Paddock gossip from Monza

There was a touch of culture in the Sauber garage today. German painter, Armin Flossdorf, did a huge, around 2x3m, canvas of Kamui Kobayashi. It took him two hours instead of the usual four. Flossdorf tells us that he used the opportunity to sell a portrait of Ayrton Senna to Lewis Hamilton.

Lack of car parking at Monza: Sebastian Vettel got his father, Norbert, to park his car after having hassle over his reserved spot. Adrian Sutil had a bit of bad luck, caused by a small Fiat blocking his space – without a ticket of course. So Sutil, in his 700BHP Super Porsche, had to wait for the troublemaker to be towed away.