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

Chiara Martin1 year ago1 year 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 Persad1 year ago1 year 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…

“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'Connor1 year ago1 year 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'Connor1 year 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…

F1 | Imola GP | FP2 | Leclerc on top again ahead of Piastri; Tsunoda impresses with P3 as Red Bull struggles

Nicolas Lopes1 year ago1 year ago09 mins

After a difficult opening session, Max Verstappen was straight on the pace in FP2 for the Emilia Romagna GP, setting a 1;16.930 on the medium tyres in his very first run, a time already better than Leclerc’s 1:16.990 in FP1, putting him 0.050s ahead of Norris and 0.089s ahead of Leclerc as the first run…

F1 | Imola GP | FP1 | Leclerc leads Russell and Sainz in first practice; Verstappen struggles to P5

Nicolas Lopes1 year ago1 year ago07 mins

Formula 1 returned to its traditional weekend format for the Emilia Romagna GP for the first time in nearly two months, as FP1 began in Imola. New for this session is Oliver Bearman, who will drive in place of Kevin Magnussen in the first of six FP1 sessions he will participate for Haas in 2024….

F3 | Imola GP | Practice | Oliver Goethe leads free practice session as Montoya and Wisnicki crash

Chiara Martin1 year ago1 year ago04 mins

The Formula 3 free practice session in Imola went underway as the drivers slowly made their way onto the track. The last time the drivers took to the track was in Melbourne and the three-day test in Barcelona last month. The current standings see Luke Browning of Hitech Pulse-Eight and Trident’s Leonardo Fornaroli lead the…

Leclerc expects Ferrari’s F1 Imola GP upgrade to be “a step in the right direction”

Magdalena Put1 year ago010 mins

McLaren made a noticeable step forward with their Miami upgrade package, and now Ferrari will be looking to do the same with their own upgrade package, debuting this weekend at Imola. Charles Leclerc believes the upgrade is a step in the right direction, but stated that he’s managing his expectations until the modified car hits…

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

Rachel Stephens1 year ago1 year 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 Presser1 year 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…