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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…
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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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After a chaotic F2 sprint, Franco Colapinto becomes the first Argentinian driver to win an F2 race after a brave last lap dive on Paul Aron.
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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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Noel Léon wins the F3 Sprint Race in Imola! The previous day saw Trident sweep the top three, with Santiago Ramos leading Leonardo Fornaroli and Sami Meguetounif. MP Motorsport’s Alex Dunne was disqualified from the Formula 3 Imola Qualifying results. The #9 MP Motorsport car was flagged to the Stewards after a post-session technical inspection…
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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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Alex Dunne has been disqualified from the Formula 3 Imola Quali today. The MP Motorsport driver was disqualified after his car was reported to the Stewards after a post-session technical inspection. It revealed a potential breach of the 2024 FIA Formula 3 Technical Regulations. FIA Formula 3 report that Dunne and a representative of the…
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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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PREMA Racing’s Oliver Bearman has had his P2-worthy F2 Quali lap time reinstated at Imola. The Brit originally posted a time of 1:27.111 at the end of the Quali session, but as he reached the chequered flag, it was deleted for track limit violations. He had also received the black and white flag during the…
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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.