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By Sam Lyon

Lap two: Problems for Red Bull - Sebastian Vettel almost goes off at Ascari as he fights with the balance of his car, they are really struggling. BMW's Robert Kubica has a damaged front-wing end plate on the left-hand side, apparently, sustained as he stormed his way through the pack up to ninth. BMW were tipped to do well, here, before the engine problems of qualifying lest we forget. Lewis Hamilton posts the fastest lap with a 1:26.5, while Vitantonio Liuzzi is up to sixth.

Lap one: Lewis Hamilton hangs on to his lead by a gnat's eyelash ahead of Kimi Raikkonen, with the Ferrari storming past Adrian Sutil into second. Great start from Rubens Barrichello, the Brawn GP driver already up to fourth, while Jenson Button dances past Heikki Kovalainen who is dropping down the pack at an alarming rate. MARK WEBBER IS OUT!

1303: We are go go go...

1300: The warm-up lap is under way, moments to go until the start. Are you ready? I have a feeling the first corner could be explosive...

1255: Five minutes to go, so I am going to stick my neck on the line and give you my podium prediction. I'm going Hamilton-Raikkonen-Button. So if you have any sense at all, avoid that bet at all costs and put the money towards something nice for your mum. Nice.

Anon via text on 81111: "35 points in 5 races will do for Button. Go Jenson!"

1248: Just time before the race action starts for you all to have a scan at two highly recommended items (even if I do say so myself). Our outline of the highs and lows of the Monza track tells you all you need to know about one of F1's true beauties, while former driver and current F1 pundit David Coulthard gives us his thoughts ahead of the race. "Red Bull are realists and they know that with more than 20 points to pull back with only 50 available it is a long shot," says the Scot.

Adrian Sutil on BBC One: "I will have to defend myself from the Kers cars quite vigorously - my strategy will be ruined if they all get past me."

BBC Sport's Sarah Holt on Twitter: "Ted Kravitz tells me Jaime Alguersuari will start from the pit lane as Toro Rosso have made some last-minute performance changes. He was 20th anyway."

VillaFour on 606: "Really can't see any of the two-stoppers winning today. For that strategy to work they have to be flat out for every lap and hope that when their pit stops come around, they manage to appear in space. It's just too much to ask for. Kovalainen for the win."

1237: Bernie Ecclestone insists he is "not worried" about 'crashgate' on BBC One, adding "it will all sort itself out one way or another at the hearing". That takes place a week on Monday. Anyway, I'll let you get on with the Renault chat on 606 if that's OK - good work all round on that, I must say. On to less sordid, and unarguably less interesting, "news" - is that right Lewis Hamilton has split up with that Pussycat Doll girl? That's what the Sunday Mirror says. Ber-limey. Who will the hoardes of cameramen stare and point at in the paddocks now?

Paul, Farnborough via text on 81111: "If the proposed championship format had been introduced this season the title race would have been over in July and nobody would be interested. Surely its about consistency over the season not six early-season wins! Is the 'winner takes all' format still on the table for next season?"

1230: Now then, let's have a quick and possibly painful look at the latest controversy to engulf Formula 1 - Renault and "crashgate". If I may refer you to our colleague Martin Brundle's cracking look at the ins, outs and shake-it-all-abouts in his Times article. To quote the big man: "Coming on top of the spying, lying and sexual shenanigans of the past two years, it's the last thing the sport needs... Talking with a group of eminent people, Niki Lauda asked: "Do you think it was an intentional crash?" I instinctively replied: "Yes." He said: "I agree completely." So that's our guess for what it's worth." Is there another sport in the world that shoots itself in the foot quite as often as Formula 1?

Hywel via text on 81111: "I hope Kimi wins today, after plenty of criticism this season i think he deserves to revel in the glory of a ferrari win at Monza."

BBC Sport's Sarah Holt in Monza: "It is hard to avoid the sense of history looming large at Monza. The track was built by motor racing enthusiasts in 1922 and has been home to the Italian Grand Prix since the F1 world championship began 60 years ago - with the exception of 1980 when the race moved to Imola.

"An absolute must for any first time visitor to Monza is to plot your way through the trees in search of the abandoned oval circuit. The high-banked track was added in 1955 but abandoned just six years later because too many drivers wondered just how safe it was to hurtle round the ludicrously steep sides at ludircrously high speeds. I managed to find a stretch of the oval just before the entrance to the Ascari Chicane and it was so amazing to take in a relic of the past. Whilst I stood, half tipping over, two road cars trundled along the bottom curve of the banking, but on foot or by car it just seems impossible to really get a sense of what it was like for the drivers to plummet round there heart-in-mouth."

Koyomi on 606: "I think it'll be either Barrichello or Sutil for the win, but Kimi could spring a surprise from 3rd with his Kers."

Jon via text on 81111: "I'm probably not the first to suggest this but maybe If Fisichella had stayed at Force India he probably would have been on pole for his home GP?"

1217: So, a massive day for so many reasons and so many drivers. Jenson Button will be hoping to reignite his drivers' championship charge with a first podium finish in 84 days - his title lead is now down to 16 points - while his realistic challengers, Rubens Barrichello, Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber will be aiming to eat further into his points advantage. Giancarlo Fisichella and Vitantonio Liuzzi - who endured/enjoyed (delete as applicable) will be hoping to impress on their debuts for Ferrari and Force India respectively. Ferrari will want to put on a show for their home fans the tifosi, while McLaren's recent resurgence can only be described as Lazarus-esque. And what about Renault? I'd wager they will be quite happy to get back to racing after this week's shenanigans huh? More on that later...

