After losing second place to Fernando Alonso in the Turkish Grand Prix almost two weeks ago, McLaren racer Juan Pablo Montoya is aiming to make amends on the ultra fast Monza circuit this weekend and hopefully help give his team their first one-two finish of the 2005 season.

The Italian track holds a lot of good memories for Juan Pablo, including his first ever Formula One victory, four years ago. Also, during last weeks testing session at this very track, the Colombian driver stamped his authority by finishing in top of the timesheets on both days he was in action.

"I always enjoy driving at Monza, it is a great track and I have good memories there as I won my first Formula One race at the circuit in 2001. There is always an enthusiastic atmosphere from the tifosi, I don't think they're cheering us on though!” he smiled. “It is a tough track on the cars, with the bumps, chicanes and long, fast straights. We need to have high speed stability, braking stability and be able to ride the kerbs well, with a softer than normal mechanical set-up. However there are also four high speed corners, and we need to ensure we are fast through these. After Turkey, we are really close in the Constructors' battle and I am looking forward to getting some strong results over the final five races towards the title."

In preparation for the Italian Grand Prix, the team completed a two day test at Monza where work focused on running with the revised aero package they will use for the race. This is as a result of needing the lowest amount of downforce all season. In addition to trimmed front and rear wings, this will see the removal for this race of the mid roll hoop winglets, which will return for the final four races.