Formula 1 fever to continue in Italy this weekend

By Yunus Kaymaz

ANKARA (AA) - The 14th race of the Grand Prix will be held in Italy over the weekend.

The competition will be held at the Monza Eni Circuit, whose length is 5,793 meters (3,599 miles), comprising 53 laps.

The qualifying round will take place in Monza city on Saturday and the race will start at 03.10 p.m. local time (1310GMT) on Sunday.

The leader of the last five seasons, Mercedes lead in both the Driver and Constructor Standings after winning 10 out of 13 races.

Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton, who has five world championships, won eight races while his teammate Valtteri Bottas was victorious in two races.

Red Bull-Honda's Dutch driver Max Verstappen won two races as Ferrari won its first victory with 21-year-old Monegasque driver Charles Leclerc.

- Driver Standings:

1. Lewis Hamilton (Great Britain): 268 points

2. Valtteri Bottas (Finland): 203

3. Max Verstappen (Netherlands): 181

4. Sebastian Vettel (Germany): 169

5. Charles Leclerc (Monaco): 157

- Constructor Standings:

1. Mercedes: 471 points

2. Ferrari: 326

3. Red Bull: 254

4. McLaren: 82

5. Toro Rosso: 51

* Writing by Emre Asikci