- CIRCUIT:
Autodromo Nazional
di Monza
- EVENT:
Grand Prix of Italy
- LENGTH: 5.765 km
- RACE
DISTANCE: 53 laps
(305.545 km)
- POLE
POSITION: 1:22.432
(M. Hakkinen)
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- The Italian circuit is all about speed
- it's the fastest track with an average speed per lap of 240
kph. The long straights are broken up by chicanes, and the bends
Curva Grande, Curva di Lesmos, and Curva Parabolica are fast.
It can be compared to the Hockenheimring because the same careful
attention should be paid to downforce and engine settings given
that most of the time the car is going flat out. The car must
be set up to accelerate with maximum effectiveness coming out
of the chicanes. Entering these same chicanes is hard work on
the brakes and can cause quite a few problems. The first sequence
after the starting line is a fairly tight left/right/left which
often gives rise to early collisions. To avoid the risk of that,
it's better to be one of the first to go through it - hence the
importance of posting a good time in the heats and grabbing the
pole position.
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