What you looking at? Renault's two-time world champion Fernando Alonso stares moodily down a prying photographer's lens as he relaxes ahead of the Italian Grand Prix, the 13th race of the 2009 season
"Just my petrol - yeah, pump seven - and these mints. Oh and a couple of podium places. Grazie." Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen and native new boy Giancarlo Fisichella film an advert in a garage the day before practice
Back at the famous Monza track, Red Bull's title-chasing German driver Sebastian Vettel signs autographs for hordes of passionate Formula 1 fans who have gathered early
On a busy day PR-wise for the drivers, McLaren's reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton boasts a wide smile as he poses with players of the Milan 2009 Homeless football World Cup which is currently taking place
Enduring a difficult season this year after such an impressive 2008, BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica talks to a journalist as the sun comes out in the centre of northern Italy
Williams driver Nico Rosberg - who has driven well all season and recently spoken about the possibility of joining McLaren next year - is almost mobbed by fans at Monza
Bank of Santander chief Emilio Botin and Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo announce the Spanish financial giant as a principal sponsor of the Prancing Horse from next season
Giancarlo Fisichella's race engineer Rob Smedley helps the Ferrari new boy through his practice drill as the Italian gets to grips with his new car and team
An archetypal Monza shot - Jenson Button takes on the quick 180-degree Parabolica corner in his Brawn as he seeks to regain some momentum in his title campaign
World champion Lewis Hamilton is a hot tip to do well at Monza, assisted by his McLaren's Kers power-boost system
BMW Sauber's Nick Heidfeld explores the limit of his car and the track with an off-course moment at the Ascari chicane
Will McLaren's Heikki Kovalainen, his drive at the team on the line as the 'silly season' hots up, make it on to the podium at the end of Sunday's race?
Two weeks after a second-place finish in Belgium, Force India again look strong, with Adrian Sutil fastest in both the second and third practice sessions
Sebastian Vettel, determined to make up ground on Button in the championship, tackles the first chicane in his Red Bull as he tries to make up for time lost conserving his Renault engines
Morning sunshine breaks over the Monza circuit, which many believe to be one of the best in the world - and certainly one of the most atmospheric
Fisichella, who moved to replace Luca Badoer for Ferrari after finishing second in the Belgian Grand Prix for Force India, tests out his new drive as he finishes eighth in the first practice session
Misfiring championship leader Jenson Button finishes just ahead of him in seventh in his Brawn car as he bids to get on the podium for the first time since winning the Turkish Grand Prix in June
Defending world champion Lewis Hamilton, who is not yet mathematically out of the 2009 title race, finishes top of the timesheets in the first practice session at Monza
And McLaren compound their impressive morning showing as Hamilton's team-mate Heikki Kovalainen finishes behind the Englishman in second
Renault's relative new boy Romain Grosjean steals second place in the second practice session over the long straights and low-speed corners of the famous Monza track
But it's Adrian Sutil who clocks the fastest time of the day as Force India continue to impress after their first-ever podium finish in F1 at the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa
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