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Fred Vasseur says Ferrari must ‘wait a few races’ to reap the full benefits from the SF-24 after being the third fastest in Imola.
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Photo Credit: Mercedes Benz Archives Lewis Hamilton remarked post 2024 Emilia Romanga GP that Mercedes “don’t have the pace of the others.” However, remaining positive by saying, “we are slowly eeking closer.” Mercedes have struggled since the beginning of the 2024 season. In the first few races, they had issues with sim data not matching…
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Charles Leclerc admits third was ‘best we could do’ in Imola. Although he remains optimistic about performance in the Ferrari.
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Photo Credit: Scuderia Ferrari Carlos Sainz is “not very happy” with the performance of his Ferrari after a fifth place finish at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Despite recent upgrades for Ferrari, Sainz struggled throughout the Imola Grand Prix, finishing in fifth position after a fourth place start. The race saw him battle with Oscar…
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Max Verstappen has said ’it’s all very close’ with Red Bull’s rivals McLaren and Ferrari after a close race to P1 at a thrilling 2024 Imola GP. The Dutchman admitted that he came close to being demoted to the second step of the podium by Lando Norris for the second race in a row. After…
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Photo Credit: Williams Racing Following a poor finish at the Miami Autodrome, Alex Albon continued his ‘below par’ form on Imola grounds as well. His performance today was already hinted by his mediocre lap-logging at the quali. During the first laps of the race, the British-Thai racer suffered a ‘loosely-bolt’ wheel situation. Consequently, he had…
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RB’s Yuki Tsunoda says he feels ‘more in control’ and more secure in his place at the Faenza team following today’s points-scoring Imola GP. The Japanese driver, clawed back a vital point in today’s Grand Prix after a compromising race start, doing it in front of his team’s home crowd. RB have struggled to get…
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Mclaren driver Lando Norris believes he “fought hard” in the battle for P1 at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix as Max Verstappen held off a late charge from the British driver to take P1. This could have been the British driver’s second race win in a row, after his first win at the Miami Grand…
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Max verstappen beats Norris to take his 59th win at the 2024 Imola GP. Norris finished just 0.7 seconds off with Leclerc third for the Tifosi
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Following a shaky run at the Miami Autodrome, Sergio Perez is having a worse performance in the 2024 Emilia Romagna GP. This is crystal clear in his pre-race runs on Friday and yesterday’s qualification at Imola. However, ‘Checo’ is still positive about a comeback in today’s race at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari. Sergio…
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A difficult start to the weekend, Fernando Alonso will line up 19th on the grid for Sunday. He calls it ‘a day where everything went wrong’.
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Photo Credit: Scuderia Ferrari Carlos Sainz says Ferrari’s upgrades for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix are “smaller than what people think” after a difficult qualifying session. The Spaniard hasn’t been able to match his teammate Charles Leclerc’s pace so far this weekend and set a time nearly two and a half tenths slower in Q3. …
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The Stewards deemed that Kevin Magnussen was “unnecessarily impeded” by the McLaren driver. Oscar Piastri has been handed a three-place grid penalty for impeding Kevin Magnussen in the first qualifying session on Saturday. The decision came two hours after the Australian’s best qualifying performance of the season. Piastri had managed to put his McLaren in…
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Photo Credit: Mark Thompson, Getty Images Max Verstappen is “incredibly happy to be on pole” at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Verstappen secured pole position, narrowly beating Mclaren’s Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris. His lap outpaced Piastri by just 0.074 seconds, while Piastri edged Norris by 0.017 seconds in Q3. A three place grid drop…
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After a year break from the circuit due to flooding, we are back at Imola. The 2024 Imola GP Qualifying Session kicked off under the sun with each car determined to get that pole position. Q1: Alonso’s Nightmare but Hulkenberg’s Surprise The green light signals the start of qualifying and the Mercedes was egar to…
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Photo Credit: McLaren Racing The third practice session for the Imola GP was underway, with Lando Norris as the first driver out. Norris was followed by Lance Stroll, Oscar Piastri and Fernando Alonso. Pirelli had chosen to go for the soft tyres this weekend, with the C3, C4 and C5 rubber. The softs were holding…
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The Imola circuit, officially called the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, is marking its return to Formula 1 this Sunday at the 2024 Emilia Romagna GP. It will host its first race since 2022, after calling off last year’s event due to deadly floods. However, this challenging 19-turn track is returning with major upgrades…
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A Red Bull Engineering Change at the Imola Grand Prix for FP1 saw Gianpiero Lambiase out as Max Verstappen’s regular race engineer.
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Mercedes are set to lose another senior member of staff as their chief aerodynamicist departs the team after more than six years with them.
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Charles Leclerc leaves the Tifosi happy on Friday after topping both FP1 and FP2. Struggles continue for the Red Bull pair.