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Nov 27, 2011

F1 Tech talk | Getting the most from Red Bull Nov 27, 2011

Team Lotus has extended and enlarged its deal with Red Bull Technology to help the little green machine lose the tag of ‘best of the new teams’ and become a proper F1 midfield runner. Chief technical...

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Nov 14, 2011

F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: Drivers' Quotes | The Last Word from Yas Marina Nov 14, 2011

The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix proved to be a rare low point in Sebastian Vettel's season, but a highlight for Lewis Hamilton. Read the drivers' post-race quotes here...

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Nov 13, 2011

Daniel Ricciardo Interview | Getting to grips with the F1 elite Nov 13, 2011

After a string of good results and his best ever F1 qualifying performance on Saturday, Red Bull Junior Daniel Ricciardo says he’s coming to terms with racing in the elite...

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Nov 12, 2011

90° of freedom | Tech talk with RenaultSport's Rob White Nov 12, 2011

RenaultSport’s Rob White gives us the lowdown on the power and the glory that comes with producing another championship-winning F1 engine

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Oct 26, 2011

The World Championship winning RB7 | Tech talk with Paul Monaghan Oct 26, 2011

With a second Constructors’ World Championship safely tucked away in the freight heading from Yeongyam to New Delhi, Paul Monaghan, Red Bull Racing’s head of car performance, tells us how it...

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Event Details

Location

Monza, Italy (Map this address )

Start

SEP 9, 2011 at 12:00 AM

End

SEP 11, 2011 at 11:00 PM

About

The Italian Grand Prix (Gran Premio d'Italia) is one of the longest running events on the motor racing calendar. The first ever Italian Grand Prix motor racing championship took place on September 4, 1921 at Brescia. However, the race is more closely associated with the circuit at Monza, which was built in 1922, and has been the location for most of the races over the years. Between the years of 1935 and 1938 the Italian Grand Prix counted towards the European Championship, and was itself designated the European Grand Prix title a total of seven times from 1923 to 1967. It was also one of the inaugural Formula One Championship races in 1950 and has been held each and every year since, a record which only the British Grand Prix can also boast.

It was after his 2006 Italian Grand Prix victory that Michael Schumacher announced his official retirement from Formula 1 racing. Two years later Sebastian Vettel's victory in Italy made him the youngest driver in history to win a F1 Grand Prix. At the tender age of just 21 years and 74 days he surpassed Fernando Alonso's record, held since 2003. The Monza Grand Prix was surrounded by uncertainty when it emerged that Rome had signed a deal to host F1 races from 2012, however on 28th March this year fans of the old Italian favourite breathed a sigh of relief as Bernie Ecclestone put pen to paper on a deal which sees Formula One racing stay put in Monza until at least 2016.