Formula One: Monza Preview

Probably two things at Monza will dominate the headlines: Fisichella and Renault.

While one will find happiness in a rush, it looks to the French so slowly from right duster. Reason is last year's Grand Prix in Singapore. As a reminder, the had a complete surprise, won Fernando Alonso. But only after Nelson Piquet's car was fired at exactly the right moment in the wall. Alonso had just been refueled, the safety car came so exactly right. Until yesterday I would have thought it inconceivable that Briatore and Renault have fallen so low. But since Wednesday is also known that it was a very good agreement.

The question is not whether Renault has cheated, but only those who have made the decision to do so. Piquet Jr. said that Briatore and Pat Symonds have forced him to perform the accident. So far, Renault had in the matter kept completely covered, but autosport.com quoted yesterday Symonds just those with the following words:

"It's true, during the Sunday meeting with Piquet the issue of deliberately causing a SC deployment came up, but it was proposed by Piquet himself. It was just a conversation. "

And that is, in my eyes, the real sensation. And the real mess. Renault denies not that there was such an incident. They only deny that they were even there, the Piquet Jr. have talked about the accident. According to their version of the Brazilians have had even the idea and have worked out. But this is more than questionable, because in order to produce the appropriate accident may need more details.

First Piquet should have known, when Alonso stops. That is possible.
Second A race, especially a street race, is developing like a different way. An SC-phase leads to that one later in the boxing comes to the will, as we saw in Valencia, made the decision to stop short happy times. How should Piquet as keeping track? There must have been radio communications.
Third Piquet would have to know beforehand, that output can not turn 17 cranes. It may be that something will be discussed in the drivers briefing. Then he had the car but also can easily put across the street, instead of destroying it.

You must be at the assessment of who rocked for now the matter has to be very careful. Briatore and Piquet sen. each other in terms of intrigue ability probably second to none. But frankly, I could not care less that is, who has since made the decision. The fact is that the race was postponed, Alonso has not won the race of their own accord. This is a mess. Whether it was Piquet, as Briatore says, wanted to keep his cockpit, or to keep Alonso in the team does not matter. Even if the picket would have done it alone, would have been the right decision to go to Mosley and Ecclestone to investigate the incident. Renault is quickly blocked. And until the end of the season.

On race: Monza is always such a nail biter. Four times over 310 km / h, to run-off areas that deserve the word little. It is hairy at Monza, especially at the start, where you can enter into bets about whether the first front wing will fly at the first or second chicane. Risch drive is not particularly strenuous. The two have a long drive to Lesmo not so mean, even if they miscalculated in Lesmo II love to. Tricky is the entrance to the Ascari, because after the high-speed orgy under the old steep path through happy times is too late on the brakes. The Parabolica meeting must be perfect, you want to take a lot of speed on the straight line, but that's about it. You lose time, but soon, if not the round is perfect. Coming from a square out of the chicanes, we slip a little too much in the Parabolica, the round is ruined.

McLaren, Ferrari and Renault have KERS on board. This is not unimportant, especially when starting and when you just do not want to be overhauled. Poor Trulli had the experience at Spa, when he was stuck behind Badoer. He could have gone two seconds faster, but did not pass on the straights. However - the straights of Monza are longer than the allowed 6.5 seconds, you can use KERS per lap. The Red Bull, Brawn and Force India, which are also without KERS mighty fast on the straights. It could also be tight.

As usual, it is extremely difficult to tell in advance who will end up as have the edge. Ferrari estimates the chances of one's own mau, McLaren is not sure, except that it will be something better. But then Red Bull, Brawn and Toyota could see the front. And of course, Force India, which you should also here be on the bill. Logically, it gives everything from the car at Monza, which stands in the way of aerodynamics. Top speed is required, and much of it as possible. Why should the Force India will also be available in Italy is relatively far forward. It would surprise me if they were suddenly back in the back.

BMW, I do not think so far ahead, just not Williams or Renault. Alonso will probably end out in the qualification again with a puddle in the tank, which I would then already in the strategy. Monza is due to the relatively short entry and exit is actually a program where you could insert three stops. However, you lose because of the slow drive in the box too much time, so this is worth it no more. The classic alternative will also be here again: short first stint, long in the middle, then the rest as it sees fit.

In problems put Brawn and Red Bull in terms of strategy. One thing is clear - no matter how far forward is in the starting lineup, the KERS cars will go smoothly passing on the way to the first corner. But it does not matter if you volltankt the car, because Ferrari and Co. are indeed in most cases up to refuel, because they come at the start anyway forward. If I decide, I would make my car as light as possible, so I have the breath of a chance before the first and second curve to be still before the KERS cars.

Weather will play no role at the weekend will be a comfortable 25 degrees. Rain is not in sight.

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