Parabolica, a corner which used to catch many drivers out, has been dampened ahead of the Italian Grand Prix with much of the gravel trap replaced by tarmac.
It’s not unusual to see drivers taking too much speed into the famed corner, only to end up beached in the gravel. That now looks unlikely with the area having been covered in tarmac – at least on the entry.
The change was prompted by the World Superbike Series which is looking to return to Monza for the Italian round of the WSBK championship.
Many fans have bemoaned the trend of providing large areas of run-off which fail to penalise a driver for a mistake, instead allowing them to rejoin the session having lost just a few tenths – and even in some cases having gained time.
This latest move will surely cause some ire amongst the hardcore F1 fanbase.
The 2014 Italian GP is set to take place on September 7th.
