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Liam Lawson was one of the many unlucky drivers who could not perform satisfactorily at the 2025 F1 Imola GP due to the poorly timed Safety Car interruptions. Before the Virtual Safety Car After failing to make it past Q1 during qualifying, the Racing Bulls driver started the race from P16,. During the opening lap,…
F1 heads to the Monaco Grand Prix for its second stop during this triple header. After his race win in Imola, Max Verstappen closes the gap to the McLaren drivers. The top three drivers are within one race win’s worth of points — one DNF could change the entire complexion of the championship. Home race…
After a strong Qualifying session, which saw both Aston Martin drivers enter Q3 on the medium tyre, Lance Stroll started the Imola GP from P8. Stroll maintained his starting position until the first cars dashed into the pits for an early pit stop. Running in P5, the Aston Martin driver, who had started on the…
Gabriel Bortoleto endured a challenging afternoon at the F1 Imola GP, finishing a disappointing 18th position after a three-stop strategy backfired. The Brazilian rookie was misfortune of an ill-timed safety car and the circuit’s overtaking limitations. Starting from 14th on the grid, Bortoleto couldn’t maintain position as the race progressed. He was the only driver…
Following Max Verstappen’s victory in Imola, and perhaps more significantly, McLaren’s defeat, suggestions have surfaced that a new Technical Directive (TD) from the FIA might be of importance. Red Bull suspects McLaren trickery During the Miami GP weekend, which saw Oscar Piastri take a dominant win, Red Bull hinted at McLaren doing ‘something’ to reduce…
Team representative Bradley Lord explained how tyre troubles hampered Mercedes’ performance in the F1 Imola GP. Saturday sparked hope for a promising performance in the race after George Russell secured P3 in qualifying, ahead of McLaren’s Lando Norris. However, tyre woes on Sunday made for a disappointing outing for Mercedes. After home hero Kimi Antonelli…
Ollie Bearman faced a difficult weekend at the Imola GP. With a near miss on Q2. Bearman was left to battle his way from the back when it came to the race. In qualifying, Bearman’s lap time which would’ve seen him through to Q2 was invalid due to a late red flag which was waved…
From having a pit stop earlier than anticipated to retiring his car on lap 29 due to an air consumption issue, Esteban Ocon’s Grand Prix weekend in Imola was short-lived despite new upgrades from the Haas team. Ocon had a strong race start as he overtook two cars on the opening lap; however, after gaining…
Christian Horner delivered a strong defence of Yuki Tsunoda following the Japanese driver’s dramatic weekend at the F1 Imola GP, which saw him crash heavily in Qualifying before mounting an impressive recovery drive to claim points from the pit lane. Horner supporting Tsunoda through adversity The Red Bull team principal was quick to praise Tsunoda’s…
McLaren junior Alex Dunne won his second Feature race of the 2025 F2 season at the Imola GP as the Irishman reclaimed the lead in the Drivers’ Championship, and it was a topic that came up in the post-race print media session of their F1 Team Principal Andrea Stella. The 19-year-old joined the McLaren junior…
