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2011 ITALIAN GRAND PRIX

Venue: Monza
Date: Sunday 11 September
Lap length: 3.510 miles
Race laps: 53
2010 winner: Fernando Alonso (Ferrari)
First grand prix: 1922

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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903285704576556971867897488.html?mod=WSJ_hp_editorsPicks_3

Remembering a Racing Tragedy

By A.J. BAIME

They began the race as friends and rivals, knowing that one of them was almost certain to be crowned world champion at the end: Phil Hill of Santa Monica, Calif., and Count Wolfgang Von Trips of West Germany. They were Ferrari teammates, each a master of speed. The date: Sept. 10, 1961. The place: the Italian Grand Prix at Monza.

Two hours, three minutes and 13 seconds later, Hill had become America's first Formula One champion. Von Trips was dead along with 14 spectators-killed when his Ferrari scythed into the crowd like a helicopter blade.

Associated Press

The last picture of Von Trips in his Ferrari before the start of the race.

"It's all so unreal," Hill said as fans swarmed him after the race.

As F1 motors into Sunday's Italian Grand Prix, one of the premier events on the racing calendar, the last race of "Count Von Crash" will catch the spotlight again. The 1961 Italian Grand Prix turns 50 this year. The event remains one of the most storied and macabre sporting events of the 20th century.

Hill is still the only American-born driver ever to win the F1 title, the most coveted in motorsport. Von Trips is remembered as one of the 1960s most high-profile sporting fatalities, a superstar nobleman cut down in his prime.

Hill was a pioneering American racer in Europe in the 1950s. As the first American Ferrari driver and the first American to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans, he played a major role in luring stateside fans from stock-car ovals to the twisty circuits overseas. The press called him "Mickey Mantle in a Ferrari."

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Stuff...

Rubens Barrichello is convinced he will be in Formula 1 next season, despite the delay to secure a new deal with the Williams team.
Full story: Autosport

Ferrari say they are laying the foundations for a new era of Michael Schumacher-like dominance with Fernando Alonso and aim to be winning regularly again within a year.
Full story: Reuters

Domenicali insists Schumacher still has what it takes to be a winner and silence the critics.
Full story: Reuters

Lewis Hamilton has dismissed suggestions his celebrity lifestyle is proving a hindrance to a Formula 1 career he admits is failing to hit the heights. (Press Association)

Technology used by McLaren for coordinating pit stops is primed to slash emissions from airports across the globe.
Full story: CNN

Paul di Resta believes a decision on his future with Force India will not be made until later this year. "There is no movement yet," said the Scot. "There are obviously talks, which will be ongoing, but nothing has been generated, no decision has been made." (Press Association)

Adrian Sutil says it would be "great" if he could stay at Force India next season.
Full story: Formula1.com

Michael Schumacher doubts whether Mercedes will be any more competitive than usual at Monza despite the circuit's long straights potentially playing into their hands.
Full story: Autosportlink text here

Italian Jarno Trulli said he was sure to be in Formula 1 next year, even if Team Lotus have yet to confirm a contract extension.
Full story: Reuters

Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg will have a new helmet design from this weekend's Italian Grand Prix.
Nico Rosberg on Twitter

Tyre supplier Pirelli welcomes plans for Formula 1 teams to hold a mid-season test next year at Ferrari's Mugello circuit.
Full story: Reuters

The Grand Prix Drivers' Association (GPDA) has written to Pirelli saying it backs the tyre manufacturers' push to change compound allocations next year, in a bid to end unused rubber getting wasted.
Full story: Autosport

Bruno Senna is confident he can qualify in the top 10 and score points at the Italian Grand Prix this weekend, his second race for the Renault team since being drafted in to replace Nick Heidfeld.
Full story: Renault

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Von Tripps 1961 death, and then Jochen Rindt in 1970 to become the first driver to win the season championship, posthumously.

When he died, he was racing with just about as much dominence as very best.

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iirc Rindt had a pretty good crash here at the Glen the year before that when he lost a wheel going up the hill

