Max Verstappen has provided minor hope to his rivals at Formula 1’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix as he cited his practice woes will see him enter the race unprepared. Despite recording four victories from the opening six races, Verstappen lamented balance issues with his Red Bull car across the first two practice sessions at Imola. […]
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Charles Leclerc has explained how the abundance of giant kerbs at the Imola circuit could be blunting the progress from Ferrari’s recent Formula 1 upgrade package. Ferrari’s return to home soil with the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix coincided with the squad introducing its much-anticipated initial updates to its overhauled SF-24 car. The Italian marque is […]
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Saturday’s Indy 500 qualifying featured multiple instances of drivers suffering power hiccups during their runs, affecting their ability to turn in a good time in the competitive field. The short interruptions to the power delivery exclusively affected drivers with Chevrolet engines, and the manufacturer confirmed after the session was over that all the events were […]
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The first day of qualifying for the Indianapolis 500 is in the books, and Team Penske has solidified its position as to be the team to beat so far. The powerhouse team completely locked out the opening positions, with its three drivers setting the three best average speeds of the entire day. Four-lap averages were […]
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Lewis Hamilton has admitted he couldn’t extract the same lap time as Mercedes Formula 1 team-mate George Russell in qualifying at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Mercedes had shown an encouraging pace through practice at Imola with its latest updates, with both Hamilton and Russell situated inside the top five places in FP2. But while […]
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Carlos Sainz has explained how a change in the wind direction impacted Ferrari’s prospects as he qualified in fifth position at Formula 1’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. With Charles Leclerc having topped the opening two practice sessions at Imola, Ferrari had been touted as the favourites to land pole position heading into qualifying. However, the […]
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George Russell blamed a costly lunchtime sandwich for putting him “half a kilo” overweight heading into qualifying, saying he could have lined up P4 on Sunday’s Imola gird without it. As racing drivers’ excuses go, a sandwich is novel, but Formula 1 qualifying is all about fine margins. The Mercedes driver qualified in sixth place […]
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The first day of qualifying for the Indianapolis 500 got underway late Saturday morning, with six hours available to drivers to complete their fastest four laps around the 2.5-mile oval. At the beginning of the qualifying session, all drivers were each given the opportunity to make one attempt in the order of a random draw. […]
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McLaren’s Oscar Piastri has been handed a 3-place grid drop for impeding Kevin Magnussen during the Formula 1 qualifying session in Imola During Q1, Magnussen encountered Piastri into Turn 2 after launching a flying lap. The Aussie was recharging batteries on a cooldown lap, so it cost Magnussen an aborted attempt to set a decent […]
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McLaren’s Lando Norris said people expecting Max Verstappen and Red Bull not to recover from a difficult Friday ahead of claiming pole position at Imola are “a bit stupid.” Verstappen struggled throughout practice, complaining over team radio regarding the balance of his RB20 and being a step behind the likes of McLaren and Ferrari. Still, […]
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