Monza is a place where the vibrant Italian national anthem has been oft-heard and delivered with gusto by local red-clad Ferrari fanatics.
But in 1999, another national hymn was played after that year's Italian Grand Prix. It's surreal to think of it now but it was Amhrán na bhFiann and one man was responsible.
It's poignant to watch that podium celebration now on the day that Eddie Jordan passed away at the age of 76 following a long illness.
While his German driver Heinz-Harald Frentzen stood on the top step of the podium, clad in the yellow overalls of the iconic Jordan team, the footage briefly pans to the emotional and eponymous team owner, eyes up towards the heavens, mouthing the words to the Soldier's Song and with the late, commentating great Murray Walker pointing out the tears of joy that were pouring forth from the Dubliner.
Those were heady days for Irish followers of F1 when the sport was right there before our eyes. That cannot be over-stated. Six rounds earlier at the 1999 French Grand Prix, Amhrán na bhFiann had been played for the first time as Jordan F1 stuck it to the big guns.
Ten months previous, Eddie Jordan's Silverstone-based outfit had made an improbable breakthrough. In the biblical rain of the 1998 Belgian Grand Prix, Spa-Francochamps had been transformed into an epic, storylines aquaplaning like tributaries along the sodden tarmac that snaked its way through the forested Ardennes.
But the biggest tale of all being a Noah's Ark like conclusion as a dwindling number of mechanical species crossed the finish line - not two by two but a frankly unbelievable one-two as Jordan's drivers Damon Hill and Ralf Schumacher navigated the day's carnage and took the top two steps on the podium. An unbelievable achievement led by an Irishman's inner drive.
The Jordan team had not only survived the sometimes murky, shark-infested waters that are F1. They had thrived.
Eddie Jordan eventually sold the team 20 years ago but he had made his point and his name will forever resonate in the annals of the sport.
A driver himself in his younger days, he founded Eddie Jordan Racing in 1980 and in a manner that would remain consistent throughout his life, quickly set about making his mark in junior formulae as his team more than held their own in Formula 3000.
The next seemingly daunting step was the pinnacle, Formula One. Bear in mind that back in those days, a deluge of privateer teams came and went almost as quickly as the money ran out.
Yet from Jordan F1's debut in 1991, the team remained a permanent fixture on the grid for a decade and a half. And it's a team that left a legacy of giving talent the chance to make a splash.
Michael Schumacher would go on to achieve legendary feats in the sport but it's at Jordan where he would make his first appearance in '91.
Other iconic names like Eddie Irvine and Rubens Barrichello would also be introduced to the upper echelon of single-seater racing in Jordan colours.
Naturally charismatic and intrepid - a talented drummer too in his colourful off-track musical escapades - one of Jordan's skills that also helped him on the business side of F1, lay in the comfortable shoes of a people person.
"Eddie was a very nice guy. In 1997 I was living in Oxford and most of the time he invited me to his house to have dinner together. I met his family, a fantastic family, he has a lot of children and we went on the bike together. He was a great team principal, and he was very kind with me and so nice," Giancarlo Fisichella told RTÉ back four years ago as the long-time former driver recalled his two spells at Jordan which culminated with the team's last grand prix win at Brazil 2003.
It's a sport that rewards the ruthless and it's a facet that all involved must carry with them. But in those backrooms where deals had to be made and tough conversations were had, Eddie Jordan had room for sentiment and kindness.
That was exemplified in an anecdote that three-time former race winner Thierry Boutsen shared with Motorsport.ie's Leo Nulty and I six years ago. Bear in mind, that the Belgian's fleeting time with the Jordan team in 1993 was an undistinguished bookend to his career when he literally couldn't fit into a car designed for a smaller man.
"Eddie is an incredible guy, really incredible. What he has achieved in his life is unreal," Boutsen recalled.
"When I retired he gave me the car that I drove with as my last Formula One car as a present to me.
"I had a lot of respect for Eddie. He had his own way of doing things. A very clever businessman, very good driver he was as well, very good organiser. He's been successful in everything that he's done so I have a lot of respect for him."
That success continued on post-Formula One as Jordan took to the punditry and broadcasting sphere like a duck to water.
More recently, he was one half of the well-received Formula For Success podcast along with former racer David Coulthard.
It was on that platform late last year that he opened up about the health issues he was confronting having been diagnosed with an "aggressive" form of cancer.
As was his way, he ensured it came with valuable advice: "Go and get tested, because in life you've got chances and there is so much medical advice out there and so many things that you can do to extend your lifetime. Go and do it."
And as he was throughout his time on earth, he was energetic right to the final corner of his life, leading a consortium last month which bought London Irish rugby club with the aim of restoring it.
As Damon Hill, who delivered Eddie Jordan his first win in F1, said today, "Eddie was chaotic and a genius all at the same time. He had the energy of 100 men. He created so much joy and had a massive heart. There will only ever be one EJ."
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.
