Formula 1 arrived in Monza on the weekend of Sept. 16, 2001, reeling from the horrors of the 9-11 terrorist attacks in New York and the Pentagon, and the shocking crash of Alex Zanardi in the Champ Car race at Euro Speedway Lausitz a few days later. For its “home” race, the Ferrari team ran with the nose wings of its cars draped in black, in a gesture of sympathy to the victims of the 9-11 attacks. It was an obvious damper on what would have been a celebration of a glorious season for the Scuderia, whose team leader Michael Schumacher had won eight of the 14 races held that season going into Monza. But in Italy, Ferrari would be upstaged by Williams-BMW and its new star, Juan-Pablo Montoya.
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