No, I think Monza will be good for Red Bull. Maybe not a win but didnt we say the same last week about Spa?
i cant see them toucing mclaren or force india in sector one, but sector two might be good. The exit of Lesmo2 is the key to the back straight, a bit like the fast Turkey left hander and subsequent straight The Red BUll was untouchable there. Then there is the Variante ascari where you need a car that can change direction well, wich is also good. The back straight is for Mclaren no doubt but parabolica also needs a car with good downforce. I think itl be closer than many think.
They have got to get down to the starting problems though. Vettel at Hockenheim, now Mark here..its vital for succes.
I still think Monza will be Red Bull's worst race by a fair margin. They qualified 8th and 9th last year, and looked off the pace all weekend. If they manage a podium it would be brilliant, but I think effective damage limitation would be 4th and 5th. Some people are saying that the Renault engine is not so bad given how Kubica and Webber performed in Spa, but I think that was more a case of Red Bull stripping off the downforce compared to McLaren (confirmed during the practice sessions) and Renault developing a terrific F-duct. By running less downforce than McLaren Red Bull's speed differential in S1 and S3 was not as horrific as it could have been, but in S2 the two teams were quite similar as McLaren were able to keep more downforce on due to their superior F-duct and engine capacity on the straights.
The starts have really been poor all season. Whilst we've now had three obvious stuff ups, the Red Bulls have been getting off the line slower than the McLarens and Ferraris all year. It is a handicap.
Edited by goingthedistance, 30 August 2010 - 07:50.