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2nd Practice

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Time/Retired	Gap	Laps
1	1	Sebastian Vettel	RBR-Renault	1:24.010		37
2	3	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	1:24.046	0.036	21
3	7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	1:24.347	0.337	39
4	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:24.366	0.356	33
5	5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:24.433	0.423	31
6	2	Mark Webber	RBR-Renault	1:24.468	0.458	32
7	4	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes	1:24.508	0.498	30
8	17	Sergio Perez	Sauber-Ferrari	1:25.097	1.087	39
9	16	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber-Ferrari	1:25.182	1.172	37
10	9	Bruno Senna	Renault	1:25.325	1.315	38
11	10	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	1:25.450	1.440	31
12	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India-Mercedes	1:25.496	1.486	39
13	15	Paul di Resta	Force India-Mercedes	1:25.683	1.673	37
14	19	Jaime Alguersuari	STR-Ferrari	1:25.758	1.748	29
15	11	Rubens Barrichello	Williams-Cosworth	1:26.202	2.192	36
16	12	Pastor Maldonado	Williams-Cosworth	1:26.353	2.343	40
17	18	Sebastien Buemi	STR-Ferrari	1:28.347	4.337	5
18	21	Jarno Trulli	Lotus-Renault	1:28.559	4.549	32
19	20	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus-Renault	1:28.605	4.595	32
20	24	Timo Glock	Virgin-Cosworth	1:28.804	4.794	25
21	23	Vitantonio Liuzzi	HRT-Cosworth	1:29.162	5.152	34
22	8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:29.184	5.174	29
23	25	Jerome d'Ambrosio	Virgin-Cosworth	1:29.622	5.612	34
24	22	Daniel Ricciardo	HRT-Cosworth	1:29.841	5.831	7

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Pos	No	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	1	Sebastian Vettel	RBR-Renault	1:24.002	1:22.914	1:22.275	15
2	3	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	1:23.976	1:23.172	1:22.725	16
3	4	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes	1:24.013	1:23.031	1:22.777	17
4	5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:24.134	1:23.342	1:22.841	18
5	2	Mark Webber	RBR-Renault	1:24.148	1:23.387	1:22.972	14
6	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:24.523	1:23.681	1:23.188	17
7	10	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	1:24.486	1:23.741	1:23.530	19
8	7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	1:25.108	1:23.671	1:23.777	13
9	8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:24.550	1:23.335	1:24.477	17
10	9	Bruno Senna	Renault	1:24.914	1:24.157		20
11	15	Paul di Resta	Force India-Mercedes	1:24.574	1:24.163		15
12	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India-Mercedes	1:24.595	1:24.209		18
13	11	Rubens Barrichello	Williams-Cosworth	1:24.975	1:24.648		19
14	12	Pastor Maldonado	Williams-Cosworth	1:24.798	1:24.726		16
15	17	Sergio Perez	Sauber-Ferrari	1:25.113	1:24.845		17
16	18	Sebastien Buemi	STR-Ferrari	1:25.164	1:24.932		18
17	16	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber-Ferrari	1:24.879	1:25.065		16
18	19	Jaime Alguersuari	STR-Ferrari	1:25.334			11
19	21	Jarno Trulli	Lotus-Renault	1:26.647			12
20	20	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus-Renault	1:27.184			13
21	24	Timo Glock	Virgin-Cosworth	1:27.591			9
22	25	Jerome d'Ambrosio	Virgin-Cosworth	1:27.609			11
23	22	Daniel Ricciardo	HRT-Cosworth	1:28.054			12
24	23	Vitantonio Liuzzi	HRT-Cosworth	1:28.231			11
		Q1 107% Time		1:29.854

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Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Pts
1	1	Sebastian Vettel	RBR-Renault	53	1:20:46.172	1	25
2	4	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes	53	+9.5 secs	3	18
3	5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	53	+16.9 secs	4	15
4	3	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	53	+17.4 secs	2	12
5	7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	53	+32.6 secs	8	10
6	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	53	+42.9 secs	6	8
7	19	Jaime Alguersuari	STR-Ferrari	52	+1 Lap	18	6
8	15	Paul di Resta	Force India-Mercedes	52	+1 Lap	11	4
9	9	Bruno Senna	Renault	52	+1 Lap	10	2
10	18	Sebastien Buemi	STR-Ferrari	52	+1 Lap	16	1
11	12	Pastor Maldonado	Williams-Cosworth	52	+1 Lap	14
12	11	Rubens Barrichello	Williams-Cosworth	52	+1 Lap	13
13	20	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus-Renault	51	+2 Laps	20
14	21	Jarno Trulli	Lotus-Renault	51	+2 Laps	19
15	24	Timo Glock	Virgin-Cosworth	51	+2 Laps	21
NC	22	Daniel Ricciardo	HRT-Cosworth	39	+14 Laps	23
Ret	17	Sergio Perez	Sauber-Ferrari	32	+21 Laps	15
Ret	16	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber-Ferrari	21	+32 Laps	17
Ret	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India-Mercedes	9	+44 Laps	12
Ret	2	Mark Webber	RBR-Renault	4	+49 Laps	5
Ret	25	Jerome d'Ambrosio	Virgin-Cosworth	1	+52 Laps	22
Ret	10	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	0	Accident	7
Ret	8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	0	Accident	9
Ret	23	Vitantonio Liuzzi	HRT-Cosworth	0	Accident	24

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