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Autodromo Nazionale Monza shaped like a foot; maybe a boot of sorts. Aptly so, as this is a track where the foot is down for about 74% of the time. 3.6 miles and 53 laps of a combination of some of the most exhilarating straights, sweeping curves and corners that add up to the fastest laps on the calendar.
In 2004, Juan Pablo Montoya clocked the fastest lap in F1's history here in the Williams FW26. Clocking a qualifying lap speed of 163mph [ a lap time of 1’19.525 ] which today remains the fastest lap an F1 car has ever done. Montoya won two Monza races in 2001 and 2005.
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Montoya taking his Monaco trophy in 2003.
You can watch the actual historic lap here https://www.formula1.com/en/video/20...e_history.html
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But Ruben Barrichello in the same race in 2004, set the race lap record which still holds to date at 1:21:046 [153mph]. However, The Red Baron, Michael Schumacher remains the most successful driver in recent memory to drive this track, winning it 5 times. Barrichello won it three times.
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Those were days when F1 drivers still had hairs on their chest.
Lewis Hamilton was the last winner of this track. Vettel and Hamilton are jointly the most successful winners of Monza in the current grid, they have both won it three times each. Alonso has won it twice.
Weatherwise, it looks likely to be a dry race with temperatures around 34 degrees Celsius.
The Tifosi's make this weekend one of the liveliest weekends on the calendar, only rivaled by the British GP.
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This is the Ferrari home race and they come here with no wins so far this season, recently slipped from 2nd place to 3rd in the constructor standing, some tormoil internally and a missed opportunity from the last race. Drivers and team making mistakes as the pressure to deliver mounts.
Being an engine grunt track, this is a track where the Ferraris could mount a challenge to the Mercedes. It is possible that we have one or both Ferraris on the podium this weekend. Has Redbull got the package to keep in the mix of the Mercedes and Ferrari shuffle?