Presentation of the track circuit in Mugello.
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The MUGELLO CIRCUIT racetrack presents itself

A 1,1-kilometer-long plane, turns that racers drive at full throttle and a few slow sections: This is the new venue for a Formula 1 caravan, the Mugello Circuit.

At the racetrack Mugello International Circuit v Tuscany, which is owned Ferrari, this weekend, for the first time in history, the championship race will take place Formula 1.

There is a path 15 turns, among them some racers drive with full throttle. Start-finish plane s 1.141 meters is one of the longest in the entire calendar Formula 1. What sets this track apart from the rest is the path to the first turn San Donato, which is not level but leads uphill. This turn is at the same time as well the slowest part of the track. Accordingly, the brakes are heavily loaded here. “There are very fast chicanes. It is necessary to drive a very precise line, especially at the entrance, to place the car correctly,He said Esteban Gutierrez, test racer Mercedesa in view of the further course of the track.

Although the race has never been held here before Formula 1, p 5,245 kilometers long path v Tuscany is not entirely unknown. The last years are here 2012 took place official Formula 1 tests. From the current lineup of racers, they were present at the time Sebastian Vettel, Romain Grosjean, Sergio Perez, Valtteri Bottas in Daniel Ricciardo. Other racers, however, know the track from private tests. For example Charles Leclerc, who drove a few laps in a race car in June this year Ferrari SF71H from 2018. The remaining racers, however Mugello they know only from simulators.                            

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