- Formula 1 returns to Emilia-Romagna for the race in Imola, following a year away.
- The 2023 edition was postponed due to excessive rain, but this weekend’s race is set happen as Red Bull attempts to bounce back from their shocking loss in Miami.
- This is what the weekend has in store for us.
Formula 1 returns to Emilia-Romagna for the race in Imola, following a year away. This is what the weekend has in store for us.
The 2023 edition was postponed due to excessive rain, but this weekend’s race is set happen as Red Bull attempts to bounce back from their shocking loss in Miami.
The surrounding area is the name of the race, which takes place at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari. It was originally known as the San Marino Grand Prix and the Italian Grand Prix. This Emilia Romagna Grand Prix will be the third to take place.
No storm this time at Emilia Romagna
Imola, Italy(2023). Photo/GPFans
First of all, after being flooded out for 2023, Imola is back on the roster.
That specific area of Italy was experiencing some of the most severe weather and flooding in recent memory at this time last year, leaving many people trapped away from their homes.
In light of this, F1 and the local government determined that resources would be better used elsewhere than on racetrack security. Fortunately, the weather has cooperated this time, and the race is scheduled to go place.
Will Redbull recover from Miami?
Redbull teaamates Max and Sergio.|PHOTO: F1|
So, what transpired in Miami with Red Bull? First of all, everyone found the track conditions at Miami to be peculiar. Furthermore, the grid arrangement usually evens out during uncertain periods, just like it does during rainy ones.
Even yet, in the Sprint format, we witnessed that McLaren outperformed all other drivers in qualifying and had a terrible SQ3 effort where Max Verstappen minimized damage, causing Lando Norris to lose out on pole. On Sunday, things were different.
Red Bull and Ferrari trailed McLaren, who was the quickest team. In the second stint, Red Bull was helpless against Norris.
It’s hard to tell how much damage the Dutchman’s vehicle sustained when it struck a bollard at the Turn 14/15 chicane and then struck the ground, but Norris was faster since he had clean air and older tires before his stop.
But after Verstappen’s mishap on lap 21, the Briton has improved his average lap time by +0.364 seconds.
Sector 1, which has a series of rapid turns, accounted for the most of this time loss. He lost an average of just 12 thousandths of a second per lap in Sector 2, the mixed (quick and slow) portion of the course. Therefore, the quick bends were where the damage, if any, had the biggest effect.
Teams compete for upgrades
Ferrari’s car. |PHOTO: Getty Images|
Imola marks the beginning of the European season, and while Mercedes and McLaren were early adopters in Miami, this is usually the moment when teams reveal their first significant improvement package.
Red Bull is anticipated to bring another package to Italy, Helmut Marko said to OE24, despite the fact that they did enhance the vehicle from Suzuka.
Ferrari is another team that is upgrading Imola; they will be racing in the first of their two home races this year.
We got our first glance at this upgrade package during their filming day in Fiorano this week, but the exact specs of the changes made to the SF-24 won’t be revealed until Friday.
Some have referred to it as a “game-changer,” and the Italians will undoubtedly need to catch up given that McLaren is now posing a danger to both Red Bull and Ferrari.
Hamilton: “We have a North Star”
Lewis Hamilton with Toto Wolff. Photo/New Arena
Lewis Hamilton expressed optimism about Mercedes’ future chances on Thursday, saying that the team had at last discovered its “North Star” after a protracted search for a new vehicle.
The British driver, who hasn’t won since the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in 2021, expressed his encouragement at the team’s perseverance and enthusiasm as well as their directional breakthrough.
Speaking ahead of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix this weekend—the first race in Europe this year following six flyaway rounds worldwide—Hamilton and George Russell, his Mercedes teammate, expressed their admiration for his team’s tenacity.
Mercedes has had trouble performing this season and hasn’t managed a podium finish.
You must be logged in to post a comment Login