05.08.2024
Visit of the Vice President of the Council of Ministers at the conclusion of the modernization works
The Vice President of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Matteo Salvini, today visited the Monza National Autodrome which reopened its gates a few days ago after months of modernization work. Accompanying him on the inspection were the President of ACI, Angelo Sticchi Damiani, the Mayor of Monza, Paolo Pilotto and Marco Ciceri, President of the Valle del Lambro Regional Park.
During the visit, the Vice President of the Council of Ministers was able to admire the new underpass built after entering Vedano, the reconstruction of the Biassono-Santa Maria alle Selve one and the two located along the opposite straight. Then a lap of the track with a symbolic shot of the day on the finish line to symbolize the result achieved.
The Autodromo Nazionale Monza is now preparing for the 2024 Formula 1 Pirelli Italian Grand Prix scheduled from Friday 30 August to Sunday 1 September.
“I am proud to have presented a more modern Autodrome to Minister Salvini, who is always at our side – explained the president of ACI, Angelo Sticchi Damiani. The works on the track guarantee us, in addition to better performance, also a long life of the asphalt surface. We were pleased by the positive opinions expressed by the drivers we casually met with the minister during our walk in the pit lane. And then the reconstruction of the underpasses with the safety of pedestrians and the creation of a completely new one which will help the influx and outflow of enthusiasts. We want this racetrack to be in step with the times, to be modern, and not to exist for just one week a year, using enormous spaces and volumes that we already have and which need to be rethought.”
“The renewal of the circuit’s asphalt and related technologies – states the Mayor of Monza Paolo Pilotto – and the interventions on the underpasses, key areas in moments of great influx and outflow during the days of the Italian Grand Prix, are works that bring improvements relevant in the field of technological modernization and capacity to welcome the public during events, while respecting the unique context, that of the Royal Park, in which the Autodrome is located”.