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Toto Wolff has explained George Russell’s second pit stop at the Imola Grand Prix that saw the Mercedes driver lose sixth place. Russell‘s strategy at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix has sparked discussion among fans and analysts alike. The British driver had been ahead of teammate Lewis Hamilton for most of the race, however when…
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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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Co Author: Jamie Cooper Despite minimal practice time leading up to qualifying weekend, Indiana weather gave the city of Speedway great weather to kick of the first day of 2024 Indianapolis 500 qualifying. The largest single day sporting event in the world has a two day qualifying weekend. Day 1 of the 2024 Indianapolis 500…
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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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During the F2 feature race, Amaury Cordeel saw his back right tyre fly off in some pit lane chaos. It wasn’t put on correctly, causing it to come loose and hit a Campos mechanic in the pit lane. This led to Pepe Martí having a slow stop. Cordeel had to retire the car. Martí also…
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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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AIX Racing’s Joshua Dürksen made history this weekend, becoming the first Paraguayan driver to stand on the podium in a Formula 2 race. Finishing in P3 today, he also holds the record for the first driver to respresent Paraguay in Formula 2. A feat, which the 20-year-old says is a great honour; “Well, it’s just…
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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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Isack Hadjar wins back to back features after a great launch at the start and defending throughout the 2024 Imola F2 Feature Race. With qualifying times reinstated with PREMA in 2nd and 4th on the starting the grid. Gabriel Bortoleto, who has never had podium in F2, was hoping to convert pole to a win.…
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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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Campos Racing’s Oliver Goethe has been reinstated as the winner of the 2024 Imola F3 Sprint Race. The five-second penalty he was given for failing to stay above the minimum time during a Safety Car was removed. According to Formula 3, “The Stewards examined available timing data evidence following the Sprint Race along with the…