“Understanding the C6s was difficult,” said Alex Albon after qualifying seventh for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.To an extent, that was the point in bringing it here. F1 teams spend a massive proportion of their annual budgets on research and simulations to eliminate uncertainty, but predictability is the enemy of Read more…
Yuki Tsunoda has apologised to his Red Bull team after an “unnecessary” and “stupid” crash in qualifying for the Emilia-Romagna GP, which will see him start tomorrow’s race from the back of the field.The Japanese driver crashed during the first part of qualifying ahead of the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix after Read more…
“We are just P nowhere at the moment,” Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc muttered disconsolately into a waiting Sky Sports F1 microphone after qualifying 11th for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix. Team-mate Lewis Hamilton was 12th and, if the gap between them was more slender than it has been in recent outings, the fact remains that Read more…
Franco Colapinto has been given a one-place grid penalty – despite crashing out of qualifying for the F1 Imola Grand Prix.The Argentine was penalised for breaking protocol in the pitlane after Yuki Tsunoda’s high-speed crash.Colapinto, who was making his debut for Alpine after replacing the luckless Jack Doohan, with the Read more…
McLaren racer Lando Norris admitted that he made “a lot of mistakes” in qualifying for Formula 1’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix and went so far as to say that his qualifying performances over the course of the season “have not been strong enough”. The Briton will line up in fourth for tomorrow’s Read more…
Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris ended Friday at Formula 1’s Imola Grand Prix fastest as McLaren retained its early 2025 advantage, heading a red-flagged FP2 session after Isack Hadjar’s off.Piastri had already led the way in FP1 earlier in the afternoon and further underlined McLaren’s ominous form by pipping team-mate Read more…
Max Verstappen says he was passed and dropped by the McLarens during Imola Formula 1 practice long runs, with Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko saying the team lacks four tenths.The world champion endured a difficult FP1 and then finished Friday running in fifth place in a slightly more positive FP2 session, Read more…
Alpine Formula 1 driver Pierre Gasly heralded 2025 Imola Grand Prix practice as “the best Friday so far this year”, despite admitting a crash with a rabbit hampered his running.After a turbulent few weeks for the French side, which has featured the resignation of team boss Oliver Oakes and the announcement Read more…
Ferrari was fined €5000 (£4200) for tinkering with tyre pressures during Formula 1’s Imola Grand Prix and breaking the championship’s rules.The Italian team was hauled to the stewards after they spotted that Ferrari had breached the regulations regarding tyre pressures on Charles Leclerc’s car during Friday’s practice session.Strict rules govern Read more…
Alpine team leader Flavio Briatore has contradicted his own squad’s announcement that Franco Colapinto had been promoted to a race seat for the next five Formula 1 rounds from this weekend’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix.Alpine announced on 7 May that it was replacing Jack Doohan, who had failed to score a single Read more…