An in-depth look back at a race in which Fernando Alonso delighted the crowd with a home win for Ferrari, including every vital statistic you need to know from Monza

PRACTICE

Practice 1 - Friday AM

As expected, it was a McLaren that led the way in the first session, as Jenson Button set the pace.

Less predictably, a Red Bull pushed him hard. Despite suggestions - largely from the team itself - that this would be the title-chasing squad's worst weekend of the year, Sebastian Vettel got off to a bright start with second, 0.097 seconds behind Button and ahead of Lewis Hamilton in the other McLaren.

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