After crashing out of the last round in spectacular fashion (taking a title rival with him), you might expect a more circumspect approach from Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel in this weekend's Italian Grand Prix - a race on which his championship hopes could hinge. True to form, however, Vettel is playing it cool, insisting nothing will change in his quest for victory…

McLaren's MP4-25 was tipped to be the fastest car around Monza, and it may yet prove so. However, as the British team experimented with F-duct versus non F-duct configurations on Friday afternoon, Hamilton and Button found themselves outpaced by arch rivals Red Bull and Ferrari. We take a team-by-team look at early progress in Italy…

Technical directors: Aldo Costa (Ferrari), James Key (BMW Sauber), Paddy Lowe (McLaren), Sam Michael (Williams), Adrian Newey (Red Bull). Q: A question to you all. Can you tell us about your Monza specifications? What have you changed? Are you running the F-duct if you have an F-duct? Sam Michael: Our Monza spec is just for Monza really. We didn't actually put a lot of work into it as it is only one race, so we put a lot of our effort into the next race as it pays off for five Grands Prix rather than one...

Lewis Hamilton is on a roll after his excellent victory at Spa a fortnight ago. McLaren are expected to go well at Monza too and Hamilton, eager to win at the classic venue in an F1 car for the first time, is not about to disagree - even if Friday's practice times might suggest Red Bull and Ferrari are going to push them all the way. With the MP4-25 seemingly quick with or without F-duct, Hamilton remains confident the team have plenty of available options…

Ferrari ace Felipe Massa has confessed that he was 'lucky' not to receive a penalty in the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa after accidentally overshooting his grid slot due to visibility issues.

Red Bull Racing man Sebastian Vettel led the way today in second practice at Monza for this weekend's F1 2010 Italian Grand Prix.

Defending F1 World Champion Jenson Button argues that he is anything but out-of-contention for title glory in 2010 - despite Sebastian Vettel's best efforts to destroy his chances at Spa...

Eugene Laverty will ride for the Sterilgarda Yamaha team in the 2011 World Superbike Championship as the Japanese manufacturer firms up its line-up.

McLaren's Monza-friendly MP4-25 confirmed everyone's suspicions on Friday morning, with Jenson Button leading the timesheets. But in the afternoon Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel and the two Ferraris had found their footing on the Italian circuit. The leading drivers and their rivals reflect on their early progress at Monza…

With the best car underneath him - arguably Monza aside - Mark Webber has been installed as the new favourite for F1 2010 title glory, but it is a tag the Red Bull Racing star is quick to dismiss.

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel goes quickest in Friday practice at Monza - and ends day narrowly ahead of Fernando Alonso's Ferrari.

Red Bull Racing's Sebastian Vettel heads second practice at Monza followed by the Ferraris of Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa.

Sebastian Vettel turned the tables on McLaren at Monza on Friday afternoon by setting the fastest time so far of 1m 22.839s, but the Red Bull driver was only 0.076s faster than Ferrari's Fernando Alonso and 0.222s ahead of Felipe Massa in the second F10. Soon after Massa had gone fastest with 1m 23.061s he was deposed by Alonso with 1m 22.915s, before Vettel displaced both. That left the McLarens in fourth and fifth places...

Whilst answering his critics by asserting that if he claims the F1 2010 crown it will be because he deserves it, a 'super-happy' Fernando Alonso concedes time is starting to run out for Ferrari.

McLaren man Jenson Button was fastest in opening practice this morning for this weekend's F1 2010 Italian Grand Prix at Monza.

Christian Horner fears teams are now effectively free to apply 'illegal' team orders to their heart's content - with the worst that will happen to them for doing so a mere $100,000 fine.

F1 2009 world champion Jenson Button heads the opening session at Monza followed by Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel and his McLaren team-mate Lewis Hamilton.

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motogp.com brings you a special edition of AtF following the Misano weekend, a tribute to Shoya Tomizawa.

Andrea Iannone and Thomas Lüthi are both locked in a close contest at the top end of the inaugural Moto2 World Championship. In this video feature they discuss their respective seasons to date and their rivalry.

An essential communication tool in a hectic Pit Lane, get a first-hand explanation of exactly how team radios play their part in an efficient race weekend.

One of only two Italian drivers on this year's grid, Force India's Vitantonio Liuzzi is certainly better placed to take advantage of a quick car at his home Grand Prix this weekend than fellow countryman, Lotus's Jarno Trulli. It has been 44 long years since an Italian - Ludovico Scarfiotti in 1966 - won the Monza race and five since a local hero - Giancarlo Fisichella - even claimed a podium. The question is can Liuzzi convert the VJM03's latent pace into a real result? Sadly, recent form is not on his side. Although the car has certainly shown strong performance at recent rounds, and should do well at low-downforce Monza, the 2010 season hasn't gone to plan for the man from Locorotondo. There have been some flashes of brilliance, but overall the Italian has struggled for results and, more importantly, struggled to match his team mate Adrian Sutil.

McLaren's Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton sandwiched Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel at the top of the times after Friday morning's first free practice session at Monza. The reigning world champion lapped in 1m 23.693s, just 0.097s faster than the German's 1m 23.790s, with the 2008 title winner on 1m 23.967s in the second MP4-25. Nobody else breached 1m 24s, but Robert Kubica and Nico Rosberg got closest...

Another piece of the 2011 World Superbike puzzle is completed as Jakub Smrz joins an all-new Czech Ducati team for next year's championship.

Fernando Alonso comes to Monza under the greatest pressure to deliver a strong result to keep Ferrari in the hunt for the world championship. And yesterday he admitted here that this race, and the next in Singapore, will have a crucial effect on his and the Scuderia's chances...

Drivers: Fernando Alonso (Ferrari), Rubens Barrichello (Williams), Jenson Button (McLaren), Vitantonio Liuzzi (Force India), Jarno Trulli (Lotus). Q: Jarno, your home race. Tell us what it means to you. New team and all that. Jarno Trulli: Yeah, it is always great to be back in a sunny Monza. We know Monza can also be very rainy and wet and no-one really enjoys that kind of circumstance. I enjoy Monza as it is a special atmosphere...

The following statement has been released by the Technomag-CIP team following the tragic death of 19-year-old Shoya Tomizawa in last Sunday's Misano Moto2 race...

Scott Redding has spoken publically for the first time about the huge Misano accident that tragically claimed the life of Shoya Tomizawa on Sunday.

The Italian Motorcycling Federation has released a statement defending decisions made in the immediate aftermath of the accident in Sunday's Moto2 race, which claimed the life of Shoya Tomizawa.

Valentino Rossi, Andrea Dovizioso and Hiroshi Aoyama have become the latest MotoGP riders to get an early taste of Aragon, which will host its first grand prix event next weekend.