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We've just had a race. Sam, do you fancy another one?

Oh, go on then. Yeah, it's only like the best racing weekend in Formula One, and I'm absolutely buzzing for the temper of speed.

Homer Ferrari, Harry, you've been.

You loved every second of it, obviously.

So I imagine it's going to be an absolute celebration of racing.

Yeah, I mean, but best weekend of FM racing, that's an interesting claim. I don't, I, that's for another debate, but I do like Monsor a lot when I'm not there personally. I'm watching it on the TV. Just, starving with us your thirst, just help me. Just give people water. Anyway, yeah, I can't wait come over this weekend always enjoy monza great

quality and then unlike monaco a great race normally to go alongside it so it's it's like monaco

but even better you've really summarized monza there by comparing it to monaco yeah

the total opposite in every way well you're welcome that is Summarized Monza there by comparing it to Monaco. Yeah, nailed it.

The total opposite in every way.

Well, you're welcome. That is.

The Italian GP is coming up this weekend, and it's round 16 of the 2025 season.

The final European round.

First Italian GP took place 29 years before the F1 World Championship even existed back in 1921,

and it first took place at Monza.

In 1922, and Monza has played host to the Italian GP in every F1 season since the inception

of the championship, with one exception, that being 1980.

Due to the very fast nature of the circuit,

this is often the shortest race of the season,

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