Formula One Features — September 2006

Surely the most intriguing question hovering over this year's Chinese GP is whether or not Michael Schumacher will be able to come to terms with the Shanghai circuit at his third attempt. If any venue in the world can be described as Michael's bogey track, this is surely it.

No circuit in Europe has the combination of history, atmosphere and sheer speed which you will find at Monza. It has been the home of Italian motor racing since the early Twenties, and, in the 38 years that I have been attending it, the Italian GP race has been held, with one exception, at the ochre-coloured autodromo in the magnificent Parco Reale (Royal Park) north of Milan.