In the round-up: Ferrari and Mercedes begin key 2024 tyre test • Scoring points harder in 2023 – Alfa Romeo • No replacement for cancelled F2 and F3 races
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Rain disrupts F1 preparations at Imola and washes out Indianapolis 500 practice
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Rain disrupts F1 preparations at Imola and washes out Indianapolis 500 practice • Alpine drivers test Pirelli’s wet weather tyres
Steiner annoyed by lack of apology from race director over COTA protest error
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Steiner annoyed by lack of apology from race director • Bedrin surprises by heading F3 test • Pulling leads F1 Academy test
Imola building work which caused ELMS race cancellation no concern for F1
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Posted onIn the round-up: No concerns for F1 after Imola ELMS race cancellation • F1 Academy testing begins • Larini’s son starts car racing career.
F1 drivers see “no need” for new qualifying rule being trialled at Imola
2023 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1 will test a change to its qualifying format in round six of the season at Imola but drivers are not keen on the plan.
“He died and we didn’t even know”: How one fan witnessed the 1994 San Marino GP
F1 history
Posted onOne fan headed to Imola in 1994 excitedly anticipating their first live Formula 1 race, not expecting the tragic weekend which unfolded.
F1 extends deal to race at Imola until 2025
2022 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 will continue to race at Imola in Italy until at least 2025 after signing a new deal with the race promoters.
Poor Imola pace was “100% tyres”, says Bottas
2021 Portuguese Grand Prix
Posted onValtteri Bottas and Mercedes have identified the cause of his poor pace during the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, prior to the clash with George Russell which ended his race.
Hamilton says plan to keep racing in 2022 was behind decision to test 18-inch tyres
2021 Portuguese Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton revealed he volunteered to test Pirelli’s new 18-inch tyres for 2022 because he is planning to keep racing in F1 next year.
‘Lewis and Valtteri are team mates to me as Nicholas is’ says Russell after ‘private’ Wolff talks
2021 Portuguese Grand Prix
Posted onGeorge Russell will consider Mercedes’ drivers as much his team mates as fellow Williams driver Nicholas Latifi when racing against them in future, following his Imola crash with Valtteri Bottas.
Russell admits Bottas was “probably not” at fault for crash
2021 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
Posted onGeorge Russell says CCTV footage of his collision with Valtteri Bottas makes the incident look “very different”, and accepts his rival was “probably not” to blame.
“When I race, I have respect”: Bottas rejects Russell’s claim he caused crash
2021 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
Posted onValtteri Bottas rejected George Russell’s insistence he was to blame for their crash in the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix.
FIA’s delayed penalty call was “not very professional” – Vettel
2021 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
Posted onSebastian Vettel said the FIA’s decision on his Emilia-Romagna GP penalty was too slow, but FIA race director Michael Masi is not convinced.
Horner defends Perez over Imola race errors after point-less finish
2021 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull team principal Christian Horner defended Sergio Perez after a difficult second race for his new driver.
Hamilton was “in too much of a hurry” when he went off lapping Russell
2021 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton accepted blame for his low-speed crash during the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, but George Russell said he chose the wrong place to let the Mercedes driver pass him.
Sainz sure he can match Leclerc despite being “all over the place” in qualifying
2021 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr failed to reach Q3 at Imola, but believes he had the pace to match Ferrari team mate Charles Leclerc in fourth.
Latifi’s instant pace at Imola ‘disturbed Russell a little bit’
2021 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
Posted onWilliams’ head of vehicle performance Dave Robson says George Russell may have been unsettled by Nicholas Latifi being fast “out of the blocks” at Imola
Perez still not driving “naturally” in Red Bull despite “big steps” in Imola
2021 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
Posted onSergio Perez says driving a Red Bull is still “not coming naturally” but “big steps” have culminated in his first ever F1 front row at Imola
Mercedes energy deployment problem led to Russell’s “Maldonado moment”
2021 F1 season
Posted onWilliams’ practice pace indicated they could reach Q3 at Imola, but rather than a surprise result it was a different kind of “Maldonado moment” for George Russell.
McLaren’s O’Ward starts IndyCar season on pole as Grosjean stars
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Posted onIn the round-up: McLaren’s O’Ward starts IndyCar season on pole as Grosjean stars • Q3 imbalance “difficult to understand” – Bottas • Power cut hits IndyCar season-opener