F1 24 How To Be Faster At Monza (Italy Track Guide)

Monza, often known as the temple of speed, is one of the classic circuits left on the Formula 1 calendar. This is an extremely high speed circuit where you’ll want to trim your car out with very low levels of downforce to maximise your speed along each straight.

In F1 24, this is one of the first tracks I’d recommend new players racing at as it isn’t as technical as others. There are a few corner sequences that balance both slow and medium speed. Despite it being one of the easier tracks to drive in F1 24, learning the perfect racing line and braking points can result in finding a significant amount of lap time.

In this F1 24 track guide, I’m going to run through an entire lap of Monza, show you the best points to brake at each corner, which gear to be in, and our tips on learning the ideal racing line.

What is a good lap time around Monza in F1 24?

The current time trial world record for Monza in F1 24 is a 1:17.456, with a top 5% lap time being around 1:18.950. This is the lap time you should be aiming for to be considered very quick at Monza, but anything better than a 1:20.000 will put you above average.

• Current time trial record: 1:17.456
• Top 5% lap time: 1:18.950
• Average lap time: 1:20.000

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Watch our Italy track guide video

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Italy track guide

Turns 1, 2 & 3

The first corner at Monza is the slowest around a whole lap, and its where the majority of overtaking will happen. Despite the corner apex speed being very low, there is a big potential to mess this corner up by braking ever so slightly too late, or lose a lot of time by braking early.

Keep an eye out for the 150-metre braking board and the upcoming 100-metre board. At around 120 metres, you’ll want to hit the brakes right between these two boards. Brake at full pressure while downshifting aggressively to help slow the car down.

Just after the green strip starts on the left of the track, start to turn in while continuing to brake, but ease off the brake pedal as you rotate the car.

You should be in third gear at the apex, where you’ll want to cut across the kerb pretty aggressively. You can apply a small burst of throttle between turns 1 and 2 but not too much to break traction. Then, rotate into the left-hander while applying a tiny amount of brake force.

Don’t cut this corner as aggressively as turn 1. Try to clip but ultimately miss the inside orange kerb. As soon as you round the apex, start to apply the throttle gradually while focusing on straightening your car.

Avoid the outside kerb, as this will slow your acceleration, and feel free to short shift from third to fourth if you are struggling with wheelspin. Then accelerate hard through and round turn 3, which is essentially a full-speed bend on the approach to turn 4.

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Turns 4 & 5

The next chicane is another slow corner sequence, although not as slow as turns 1 and 2. Keep to the far right of the track on the approach and look to start braking just before the 100 metre braking board. Once again, brake hard and in a straight line, downshifting to third gear.

Start to rotate in towards the apex as the outside kerb starts, while trailing off the brake pedal, much like we did at the first corner. Try and cut the first corner as aggressively as you can without fully leaving the track. This corner does feel a bit awkward as you bounce over the large inside kerb, but its the fastest route.

Apply a small burst of throttle ahead of the right hander where we will try and once again cut the inside apex. Bounce over the kerb and expect the rear of the car to feel loose so be ready to correct the steering and catch any slide.

As soon as you feel the tyres grip, accelerate at 100% input and shift up to fourth gear. It can sometimes be better to be cautious on the throttle here as the outside kerb is narrow and you can easily drop a tyre into the dirt.

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Turns 6 & 7

Next up are the two Lesmo corners. These are my favourite corners around Monza as they require precision and bravery. Keep to the left of the track and brake later than you think into turn 6. I use the orange barrier on the left as a braking reference.

You’ll want to start turning at the same time you apply around 20% brake pressure, and roll your car through the corner keeping your speed as high as possible. Stay in sixth gear all the way through while trying to get as close to the inside kerb as you can without touching it.

You can accelerate early, trusting that the corner will end, and you can use a lot of the exit kerb if needed, although the green astroturf can be slippery.

Pull the car back on track before the kerb ends and wait until the 50 metre braking reference goes off screen, wait a split second longer and then brake and turn into turn seven.

You’ll only want a short burst of around 50% brake pressure on the entry while downshifting to fifth gear. Hug the inside of the corner using the camber of the turn to pull your car around. You can once again use as much exit kerb as you need to help you accelerate early.

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Turns 8, 9 & 10

Ascari is the next corner sequence, and this is a high-speed left, right, left combination that can catch you out in multiple ways. Pull your car to the right of the track on the approach and brake around 75 metres from the apex, right between the 50 and 100 metre boards.

Turn in really early, positioning your car to cut the inside of the corner and shift down to sixth gear. You can start to accelerate before you even reach the apex and get as close to the inside sausage kerbs as you can without touching them.

Be incredibly cheeky with how much of the outside track you use between turns 8 and 9, but be sure to move your car back away from the inside sausage kerbs as you accelerate through turn 9.

Turn 10 can cause a lot of issues if approached wrong. You’ll want to cut the inside green apex again, but make sure you miss the inside sausage kerb again. Accelerate at 100% input all the way through this corner and use as much of the exit runoff as needed while focusing on getting a good run out and towards Parabolica.

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Turn 11

The final challenge around Monza is turn 11, Parabolica. This is a high-speed corner where you’ll be pushing the limits of your car’s mechanical grip and the track limits.

Brake extremely late at 50 metres and start to roll your car in towards the apex smoothly. Downshift to sixth gear as you slow and avoid the inside kerb which can cause a lot of instability if hit.

As soon as you reach the kerb, start accelerating hard, focusing on keeping your steering smooth and as open as possible. During a race, you will naturally drift out towards the left of the track, but ensure you don’t use much of the run off while accelerating. In a flat out time trial run, you’ll have enough grip to hug the inside line, shortening your route towards the finish line.

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And that rounds out a complete lap around Monza. This circuit is a real test of your car setup and mechanical grip. The heavy braking zones open up a lot of opportunity for overtaking, and mastering when you brake can really save a lot of lap time.

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Using Track Titan to analyse your laps

Much like our other track guide videos, I’ve used Track Titan to analyse this lap, and they provided the throttle and brake telemetry that you’ve seen in this video.

You can analyse your laps in F1 24 using Track Titan, and it can be used on the console and PC versions of the game.

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Recommended F1 24 Italy car setup

For your car setup you will want lower your aerodynamic setup as low as you can get away with to maximise your top speed. Focus on lowering your on-throttle differential to minimise wheel spin out of corners, and use a time trial style geometry setup.

You can setup the suspension fairly aggressively to minimise body roll, and the lower your ride height, the less drag you’ll feel down the straights. Due to the long straights, tyre temperatures aren’t as much of an issue around Monza as they are at some tracks in F1 24, so we can lower pressures.

Check out our recommended Monza car setup for F1 24, or watch our car setup video below.

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