Hello, and welcome to our LIVE coverage of the Italian Grand Prix.

So Lewis Hamilton leads the field with Sebastian Vettel tucked in behind in second.

Pastor Maldonado seemed to have got a decent start but then loses pace, dropping hugely down the pack.

Kimi Raikkonen has stalled on the grid but finally got himself moving!

GO GO GO!

Formation lap round this very noisy course. Exciting stuff.

Bit exciting for the Marussias - starting 13th and 14th!

Sir Jackie Stewart is wearing an amazing tartan flat cap. Note - the weather is warm and sunny.

What looks like an Italian boy band are singing the national anthem as planes fly overhead with streams of coloured smoke.

Plethora of penalties affecting the grid this afternoon. Jenson Button, hilariously, is one of those affected - but he's ended up moving further forward because there are so many other penalties swilling about.