Fernando Alonso and the dangers of Monza over the years in F1

The Asturian will run for the 22nd time in the temple of speed with a car of the highest category and in the previous one spoke about the changes with each regulation.

Fernando Alonso is ready to play his 22nd Grand Prix of Italy in the mythical layout of Monza. His first participation with a formula 1 in the temple of speed was in 2001 with a mine. This weekend, 24 years later, it will be again in the layout of Lombardy. There he ran, in addition to the Faenza Team, with Renault, McLaren, Ferrari, McLaren, Alpine and, since 2023, with Aston Martin.

In so many years, The Asturian ran in Monza with different technical regulations in F1. In engines, for example, it went through the V10, V8 and the V6 Turbo Hybrids. As for the chassis, of small and light, with rear wing with very little incidence, to those of current soil effect, with a lot of aerodynamic load. At the press conference prior to the beginning of the season, they asked him how the behaviors of the Chocks were changing on the very quick track and Alonso did not hesitate to put the danger as the protagonist.

“Definitely, it changed a lot. I handled with different configurations in Monza, not only the current one. But, the way they changed the cars makes Monza all moment ”, Nano said.

And he continued, entering more security: “Obviously, Now we have different devices that make this place safer. For me, that is the biggest difference. Before, when we came to Monza, you felt danger, speed and adrenaline. Now it’s a bit more difficult to feel it. We have the halo, the Hans device and other things that I did not have the first time I drove here. In addition, everyone performs tests in Monza before reaching F1, or at least with very little aerodynamic load. In the 2000s, there were no privileges, ”he closed.