Watching a race at Monza should give you some idea of the nature of the track the locals call ‘La Pista Magica’. Cars are on full throttle for 80% of the lap, and hit their Vmax on the circuit’s 1.1km start/finish straight. From there, they roar off into the historic park section, where a series of big stops into tight chicanes give the brakes a good workout.
The parkland setting of Monza, located just to the north east of Italy’s fashion capital Milan, makes for a relaxed, leafy setting for a Grand Prix, while the preserved Monza banking – spot it in the background as the cars exit the Parabolica, as well as on the flyover bridge they pass under en route to the Variante Ascari – leaves you in no doubt that you’re in the presence of a very special race track.
Join us later in the afternoon for the latest updates and results from the Monza circuit, as the qualifying session for the 2021 Italian Grand prix Sprint race is about to get underway, with Scuderia Ferrari drivers Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc at the wheel of the SF21 car ready to challenge its direct rivals for the best possible place on the grid ahead of tomorrow’s Sprint race at the Monza track.
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