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Higher tyre degradation than expected compared to when Red Bull struggled badly for car balance in practice on Friday appeared to ease Verstappen’s path, as he was also boosted by the set-up work completed at his team’s factory ahead of qualifying.Norris did mount a ferocious late-race charge as he worked his hard tyres better than Verstappen in the second of two stints, but the world champion …Keep reading

Verstappen beat McLaren’s Lando Norris and the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc in the 63-lap race at the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari.2024 F1 Imola Grand Prix resultsClaNºDriver Car / Engine  Laps  Time 1 1Max VerstappenRed Bull/Honda RBPT63-2 4Lando …Keep reading

Imola, the site of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, has added additional gravel traps at Piratella, Acque Minerali and Variante Alta to help tackle the series’ recurring issues with track limits.It has also enhanced the circuit’s old-school feel, with its narrow yet challenging layout along with its many undulations and sudden direction changes.F1’s drivers have almost universally given Imola’s …Keep reading

Following McLaren’s update package that was brought forward to Miami, several other teams including Aston and Ferrari have stuck to this weekend’s Imola race to deploy their first major upgrade push of 2024.Aston’s Imola spec includes a revamped floor, as well as a new front wing and diffuser as part of what technical director Dan Fallows described as an “aggressive” in-season development …Keep reading

Hadjar put on a masterful defensive display to fend off polesitter Bortoleto in a race where the main drama was restricted to the pitlane.Read Also:FIA F2F2 Imola: Colapinto wins sprint with last-lap overtake amid stewards’ investigationA poor start for Bortoleto had seen the Brazilian – who was sporting an eye-catching Ayrton Senna tribute helmet – drop to fourth, with …Keep reading

The Woking-based team has emerged as Red Bull’s closest challenger at Imola, with its pace suggesting that it had the potential to grab pole position.Despite its speed, its chances against Verstappen for the win have been weakened by Piastri’s three-place grid penalty that moves him down to fifth spot, but McLaren still clearly feels it is in the hunt for a shot at victory.While an anticipated …Keep reading

Alonso only qualified 19th after being called to the pits due to a problem with his car at the end of the session, when the track was at its fastest and Alonso’s Aston Martin was down to the optimal amount of fuel.His qualifying woes followed a crash in FP3 at Rivazza, which meant his Aston Martin mechanics had to pull out all the stops to get the Spaniard’s car repaired in time.But as Alonso …Keep reading

Dandelion Racing driver Makino leapt from second on the grid into an early lead, as poleman Ayumu Iwasa slipped to third place behind Naoki Yamamoto.That allowed Makino to build a crucial buffer out front as Nakajima Racing’s three-time champion Yamamoto kept the faster Mugen machine of Iwasa bottled up.Yamamoto was first of the leaders to pit at the minimum cut-off of lap 10 of 41, by which …Keep reading

The Frenchman had started the F3 feature race third, behind his Trident team-mates Leonardo Fornaroli and polesitter Santiago Ramos.After initially dropping out of the podium positions when sprint race winner Oliver Goethe made his way from seventh to first in a handful of laps, Meguetounif maintained his composure and slowly chipped away at those in front.His progress was helped by a …Keep reading

As F1 gathered for the start of the European season in Imola this weekend, the return of the traditional motorhomes in the paddock triggered a series of secret meetings aimed at finalising the 2025 line-ups.And as eagle-eyed observers spotted some of these gatherings – including a Valtteri Bottas chat with James Vowles at Williams on Saturday morning, or Carlos Sainz’s management team being in …Keep reading