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[darwin dali]

How do you adapt the car mechanically for the Monza circuit?
Willy Rampf:“In addition to achieving the highest possible top speed, it is also critical for the drivers to be able to drive aggressively over the kerbstones. The track features three chicanes leading into full-throttle sections. It is important to nail a fast exit from these corners, and to do that you need sufficient traction. The mechanical set-up of the car represents a tricky compromise. It has to be soft enough to ride the kerbs efficiently and provide good traction, but go too soft and you’ll be short on stability through the high-speed corners.â€

[Cillit Bang]

[quote="darwin_dali"]This means that the engines are running for exceptionally long periods at high revs. However, we don’t expect any problems since the homologated engines are designed to withstand loads of this order.â€

[Irv the Swerve]

[quote="Cillit Bang"][quote="darwin_dali"]This means that the engines are running for exceptionally long periods at high revs. However, we don’t expect any problems since the homologated engines are designed to withstand loads of this order.â€

[vegas]

When was the last time any engine blew up in a cloud of smoke? I seriously can't remember. Shows just how good they are these days, but at the same time it's taken away that unpredictability that we so loved.

suzuka 2006 you fool! that was the most unpredictable mechanical error of 06

[McLaren Fan]

I think his general point stands. Since Formula One engines have been made to last two races they have become more reliable in general.

[vegas]

im willing to bet there will be an engine failure at monza

[ferraribird]

im willing to bet there will be an engine failure at monza

Who do you think it will be? I'm making no predictions but I have a team in mind if it's going to happen...