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Few
circuits in the world
command the respect that
the mighty Monza
receives.
Located just
north of Milan, it holds
the record for the most
GP in Formula 1, as in
the 2000 season it
celebrated its 50th
GP (it has hosted every Italian
GP but one).
One reason for
the track’s great
respect is its immense
speed, as it has always
held the distiction of
being F1’s fastest
circuit.
Connected to the
fast nature of the
circuit, Monza also
holds an unfortunately
long casualty list –
second only to that of
Indianapolis.
Among the list
includes the legendary
Alberto Ascari (1955),
Wolfgang von Tripps
(1961), Jochen Rindt
(1970), and Ronnie
Peterson (1978).
The
track has remained
largely unchanged from
its 1950 debut to F1,
except for the removal
of the oval section of
the track in the 60’s
for safety reasons.
It has also been
home to a number of
memorable moments in F1,
such as in 1971 when
Peter Gethin popped out
from behind Ronnie
Peterson to claim the
closest win in F1
history with a margin of
0.01 seconds, as well as
the fastest GP ever at
an average speed of
150.754 mph from start
to finish.
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