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Albon believes “it’s actually the best the car’s felt all year so far” following P14 in F1 Imola GP qualifying

The Williams driver finished Q2 in 14th position, over half a second from advancing into Q3. This is the third time in four races he has finished qualifying in fourteenth. Despite this, Albon believes the car is heading in the right direction following experimenting with the set-up in FP3. “I don’t know, I feel like,…

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Ferrari’s Jock Clear on ‘no blame’ development culture: “Honestly, I think it’s a testament to Fred”

Ferrari brought a significant update to Imola, one of their two home races of the season, and after Friday’s practice the impovements looked promising. And that was even without addressing the issues that drivers Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz have identified during the first six races of the season. “It’s an organic development of the…

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Sainz baffled by lack of speed on fresh softs in F1 Imola GP qualifying: “You put the new soft on, and I find barely any lap time”

Carlos Sainz is puzzled by his lack of raw speed on the soft tyre after qualifying in fifth place for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix at Imola. The Spaniard will start Sunday’s race behind Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc. Both cars will be moved up one place to third and fourth after Oscar Piastri’s three-place grid drop….

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Magnussen: Qualifying incidents are “having a big effect on my season” after being impeded by Piastri in Q1 at F1 Imola GP

Haas’s Kevin Magnussen qualified 18th for Sundays race, missing out on advancing to Q2 by 2 tenths, after coming across the McLaren of Oscar Piastri at turn 2, Tamburello, on his final Q1 attempt. Having originally finishing qualifying in P2, Piastri was summoned to the stewards following the session and awarded a 3 place grid…

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“We seem to find slightly more” — Stella says updated package for MCL38 faster on track than predicted in the simulations

McLaren’s massive upgrade continues to impress as Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris were P2 and P3 in qualifying for Sunday’s Imola Grand Prix, before the Australian was handed a 3-place grid drop for blocking Kevin Magnussen in Q1. Combining Norris and Piastri’s best sectors, McLaren had the fastest car in qualifying by a small fraction….

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Norris believes “it is going to be close” in F1 Imola GP as he’s promoted to P2 on the grid

After his maiden win in Formula One last time out in Miami, Lando Norris entered Imola on a high. The McLarens showed great pace in the Free Practice session alongside the Ferraris. Norris started Q1 one new soft compound tyres and set a time of 1.15.915, placing him in P5 behind the RB of Tsunoda….

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Russell pleased with Mercedes improvement at F1 Imola GP: “The car is feeling probably the best it’s felt all season”

George Russell is feeling confident after qualifying in sixth place at Imola for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix. The British driver’s best lap time was just 0.001s of a second slower than Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz in Q3, a sign of progress for the Brackley-based team. The Mercedes driver feels the newly upgraded W15 is the quickest…

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“The upgrade is doing exactly what we expected” but “not enough performance” for pole in F1 Imola GP qualifying — Leclerc

It’s been a strong weekend for Charles Leclerc. He topped the timing page in both practice sessions on Friday. After qualifying 4th before penalties for tomorrow, the 26-year-old said this track is not the most ideal one to show the updates Ferrari has brought, but he is pleased with how they are working. “One thing…

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Verstappen “didn’t expect” pole during “difficult weekend” at the F1 Imola GP

Max Verstappen surprised by his performance to nab pole for tomorrow’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix following a difficult start to the weekend for Red Bull in Imola. Despite failing to trouble the top three during free practice, Max Verstappen once again put together a sensational qualifying drive to snatch Pole for the Emilia Romagna Grand…

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