Barrichello closes in on Button

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In taking his second win of the season and 11th of his career, the 37-year-old Brazilian has now closed the gap on team-mate and championship leader Jenson Button down to 14 points.

With Mark Webber crashing out on the opening lap and Sebastian Vettel claiming a solitary point, the Red Bull duo are 26 and 28.5 points adrift of Button with four races remaining.

Lewis Hamilton should have joined Barrichello and Button on the podium, only to dramatically crash out on the final lap at Monza as the reigning world champion chased down his fellow Briton.

With Hamilton currently 53 points behind Button, it means his reign is at an end, with nothing but pride to race for in Singapore, Japan, Brazil and Abu Dhabi.

Hamilton's second successive smash after his opening-lap drama in Belgium two weeks ago elevated Kimi Raikkonen into third for Ferrari.

That was naturally to the delight of the home fans, with the Finn finishing narrowly ahead of Force India's Adrian Sutil as the German collected his first points for the team.

Barrichello said: "It feels great. On the chequered flag at the end, I had no words.

"But it was a tough night because I didn't know if we would have to change the gearbox (which would have led to a five-place grid penalty), but I think it's now going to last the final four races.

"The race was then great. It was really good to see all the public out there (as he sprayed the champagne) even if they were more red than white."