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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

Evan Roberts10 months 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…

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

Anumitha Murugapandian10 months ago10 months 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 Buckle10 months 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 Murugapandian10 months 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 McGahey10 months ago10 months 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 McGahey10 months ago10 months 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…

F3 | Imola GP | Sprint Race | Noel León wins an eventful sprint race after Oliver Goethe’s 5-second penalty

Chiara Martin10 months ago10 months ago06 mins

The drivers were on the grid, receiving the last bit of advice from their engineers, and were moments away from lights out. The previous day saw Trident sweep the top three, with Santiago Ramos leading Leonardo Fornaroli and Sami Meguetounif. MP Motorsport’s Alex Dunne has been disqualified from the Formula 3 Imola Qualifying results. The…

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

Karishma Persad10 months ago10 months 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…

Lewis Hamilton driving his Mercedes at Imola

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

Luke-John Buckle10 months ago03 mins

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…

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

Anumitha Murugapandian10 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…