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While out for a simulated qualifying run, Herta’s ultimate lap of 234.974mph came courtesy of a tow off the No. 15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda of Graham Rahal roughly 90 minutes left on the day.Herta opted to abort the effort after Rahal impeded the run. Newgarden, the reigning Indy 500 winner, made his presence felt with a strong simulated qualifying run at 234.063mph (234.260 …Keep reading

But these, plus some tricky track characteristics, point towards Red Bull being on the backfoot and a fight between Ferrari and McLaren for which team can grab the spotlight at this year’s Imola Grand Prix.After the opening series of pan-continental flyaway rounds, the Formula 1 circus returned to its European heartland and descended upon Imola. One of F1’s returning classics after a lengthy …Keep reading

A 19-year-old California native, Siegel was in the midst of a third lap during a simulated qualifying run when his No. 18 Dale Coyne Racing Honda snapped around and hit the outside wall on the exit of Turn 2.After the car made contact with the wall, the back of the car the began to lifted and skated down the backstretch on the left side before coming to a stop in the middle of the track. “I don’t …Keep reading

Motorsport.com has learned that Mercedes has begun an internal reshuffle of its aerodynamics department with Vino departing following six years at the team.He had been principal aerodynamicist from February 2018 until October 2022 when he moved into his current role.The change in aero personnel comes ahead of the earlier-than-expected arrival of two key staff from Ferrari – including the …Keep reading

O’Ward, who set the pace on Thursday courtesy of a “pretty fat tow lap”, is looking forward to the extra turbo boost that becomes available in today’s so-called ‘Fast Friday’ practice in preparation for the weekend’s qualifying sessions.“When the boost comes up, the speed is so different,” said O’Ward. “It’s so cool.“Honestly, it’s one of the coolest parts about the whole …Keep reading

Charles Leclerc set the pace in Friday practice, making Ferrari the favourite to take pole position on home turf.Red Bull, meanwhile, suffered with the updated version of RB20, with reigning champion Max Verstappen finishing the two sessions in fifth and seventh.What time does qualifying for the Imola Grand Prix start?The qualifying for the Imola Grand Prix, also known as the Emilia Romagna Grand …Keep reading

After he had also led Friday afternoon’s FP1 action, Leclerc continued as the frontrunner through the early stages of the day’s second 60-minute session when the cars were split across the medium and hard tyres.When they switched the softs for the mid-session qualifying simulation runs, Leclerc set the best time benchmark at 1m15.969s, before using a second set of the red-walled rubber to blast to …Keep reading

Verstappen’s frustration boiled over throughout both practice sessions as his upgraded Red Bull RB20 proved hard to control on the technical Italian venue’s second sector.The triple world champion ended first practice in fifth and slipped to seventh in the second, over half a second behind Ferrari’s pacesetter Charles Leclerc. His team-mate Sergio Perez was next up in eighth another tenth behind …Keep reading

After two race cancellations, trouble with numerous stakeholders in German motorsport and low entry numbers, the series organised by AvD and NR Holding announced on Friday that it will not be staging any races in 2024.NES, however, clarified that the decision does not mean the end of the endurance series itself.”Despite sufficient sponsors, intensive efforts and a multitude of talks about holding …Keep reading

But the current generation of ground-effect cars are trickier beasts to make fast, and the challenge involves nailing the right compromise between high-speed and low-speed performance.Throw on top of that the desire to make sure that the car is not too peaky and that drivers have confidence in it so that they are able to take it to the limit without fear of going over it and spinning out.Teams up …Keep reading