Barrichello wins for Brawn in Monza

Barrichello wins the Italian Grand Prix in Monza

The Brawns trailed Hamilton, Raikkonen and Sutil in the first stage of the race with their one-stop strategy, but the dividends of that strategy paid off with the Brawn duo taking the lead after the second pit stops by McLaren, Ferrari and Force India.

Hamilton, in the McLaren, had a good race, and was challenging Button for second place in the closing stages. But, having got to within a second of Button on the last lap, he crashed out – probably by trying a bit too hard. That leaft Raikkonen in the Ferrari to pick up third place and a place on the in Ferrari’s home race.

It was a miserable day for the Red Bulls, with Webber crashing out in the opening lap and Vettel managing to score just one point, courtesy of Hamilton’s exit on the last lap.

This looks like the end of the Red Bull challenge for the Championship, with just four races to go.

It’s also starting to look like Brawn will end the season the way they started. In front.

By Cars UK