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

Rachel Stephens2 years ago2 years ago04 mins 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…

Indy 500 | Qualifying | Scott McLaughlin fastest as Kyle Larson books a spot in the Fast 6

James O'Connor2 years ago2 years ago02 mins mins

Ryan Hunter-Reay went first and his average was 230.567mph. 231.440mph, 230.118mph, 230.197mph, 230.519mph was the speed on his four laps. Rinus VeeKay was next following his extraordinary Saturday. His average was 232.610mph. 233.499mph, 232.777mph, 232.194mph, 231.975mph was the speed on his four laps. Pato O’Ward was third out and his average was 232.584mph as he…

Horner: Red Bull needs to look into “weak” hard tyre stint that left Verstappen vulnerable to Norris in F1 Imola GP

Nicolas Lopes2 years ago2 years ago05 mins mins

Red Bull team principal and CEO, Christian Horner has said that Red Bull will carry some analysis before the next F1 race in Monaco to understand why their car lost so much performance – especially compared to Lando Norris’ McLaren – in the latter stages of the 2024 Emilia Romagna GP, as the degradation of…

Indy 500 | IndyCar Qualifying Day 2 | Newgarden and Legge fastest in Practice

Lucrezia Costa2 years ago2 years ago03 mins mins

The final practice session ahead of the latest begins with an hour of track time reserved to the drivers taking part in the Fast 12. The first driver to get on track was Pato O’Ward, which signed a four laps average of 233.462mph, consistently better than his yesterday’s achievement. Among yesterday’s surprise names in the…

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

James O'Connor2 years ago2 years ago04 mins 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…

Stella: Norris’ “patient” approach to the hard tyres key in late charge for the win at F1 Emilia Romagna GP

Nicolas Lopes2 years ago2 years ago05 mins mins

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella praised Lando Norris’ careful approach towards his tyres in the second stint of the 2024 Emilia Romagna GP, which allowed the now one-time grand prix winner to challenge Max Verstappen in what was a thrilling finish to the race at Imola, with Norris finishing less than a second behind the…

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

Ewout Albrecht2 years ago2 years ago02 mins 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'Connor2 years ago2 years ago05 mins 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…

Fenestraz left ‘upset’ after crash with Nato in FE Berlin E-Prix: “Very optimistic move”

Kimberley Hoefnagel2 years ago02 mins mins

During the second Formula E race in Berlin-Tempelhof last week, we saw Sacha Fenestraz being sent into the barrier by Norman Nato. Right after the incident, Fenestraz was seen sarcastically applauding his former teammate in the cockpit of his Nissan. Following the race, Fenestraz looked back on the crash, stating Nato’s move was ‘desperate’ and…

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

Fernanda Álvarez2 years ago2 years ago03 mins 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…