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- Vettel's Title - Abu Dhabi GP 2010
- Awesome Alonso - Korean GP 2010
- Red Bull's Party - Japanese GP 2010
- Master Alonso - Singapore GP 2010
- Forza Italy Forza Ferrari - Italian GP 2010
- Splash Down In Spa - Belgium GP 2010
- Magnanimous Massa - German GP 2010
- Webber Wins In Britain - British GP 2010
- Vettel's Valencia - European GP 2010
- Montreal Magic - Canadian GP 2010
- Red Mist - Turkish GP 2010
- Webber's Wonderful Monaco - Monaco GP 2010
- Webber's Back - Barcelona GP 2010
- McLaren's 1-2 In Shanghai - Chinese GP 2010
- Vettel Wins In Sepang - Malaysia GP 2010
- Start Delayed - Australia GP 2010
- Game On - Bahrain GP 2010
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- Vettel's Dirty Date With Kate - Abu Dhabi GP 2009
- Button's Beautiful Brazil - Brazil GP 2009
- Land Of The Rising Sun - Japan GP 2009
- Singapore Sling - Singapore GP 2009
- The Magic Of Monza - Italian GP 2009
- The Return Of The Spa Master - Belgium GP 2009
- Barrichello Back To Work With A Win - European GP 2009
- Hamilton's Hungary - Hungarian GP 2009
- Webber Wins In Germany - German GP 2009
- Seb's Silverstone- British GP 2009
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As you pass through the gates of Parco Di Monza you enter into hallowed territory.
Men and machine have danced with the devil here since 1922, with a fair few meeting their maker in the confines of this magnificent race track.
Thursday late afternoon is a time for drivers and fans to meet at the official autograph session.
Seeing as this was Monza, I decided to go and check out the Tifosi's reaction to Fernando Alonso's first race here as a Ferrari driver.
It didn't take me long to realise what it must be like to drive for the Prancing Horse here in Italy. I have never seen such a crowd gather for this event. The pitlane was literally heaving with passionate fans prepared to do anything to get close to their hero.
As Fernando arrived they all went bonkers and what was initially an orderly collection of human beings became a seething mass of madness with people literally climbing over each other to get whatever they could place in front of the black marker pen attached to the Spaniard's right hand.
It was very amusing to see and judging by the smile beaming across his face, Fernando obviously felt the same.
Come race day morning with a Ferrari on pole, the true romantic in you begins to flow unabated throughout your body. All you want is for Ferrari to win so that you can say you were there when one of the most passionate group of race fans allow themselves to become one and transform this race track into a mesmerising cauldron of passion.
To see both Fernando and Felipe's faces as they walked onto the podium as the flags wave, the horns blast out their fanfare as the 'Il Canto degli Italiani' begins was truly a moving moment.
As I clung to the pitwall fence to get my shot of this event, I had to catch myself for all I wanted to do was dive into the mosh pit and join in with these hedonistically happy people.
Long live F1, long live Monza and long live the Tifosi...
To enjoy my images from Monza, please visit the formula 1 section of my website and select Italy.
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