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“Bad”, “not comfortable” and “severely off the pace” — Verstappen’s withering assessment of Red Bull’s Friday at F1 Imola GP

Max Verstappen had his most difficult day in quite some time as he had numerous adventures through the grass and gravel on the opening day of running ahead of the Imola Grand Prix. He was looking fast in FP1 through the first sector but had separate moments at turns 12 and the turn 14/15 chicane…

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Allison plays down impact of major Mercedes F1 aero reshuffle following departure of Chief Aerodynamicist

Mercedes Formula 1 is beginning a reshuffle of its aerodynamics department, as its chief aerodynamicist, Gioacchino Vino, is on the verge of leaving the team. Vino is departing after six years at Brackley and worked his way up from being a principal aerodynamicist. It’s believed he was removed rather than him deciding to go. Ferrari’s…

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Tsolov and Stenshorne handed suspensions from upcoming Formula 3 events

ART Grand Prix’s Nikola Tsolov and Hitech Pulse-Eight’s Martinius Stenshorne have each been handed a suspension from upcoming Formula 3 events. The FIA Formula 3 Championship today announced a number of suspensions from upcoming events, with Nikola Tsolov and Martinius Stenshorne falling foul of the sporting regulations. The regulation in question is article 10.4, which…

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F1 | Imola GP | FP2 | Leclerc on top again ahead of Piastri; Tsunoda impresses with P3 as Red Bull struggles

After a difficult opening session, Max Verstappen was straight on the pace in FP2 for the Emilia Romagna GP, setting a 1;16.930 on the medium tyres in his very first run, a time already better than Leclerc’s 1:16.990 in FP1, putting him 0.050s ahead of Norris and 0.089s ahead of Leclerc as the first run…

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F2 | Imola GP | Qualifying | Bortoleto takes pole as lap time deletions dominante

Championship leader Zane Maloney posted the first big time of the session with a 1:28.496. Bearman bested that initially, before Durksen and then Bortoleto went top of the charts with a 1:28.044. The Brazilian led Hadjar, Durksen, Aron and Bearman after the opening attempts. Marti had a massive snap in turn 3 as he ended…

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F3 | Imola GP | Qualifying | Santiago Ramos takes pole as Trident bag 1-2-3

Nikola Tsolov and Callum Voisin headed into qualifying with 3-place grid penalties hanging over their heads as both went too fast under the red flags during practice. Tim Tramnitz logged a 1:32.978 to post the first proper time in qualifying. However, his time was removed. Home hero Leonardo Fornaroli would take over as he did…

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F1 | Imola GP | FP1 | Leclerc leads Russell and Sainz in first practice; Verstappen struggles to P5

Formula 1 returned to its traditional weekend format for the Emilia Romagna GP for the first time in nearly two months, as FP1 began in Imola. New for this session is Oliver Bearman, who will drive in place of Kevin Magnussen in the first of six FP1 sessions he will participate for Haas in 2024….

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F3 | Imola GP | Practice | Oliver Goethe leads free practice session as Montoya and Wisnicki crash

The Formula 3 free practice session in Imola went underway as the drivers slowly made their way onto the track. The last time the drivers took to the track was in Melbourne and the three-day test in Barcelona last month. The current standings see Luke Browning of Hitech Pulse-Eight and Trident’s Leonardo Fornaroli lead the…

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Leclerc expects Ferrari’s F1 Imola GP upgrade to be “a step in the right direction”

McLaren made a noticeable step forward with their Miami upgrade package, and now Ferrari will be looking to do the same with their own upgrade package, debuting this weekend at Imola. Charles Leclerc believes the upgrade is a step in the right direction, but stated that he’s managing his expectations until the modified car hits…

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