Italy: Early Thoughts
It sounds like
Rosberg’s been fined for his action in Belgium. I’d be amazed if
that’s the last testy moment we have between the title rivals this
year, though.
Anyway, to Monza. The
circuit’s nice and fast, and is essentially a collection of
straight lines joined by tiny little corners. Do not expect Red Bull
to be fastest or second fastest as, although the Renault seems
improved, the Williams is fastest in a straight line closely followed
by the Mercedes.
Red Bull were fast in
Spa, but recall they had a wing thinner than a supermodel on a diet,
whereas the Williams and Mercedes had bigger rear wings (adding more
downforce but costing pace on the straights). So, the latter two
teams have more drag to lose and straight line speed to gain, as well
as having the best engines anyway.
I think that Williams,
particularly Bottas, might be the ones to watch. A few times this
year Williams have run the Mercedes’ team close (and could’ve
perhaps had a shot at winning in Austria, I think it was).
These don’t count as
tips for the purpose of records. They’re just bets I’ve made (all
Ladbrokes),
Bottas, each way, pole
17
Bottas, each way, win
15
Williams top score 7
It’ll also be
interesting to see how the other teams cope with the simple straight
line requirements of the circuit. I fear Ferrari’s asthmatic
hamster of an engine may struggle.
As always, comments, tips, insights and the like are welcome below.
Morris Dancer
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