Gutierrez: “A special feeling”

Maranello, 2 September – For Esteban Gutiérrez, Scuderia Ferrari’s third driver, the coming weekend’s Italian Grand Prix will be his first with this team. “You breathe in a unique atmosphere,” the Mexican driver told ferrari.com. “Before one’s home race there are special feelings when one is part of the Ferrari family. We are keen to put on a good show in front of our fans, who always support us and I always remember seeing all those flags flying in the wind inside the park.

“The Monza track is very heavy on the brakes, because you arrive in the braking areas at high speed and it’s important to manage to adequately cool the discs, so they can work efficiently at the next braking point. The aerodynamic set-up for Monza is a low downforce one, but you have to make sure that doesn’t compromise traction coming out of the chicanes. If it rains, the race becomes very tough, because of the need to hit your braking points at speed. As usual, strategy will play an important role during the race and we will have to be ready for whatever scenario might arise”.

Source: http://formula1.ferrari.com/en/monza-grand-prix-heavy-braking/