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Russell says Mercedes are “making progress” but “direct rivals have made equal progress” following F1 Imola GP

Chiara Martin6 months ago04 mins

During the Imola Grand Prix, Mercedes refused to grant George Russell his request to regain his position against Lewis Hamilton. Despite Russell’s impressive performance throughout the weekend, the team decided to prioritise the overall strategy over individual battles. Russell, who will continue with Mercedes in 2025, pitted late in the race to secure the bonus…

Pérez says P8 was the maximum he could get after a “tough race” with “some damage” in F1 Imola GP

Chiara Martin6 months ago6 months ago03 mins

Sergio Pérez faced a challenging race at Imola, managing to move up three places but ultimately driving a quiet one as he was a long way off the pace of the leaders. The Mexican driver acknowledged that the outcome was likely the best he could achieve under the circumstances. “I think we sort of knew…

Norris was “praying for one more lap” in his pursuit of victory at F1 Imola GP

Evan Roberts6 months ago6 months ago04 mins

Lando Norris came home P2 for the Imola Grand Prix in a charging drive, pushing the reigning world champion Max Verstappen right to the last lap, finishing only 0.735s behind the Red Bull. Norris was left wondering what could’ve been, as he thought had the race been one or two laps longer than the original…

Leclerc feeling “a bit more optimistic and a bit more positive” following strong drive to P3 in F1 Imola GP

Evan Roberts6 months ago6 months ago04 mins

Charles Leclerc came home third at Ferrari’s first home race of the year after a battle for P2 with McLaren’s Lando Norris for most of the race. The Monegasque believes he extracted the most he possibly could from his SF-24 as Norris pulled away in the closing stages, with the Brit putting big pressure on…

“Something that we need to investigate carefully” — Sainz says he was suffering from aero and deployment issues during F1 Imola GP

Rachel Stephens6 months ago6 months ago06 mins

Carlos Sainz’s weekend at Imola began with challenges at Saturday’s qualifying session, and despite his best efforts, he struggled to find pace throughout the entirety of the weekend and found himself grappling with issues that hindered his performance. Citing gremlins with his SF-24, he expressed frustration over the unexpected setbacks on home soil. He finished two…

Vasseur “a bit frustrated” as he feels Scuderia Ferrari could have won F1 Imola GP if they started from pole

James O'Connor6 months ago6 months ago07 mins

Ferrari had a pretty good weekend on home soil as Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz finished P3 and P5 in the Imola Grand Prix. Leclerc finished 7.9s away from race winner Max Verstappen in the 63-lap contest as Ferrari, McLaren and Red Bull were very close on pace in Sunday’s race. Speaking post-race, Ferrari boss…

Verstappen “super happy” with win after he had to go “flat out” for the last 10 laps of the F1 Imola GP

Ewout Albrecht6 months ago6 months ago03 mins

On first glance it might have looked like a normal day in the office for Max Verstappen, but a late charge by Lando Norris gave us a dogfight that faintly reminisced of Alonso vs. Schumacher in 2006. Fortunately for the Red Bull-driver the chequered flag came before the McLaren could utilise its DRS, but for…

F1 | Imola GP | Race | Verstappen holds off a rampaging Norris to take crucial victory

James O'Connor6 months ago6 months ago09 mins

Fernando Alonso started from pit lane as Aston Martin made changes to his car following a nightmare Saturday for the Spaniard. The top 10 started on mediums, with Perez, Guanyu and Sargeant picking the hards. Pierre Gasly and Fernando Alonso went for softs. Verstappen and Norris got away very evenly but the Dutchman held the…

Horner: “Pocket rocket” Tsunoda put in a “great performance” in F1 Imola GP qualifying

Fernanda Álvarez6 months ago6 months ago05 mins

Saturday marked a classification with mixed fortunes in the Red Bull garage. While Max Verstappen took Pole Position and reversed the team’s difficult weekend up to that point, Sergio Perez was left out of the Top 10 on Saturday in Imola, where he will start P11 in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix on Sunday. The…

F2 | Imola GP | Feature Race | Isack Hadjar takes the win; Dürksen makes histroy

Harshpreet Kaur6 months ago6 months ago07 mins

Formula 2’s chaotic Sprint Race during the Imola GP weekend had a post-race disqualification. Taylor Barnard got disqualified from the Sprint Race after his start set-up procedure was not engaged as required per the FIA regulations. This disqualification moved Kush Maini into the final point-scoring position. Invicta Racing’s Gabriel Bortoleto starts on pole for the…