Pirelli is bringing its softest compound selection to Monza — C3 hard, C4 medium, C5 soft — banking that the Temple of Speed can handle the aggressive rubber despite two-second-faster lap times from the new power units. The speed bump flips the usual physics: lighter braking loads on the front axle as cars arrive slower, heavier traction demands on the rear when all that power hits the ground at the First Chicane and Ascari. The 2024 resurfacing left smooth asphalt that grips from FP1, and with manageable degradation forecast, one-stop strategies are locked in despite Monza's overtaking zones. The risk is rear axle overheating mid-stint — if the softs cook, that one-stop turns into a scramble. Quali will come down to who nails traction out of the chicanes without giving up top speed on the straights.
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Pirelli is bringing its softest compound selection to Monza — C3 hard, C4 medium, C5 soft — banking that the Temple of Speed can handle the aggressive rubber despite two-second-faster lap times from the new power units. The speed bump flips the usual physics: lighter braking loads on the front axle as cars arrive slower, heavier traction demands on the rear when all that power hits the ground at the First Chicane and Ascari. The 2024 resurfacing left smooth asphalt that grips from FP1, and with manageable degradation forecast, one-stop strategies are locked in despite Monza's overtaking zones. The risk is rear axle overheating mid-stint — if the softs cook, that one-stop turns into a scramble. Quali will come down to who nails traction out of the chicanes without giving up top speed on the straights.
