Preview Quotes - McLaren
Fernando Alonso - "Monza is completely unique - a fantastic circuit, so much history, great fans, and huge fun to drive. It's always special to go there year after year to experience the atmosphere, and the way the car feels when you drive on that track is completely different to any other. I have won at Monza twice in my career - once with McLaren in 2007 - and both times were incredibly special. For this race we have to manage our own expectations, as we know it won't suit our car. It will be tough, but we'll still push hard as usual, learn as much as we can about our package, and work on our low-downforce configuration to try and get as much as we can out of the weekend."
Jenson Button - "Monza is such a great place, definitely one of the most incredible races on the calendar for a driver, and always such a thrill to race on. It's completely unique in terms of the setup it demands, and I love the feeling you get when you hit the sweet spot in the corners - keeping the car controlled under heavy braking on the way in is tricky, and then on the way out it becomes very unsettled as you're trying to get the power down, so it's a great test of nerve.
Spa was a very tough race for the team, and especially so on my side of the garage due to the deployment issues I had on the straights. We're working hard on this and we're optimistic that there won't be a repeat in Monza, as it really hindered any chance I had of keeping up with the rest of the pack. That said, Monza's high speeds will prove very challenging for us, but we'll give it our all and stay focussed as ever.
The key for us will be getting the maximum from the car on Saturday, to give ourselves a fighting chance of a good battle on Sunday afternoon. Despite the issues, the car was well balanced in Spa and felt good to drive, particularly in qualifying, so we'll aim to make the most of that in Monza, too, before we head to the fly-aways where there'll be circuits that'll suit our car's strengths much better."
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