2008 Italian Grand Prix in pictures
15th September 2008, 15:21 by Keith Collantine No Comments »
Massa chases Heidfeld at the first chicane in the Italian Grand Prix
Here’s a selection of pictures from the Italian Grand Prix showing the terrible conditions at the start of the race, Hamilton, Massa and Raikkonen’s progress through the field, Sebastian Vettel celebrating his maiden win and more.
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- The race started behind the safety car due to the amount of spray
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- Vettel leads Kovalainen and Webber at the start
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- Wet weather at Monza was almost unheard of
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- Sebastien Bourdais’s race was ruined when he stalled on the grid
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- Robert Kubica heads a train of cars at the start
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- Kimi Raikkonen was stuck behind Giancarlo Fisichella in the early stages
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- Lewis Hamilton stalks Kimi Raikkonen and Giancarlo Fisichella
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- Massa made an early pass on Rosberg for fourth
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- Hamilton caught Massa at the end of the race but couldn’t pass his title rival
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- Felipe Massa waves to the crowd
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- Felipe Massa returns to the pits after the race
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- Heikki Kovalainen leads Mark Webber’s Red Bull
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- Lewis Hamilton passed Kimi Raikkonen early on
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- Nico Rosberg started high up the grid but finished out of the points
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- A well-timed switch from extreme wets to wets lifted Alonso to fourth
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- The track dried out as the race went on
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- Nelson Piquet Jnr and Adrian Sutil round the Parabolica
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- Nelson Piquet Jnr and Adrian Sutil battle for position
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- Lewis Hamilton was very quick in the middle part of the race
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- Kimi Raikkonen was much quicker after switching to intermediate tyres
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- Kimi Raikkonen fell behind Kazuki Nakajima but passed the Williams driver
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- No points for Jarno Trulli in his home race
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- Massa ended the race behind fifth-placed Heidfeld
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- Sebastian Vettel celebrated after arriving back in the pits
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- Sebastiven Vettel strides to the podium to claim his prize
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- Kovalainen and Kubica applaud Vettel on the podium
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- Robert Kubica celebrated his second podium finish at Monza
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- Sebastian Vettel sprays champagne on the podium
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- Sebastian Vettel sprays champagne on the podium
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