This morning is much busier and much more controlled than Friday and Saturday. In the wheelchair stand they are making sure it's one companion only and the companion is given a wristband to allow them out and back during the day. We are fairly early and get a good position just after the GP3 race starts. The race is won by British driver Dean Stoneman with another Brit, Alex Lynn, second. This is followed by GP2 where the race is controlled from the front a...

We are up in good time after a decent sleep. We reach the stand in time for GP3 qualifying. This is followed by F1 third practice. Rosberg doesn't run as his car has problems, but it's noticeable how the drivers are fine tuning their laps; taking different lines and pushing the the edge of the circuit. British drivers Hamilton and Button are both going well, Hamilton just beating Italy's hero Ferarri driver Alonso. The Porsches run again then it's the F1 qua...

The music stopped at one o'clock this morning with a big finish of Bohemian Rhapsody and an air-raid siren. Slightly jaded we are ready to go into the autodrome at 9:30 and we are in the stand at the beginning of the pit-straight by 10:00 We have an excellent view and enjoy a full day of action with two Formula 1 practice sessions, GP2 practice and qualifying, GP3 practice and a Porsche supercup race which is just underway when it rains, but not enough to...

We pack up, leave the site at 09:55 and drive 3 miles to join the autostrada. Traffic is light and we make good progress for the first 40-odd miles until we enter long sections of road-works. We're still moving quickly but it gets much busier where the road is reduced to two narrower lanes. Just before mid-day we reach the toll station and pay the €12.90 fee, good value today as it saved nearly three hours. We enter Monza's suburbs still on dual carriagew...