The F1 circus flies into the home of Ferrari and Speed, no, not that type, the one that makes cars look like a blur. Talking of blurred, our 2024 Italian F1 Grand Prix Preview will go so fast and give you a bit of everything you need to know ahead of the upcoming big weekend of F1, you’ll almost miss it.
The Gurgler’s 2024 Italian F1 Grand Prix Preview brings some thoughts on the race itself, a few bold predictions here and there, a more than a few barely interesting stats.
Essentially a quick summary of what a casual F1 fan needs in the shortest possible time for your convenience.
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2024 Italian F1 Grand Prix Preview – Race Potential Rating
The Gurgler does like to use some obscure drivers in our Race previews and report, so who better to use than Teo Fabi to determine a race rating system.
So before each race we give a rating out of ten for four key category that are loosely based on each letter of Teo Fabi’s surname. Don’t know who Teo Fabi is, you should.
FAST? 10/10 – It’s called the Temple of Speed by some, and is still home of the fastest average speed lap, so yeah, it’s plenty fast. It’s also the Grand Prix which takes the shortest time.
ACTION? 7/10 – Long straights stopped by chicanes usually leads to action, whether it be some great late overtaking, or some terrible attempts to overtake. It’s also a track where strange winners pop up. There’s two wins here for Alpha Tauri / Toro Rosso, and Daniel Ricciardo even won here in a McLaren. No easy feat.
BIG HISTORY? – 10/10 – Been the home of the Italian Grand Prix since 1950, except for 1980 where it lost the annual race to Imola, but they soon worked out that Imola could be a race in another country – San Marino.
INCLEMENT WEATHER? – 3 /10 The Weather Channel says a 40% chance of a thunderstorm on the Sunday morning.
RACE RATING 75% – Historic, fast, and a place for different winners. Plenty to like.
2024 Italian F1 Grand Prix Preview – Stats Summary
Want to know if your favourite driver for this weekend is a master of the track or the track is a master of them? Here then are some barely interesting facts and stats.
These visuals go back to 2000 to cover the current drivers, thanks to Fernando Alonso. The all time history goes back to 1950.
2024 Italian F1 Grand Prix Preview – Driver Stats
RECORD @ ZANDVOORT SINCE 2021
2024 Italian F1 Grand Prix Preview – Other Stats
RECORD @ MONZA SINCE 2000
99 = a DNF. Grid position 20 is overstated as that was also used for cars starting in pitlane. Results from 2000.
2024 Italian F1 Grand Prix Preview – Historic Stats
ALL RACE RESULTS – ITALIAN F1 GRAND PRIX @ MONZA
