A smart tyre choice helped Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll qualify a shock fifth and sixth for Imola’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix. But how genuine is Aston Martin’s upgraded performance?Imola saw the introduction of Pirelli’s new-for-2025 C6 compound, an even softer tyre than its C5, which is in turn designed toContinue Reading
“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 ofContinue Reading
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’sContinue Reading
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’sContinue Reading
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 theContinue Reading
“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 thatContinue Reading
Yuki Tsunoda has apologised to his Red Bull team after an “unnecessary” and “stupid” crash in qualifying for the Imola 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 afterContinue Reading
British racer Oliver Bearman slammed the FIA after his fastest lap in qualifying for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix was deleted due to a late red flag in the session. The Haas driver says he wasn’t notified of the red flag until “quite a way after I crossed the line.”Qualifying forContinue Reading
British racer Oliver Bearman slammed the FIA after his fastest lap in qualifying for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix was deleted due to a late red flag in the session. The Haas driver says he wasn’t notified of the red flag until “quite a way after I crossed the line.”Qualifying forContinue Reading
McLaren’s Oscar Piastri has grabbed pole for Formula 1’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix after pipping Max Verstappen’s Red Bull in Imola qualifying.After the first salvo of Q3 runs Verstappen led the way with a 1m14.772s, half a tenth up on Piastri and two tenths ahead of Norris.On his final attempt,Continue Reading