Hi everyone!Lisa Lilley (Shell Technology Manager for Ferrari) here. We’re in Monza at the moment, building up to what is widely regarded as Scuderia Ferrari's 'home' Grand Prix. Legions of fanatical Prancing Horse fans ("The Tifosi") will make their way to the circuit over the weekend, dressed head-to-toe in red and waving flags, scarves and any other piece of Formula One memorabilia that shows their true colours.
I always love coming to this circuit – the cars run with very low downforce, which means they are very light and twitchy around the circuit. This is great for speed on the long straights, but also makes the chicanes all the more challenging - I hope we'll see a lot of overtaking this year. The best corner for this is the Roggia Chicane, after the long Curva Grande. The cars will come down to this corner flat out in seventh gear doing over 330 KM/H, before braking to 120 KM/H in second gear – The drivers will have to be really brave at this point on the circuit, especially if they are looking to out-brake one another.
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