Italian Grand Prix Racing History

Traditionally, Ferrari have always done extremely well in Monza. For many years the team struggled with slow cars but would always come alive around the Italian circuit. This is partly because Monza is a real power track and that always suited the old Ferrari team who invested lots into engine power but little into aerodynamics. Enzo Ferrari himself once said that aerodynamics was for people who built poor engines, so there is no surprise his cars always performed well at Monza. Times have changed and aerodynamics now play a bigger role in the Italian Grand Prix since most of the engines are fairly similar. However, downforce is not the concern and because the ultimate factor is actually drag. All of the teams run zero downforce so there is nothing to be gained there. There is an advantage to the team who can produce the slipperiest car, and this has usually been Adrian Newey designs at Williams and McLaren. It is one of the few tracks were a one stop strategy can work because the teams lose a lot of time in stationery in the pits whilst the cars whizz by at 300kph. Raikkonen is phenomenal around this circuit and took a commanding pole position in 2005 despite having enough fuel on board to last him until half distance.

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