Toro Rosso scored no points at their home race as technical failures caused Jean-Eric Vergne to crash, and deprived Daniel Ricciardo of tenth within sight of the line.
Red Bull Racing experienced its worst race result for almost two years as both Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber failed to finish the Italian Grand Prix at Monza.
Lewis Hamilton took pole position at Monza as his chief weekend rival Fernando Alonso slumped to tenth on the grid after a technical problem wrecked his Q3 chances.
As prepares to start his 300th grand prix event at this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix, Michael Schumacher has insisted he still has the same passion for racing as at the start of his career.