Imola Grand Prix

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

Evan Roberts1 month ago04 mins

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…

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

James O'Connor1 month ago1 month ago09 mins

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….

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

Anumitha Murugapandian1 month ago1 month ago03 mins

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….

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

Luke-John Buckle1 month ago04 mins

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…

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

Anumitha Murugapandian1 month ago05 mins

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…

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

Ryan McGahey1 month ago1 month ago06 mins

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…

Piastri handed 3-place grid penalty following qualifying for the F1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix

Ryan McGahey1 month ago1 month ago05 mins

McLaren’s Oscar Piastri has been hit with a 3 place grid drop for impeding Kevin Magnussen during Q1 ahead of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix Following a stellar qualifying performance from the young Australian to secure P2, Oscar Piastri has been awarded a 3 place grid penalty by the stewards for impeding Kevin Magnussen in…

F1 | Imola GP | Qualifying | Verstappen pips Piastri and Norris to pole in exhilarating session

James O'Connor1 month ago1 month ago07 mins

Q1 Charles Leclerc, Carlos Sainz and George Russell were on mediums to start qualifying. The Brit did pit at the end of his push lap and did not post a time. The Alpine of Esteban Ocon logged a 1:16.645 to kick things off, leading Magnussen, Sargeant, Gasly and Hülkenberg. On the mediums, a 1:16.463 from…

F1 | Imola GP | FP3 | McLaren takes 1-2 as Perez and Alonso crash

Öykü Ceylan1 month ago1 month ago05 mins

The first European race of the 2024 F1 season kicked off at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in Imola. Friday’s sessions saw Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc dominate, topping both practice sessions and presenting a challenging day for Red Bull. Saturday’s FP3 started with an unusually active early phase, as Lando Norris, Lance Stroll, and Oscar Piastri…

Norris and Piastri say McLaren “in a good position” to fight at the front at F1 Imola GP

Karishma Persad1 month ago1 month ago07 mins

Despite ending the first and second practice sessions in P8 and P12 respectively, McLaren driver, Lando Norris, described the opening day of the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix as being “reasonable”. The McLaren driver was asked about his and the team’s performance over the sessions and stated that despite experiencing several issues in FP1, and an aborted…