Actually, Verona has *no* automotive connections whatsoever (no circuit, no auto company, no drivers), it is about 150 km from Monza (which is near Milan) and 200 km from Imola (which is near Bologna), and by European standards that means *far*. Slightly OT, I read in another post that someone suggested Monaco is in Italy; it is in fact a country in its own right (albeit a small one) and has no borders with Italy, being in essence a French tax haven.