Monza will host Formula 1 for at least another 5 years

They have a contract Formula 1 in Italian Automobile Club (ACI) signed on Wednesday, and yesterday it was unveiled to the public in the square in front of the Milan Duomo Jean Todt and put into delirium a few tens of thousands of typhoids.

The Italian Grand Prix has been on the Formula 1 calendar since the very beginning of the competition, since 1950, and so far the F1 Championship race has been held every year, with the exception of 1980, when the Italian Grand Prix was held in Imola. Monza National Autodrome, as the official name of the racetrack, has many nicknames, among them “La Pista Magica”, and in its history it has been decided here twelve times who will be the world champion. The last time was in 1979, when he won the title with Ferrari Jody Schechter, which after forty years s Ferrari 312 T4 drove again along the track at Monza.

The second nickname for Monza is “Temple of Speed,” which the track certainly is. The highest average speed in a race he won in 2003 Michael Schumacher, was 247.585 km / h, and last year 's fastest lap wasKimi Räikönen drove at an average speed of 263.587 km / h.

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