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Nico Rosberg, P1 - 1:26.995, 3rd; P2 - 1:26.225, 1st
Lewis Hamilton, P1 - 1:26.187, 1st; P2 - 1:26.286, 2nd
Kimi Raikkonen, P1 - 1:27.493, 7th; P2 - 1:26.331, 3rd

 

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FIA Friday press conference - Italy

Team representatives - John Booth (Marussia), Paul Hembery (Pirelli), Federico Gastaldi (Lotus), Toto Wolff (Mercedes), Marco Mattiacci (Ferrari), Christian Horner (Red Bull Racing) Q: Toto, could I begin with you? First of all, can you bring us up to speed with what happened to Lewis Hamilton this afternoon

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Kvyat set for first engine penalty of 2014

Daniil Kvyat is expected to become the first driver of the season to take a grid drop because of an engine change after Toro Rosso put a new V6 into his car at Monza on Friday evening. It is the Russian's sixth engine of the year. Under 2014 regulations, each driver is allowed to use no more than five of any of the six power unit components over the course of the season

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FP3 - Hamilton edges Alonso in Italy as Rosberg hits trouble

Lewis Hamilton kept Mercedes at the top of the timesheets on Saturday morning at Monza, but team mate Nico Rosberg suffered a gearbox issue which prevented him from even setting a time. Ferrari's Fernando Alonso was second quickest, with Williams duo Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa taking third and fourth respectively ahead of McLaren's Jenson Button and Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel

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Qualifying - rapid Hamilton beats Rosberg to pole in Italy

Lewis Hamilton captured his first pole position in eight Grands Prix with a storming performance at Monza on Saturday afternoon, eclipsing Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg by just over two-tenths of a second. Behind the Silver Arrows, the Williams duo of Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa locked out the second row, while a last-gasp flyer lifted McLaren's Kevin Magnussen into fifth, ahead of team mate Jenson Button

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Qualifying - selected team and driver quotes

Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton on ending his pole-position drought; Kevin Magnussen and Jenson Button on McLaren's third-row lockout; and Pastor Maldonado and Romain Grosjean on Lotus's failure to progress beyond Q1. The drivers and senior team personnel report back after a thrilling, high-speed session at Monza

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FIA post-qualifying press conference - Italy

1 - Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes); 2 - Nico Rosberg (Mercedes); 3 - Valtteri Bottas (Williams) Q: Lewis, it's the first pole since Barcelona since Barcelona back in May. It's been quite a journey since then to get to this point. How do you feel? Lewis Hamilton: I feel excited for tomorrow. I'm very proud of my guys.

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Williams retain Massa and Bottas for 2015

Williams have announced that they will be retaining the services of Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas as the teams' race drivers for the 2015 FIA Formula One World Championship. Massa joined Williams for the start of the 2014 season and secured the team's first pole position since 2012 at the Austrian Grand Prix

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Race - Hamilton triumphs in Italy after Rosberg slip

Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton fought back from a poor start to claim a superb victory at Monza on Sunday, beating championship leader Nico Rosberg, who lost the lead after making a rare error whilst under pressure from his team mate. Felipe Massa was third for his first Williams podium, while team mate Valtteri Bottas recovered from a bad start to seal fourth ahead of Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo

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Race - selected team and driver quotes

Sebastian Vettel on how Red Bull's strategy gamble backfired at Monza; McLaren's Jenson Button and Force India's Sergio Perez on their 'amazing' battle; Daniil Kvyat on the brake issues which almost sent his Toro Rosso flying into the wall one lap from the flag. The drivers and senior team personnel report back on an action-packed race in Italy

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Albers departs role as Caterham team principal

Former F1 driver Christijan Albers has left his position as Caterham team principal less than two months after taking over the day-to-day running of the team. Deputy Manfredi Ravetto will assume Albers' duties with immediate effect. Albers, who is leaving for 'private reasons', was appointed as part of a management takeover completed at the start of July

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FIA post-race press conference - Italy

Drivers: 1 - Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), 2 - Nico Rosberg (Mercedes), 3 - Felipe Massa (Williams) Q: Lewis, so we would like to know, do you like to complicate your life?

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Rosberg: Hamilton pressure contributed to mistake

Nico Rosberg said a need to respond to Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton's mid-race charge contributed to him making an error at the first chicane which ultimately cost him victory in Italy. Rosberg, who had led the race at Monza from the start, was coming under increasing pressure from a recovering Hamilton following the duo's pit stops when he out-braked himself at the first chicane, allowing the Briton to slip into a lead he would not relinquish

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Perez and Button revel in thrilling Monza duel

Jenson Button and Sergio Perez have praised each other's driving after their pulsating battle for what became seventh place in Italy. McLaren's Button lost track position to the Force India of Perez at the pit stops, prompting the Briton to attack in the closing stages of the Grand Prix

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Ricciardo: Singapore hopes high after Monza charge

Daniel Ricciardo believes his late charge to fifth place in Sunday's Formula 1 Gran Premio d'Italia 2014 shows Red Bull will capable of challenging for the podium at Singapore in two weeks' time. Red Bull had been keen to play down expectations heading into Monza, with its high-speed, low-downforce requirements, but Ricciardo followed up his unlikely Belgian victory with a superb drive

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Schumacher's rehabilitation to continue from home

Former world champion Michael Schumacher is to be allowed home as he continues his recovery from the serious head injuries he sustained in a skiing accident last December. Schumacher has spent the last three months under specialist care in a Swiss hospital. “Henceforth, Michael's rehabilitation will take place at his home,” confirmed a statement released by his management on Tuesday. “Considering the severe injuries he suffered, progress has been made

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McLaren: No need for Magnussen to change approach

McLaren racing director Eric Boullier has insisted that Kevin Magnussen does not need to change the way he goes wheel-to-wheel racing, despite the Danish rookie picking up his second driving penalty in two races in Italy at the weekend. Having had 20 seconds added to his race time in Belgium, Magnussen was hit with a five-second stop-go penalty at Monza after the stewards deemed he had forced the Williams of Valtteri Bottas off the road

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Di Montezemolo to step down from Ferrari role

Luca di Montezemolo is to leave his role as Ferrari chairman, it was announced on Wednesday. The Italian, who has served the car company and Formula One team for more than two decades, indicated his decision was prompted by the flotation plans of the Prancing Horse's parent company the Fiat Chrysler Group

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Perez: 2015 Force India deal close

Sergio Perez says he is in advanced talks to extend his contract with Force India for the 2015 season. With limited spaces available at other teams, Perez, 24, said it is unlikely he will leave the Silverstone-based team, having joined from McLaren ahead of the start of the 2014 season

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Sirotkin to make practice debut for Sauber at Sochi

Sergey Sirotkin will make his F1 weekend debut at the 2014 Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix in October after Sauber confirmed the youngster will drive for them in first practice. The 19-year-old Russian, who acts as Sauber's test driver, has already driven on part of what is his home Grand Prix circuit in Sochi, having completed promotional running in a 2012 Sauber C31 in September last year

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