The Italian Grand Prix brings Formula One's European season to a conclusion this weekend at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza. Located just outside of Milan, Monza is the quickest track on the calendar with top speeds reaching up to 340kph along the straights of the 5.793 km circuit.* Six of the last ten races at Monza have been won from pole (so far in2012, 7 of 12 races have been won from pole)* The braking zone for turn one features a deceleration of 265 kph - from340 kph to an apex speed of 75 kph* DRS overtakes outnumbered normal passes by 18 to 15 during last year'sItalian Grand PrixMichael SchumacherWhen I think of Monza, I immediately see everything through a red veil.It is the beating racing heart of Italy, everything there lives and breathesFerrari, and I must inevitably think of the good times I spent there. Whatmakes me particularly happy is that after all these years, the tifosi stillwelcome me so warmly, and I would like to thank them for that. Naturally,now I'm racing in Mercedes silver, I hope I can offer them a nice fight andbe a worthy rival. They can be just as sure as our own fans that everybodyin the team is looking to have a successful finale to the European season,and is therefore fully motivated to put on a good show in Monza.Nico RosbergI'm looking forward to getting to Monza on Thursday and getting the weekendunderway. After a difficult weekend in Spa, I believe that our car will bemuch better suited to the amazing and high-speed Monza track. We will alsohave a different package there for the long straights with the low downforcerequired. We are continuing to work hard on improving our car, and I'm quitepositive about the news that I hear from the factory, although we know thatit will be a tough job with all of the other teams developing quickly aswell.Ross BrawnMonza is a very special race track, and certainly one of my favourite venuesto visit on the calendar. The atmosphere created by the Italian fans isalways fantastic and it's a great place to bring the European season to aconclusion. The circuit is a unique challenge with its high-speed straightsand the requirement for a low-downforce package designed specifically forthe weekend. We would like to finish the European season with a strongresult and the team will be working hard to achieve that at the weekend.Norbert HaugMonza is a circuit that demands very diverse strengths from the technicalpackage - high straightline speeds through low levels of drag and downforce,with the cars exceeding 300 kph on four separate occasions, and a goodmechanical base for braking stability into the chicanes and corners, andgood traction exiting them. Monza is also well known as an engine circuitthanks to its high-speed layout, with over 80 per cent of the lap distancespent at full throttle. The races in Belgium and Italy are separated by justa week. The circuit-specific modifications made for Monza are only run oncea year and could possibly mean that the competitive order won't be quite thesame as that we saw in Spa.