Pete, Worthing, via text on 81111: "We quite often get good qualifying but the potential of the race doesn't live up to expectation through first corner incidents and rookie drivers - let's hope this one manages to."

bobbajobby on 606: "Watch out for Raikkonen - he's driving like a man possessed these days and is getting better at using his kers! Another podium for him I reckon."

1210: If you can't see the TV pictures above, give this page a cheeky refresh why don't you. And while you do that, consider this: The last time two Britons topped the podium was the Austrian Grand Prix in 1999, when Eddie Irvine finished first and David Coulthard second. A repeat on the 10-year anniversary would be nice - as Anon via text points out below. By the way, don't be shy folks, put your names on your text. Unless you're skiving off work and deliberately want to remain anon obviously. Your secret's safe with me.

Cricketing_stargazer on 606: "Rubens Barrichello is taking a massive risk but, he is right that it is his only chance of a podium finish and keeping the battle (just about) open."

Anon via text on 81111: "When was the last time we had a Brit one and two? It would be great to see a Lewis and Jensen one-two on the podium today wouldn't it?"

huhuhuguyz on 606: "Re: Anon via text - I watched the qualifying again this morning and there is nothing in this world to ever suggest Lewis did block Buemi. Even if it was so, there was nothing intentional or deliberate about it."

1158: A quick weather update for you, then, with our TV coverage just over 10 minutes away - it is bright and beautiful at the moment, and that is how it is forecast to stay. However, talk prior to the weekend was of the threat of rain, and word reaches me that weather forecasters are not always right. Is that true? Only I watched a documentary the other day called "Back to the Future II" and in it Doc Emmett Brown could predict the end of rain to the second. Strange.

BBC Sport's Sarah Holt in Monza: "The Kers system - which gives drivers an extra 80bhp boost of power for around seven seconds per lap - is expected to be a huge advantage to the McLaren, Ferraris and Renault cars, who all have the battery pack installed this weekend. Mercedes have produced what is believed to be the best system in F1 this year and their motorsport chief Norbert Haug says Kers should give pole-sitter Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen an advantage of three tenths of a second per lap and 15m in distance gain during the race. But despite the racing intrigue Kers provides, Haug says it isn't the right thing to retain Kers in next season's cost-cutting environment."

Wrex_PCR on 606: "Can't see Button overtaking Barichello... but I do have a sneaking suspicion that Ruben's gearbox might not make it to the end - he's not had the best of luck this year."

Anon via text on 81111: "Am I the only one who thinks Hamilton should have been penalised for blocking Sebastian Buemi's lap in qualifying? Fair play the Toro Rosso probably wouldn't have gone any faster, but who knows?"

1149: News overnight by the way, that Rubens Barrichello has refused to change the charred gearbox in his Brawn so as not to incur a five-place penalty on the grid. The Brazilian believes his best hope of victory or a podium place is to chance his arm on the gearbox surviving the race - conspiracy theorists might suggest Brawn GP bosses wouldn't be too unhappy if said gearbox failed during the race meaning they can concentrate on Jenson Button's title bid for the remainder of the season. Any of you in this camp?

Tenordrumman on 606: "I'm relishing the thought of watching this race. Lewis looks to back to his best and must be favourite to win, I expect Kovi to be up there with him as well."

BBC Sport's Sarah Holt in Monza: "Are you ready to say arrivederci to the European leg of the season? You probably could not ask for a finer farewell than by racing at two classic venues; first Spa and now Monza. It is incredibly busy here at the royal park circuit. Home boys Ferrari have a lot of guests in the inner sanctum of the paddock while the tifosi are thronged amongst the woods and rickety metal grandstands. The sun is shining and with plenty of shuffling expected off the start all the signs point to a cracking race. If you believe in omens then today the 13th race of the year will be run on Sunday 13th - but, fear not, there has never been a number 13 car used in Formula 1."

Czar-Orac on 606: "I'll go for Rubens too. Assuming the Brawn team don't find another excuse to hinder him... They'll probably switch him to a nine-stopper while he's in the lead."

1138: So here's what I want you good people to do - I want you to send me your missives in your thousands via text on 81111 or over on 606, and let's see if we can't just cobble together the correct podium placing ahead of time. It's a bit like "magician" Derren Brown's means of predicting lottery numbers, only not fake and not done with an annoyingly smug grin on the bed of a rubbish goatee.

1135: Lewis Hamilton might have produced a stunning late lap to snatch pole position yesterday, but a look at our fuel-adjusted grid reveals McLaren team-mate Heikki Kovalainen was actually the fastest man in qualifying, with the Brawn GPs of Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button bang in the mix. A mere 0.073 seconds separated the top four drivers yesterday, in fact, and that did not include Force India's Adrian Sutil, the Ferrari of Kimi Raikkonen or either Red Bull. And, as if that didn't provide intrigue enough, seven of the top 10 drivers appear to be on a one-stop strategy, with Hamilton, Sutil and Raikkonen on a two-stopper. Potential carnage.

1130: Our F1 mole is tipping Jenson Button, F1 commentator Jonathan Legard foresees a Kers-boosted lock-out of the top three, and I threw the names in a hat and picked out text commentary darling Adrian Sutil. Today's Italian Grand Prix could just be the closest fought race of the season yet, and predicting a definite winner looks more troublesome than a four-year-old after too much fizzy pop. Anyone dipped their toe in at the bookies today?

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