A case of the fastest track in a Formula 1 calendar, and setting it up requires minimum rear wingswhich produces only 60 percent of the thrust, compared to the larger one used by teams on more closed tracks.
Smaller surface of the rear wing means lower aerodynamic drag racing car (which is also useful in DRS zones), regardless of the shape of the track, and at the same time it also reduces the aerodynamic thrust that presses the car to the ground. Both variables are, of course, interdependent, and the use of a suitable rear wing should take care of an appropriate compromise between minimum resistance and maximum thrust depending on the track configuration.
On a racetrack like that Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, where long planes, spiced with some rather open chicanes and bends, predominate, minimal resistance is of course one of the main guarantees for fast lap times, so, as already mentioned, the rear wings are minimalist to such an extent that it requires a completely different geometry and design. the lateral parts of the rear wing. Monza is therefore the only racetrack for which teams are specifically developing an aero package.
The aerodynamics departments tackle the Monzo aerodynamic package in a simulator, where they determine the point at which an additional change in the surface of the rear wing negatively affects the lap time. The next step is to take care of the proper balance of the car on the plane and in corners, but of course the thrust can also be influenced by other aerodynamic parts on the car itself - the lower part of the rear wing is also important, through which air leaves the diffuser. That is why it is important that the air flow under cars in Monza is the slowest, which also reduces thrust and increases speed on the planes.
In doing so, engineers face a new challenge, namely how to create enough flow through the diffuser to still serve its purpose, especially at the entrance to corners, because otherwise the car is too unstable to drive quickly through a bend. It has already happened that young racers, who were sitting in an F1 car for the first time in Monza, announced on the radio that something is wrong with the car, even though the settings were optimal - it's so very on edge.
Compared to other trails, it is in Monza the nose of the car closer to the ground, which increases both thrust and drag due to the larger expansion angle of the chassis, so it is set lower in Monza than anywhere else. The combination of the effects of the rear wing, the bottom of the car, the front wings and the nose is a delicate process, so the engineers set up the settings for the Monzo immediately after the design of the car. Due to all that we have listed in the last paragraphs, and above all due to the fact that the reds predominated in fast sectors Spaja (Sectors 1 and 3) is very likely to be very fast in the home Ferrari race as well.
