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The top speed of a Formula One car is around 375kph and Monza is the only circuit where such a mark is likely to be reached.
During the Monaco Grand Prix, drivers will change gear around 3,100 times.
Carbon brake discs and pads generate surface temperatures in excess of 1,000°C.
A Formula One driver loses on average two kilogrammes in weight during a grand prix. He can lose up to 1.5 litres of fluid during a hot race.
Formula One cars can accelerate from standstill to 200kph and back again in less than seven seconds.
Full braking from 200kph to standstill takes 55 metres or 1.9 seconds, producing deceleration forces of up to 5g - five times a driver's bodyweight.
Drivers
The last driver to win without leading a lap was Briton Damon Hill in Belgium, 1994, after Michael Schumacher was disqualified.
The only driver to lead every lap of a race except the last one is Briton Nigel Mansell (Canada, 1991).
The last driver to win a race after leading only the final lap was Italian Giancarlo Fisichella in Brazil in 2003.
The oldest world champion was Argentina's Juan Manuel Fangio in 1957, aged 46 years, one month and 11 days.
The youngest was Brazilian Emerson Fittipaldi in 1972, aged 25 years, eight months and 29 days.
Michael Schumacher is the only driver to win seven titles and tops the list of multiple winners:
Schumacher (Germany) - 7; Juan Manuel Fangio (Argentina) - 5; Alain Prost (France) - 4; Jack Brabham (Australia), Niki Lauda (Austria), Nelson Piquet (Brazil), Ayrton Senna (Brazil), Jackie Stewart (Britain) - all three titles.
The only posthumous world champion was Austrian Jochen Rindt in 1970.
The youngest points scorer is Briton Jenson Button in 2000, aged 20 years and two months.
The oldest was French Philippe Etancelin in 1950, aged 53 years, eight months and six days.
Briton Stirling Moss has the most career wins without winning a championship (16). Finland's Keke Rosberg was champion in 1982 with just one win.
The youngest race winner is Spain's Fernando Alonso, in 2003, aged 22 years and 26 days.
The oldest was Italian Luigi Fagioli, aged 53 years and 22 days, in 1951.
Italian Luca Badoer, now the Ferrari test driver, has made the most F1 race starts without scoring a point (50).
The youngest starter was New Zealander Mike Thackwell in 1980, aged 19 years five months and 29 days.
Italian Andrea de Cesaris made the most starts without a win - 208 in total.
Senna holds the record for most pole positions (65). Schumacher has 63.
Italian Riccardo Patrese started the most races (256). Schumacher is second in the all-time list with 212.
This season has 19 races, the most in Formula One history.