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F1 wraps up "European season" in Monza

Wed 8th, September 2010

Monza, Italy (Sports Network) - Series: Formula One. Date: Sunday, September 12. Race: Italian Grand Prix. Site: Autodromo Nazionale Monza. Track: 3.6-mile (5.793 km), 10-turn road course. Start Time: 8:00 a.m. (et). Laps: 53. Miles: 190.8 (306.720 km). 2009 winner: Rubens Barrichello. Television: Speed.

Formula One will run its ninth and final race in Europe this season with this weekend's Italian Grand Prix in Monza, Italy. F1 will then compete in Singapore, Japan, South Korea and Brazil before wrapping the season on November 14 in Abu Dhabi.

With six races remaining on this year's calendar, Lewis Hamilton from McLaren holds just a three-point lead over Red Bull Racing's Mark Webber.

Last week in Belgium, Hamilton dealt with rainy conditions and overcame a slip off the track and into the gravel to win the Belgian Grand Prix and reassume the championship lead.

Hamilton started second, but immediately pulled ahead of polesitter Webber on the opening lap. He led from start to finish in the 44-lap race at the Spa- Francorchamps road course, as he managed to avoid any major incidents during the changing weather conditions for his third win of the year and the 14th of his F1 career.

"Our victory in Belgium showed that, as a team, we never give up, and that we will always bounce back from adversity, feeling stronger and more determined than before," Hamilton said.

Webber experienced a mechanical issue at the start of the race, which allowed Hamilton and several other drivers to pass him before heading into the first corner. He fell back as far as 10th, but rebounded nicely for a second-place finish.

Webber's teammate, Sebastian Vettel, currently trails Hamilton by 31 points. Two years ago, Vettel set and F1 record at Monza by becoming the youngest driver to win a race and the pole position. The German was 21 years old at the time.

"I have got two great memories from Monza -- my first F1 win and first F1 pole position -- so it's good to be going back," Vettel said. "The circuit is one of the most challenging of the season, due to the low downforce levels and high top speeds."

Hamilton's teammate, Jenson Button, suffered a major blow to his F1 title defense campaign in Belgium. Vettel made contact with Button and knocked him out of the race in the early going. He wound up finishing 22nd.

Button is now 35 points out of the lead.

The Italian GP is the home race for the once-dominant Ferrari team. Ferrari's base is located in nearby Maranello, Italy.

Fernando Alonso, in his first year with Ferrari, is looking forward to the Italian GP. Alonso won this race in 2007, when he drove for McLaren.

"I am here in Maranello getting ready for a special event, my first Italian Grand Prix as a Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro driver." Alonso said. "It is Ferrari's home race, and even if ours is a team that tackles every Grand Prix in the same way, giving it our best shot and always trying to win, there is no doubt that everyone in Maranello really wants to do well in front of our fans."

On Wednesday, F1's governing body, the International Automobile Federation (FIA), decided not to impose any further penalties on Ferrari for their controversial one-two finish in July's German Grand Prix.

Race stewards fined Ferrari $100,000 for imposing team orders and bringing the sport into disrepute after Felipe Massa moved aside to let teammate Alonso win the race. Alonso is the only Ferrari driver who remains in championship contention.

Following a special hearing in Paris, the FIA's World Motor Sport Council decided the fine should stand.

Ferrari currently is third in the constructors' point standings, trailing second-place McLaren and leader Red Bull Racing.

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