Italian GP 2010 - Monza

[andrew]

Another amazing circuit to look forward to.




Circuit data
Full throttle: 70%
Top speed in race: 351kph
Longest flat-out section: 16 seconds / 1,320m

Tyre wear: low
Brake wear: very high
Downforce level: very low
Gear changes per lap: 46

Source: BMW

Strategy

2010 tyres: Hard (prime, no stripe), Soft (option, stripe)
2009 tyres: Medium (prime, no stripe), Soft (option, stripe)
2008 tyres: Hard (prime, no stripe), Medium (option, stripe)

Average fuel use per lap: 2.525kg
Pit lane time loss: 25s

2009 Result:

1 23 Rubens Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 53 1:16:21.706 5 10
2 22 Jenson Button Brawn-Mercedes 53 +2.866 6 8
3 4‡ Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 53 +30.664 3 6
4 20 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 53 +31.131 2 5
5 7‡ Fernando Alonso Renault 53 +59.182 8 4
6 2‡ Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 53 +1:00.693 4 3
7 6 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 53 +1:22.412 15 2
8 15 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 53 +1:25.407 9 1
9 3‡ Giancarlo Fisichella Ferrari 53 +1:26.856 14
10 17 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 53 +2:42.163 17
11 10 Timo Glock Toyota 53 +2:43.925 16
12 1‡ Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 52 Accident 1
13 12 Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 52 Retired 19
14 9 Jarno Trulli Toyota 52 +1 Lap 11
15 8‡ Romain Grosjean Renault 52 +1 Lap 12
16 16 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 51 +2 Laps 18
Ret 21 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 22 Transmission 7
Ret 11 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 19 Transmission 20[2]
Ret 5 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 15 Oil leak 13
Ret 14 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 0 Collision 10

[raymondu999]

Looks like a McLaren hunting ground

[WhiteBlue]

Ferrari and Red Bull will loose performance with their floor revisions. It looks good for Hamilton.

[raymondu999]

If he does, it'll buck the trend in 2010. So far, no championship leader (while leading the championship) has won a race. What's the weather looking like?

[PlatinumZealot]

Andrew, give somebody else a chance to start a race topic. You're taking up all the tracks! Good first post though.

I say the Boss will take his first Italian win!

[raymondu999]

It's likely to be an easy 1-2 for Macca, I agree.

[andrew]

Andrew, give somebody else a chance to start a race topic. You're taking up all the tracks! Good first post though.

I say the Boss will take his first Italian win!

What?! And let WhiteBlue have all the fun? No chance!

The McLaren should get an easy win, though Ferrari might spring a surprise.

[toshinden]

sorry andrew, but shouldn't it 2009 result?

Anyway, looking forward to the race. Just hoping the merc can be in the big ten again.
Mclaren should be at front all the way, hope the Redbull n Ferrari can disrupt their race so the race can be more exciting.

[raymondu999]

Renault seems like a dark horse. Their F-duct seems just so efficient, especially compared to their caffeinated brethren

[andrew]

Thanks toshinden. Changed my typo now.

[Morteza]

Well, a low downforce circuit. On paper McLaren are the favorites but we may see a surprise as well. All in all, I love Monza because of its fast layout and looking forward to see who is the fastest on straight.

[raymondu999]

Actually I'll be interested to see how their lack of f-duct (if they really do drop it for Monza) will affect their pace. Also, the hearing is just a few days before this race weekend. Should be exciting fireworks

[ringo]

Special ferrari power treatment for this track . I'd say Ferrari 1-2.
No reason why ferrari can't win here. The engine is just about as strong as the mercedes and the top speeds are about equal.
The ferrari looks like the best car for this in terms of having a good low downforce configuration. The car and wings looks very clean already, can't wait to see the Monza modifications.

[raymondu999]

Yes, it'll be a battle between Ferrari and McLaren methinks, with the bulls just on the cusp of competitiveness, maybe with Bobby K in the mix as he seems to have regained confidence in his car, and also seems to have a magnificent F-duct. Kinda like Canada.

[mangesh]

am I allowed here to say, we may see Sutil on podium?