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MONZA, Italy -- Max Verstappen was greeted by a chorus of boos and derogatory whistles when he walked onto pit lane before a crowd of red-clad Ferrari fans at the Italian Grand Prix on Thursday.It was quite a contrast from last weekends Belgian GP, where thousands of orange-clad Dutch fans cheered on the Red Bull driver during a tangle with the two Ferrari cars.The hostile reception in Monza, which is effectively Ferraris home track, came immediately after Verstappen said he would stick with his aggressive tactics.Ill just do my own thing and show my driving style like it was before, Verstappen said.In Belgium, Verstappen went wheel-to-wheel with Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel on the first turn, and infuriated Raikkonen with aggressive blocking moves later in the race.Raikkonen lost his cool and angrily berated Verstappen in Spa.Personally, I have nothing against Max. Hes doing a good job and hes fast, Raikkonen said. Its just certain things, at least in my opinion, its not correct if you have to slow down or brake at full speed.The Ferraris were pushed wide during the incident and, as a consequence, Raikkonen nudged into the side of Vettel.That was very unfortunate, Verstappen said. There were no penalties given so theres no reason to change something. We all learn from it as well. Even when you are a very experienced driver you can still learn.Vettel, the four-time Formula One champion, was still planning to have a chat with Verstappen about the incident. He believes that direct discussion among the drivers is a better way to deal with such incidents than having stewards intervening.It would be much better if you leave us to deal with it, and it would also enhance the amount of respect among drivers just to talk about it and, if youre angry, sometimes also get out of the car and hit the other guy, Vettel said with a laugh as he got less serious. Were not allowed to do that anymore.In many regards we have too many things and too many people with opinions. You say you have too many cooks in the kitchen.Verstappen likened the situation to other football players telling Zlatan Ibrahimovic to move from forward to defender.I dont think he would listen to those guys. If he likes to attack, he wants to attack, Verstappen said. So, its not because other drivers tell me that I have to change my driving style that I will change my driving style.The duel between Verstappen and Ferrari has, for the moment, overshadowed the ongoing battle between championship leader Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg, who is nine points behind.Rosberg won in Belgium after Hamilton was forced to start on the back row but Hamilton has won in Monza the past two years. Last year, Hamilton achieved a grand slam at the storied circuit outside Milan, dominating each practice session then taking pole position and the checkered flag.Ferrari hasnt won its home race since Fernando Alonso in 2010.It comes at a right time. We need a bit of a boost, said Vettel, who finished second in Monza a year ago in his debut season with Ferrari. It would be a dream come true to win here dressed in red. ... We have a good chance to fight for the podium and maybe more.---Andrew Dampf on Twitter: www.twitter.com/asdampf Billy Williams Jersey Large . According the Toronto Star, a knee injury will keep Sundin out of the lineup, which includes former teammates Gary Roberts, Darcy Tucker, Tie Domi and Curtis Joseph. 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Stephen Baster will be out to improve on his stakes race success over the spring carnival with a good book of rides at Sandown.Since the racing season began in August, Baster has ridden eight winners of which four have come in stakes races.The biggest came last week with victory on Awesome Rock in the Group One Emirates Stakes at Flemington.At Sandown on Saturday Baster has five stakes-race rides for a variety of trainers, including Godolphins Secret Number in the days feature, the Group Two Zipping Classic (2400m).Baster rode Secret Number in the Melbourne Cup and set a solid tempo, but the horse was beaten a long way out and finished 21st behind Almandin.But Baster is expecting improvement from the Saeed bin Suroor-trained stayer on Saturday.I dont think he got the two miles, Baster said.I also think the track was a little bit too firm underneath for him.Godolphin will also be represented by the bin Suroor-trained Beautiful Romance who finished seventh in the Melbourne Cup.Baster said he had not been in contact with the stable since he rode Secret Number in the Cup but pllanned to touch base with the trainer on Friday night.ddddddddddddThe jockey has hopes the Sandown track wont be as firm as Flemington.The Sandown Hillside track, the venue for Saturdays meeting, hasnt been raced on since August and track manager Tim Bailey says the surface has not looked in better condition since undergoing a rebuild three years ago.Bailey applied 5mm of irrigation on Friday morning with the weather forecast for anywhere between 2mm and 20mm from midnight.The Michael Bell-trained Big Orange is the third international horse in Saturdays weight-for-age contest with the three out to join (2011) and Au Revoir (2014) as previous international winners.Who Shot Thebarman is chasing successive Zipping Classic wins after recording a seven length win over Tall Ship last year.The Chris Waller-trained stayer was the $3 favourite on Friday ahead of So Si Bon at $4.80 with Big Orange and Almoonqith at $5.Secret Number was rated a $6 chance. 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