Monza - il Grand Premio D'Italia 2016

[J.Clark]

All in all, not a bad race, but not too exciting either.

I was quite happy to Lewis bungle his start again and end up 6^th, if only briefly.

Like Scott, I wish Kimi had gotten Vettel at the start, but . . .   They each had a pretty good race and probably the best the team could have done.

Williams did well, with both drivers having awesome starts.  Having both cars finishing in the points again had to be a feel good moment.

It was a bit disappointed, or perhaps I am mistaken, but did the stewards penalize a Sauber for causing an accident with a Renault?  I watched it in replay a few times and saw no foul there.

[Scott]

On Channel 4 the boys couldn't see the point of the penalty since both cars were eventually retired as a result, and in fact Sauber pushed the car out to the pit box to serve the penalty and then back into the garage so they wouldn't get docked grid places next race (what?).

[Monty]

"not a bad race"!!!! It was terrible. I literally fell asleep in the middle of it. The only way it could have offered some excitement was if Hamilton's clutch problem had only caused him to drop directly behind Rosberg so we could have seen him trying to pass or if both Mercedes' had suffered the same clutch problem so they dropped back in the pack and we might have seen some brief racing until they overtook everyone and disappeared into the distance. I love Monza but while the Mercedes are so dominant it offers no spectacle!

[Scott]

"Clutch trouble" translation.  I blew my start but am too stubborn to admit it.

[Monty]

"Clutch trouble" translation.  I blew my start but am too stubborn to admit it.

I heard on the radio this morning that Hamilton initially took the blame but after analysis it was subsequently diagnosed as a clutch problem.
I haven't had a chance to look for any 'official' response from Mercedes.

[Irisado]

That was all pretty dull after the first few laps, sadly.

I remarked that it was Hamilton's race to lose and lose it he did.  That's possibly the worst start from pole I've seen since Villeneuve at Suzuka in 1996.  If Hamilton does go on to lose to Rosberg in the championship, poor starts will be the reason.  He has lost around four races this year because of failing to get off the line quickly enough.

Button pulled a good move on Alonso, and there was some racing early on when drivers were on different strategies, but from about lap 20 onwards I lost interest.  It really was a bit of a parade.