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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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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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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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Santiago Ramos takes pole for a 1-2-3 for the Trident F3 team. Noel Leon starts on Pole for the sprint, due to the reverse grid.
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Charles Leclerc tops the FP1 session in Imola, while Max Verstappen struggled to get to grips with the Red Bull under him.
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As the European season begins many teams are bringing significant upgrades. It’s the usual occurrence that as the teams return to the sports heartland, bigger update packages begin to flood onto the cars up and down the grid. Here’s a look at what each team has brought with them this weekend. Red Bull The championship…
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Hamilton and Russell discuss the progress and upgrades Mercedes has made in the recent weeks, as well as the hopes coming into Imola.
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James Vowles admits that the Williams being overweight has been costing them 0.45 seconds so far this season but they are starting to fix it.
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Despite taking his maiden victory in Miami, Lando Norris says McLaren ‘need more’ to continue to close the gap to Red Bull and Ferrari.
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Ahead of Imola, Hulkenberg reflects on Magnussen penalties in Miami. He believes his driving at Miami was not solely in service of Haas.
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With Hülkenburg announced to go to Audi, the question of the 2025 Haas line-up falls into the limelight more, with new names appearing.
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Following Alex Albon’s contract extension he speaks about the progress of the team and the positive direction the team is taking.
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Lando Norris cautioned in Miami that there is more to come from the McLaren upgrades. McLaren believe Imola could bring more performance.
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In 2023, Red Bull’s dominance was such that even in the case where they didn’t nail the set-up, or the characteristics of the circuit didn’t suit the car–barring Singapore – Max Verstappen would usually run away to victory. And while the squad have once again produced the best car for the third year in succession…
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Formula 1 is back for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. We take a look at the history of Imola’s Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari. Circuit Stats Track Length 4.909 km Number of Laps 63 Race Lap Record 1:15.484 (Lewis Hamilton – 2020) Qualifying Lap Record 1:13.484 (Valtteri Bottas – 2020) First Grand Prix 1980…
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Mercedes is open about how their upgrades are working. Remaining positive for the progress and step they are taking.
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Ollie Bearman will drive the Haas for his first of six FP sessions this season. He is currently a frontrunner for the 2025 seat.
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Introduced in 2016, the superlicence points system requires drivers to amass 40 points to qualify for a superlicence. This system came into play following Max Verstappen‘s sensational debut in Formula 1 at age 17 years and 166 days, straight from European Formula 3. Alongside the point requirement, drivers must be at least 18 years old…