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May162023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Red alert: Evacuation of the flooded racetrack in Imola

Authorities in San Marino have asked all Formula 1 personnel present at the Enzo and Dino Ferrari circuit in Imola to leave immediately, due to heavy rain and an increasing risk of flooding. The weather conditions in the Emilia Romagna area claimed two lives in the past, so the staff of F1 and race organizers were evacuated from the racetrack in Imola after the meteorologists turned on the red alert due to the possibility of floods and landslides. F1 hopes the worst of the conditions will be over by Thursday, but it's very likely we're in for a rainy race weekend. https://twitter.com/geeksobreruedas/status/1658477626124820482 https://twitter.com/Willyeforever/status/1658466846771740672 https://twitter.com/MercedesAMGTR/status/1658472874762698755 https://twitter.com/AlbertFabrega/st

May152023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

F1 will test a novelty in Imola during the qualifications

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Formula 1 qualifications for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in Imola will undergo a slight change. Racers will have to use a specific compound of tires in each part of qualifying. In the first part of the qualification, all racers will compete on the hardest tire compound, in the second part with medium hard, and in the last part with the softest compound. Pirelli will thus supply the teams with eleven sets of dry track tires for each driver, i.e. two less than before. Racers will have three sets of hard tires, and four sets of medium hard and soft tires for the entire race weekend. In case of rain, the racers will also compete with new rain tires, which do not need to be heated with electric heaters. Until now, heavy rain tires have been heated at 40°C for two hours in the pits, and the new rain tire compound allows driving without preheating

Jan222023 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Imola has to pay because of Red Bull being too loud

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In the middle of October last year, the Red Bull Racing team rented the Enzo and Dino Ferrari race track in Imola, where they filmed promotional material with current two-time world champion Max Verstappen. But the circuit manager will have to pay a portion of the earnings to the local authority, as Verstappen was driving Red Bull's 09 RB2013 car, which with its screaming eight-cylinder engine exceeded legal noise levels. The authorities sent a claim to the racetrack for payment of a fine of 500 euros, and the recording day was, despite many racing events, the only one in the entire year when the measured noise values were higher than the permitted ones. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/RiWYGKUlCOk

Apr242022 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

F1: Red Bull double victory in Imola, a valuable mistake by Leclerc

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Max Verstapen celebrated his victory on the wet track in Imola in the race for the Emilia Romagna GP, and Sergio Perez helped the Red Bull team to their first double victory this year, which is also the first for the Milton Keynes team since 2016. Third was Lando Norris , But Charles Leclerc made a mistake ten laps before the end of the race, spun and slightly damaged the car, finishing the race in sixth place. With the victory and a point for the fastest lap, the Dutchman scored 26 points, thus greatly reducing the gap in the World Cup scoring. There, he is now 27 points behind leaders Leclerc. https://twitter.com/F1/status/1518237203461246976 The race started on a wet track, only in a few places it rained lightly. After the start, Max Verstappen took the lead from the first place, and Sergio Perez broke through

Apr232022 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Sainz believes in victory after a successful sprint race

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Carlos Sainz believes he can even reach victory tomorrow. After an error in the second part of the qualifications, the Spaniard started today's sprint race from the tenth place and in the end broke through to the fourth, which is also his starting point for tomorrow. "Yesterday was a very demanding day for me. But that's the way it is in this sport. I also learned marskiaj from my mistakes." "Today, the most important thing was to win as many places as possible. I did that and got involved in the fight for the top again. Tomorrow we have a challenging race ahead of us in which many things can happen." I still have a chance to win or be on the podium. If I succeed, I will leave the racetracks in an extremely good mood. The most important thing is to learn from my own mistakes.

Apr232022 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Disappointed Hamilton has already given up on the title

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After a sprint race in Imola, which he finished in fourteenth place, Lewis Hamilton has already given up on the possibility of being able to get involved in the fight for the world title this year. Mercedes came to Italy as the second team to score constructors. A cold shower followed on Friday, after neither Russell nor Hamilton managed to qualify for the last part of the qualifications. Even today, in the sprint race, they remained outside the top ten. Russell finished in eleventh place, 36 seconds behind the winner, after just seventeen laps of the race (due to a safety car). Lewis Hamilton, however, was three places behind the team rival. Given the poor starting point ahead of tomorrow’s main race, Hamilton is convinced the chances of him getting involved in the title fight this year are virtually nil. "In the team tr

Apr232022 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

The first statements of the best three from the sprint race

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Max Verstappen is the winner of this year's first sprint race in Imola. The Dutchman lost the first place at the start, but in the end he managed to overtake Charles Leclerc, who had much greater tire wear. Third place went to Sergio Perez. The first statements of the top three were: 1st place Max Verstappen: "I am very pleased that we managed a very good sprint race. Despite a bad start, I managed to overtake Charles in the end, who seems to have had more problems with tires. Tomorrow he will otherwise, there will be other mixes in the game. " 2nd place Charles Leclerc: "In the end, we had problems with the tires, which needs to be carefully analyzed. We will definitely be even better tomorrow." 3rd place Sergio Perez: "Today it was important to make up for what we lost in yesterday's qualifiers. Im

Apr232022 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Verstappen won the sprint race in Imola

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Max Verstappen won the sprint race to secure the best starting position before tomorrow's main race. Second and third place went to Charles Leclerc and Sergio Perez. https://twitter.com/F1/status/1517881997124853767 Carlos Sainz was fourth ahead of Norris, Ricciard and Bottas. Kevim Magnussen finished last with eighth place. Fernando Alonso and Mick Schumacher finished in the top ten. The best was started by Charles Leclerc, who took the lead in the first turn. Pierre Gasly and Zhou Guanyu collided in the background. The Chinese resigned, and the Frenchman slipped on the rear after changing tires and the front wing. In the end, Verstappen took advantage of less tire wear on his Red Bull and overtook Charles Leclerc. https://twitter.com/F1/status/1517875372922228

Apr232022 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Russell's second training session in Imola

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George Russell won his second free practice at Imola with a time of 1: 19.457. In second place, Sergio Perez came closest to him. Charles Leclerc placed third ahead of Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso and Carlos Sainz. The fastest from yesterday’s qualifiers Max Verstappen was seventh this time. Yuki Tsunoda, Pierre Gasly and Zhou Guanyu finished in the top ten. In the introduction, the fastest time was set by Sergio Perez. After the half, George Russell took the lead with a time of 1: 19.457. Lando Norris, Daniel Ricciardo and Valtteri Bottas had problems with the car. The Finn and the Australian did not drive on the track at all. https://twitter.com/F1/status/1517829475332935681

Apr222022 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Sainz: I don’t know what happened

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Carlos Sainz did not start the racing weekend in Imola the best. Ferrari officially announced on Thursday that the Spaniard will remain part of the team at least until the end of the 2024 season. This is supposed to be an additional motivation for a good result at Ferrari's home ground in Imola. But the qualifications did not go according to his wishes. He set the third time in the first part. In the second part, when the rain was approaching the trail, he made a mistake, crashed into a protective fence and finished prematurely. This is his second consecutive mistake, which would make it difficult for him to run the race weekend again. "I'm very disappointed. The goal was to set a good time, because we knew it was raining. I was first or second and I didn't even drive at full speed. The car completely surprised me in that turn." “Maybe it was already starting to rain or they were pn