Max Verstappen could make Components 1 historical past if he wins Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix.
The Dutch world champion has received the final 9 F1 races, and a tenth consecutive victory would set the all-time report.
Purple Bull has received each race this season, and Verstappen took victory at Monza in 2022.
Here’s what it is advisable know concerning the Italian Grand Prix.
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The place is the race?
Monza is within the north of Italy, on the outskirts of higher Milan, lower than 20 kilometres from the CBD of the well-known metropolis.
A brief journey from the centre of Milan to the north-east leads you to the city which first hosted F1 in 1950
The observe — Autodromo Nazionale Monza — is located inside a massive public park named the Parco di Monza Porta Vedano al Lambro.
Monza is among the most well-known places in motorsport, and was one of many first purpose-built tracks on the earth for racing.
What do I must know concerning the observe?
Monza is the quickest circuit on the Components 1 calendar with roughly 80 per cent of the lap taken at full throttle.
The 1.1km start-finish straight is the place the vehicles attain their most velocity earlier than braking exhausting for the primary chicane, which is among the finest overtaking spots for drivers.
The chicane of turns eight, 9 and 10 offers one other good alternative for drivers to move, earlier than a straight to the ultimate nook.
The ultimate nook — named the Curva Alboreto (previously Parabolica) — is a protracted hairpin that’s important for any driver approaching the large straight.
The double right-handers of turns seven and eight — named Lesmo — are tight and able to catch out a driver ought to they veer huge into the gravel.
How can I watch the race in Australia?
The one place to observe all of the motion is through the Fox Sports activities secure of broadcasting channels.
Will probably be out there on each Foxtel and Kayo Sports activities, with the race beginning at 11pm AEST.
What occurred final yr?
Verstappen added one other victory to his 2022 season, taking his first win at Monza.
The Dutchman began the race seventh, however was as much as third early on the second lap.
Verstappen was comfortably within the lead when McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo — who was having one in every of his finest races that season — retired with an engine failure.
This introduced out a late security automobile, permitting Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc to presumably have one final crack at Verstappen.
However to the frustration of the Ferrari-mad fanbase, the race completed behind the protection automobile.
Quick details
- First grand prix — 1950
- Variety of laps — 53
- Lap distance — 5,793m
- Race distance — 306.720km
- Quickest lap — 1:21.046 Rubens Barrichello (2004)
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