Skip, hop and whizz down memory lane with BBC Radio 5 live's Jack Nicholls and Tom Clarkson as they recall some Monza memories.

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Andrew Benson
Chief F1 writer at Monza

This weekend has seen a welcome return to form by Williams, for whom Valtteri Bottas was fifth, their best qualifying for some time. It would be wrong to see it as a major revival just yet, as it is hard to think of a track better suited to the particular characteristics of the Williams car than Monza.

Williams lost fourth place in the constructors’ championship to Force India in Spa last weekend, so it is critical for them that Bottas turns his strong grid position into a good points finish, especially with the Force Indias in eighth and ninth on the grid, because the next few tracks, especially the next three in Singapore, Malaysia and Suzuka, are unlikely to be so kind to them.

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Kayleigh: Of course it has to be his beautiful rendition of 'we are the champions' at Brazil 2009! #bbcf1 #jensonmemories

Emma Toogood: Parking his car in the wrong place in Monaco when he won and having to run half the lap to get to the podium

Emma: Canada 2011 is the greatest race in history for me. Lucky to meet this legend - a true talent, a real gent, a special guy 

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Despite Ferrari's woes recently, they remain the costructor with the most Italian GP wins.

The Italian stallions have 18 victories in total on Azzurri soil - the most recent coming in 2012 through Fernando Alonso and the first in 1951 from Alberto Ascari.

Look at his face when he won. Just look at his face!

The Button brigade are out in force in Monza.

It is time to have your say and our vote is now live on who should replace Felipe Massa at Williams. The vote is on the top right of the page on desktop sites, or via the vote tab on mobiles

You have eight options - Esteban Ocon, Sergio Perez, Paul di Resta, Alex Lynn, Lance Stroll, Daniil Kvyat, Robert Kubica and Pastor Maldonado.

The results will be announced shortly after the vote closes at 12:55 BST.

Andrew Benson
Chief F1 writer at Monza

With Jenson Button’s future sorted, attention now focuses on the 2017 plans of, particularly, Williams and Sergio Perez. The Mexican last year signed a two-contract with Force India so you might think there was no issue there, but he is playing hardball and talking to Renault and Williams.

Force India insist there is no question he will stay but there are financial discussions going on with his sponsors that are yet to be resolved. In the end, though, he almost certainly will remain where he is. Williams are tipped to partner Valtteri Bottas - on whom they have an option - with their development driver Lance Stroll - whose father, the Canadian businessman Lawrence Stroll, is immensely wealthy and who is leading the Formula Three Euroseries, although insiders insist no final decision has been taken.

The next big question is Renault. They don’t want to keep either of their current drivers Kevin Magnussen and Jolyon Palmer but team principal Frederic Vasseur’s desire to take Stoffel Vandoorne has been scuppered by McLaren. They will almost certainly have Esteban Ocon in 2017, but who else? In the end, one of the current drivers - more likely Magnussen, who’s that bit quicker, even if he is frustrating the team right now - could get a reprieve.

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It's been six years since a prancing horse has been the first to dance across the Monza finish line.

Not since Fernando Alonso in 2010 have Ferrari tasted success on home soil.

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Ferrari president Sergio Marchionne's Mastermind subject could be "stating the bleeding obvious".

The scarlet head hancho has said the team "failed" to meet their expectations in Formula 1 this year.

The Italian team have failed to win a race so far in a season they started with expectations of challenging Mercedes for the world championship.

"We failed the targets. I don't think there's a doubt in my mind," Marchionne said on a visit to the Italian GP.

"It's no use putting sweeteners on the stuff. The car isn't there and I don't think we developed it."

Andrew Benson
Chief F1 writer at Monza

Ferrari can at least console themselves with the fact they are the clear second fastest team, but one can’t ignore the fact that being the best part of a second slower than Mercedes at their home race is in reality a disaster for them.

Sergio Marchionne was present on Saturday, as is traditional at Ferrari’s home race, and he made no bones about his disappointment with the team, saying they had failed their targets.

“We’re not happy that we are further behind than last year,” said Sebastian Vettel, who has out-qualified team-mate Kimi Raikkonen this weekend for only the second time in the last five races. “We’re just not quick enough yet. We don’t need to make it super-complicated.”

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Peter tully: Jenson winning the Australian GP in 2009 in a Brawn - even the programme didn't acknowledge their existence

FleXy: It has to be those wide eyes after his first win at Hungary. I was so happy for him that day! #bbcf1

Vicki Spreadbury: Oh definitely that Canadian(?) Grand Prix when he pitted about six times and still won! #bbcf1 #Buttonsbestbits

You got it Vicki, Montreal in 2011 - rain, drive-through penalties, overtakes. A glorious race.

And here's the back of the grid, with Romain Grosjean dropping from 12th to 17th after a gearbox change.

11. Massa

                        12. Alonso

13. Wehrlein

                        14. Button

15. Sainz

                        16. Kvyat

17. Grosjean* (five-place penalty)

                        18. Nasr

19. Ericsson

                        20. Palmer

21. Magnussen

                        22. Ocon

Here's a glance at the front of the grid for Monza today:

1. Hamilton

                            2. Rosberg

3. Vettel

                            4. Raikkonen

5. Bottas

                            6. Ricciardo

7. Verstappen

                            8. Perez

9. Hulkenberg

                            10. Gutierrez 

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Victory for Lewis Hamilton will bring up a half century of career F1 wins for the world champ.

He'll become the third man to reach that tally - Michael Schumacher has 91 and Alain Prost 51.

Andrew Benson
Chief F1 writer at Monza

Nico Rosberg doesn’t give the longest of news conferences at the best of times. And Saturday at Monza was definitely not that for him. Curt doesn’t cover it.

Why were you so far off Hamilton, he was asked. “No reason, he just had a great day.” Where was Hamilton’s advantage? “Pretty much everywhere. A little bit on every corner.” Despite that, Rosberg insisted he was “confident” for the race. On what basis is not entirely clear.

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Kayleigh: Of course it has to be his beautiful rendition of 'we are the champions' at Brazil 2009! #bbcf1 #jensonmemories

William Earle: Who can forget Jenson's win at Canada in 2011, magical race!

Tony John Ward: Smashing the status quo and doing a Leicester with Brawn. 

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If Lewis Hamilton wins today, he will become only the second man to claim three successive Italian GP victories.

Juan Manuel Fangio achieved the feat between 1953 and 1955.

Paul Claeys: Any possible issues with the flat spot @LewisHamilton got during qualy?

Hamilton said yesterday it was a minor flat spot and didn't seem too concerned. We should find out more soon.

Andrew Benson
Chief F1 writer at Monza

Judging from the weekend so far, it is hard to see how Lewis Hamilton can be beaten this afternoon. The world champion has been absolutely on fire around Monza, and he has humiliated Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg, who qualified half a second adrift. On a circuit with just six corners.

“The lap wasn’t perfect," said Hamilton. "One corner I could have had a slightly better exit but otherwise it was pretty awesome.”

Barring a bad start, the only slight cloud on Hamilton’s horizon is that he reported a slight lock-up on his fastest lap in Q2 - the set of tyres on which he will start the race. It was enough for him to want to run again in that session to try to improve on another set of tyres, which he did not. It could theoretically shorten the length of his first stint, but he does not sound too worried. “It’s minimal,” he said.

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