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Bridgestone confident in Monza tyre options

Bridgestone Motorsport heads to one of the most famous race courses in the world this week in Monza for round fifteen of the FIA Formula One World Championship. The Italian Grand Prix comes at a crucial point in the championship with Ferrari just two points behind Renault and Michael Schumacher looking to close the 12 point gap to current leader Fernando Alonso. 

All five Bridgestone teams spent three days at the Monza circuit last week, conducting car and tyre tests. Tyre testing for Monza is particularly important due to the track's high speed nature and it enabled Bridgestone to assess approximately 20 specifications of tyre on the 5.793km circuit, much of which has been resurfaced since last year's race. 

"The Italian Grand Prix at Monza is really very special," said Bridgestone's director of motorsport, Hiroshi Yasukawa. "It is a home race for both Ferrari and Jarno Trulli and the supporters come out in their thousands to support the teams and watch the action. This is a very important time in the championship and our technical personnel have been working as hard as possible with our teams to make sure they have the right tyres for this weekend."

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