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The 2011 season reaches its next exciting location this weekend. It is the beautiful city of Monza, home of the illustrious Italian Grand Prix.

This is a place synonymous with motor racing round the globe. The formidable Formula 1 Gran Premio Santander D’Italia 2011 is set for Sunday the 11th of September 2011 at 2pm. Lovers of motor racing will flock to the incredible Autodromo di Monza circuit at this pivotal point of the season.

The Gran Premio d’Italia AKA The Italian Grand Prix, is amongst the most enduring race meets in history. It has been entertaining racing fans for an amazing 90 years, since 1921. The event originally took place in the city of Bresciia in the north of Italy. However, the following year, in 1922, The Italian Grand Prix moved to the newly built course at Monza. This is where most races have taken place ever since.

The Autodromo di Monza track extends for a white knuckle 53 laps. This is across a circuit length of 5.793 km and a race distance of 306.720 km. The Italian Grand Prix must have a special meaning for the man currently on top of the leader board; Sebastian Vettel. This was where the German entered the record books, becoming the youngest racer to win a Grand Prix victory. Vettel accomplished the feat back in 2008, when he was 21.

Will Vettel earn another win at Monza on Sunday? Or will his RBR-Renault compatriot Mark Webber better the second place he got in Belgium? However Alonso and Button are still looking to take points away from Vettel. Hamilton, on the other hand, will be hoping to put the collision of two weeks ago behind him. All in all, racing fans are in for a colossal meet at Monza this weekend.

Sebastian Vettel reclaimed the Number One spot at The Belgian Grand Prix last weekend. It was his first win after failing to come first in the last three races. However it was at the renowned Spa-Francorchamps circuit where the German secured his latest victory. The RBR-Renault driver has vowed not to rest in his laurels this late in the season; despite being ahead on the leader board. It was evident by the way Vettel guided his team mate Mark Webber to take first and second place respectively. They were ahead of McLaren’s Jenson Button who came third.

The Brit left from 13th place on the starting grid. He ended up overtaking Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso, with two laps left to take third spot. The Spanish racer, on the other hand, fought furiously with Vettel for first place. But he had apparently fallen victim to his team’s decision to utilize a smaller quota of tyres. It was a strategy that didn’t seem to work.

But coming third seems to have put a spanner in Buttons plans to catch up with Vettel.

However all eyes seemed to be on his McLaren team mate Lewis Hamilton. The British driver was involved in a frightening collision. His vehicle slammed into a barrier at the thirteenth lap. This was after he reportedly clipped the Sauber driven by Japan’s Kamui Kobayshi. Fortunately Hamilton emerged from the collision unscathed. But the incident resulted in his retirement from the race. It is also believed to have pretty much put him out of contention for the championship.

It is now on to the next stop on the motor racing calendar. Racing fans can travel to Monza for the Italian Grand Prix, The Formula 1 Gran Premio Santander D’Italia 2011. It takes places on Sunday the 11th of September 2011 at 14:00.

We are now heading for the home stretch of the 2011 Grand Prix season. There are only a few races left to decide which driver will ultimately be champion. This weekend sees the next contest, after about a month’s break.  (The last race was held in Budapest on the 29 – 31 July). It is the terrific 2011 Formula 1 Shell Belgian Grand Prix. The race is set to go ahead at the illustrious Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps on Sunday the 28th of August 2011 at two in the afternoon.

The circuit is considered by some to be the greatest contemporary racing track on earth. The Belgian Grand Prix has been in operation in some form since 1925. The circuit is famous for its twisting and turning track across the Ardennes Mountains. The Belgian Grand Prix is thought to have one of the most precarious corners in racing and is also beset by unpredictable weather – there can be a great deal of rainfall at one part of the circuit, whilst other stretches of the track may have clear skies and sunshine. This adds to the danger and the excitement of The Belgian Grand Prix.

The race will comprise 44 laps, cover a circuit length of 4.352 miles (7.004 km) with a total imposing distance of 191.410 miles (308.052 km).

Racing fans will be wondering who will succeed at this year’s Belgian Grand Prix. Will 2010 winner Lewis Hamilton complete the double and triumph two years in succession? Or, will Red Bull Racing’s Sebastian Vettel add another win to the tally which has seen him steady at the top of the leader board. But, Jenson Button still dreams of usurping the leader and taking his crown.

All eyes, then, are now on The Belgium Grand Prix.

The second race of the 2011 Grand Prix season in two weeks travelled to Budapest for the Hungarian Grand Prix, AKA the Formula 1 Eni Magyar Nagydij 2011. This is an event of great historical importance on the world stage.

It took place at Sun 31 July 2011 at 14:00 local time. The race marked Jenson Button’s 200th f1 appearance. It was also his second victory this season; after winning in Canada in June. But this track in Hungary  must hold special memories for Button. It was where he secured the first ever win of his career. The British driver is now reportedly centred on catching up to Sebastian Vettel, sitting on top of the table with 85 points.

The reigning champion, with Red Bull-Renault, secured pole position at the Hungarian Grand Prix. It was his eighth pole of the season. Britain’s Lewis Hamilton maintained a healthy lead for most of the race. However, Jenson Button with McLaren-Mercedes ended up romping ahead. This forced Vettel into second place .The Spanish former winner Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso was third. Lewis Hamilton however, despite a brilliant opening, finished the race in fourth. But this is the third race in a row Vettel has failed to be first across the finish line. Could last year’s Grand Prix winner is experiencing a slump, just as this season is drawing to a closing?  Who can say? It may be a little too early jut yet to push the panic button.

The Hungarian Grand Prix was first held in 1936. The event would then make history fifty years later. When, in 1986, it became the first ever Grand Prix to be staged in a communist country, in the height of the cold war. The Formula 1 Eni Magyar Nagydij 2011 now lasts for 70 laps and has a circuit length of 4.381 km (2.722 mi).

It has been won most times by the German racer Michael Schumacher. He was victorious a stunning four times. And now Button has joined the pantheon of winners to take the crown at Hungary.

It seems Lewis Hamilton has answered those who criticised his reportedly aggressive driving style of late with a shock win at the 2011 German Grand Prix.

The Formula 1 Grosser Preis Santander Von Deutschland 2011 on Sunday saw Hamilton’s second victory of the season. This followed his triumph in China back in April. It was also the 16th win of his F1 career. It turned out to be a deeply-affecting triumph for the British driver.

He commented: “We really never expected to come here this weekend and be anything like so fast.

“The engine was great and I just feel great. It was one of the best races I’ve ever done.”

Hamilton began the race from second spot on the grid. He had a great opening, jumping ahead of Mark Webber from Red Bull Racing. However, he would lose and win back first place on two other occasions. He overtook Fernando Alonso on turn two before finishing first. Hamilton completed the 60 lap circuit in 1:37:30.334. He disputed claims the cold weather had played a part in his win. But he admitted he was struck by the rate of speed his team achieved at the Nurburgring circuit in Germany.

“We didn’t really think we would be so fast” Hamilton said.

“I don’t know if it’s the conditions. I think we were competitive in Montreal and in Monaco and in Valencia. In hot temperatures, we are less competitive.”

Hamilton finished ahead of Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso. He may have won the previous meet of the season at Silverstone two weeks ago, but the Spaniard had to settle for second place. The two RBR-Renault racers Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel finished in third and fourth place respectively, with Ferrari‘s Felipe Massa coming fifth. The German ace Vettel may not have tasted victory on home soil, but he is still streets ahead on the leader board.