Esteban Ocon and Sergio Perez have been cleared of blame in their crash that caused a stoppage in the first practice session for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix.
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Bottas leads tight top three as Mazepin’s second spin ends practice early
2021 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix first practice
Posted onValtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton filled the top two positions in first practice for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix at Imola, but Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was less than a tenth of a second behind.
Why one driver says there’s no easy solution to F1’s ‘messy’ track limits problem
2021 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
Posted onThe debate on track limits policing rumbles on into the Emilia-Romagna GP after the controversy in Bahrain, but where does the issue go next?
“Great man, incredible driver” Vettel was Hamilton’s favourite F1 rival
2021 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton says his past rivalry with fellow multiple times Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel brought him closer to a driver he considers “a great man”.
Verstappen wants second DRS zone added to Imola
2021 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull’s Max Verstappen has called for a second DRS zone to be introduced at Imola to encourage overtaking at the track which is holding the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix this weekend.
Retiring on first lap of F1 debut was “very painful” – Mazepin
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Retiring on first lap of debut race was “very painful” – Mazepin • Liberty Media CEO paid $47m • IndyCar paddock ‘nearing herd immunity’
Ricciardo apologises for “aggressive” and profane criticism of F1’s social media coverage
2021 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
Posted onDaniel Ricciardo has apologised for swearing and branding F1’s social media team “idiots” but stands by his concerns over their crash-focused coverage.
Third place in the championship is “realistic” for Ferrari – Leclerc
2021 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
Posted onCharles Leclerc says third place in the 2021 constructors’ championship is a “realistic goal” for Ferrari, who finished sixth last year.
Same track limits rules for every F1 session at Imola
2021 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
Posted onThe policing of track limits will be the same in every session at this weekend’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, in contrast to the split approach used in Formula 1’s season-opener.
Miami passes final hurdle to hold 2022 F1 grand prix
2022 F1 season
Posted onCity councillors have passed the resolution that should pave the way for Miami Gardens to become a host city of a F1 grand prix in 2022.
F1 likely to dodge rain showers during cool Imola race weekend
2021 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix weather
Posted onFormula 1 teams expect rain at Imola this weekend, though there is a good chance of dry conditions during the race.
The classic rivalry for ‘best of the rest’ and six more Imola talking points
2021 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen will continue their fight at Imola – as will Ferrari and McLaren. Here are the talking points for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix.
Tsunoda surprised to make bigger impact in Europe than Japan after debut
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Tsunoda surprised to make bigger impact in Europe than Japan after debut • Sainz shouldn’t advertise weakness – Smedley • Super Formula moves season finale
Alfa Romeo among F1’s most-improved teams this year – Vasseur
2021 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
Posted onAlfa Romeo are convinced they are one of F1 2021’s biggest improvers, but aren’t drawing conclusions from their Imola performance in 2020 as they return there
AlphaTauri drivers back team’s strategy to use harder tyres in Q2
2021 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
Posted onAlphaTauri is hoping to continue with its strategy from the Bahrain GP where it made it through to the final qualifying segment on the same tyre as the fastest teams.
F1 rearranges Imola GP timetable to avoid clash with funeral of Britain’s Prince Philip
2021 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1 will bring forward the start of practice and qualifying sessions for this weekend’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix to avoid a clash with the funeral of Britain’s Prince Philip on Saturday.
New format but familiar problems in Formula 2’s first triple-header weekend
2021 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 2 debuted its new format at Bahrain on Saturday, with two sprint races on the timetable instead of the usual feature race which has now been moved to Sunday.
Wolff says the racing gods favoured Mercedes after narrow win over Red Bull
2021 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes team principal Toto Wolff says Red Bull showed they will be “extremely difficult to beat” during 2021 after Lewis Hamilton’s narrow win in Bahrain.
Sainz encouraged by Ferrari’s close race with McLaren in Bahrain
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Sainz encouraged by how close Ferrari raced McLaren in Bahrain • Gasly “surprised” in first-lap contact with Ricciardo • Ecclestone told Bahrain protesters: ‘You want revolution’
Perez almost quit when car died on formation lap
2021 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onSergio Perez has revealed he nearly gave up hope of starting the Bahrain Grand Prix when his car stopped on the formation lap, before going on to finish fifth.