The Circuit

Approaching Turn 1: The fastest part of the track - with speeds of around 340kph - before braking hard for the slowest part of the circuit - the Rett𝐆ifilo 🌺chicane - which has a minimum speed of around 75kph. The kerbs are used extensively here as drivers aim to find the shortest line through this tricky right / left combination.

Turns 2 + 3: Good power delivery on exiting the chicane is essential a🌌s the drivers accelerate hard through Curva Biassono; a good slipstreaming opportunity heading in🐭to the next complex.

Turns 4 + 5: Heavy kerb usage through the Turn 4 / 5 chicane♒, which the cars ♔approach at 330kph before braking down to around 120kph.

Turns 6 + 7: The Lesmo curves are 𓄧approached at over 260kph, with a minimum corner speed of around 180kph in Lesmo 2. Good car control is required though this tricky do🎶uble right-hander due to the lower than optimum levels of downforce used at this circuit.

Turns 8 - 10: Variante Ascari is a fast third and fourth gear chicane, but unlike the previous chicanes around the track there is no kerb usage. The cars approach this complex at around 330kph with a minimum speed of around 170kph in the first left hand turn, making for a spectacular part of the circuit where bravery from🧔 the drivers is very much rewarded.

Turn 11: The second fastest part of the track, with top speeds of around 335kph reached before braking to around 215kph✨ at the slowest part of the corner. It's crucial to stay close to the car ahead through Curva Parabolica to be positioned for a pass 𓃲on the following straight.

The Car

Rear Wing: With the long straights forming a significant aspect of the Monza circuit layout ꦿ- speeds of around 330kph being attained during the course of a lap - minimising drag is an important consideration. For this reason a Monza-only low d🥂ownforce rear wing is produced. As the rear wing creates less drag that normal, the difference made by DRS is less than at other circuits.

Front Wing: J🔜ust as for the rear wing, a bespoke low downforce front wing is produced for Monza. This really is the home ﷺof speed!

Suspension: There are two low-speed chicanes [Turns 1 / 2 and 4 / 5] where the kerbs are used heavily, so a softer suspensio🔯n setup with longer travel is preferable for these. However, there is also the higher speed 3rd / 4th gear Ascari chicane [Turns 8 / 9 / 10] where a stiffer setup with sharper change of direction is preferable due to its higher speed and lack of kerb usage.

Brakes: After Montr?al, this is one of the heaviest circuits of the year for braking demands; with braking from the♒ fastest part of the track [340kph] to the slowest [75kph] taking placꦍe for the Turn 1 / 2 chicane. Recent brake material developments mean that temperatures and wear have become less of a consideration than previously.

Tyres: Due to the higher speeds seen at Monza there may be some specific limitations on inflation pressures and camber settings. This is not uncommo💃n for Monza and is just another factor in making this cir﷽cuit such a unique challenge.

Engine: Monza 🐻is very much a power circuit, with its long straights meaning that a significant portion of the lap is spent at full throttle. It's not just all-out power that's required however, with smooth delivery exiting the corners onto the straights also important

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