Monza is one of Formula One racing's traditional events, lent an extra frisson
by the fact that it is Ferrari's home ground. And the Scuderia is expected to
feature heavily in this weekend's Italian Grand Prix after their promise to
reveal their 2007 drivers after the race on Sunday night.
Some have taken this to mean that Michael Schumacher will be announcing his
retirement over the weekend. But given that there is no way that he can clinch
the 2006 world championship this weekend, it seems unlikely. Many believe the
German will only quit racing if he wins the crown this year, so his 2007 plans
will probably only be revealed once the title battle is resolved.
Ferrari are throwing everything into the pot this weekend, desperate for
another one-two to snatch the constructors' championship lead from Renault.
and to cut back the 12-point gap to Fernando Alonso in the drivers.
Monza can spring surprises given its low downforce demands, but it is hard to
see the battle for victory being anything other than a three-way between
Ferrari, Renault and mcLaren, with Honda possibly sticking their nose in. But
just to complicate things, lap time were very close in testing here last week,
and everyone will have their cars pretty much dialled in terms of revised aero
configurations and tyre choices by the time practice begins on Friday.
Monza is very much a power circuit, and is one of the highest speed tracks on
the calendar, hence the need for minimal downforce. The full throttle ratio of
the lap is 70 percent. It also rewards cars which can ride the numerous
chicane kerbs the most efficiently, and requires good stability under braking,
especially for the first chicane which follows the main straight on which
speeds easily exceed 330 km/h. Drivers will expect to see as much as 5g under
braking.
Since a pit stop here requires 25 seconds, the Italian Grand Prix is almost
always a single-stop race, but thanks to the nature of the circuit there are
several overtaking opportunities around the lap. The NASCAR-departed Juan
Pablo Montoya took pole here last year for McLaren in 1m21.054s, and went on
to win the race. The team are hoping for a repeat to break their 2006 drought.
Schumacher believes that Ferrari will be very strong, after a good test. and
said,"We are feeling cautiously optimistic. We need a good result here to keep
in play for the title and to keep the pressure on Renault."
Alonso has the advantage in points, but knows how fragile that can be. "It
feels like a different car when you drive in Monza. You have such low
downforce that by the time you get to the end of the straight, it feels like
you could fly! The steering feels light, the movements are a bit lazy, and you
don't quite feel like you have everything under control. It's not a nice
feeling for the driver, but it's what you need at Monza to be quick on the
straights. But Monza is more that that. You need the speed but when you
are running low downforce, it's hard to get good braking stability and ride
over the kerbs. That's what we are always asking the engineers for better ride
on the kerbs and more stable braking."
The world champion says he has just one goal this weekend. "There is only one
target for the Renault team at the moment to finish in front of Ferrari. They
have been quite dominant in the last races, so beating them means winning
races. That is our focus."
Honda, meanwhile, should have another new engine specification and Jenson
Button is feeling optimistic. "I'm really looking forward to the race here.
The atmosphere is always ggret over the race weekend and the circuit has
traditionally seen lots of exciting racing, so hopefully it will be another
good race for the fans. I had a podium finish here in 2004 and it is a track
that I always enjoy. We did a lot of good work with Michelin at the Monza test
this week in preparation as most of the track has been resurfaced, so we
needed to focus carefully on the tyre choice. We have a relatively good car
around here so I think that we should be reasonably competitive."
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簡單說 Monza是很特別的一條賽道 在賊裡用的空氣力學套件和其他賽道都不一樣
這裡要很低的下壓力 為了在長的直線抵有好的速度 煞車也很重要 但是比較低的下壓力
卻降低煞車的效果 另外 壓過路沿石的穩定度也是重要的
大舒很有信心 認為要趕快追上雷諾 在這裡就要友好的表現 小新也有信心
小巴對新的引擎很期待(這站他們用心的引擎)
不用複製貼上 其實為了賺P幣...XD
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