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Red Bull driver Verstappen narrowly edged McLaren’s Lando Norris after he gapped the Briton in the first stint on mediums, but struggled much more on the hard Pirelli rubber for the majority of Imola’s 63-lap race.Verstappen explained that he couldn’t keep the hard compound in the right operating window, which led to a lack of grip that he says nearly saw him crash at Turn 7’s Tosa hairpin.”On the …Keep reading
The Williams driver stopped on lap eight from running 14th early on in Sunday’s race, but when he returned to the track he slowed down after traversing the Tamburello chicane where he spotted the extent of the problem.Albon then toured slowly back to the pits to switch to a new set of tyres and rejoined the race one lap down.He was then slapped with a 10s stop/go penalty for violating Article …Keep reading
Norris initially struggled to keep up with polesitter Verstappen in the first stint on medium tyres, but after the sole pitstop for hard tyres the Briton started closing the gap with Verstappen again.Enjoying a tyre life advantage, Norris truly started reeling Verstappen in over the final 15 laps but just failed to get within DRS range heading into the final lap.Norris ended up less than a second …Keep reading
The Red Bull driver maintained a comfortable lead until the last few laps and rarely seemed to be threatened by the McLarens and Ferraris behind him.Read Also: Formula 1F1 Imola GP: Verstappen resists late Norris push for fifth win of 2024 Our writers give their verdict on the seventh round of the 2024 season.Late Norris surge fails to disguise snoozefest: 4/10 – Filip …Keep reading
Verstappen beat McLaren’s Lando Norris and the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc in the 63-lap race at the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari.2024 F1 Imola Grand Prix results ClaNºDriver Car / Engine Laps Time 1 1Max VerstappenRed Bull/Honda RBPT63- 2 4Lando …Keep reading
Higher tyre degradation than expected compared to when Red Bull struggled badly for car balance in practice on Friday appeared to ease Verstappen’s path, as he was also boosted by the set-up work completed at his team’s factory ahead of qualifying.Norris did mount a ferocious late-race charge as he worked his hard tyres better than Verstappen in the second of two stints, but the world champion …Keep reading
Formula 1 fans will miss out on hearing the iconic “It’s lights out and away we go” at the Imola race this weekend as David Croft is set to be replaced by Harry Benjamin.This year will see the Sky’s lead commentator miss his first races since joining the team in 2012, as he spends more time with his family ahead of his upcoming wedding.The announcement was revealed ahead of the …Keep reading
Imola, the site of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, has added additional gravel traps at Piratella, Acque Minerali and Variante Alta to help tackle the series’ recurring issues with track limits.It has also enhanced the circuit’s old-school feel, with its narrow yet challenging layout along with its many undulations and sudden direction changes.F1’s drivers have almost universally given Imola’s …Keep reading
Alonso only qualified 19th after being called to the pits due to a problem with his car at the end of the session, when the track was at its fastest and Alonso’s Aston Martin was down to the optimal amount of fuel.His qualifying woes followed a crash in FP3 at Rivazza, which meant his Aston Martin mechanics had to pull out all the stops to get the Spaniard’s car repaired in time.But as Alonso …Keep reading
The Woking-based team has emerged as Red Bull’s closest challenger at Imola, with its pace suggesting that it had the potential to grab pole position.Despite its speed, its chances against Verstappen for the win have been weakened by Piastri’s three-place grid penalty that moves him down to fifth spot, but McLaren still clearly feels it is in the hunt for a shot at victory.While an anticipated …Keep reading