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The cathedral of four-wheeled racing, Monza plays host to the twelfth round of the 2015 Formula One world championship, and the famed Italian Grand Prix. Join The Roar for live coverage from 9:30pm (AEST).
The historic Autodromo Nazionale Monza is set to see some of the highest speeds of the season. Furthermore it is the only circuit that will see the teams bring a unique ultra-low downforce package to achieve the highest possible top speeds.
As is tradition, there will be 53 laps of the 5.7-kilometre circuit.
Tyre company Pirelli have opted to retain the soft and medium rubber for the race, despite the blowouts that occurred at the Belgian Grand Prix
Mercedes AMG ought to maintain their ascendancy in the shortest race on the calendar, with their superior all-round pace favoured too by their power-unit.
Lewis Hamilton crossed the line as victor last year, just under the 1 hour and 20 minute mark, ahead of teammate Nico Rosberg. With a 28-point championship lead over Rosberg, Hamilton is the favourite.
Driving at Monza for Italian marque Ferrari for the first time, Sebastian Vettel has admitted it will be incredibly difficult to take out the win give the Silver Arrows’ pace on a circuit that has a massive preference for power. However three-time winner, along with teammate Kimi Räikkönen, will benefit from upgrades to their power-pack for this race.
Can Williams rectify their torrid outings in both Belgium and Hungary? The nature of Monza should suit the FW37 chassis, but with mistakes like Valtteri Bottas’ duly noted pit-stop at Spa, there are other drivers lurking to pick up the all-important points on offer.
One of those contenders will be Romain Grosjean, who after his podium a fortnight ago claimed “Monza should suit the Lotus better than Spa”, so another podium could be within reach.
Red Bull too, despite the lack of Renault horsepower being provided, had a decent outing at Spa, with Daniil Kvyat finishing fourth behind Grosjean. Daniel Ricciardo was in line for a podium on that occasion but reliability robbed that opportunity.
Look out as well for the Mercedes-Benz powered Force India vehicles, who with Sergio Perez were at the sharp end at Spa. Meanwhile, Nico Hulkenberg will look to avoid a third consecutive retirement.
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