By Karl King
April 18 2006

Juan Pablo Montoya, who in Australia binned his MP4-21 by going off road and basically shutting it down, says that he has been working hard to make the fact that the Imola track is anti-clockwise 'no big deal'.

"It was good to test last week, as we have been able to cover some good pre-race set-up work for San Marino and the car felt good.

"Imola is a very technical and demanding circuit, so the set-up of the car is particularly important at this track to be fast. It is a medium to high downforce track, because of all the slow corners and chicanes, also there isn't really one very long straight that would demand a lower downforce configuration.

"Imola is one of three anti-clockwise tracks we race on. It does place an extra strain on your body, particularly your neck. However it's not really a big deal, I have been working with my trainer to ensure there are no issues.

"There are a couple of great corners at San Marino, such as the Piratella and Acque Minerali, and you need to make sure you push and carry as much speed through them as possible, they should be quite fun with the V8 engine!"