The Italian Grand Prix is just a couple of days away, so what have the drivers been up to in their down time before gearing up to do battle once more?

Luckily Twitter is on hand to provide an intriguing insight into the life of a formula 1 driver. So join formula1fancast as we trawl through the social networking site to bring you the best formula 1 tweets in – Tweeting around the circuit.

“Now I am #BUZZING” – England cricketer Kevin Pietersen displays his gratitude after receiving a free VIP pass for the pit lane at Monza, it’s alright for some…

“Bound for #monza and just seen Tommy Lee in the airport. Racking my brains as to the name of that film he was in…” @RedBullF1Spy attempts to build a decent partnership.

“At the launch of the 1st Victus restaurant – amazing to see so many people here and the food is incredible!” – Jenson Button puts a bit of spin on the opening of his new restaurant.

“Here I am in my dressing room getting ready for my interview with Jonathan Ross…getting nervous!” – Lewis Hamilton hoping not to be out for a duck as he tweets before his appearance on Jonathan Ross’s new chat show.

“I was surprised by the Team’s intention to replace me and regret that things have developed this way.” – Nick Heidfeld plays with a straight bat on his twitter account.

“Watching Monaco triathlon start pouring down with rain…Gonna be tough on the bike in the mountain” – Nico Rosberg reveals he is a real all-rounder when it comes to sport

“Full ready for Italian GP ” – Vitaly Petrov hoping not to come undone by spin at Monza

“DC is in good form. Wins virtual v reality race in Merc SLS with mighty driving at Top Gear track then beats Jenson on Red or Black TV show” – Martin Brundle reveals his co-commentator has been hitting Jenson all around the ground.

“first virtual race of the STCC championship…P3 with 3 slicks and one very used wet tyre…hehehe.Need to practice more this pit stops” Rubens Barrichello comes undone on a sticky wicket.

“My legs feel stiff like iron bars been training too much, off to range to get going again, no workouts today” – Heikki Kovalainen……damn, run out of cricket puns!

Best of the Rest:

@F1grid “wants 30,000 followers by Monza. Can you help us? #F1 #Formula1 #BBCF1”

@AllWaltrip  - “#Senna was an amazing driver and person,because of his death safety in #F1 was improved and no F1 driver has died since, just like Sr !”

@Miss_F1 – “I would like to express my appreciation to @DonFosterMP for acknowledging the #F1 fans and their concerns about the #BBC/#Sky deal ”

@PhilDuncanF1 – “Sky Sports on the lookout for an #F1 anchor next season. Ortis Deley anyone?”

@f1zone – “Hello September: Two Grand Prixs, one around the beautiful parco di Monza, the other in the darkness of Singapore. #F1”

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