barichello
5.Kovalainen
it’s normal Fisi is not doing good in a car he is not used to, I think the real Fisi will come out in the next weeks, I think he did good in going to Ferrari, as he said, it’s the dream of any italian driver to drive a red car in monza
I think it’s stupid that Eddie Jordon and others were saying “is Fisi regretting going to Ferrari?”..erm..that would be “no” – he is an Italian near the end of his F1 racing career and he gets to race a Ferrari at Monzo – he probably would have finished alot higher if he sayed at Force India..but that’s just not the point. Jesus,some people just don’t understand passion lol.
..and why are people complaining about no refuelling next year?? I don’t want to see races which are won or lost by the pit crew’s refuelling skill – I want to see which drivers can handle there cars best..and the anticiaption and excitement will build as the tanks get lighter – can’t wait!!
AGAIN Kovalainen outperformes Hamilton.
Too bad his team never let him have a real shot at beating him in a race…
where are you from Oi to have the 2 british drivers at the bottom?
woo brawns look good
So…Kovalainens job is to be a good little wingman and hold everyone up so Hamilton has time to scamper off into the distance and win.
Kimi will invariably take out Sutil at some point during the race.
i think they should use the irish lad
i think fisi is right in his decision..why??
because he gave antonio luizzi a chance to race and remove badoer in the race…nuff said..
Why do you French and Germans think this is all F1 magic? From the start of the season Force India has had the fastest straight line speed. AND MONZA AND SPA are the straightest circuits. Apply simple logic. Even an American could understand that.
Let’s talk about Kers… Ferrari, McLaren and Renault got it.
The start will be interesting… Fisi 14th and Grosjean 12th might takes a few places and Sutil will loose some…
But the most important thing is how Grosjean will manage to turn in the first corner without making a mess… can’t wait.
WILL U GUYS STOP SAYING KIMI WILL TAKE OUT SUTIL?!?!
do u think hes mr bean or something as to make the same car crash over and over again..
no F1 driver is going to willingly crash someone else’s car along with his own..
extremely biased ppl..
congrats to Hamilton, Sutil, Raikkonen and Kovalainen. Brilliant but, hamilton better watch his mirrors at the start.even with the KERS, Mclaren does not get off the line as quickly as Ferraris.Watch the starts from recent GPs and u guys will notice.
anyway best man for the win!
Out of the top 7 cars 6 are Mercedes powered. Talk about total domination.
1. Buy a Mercedes engine.
2. Hire a NASCAR driver like Carl Edwards.
???
Win F1 for a decade straight.
Agree with rex, ferrari with kers has a better start off the line thn mcmerc. great going for tonio from FI, driving after a gap of two years and 7th on he grid. Fisi not bad considering no time spent at all in that red car but a place within the top 10 would hav been more respectable. AND YES SUMBODY ASK EDDIE JORDAN TO SHUT UP even a non patriotic italian wont give up a seat in Ferrari.
final results :
1.Hamilton
2.Raikkonen
3.Sutil
#19 .. before 1994 there were also no fuelstops (except 82) and the races and pitstops were better, trust me.
wonder if the ugly 09 aero package finally will result in more overtaking, this is the track to proove, if not they should go back to the 08 wing dims!!!
1. Raikonen
2. Button
3. Rubens
Hamiltom will knock himself and Sutil out in the first corner
go the brits!
fisi should definately have stayed with force india. He can’t find the pace in the ferrari
ok, after the weights, and considering the weather I am going to say Hamilton for the win,the other podium positions will go to sutil and kimi.
Come on Hamilton!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GO HAMILTON BEST DRIVER IN THERE
:D:D:D:D
lewis to win
Go Lewis! Go Lewis! No! Not there! Not in the wall!!!
Really struggling to work out why Hamilton was pushing so hard on the last lap. He had 3rd in the bag, and had a second to make up on Button with one lap to go. I know drivers instinct is to win win win, but he didn’t have a hope in hell of catching Button (and more importantly overtake him, given how much the new rear wing rips the air up, denying cars behind them front downforce). So in the end all he did was needlessly throw away a good podium finish.
The Italian fans were very appreciative though, as is Kimi. Great race by Barichello and Button, I don’t think anyone (except maybe Button) could begrudge Barichello winning.
Hamilton has really given the haters some good ammo today. What a novice mistake and on the last lap too…
“Another brick in the wall”….more like another McLaren in the wall
He really isn’t that good, is he ?
Well he did not knock himself out in the first round, but the last round, the result is the same. Hamilton, did not finish again! Far too agressive, 3rd place not good enoug for him, so he knock himself out that’s a lot better!
He (hamilton) could see that Jenson was going to lap a car in front, and so decided to push like crazy so that if Jenson did get held up AT ALL, he would be there to pounce.
And anyway, this is how Hamiltom won the world championship last year, on the last lap!!!!
i dont think that fisi should have stayed at FI cos it was his dream to be at ferrari and we can see that the car is quick enough for the top end of the grid, its his driving to blame for the bad qualifying.