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“Last year, Lewis Hamilton dominated the Italian Grand Prix weekend, his advantage over Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg founded largely on his stunning pace through the high-speed Ascari chicane. Is history about to repeat itself?

"The world champion was in impressive form on Friday and although Rosberg lapped just 0.021 seconds from him on their qualifying simulation laps, the race runs proved Hamilton had a significant edge. 

"Rosberg admitted things had ‘not gone my way so far’ and also that Hamilton’s advantage came in the last two corners - Ascari and Parabolica. Saturday, he said, was ‘another shot’. 

"Can he turn things around?”

OK, a quick run down of what is coming up and when.

Cars will be rolling out on to the circuit at 10:00 BST for final practice, and you can listen to commentary online via the 'play' audio icon at the top of this page. 

Then, qualifying begins at 13:00 BST, with commentary on 5 live radio starting five minutes before. We'll also have all the build up right here from one hour before.

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“Those waking up near Monza on Saturday morning were greeted with rain and thunder, some might say a reflection of the darkness of the previous day, when the four highest profile drivers in the world were hauled before Bernie Ecclestone and told to stop bad-mouthing Pirelli.

"The question of the morality of gagging three of the greatest drivers of all time was left unaddressed. 

"Brighter skies are on the way, though, at least literally if not metaphorically, and the historic old autodrome here is expected to host a dry qualifying session this afternoon, even if practice might start damp.”

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After blow-outs for Nico Rosberg and Sebastian Vettel in Belgium last time out, tyre talk dominated earlier in the week.

Fortunately, they were not the focus of Friday practice, with no driver suffering unexpected tyre failures.

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Chief F1 writer

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"The prospects of anyone getting near the silver Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg this weekend are more distant than ever after a crushingly impressive performance in Friday practice. 

"A substantial upgrade to Mercedes’ engine, already the best in Formula 1, appears to have moved Mercedes up a level, and their rivals rolled their eyes at their pace. 

"‘They are very strong and they do look very, very quick,’ Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel said. ‘It is no surprise. If they are not on the front row it would be a surprise but we like surprises so we do our utmost to turn things around.’” 

Lewis Hamilton, though, has much more important matters to think about than what is happening towards the back of the field, as he looks to move a step closer to a seventh race win of the season by securing pole in qualifying today.

Hamilton was dominant on Friday, topping both practice sessions. Will he continue that today?

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McLaren's struggles have been difficult to witness for many, not least Lewis Hamilton, who won his first world title with the team back in 2008.

“I never really notice them, when I go past them," the championship leader said in today's Guardian. , external

"I can’t tell the difference, whether it’s Fernando or Jenson. It doesn’t look like a McLaren. For me, a McLaren is always red and white, or the silver car I drove.

“Now it is greyish, completely grey, and it feels very weird when you look at the board and see this team fighting with Marussia [Manor]. Marussia are relatively close and run on hardly any budget. It doesn’t make sense and I cannot believe that that team has got to that point.”

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Hello! Welcome to our coverage of final practice and qualifying for theItalian Grand Prix.

Arguably one of the most saddening things to have witnessed this season has been the fall of McLaren.

With their engine supplier Honda having struggled for both reliability and performance in its first season back in the sport since 2008, it has largely been weekend after weekend of disappointment for Jenson Button and Fernando Alonso, who hasalready said, externalhe is expecting another "painful" weekend.

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Here's a lovely picture. Blue skies, distant mountains and a field stretching off into the distance. Beautiful.

However, for some people in Formula 1 - specifically Jenson Button and Fernando Alonso - the word 'field' probably sends a shudder down the spine.A record 105 grid-place penalties in Belgium last-time out because of a multitude of changes to their engine, 15 and counting in Monza.

Whatever Alonso and Button do in qualifying today, the two former world champions seem destined to be lining up towards the back of the field once again...