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McLaren hoping for KERS advantage at Monza

The McLaren team believes its possession of the Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) at Monza can help it to achieve the highest top speeds in the rapid Italian Grand Prix next weekend. Team Principal Martin Whitmarsh hopes the device could assist the Woking squad to a repetition of its 2005 and 2007 wins at the track.

Martin Whitmarsh, Team Principal for Vodafone McLaren Mercedes

Since the turn of the new millennium, McLaren has won twice at Monza and hopes to finish off this decade with another victory in Ferrari's home nation. "Monza is a venue where the team has traditionally gone well and we love racing on a race track that's so steeped in Formula One history," Whitmarsh explained.

"The unique high-speed nature of the track places unique demands on the cars and, like every team, we'll arrive at the circuit with a bespoke high-speed aerodynamic package; it will be another interesting test for the MP4-24 as we continue to develop the car - it will be useful to understand how it works in a low-downforce setup."

With the series of straights broken up by chicanes, the Englishman knows that the braking areas will be ideal for charging KERS before its use over the starting grid. "Of course, Monza is notable for being a power circuit, and, with KERS, we should see some incredible speeds," he added, "particularly during qualifying when the drivers will double-deploy KERS along the start/finish straight."

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