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“Still a lot of work for us to do” — Leclerc keeping his feet on the ground after going fastest in FP1 and FP2 at F1 Imola GP

James O'Connor7 months ago7 months ago06 mins

Ferrari went fastest in FP1 and FP2 as the hugely popular Charles Leclerc pleased the Tifosi in both Friday sessions. The 26-year-old was 0.104s quicker than George Russell in opening practice, and he backed it up in FP2 by outpacing Oscar Piastri by 0.192s. The Scuderia has brought sizeable updates to Imola. Changes have been…

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

James O'Connor7 months ago06 mins

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…

F2 | Imola GP | Practice | Aron quickest as Bearman crashes

Anumitha Murugapandian7 months ago05 mins

Formula 2 returns to the first European Race of the season at Italy for the Imola Grand Prix after their three day testing in Barcelona. 3 rounds into the Formula 2 season Zane Maloney of Rodin Motorsports tops the Drivers Championship with 62 points and two wins followed by rookie Paul Aron of Hitech GP…

Magnussen: F1 penalty points can be avoided by FIA telling drivers “to give back positions” as he nears race ban

Rachel Stephens7 months ago7 months ago07 mins

Kevin Magnussen, Haas F1 driver, has been displaying an aggressive racing style and exceeding track limits in the first few races of the 2024 season, threatening to tip him over the edge of penalties. Magnussen’s recent run-ins with the FIA have sparked debates among fans on the rules set out by the FIA, and the…

“It would be naive of us to think we can win every weekend” — Piastri and Norris staying realistic ahead of the F1 Imola GP

Jonah Presser7 months ago06 mins

McLaren was on top of the racing world in Miami, with Lando Norris taking his first Grand Prix victory. Speaking in the press conference ahead for this weekend’s race at Imola for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, the Brit was extremely blunt: despite the amazing result in the United States, he thinks McLaren is third…

Alonso insists “our car is better than last year” as he predicts “a good step” for Aston Martin with F1 Imola GP upgrade

Evan Roberts7 months ago05 mins

Fernando Alonso, who finished P9 last time out in Miami, currently sits eighth in the standings on 33 points after six races so far this season. This is three times less than what he had achieved at the same point last season as he had already picked up five podiums and 93 points. Despite this,…

Verstappen unsure of F1 pecking order, denies lack of challenge during dominant spell: “For me it’s never boring”

Ewout Albrecht7 months ago7 months ago08 mins

After being beaten on merit in Miami for the first time since last year’s Singapore Grand Prix, it is a big question mark whether Max Verstappen and Red Bull can really be challenged, or that business proceeds as usual. The Formula 1 circus has landed in Imola, a circuit that – on paper – looks…

Williams FW46 F1 car losing “about four and a half tenths a lap” as it is overweight — Vowles

Melis Öktür7 months ago7 months ago05 mins

Williams has unveiled weight-saving plans, starting a this weekend’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola, revealing that its 2024 Formula 1 car, which has been quite substantially overweight, has been losing the team almost half a second a lap at each event so far. The Grove-based team hopes to bring Alex Albon’s car closer to…