Fernando Alonso is optimistic about his chances in the race and says he doesn’t “care too much about the qualifying position” after taking 13th.
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“I’ve just not been good enough” admits Leclerc after qualifying eighth
2021 Portuguese Grand Prix
Posted onCharles Leclerc says he “didn’t do a good job” after qualifying eighth for the Portuguese Grand Prix, admitting he pushed his Ferrari too hard.
Sainz sees more room for improvement despite out-qualifying Leclerc
2021 Portuguese Grand Prix
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr says he still has room to improve after out-qualifying Ferrari team mate Charles Leclerc for the first time.
Bottas on pole in Portugal as Verstappen loses quicker lap time
2021 Portuguese Grand Prix qualifying
Posted onValtteri Bottas took pole position for the Portuguese Grand Prix after Max Verstappen lost what would’ve been a pole setting lap for exceeding track limits at turn four.
New track limits definition for turn 14 after another rules update at Algarve
2021 Portuguese Grand Prix
Posted onDrivers have been told the exit of turn 14 on the Autodromo do Algarve will now be monitored for track limits for the rest of the Portuguese Grand Prix weekend.
Moto GP 21 – The official Moto GP game reviewed
Gaming
Posted onThe official Moto GP game is out a full three months before F1 2021, but does it take full advantage of next-generation console hardware?
Hamilton lucky to come off second best after latest duel with Verstappen
2021 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix review
Posted onDespite being lapped at one stage, Lewis Hamilton ensured he kept the championship lead as Max Verstappen won a wet and wild Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix.
2021 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix interactive data: lap charts, times and tyres
2021 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
Posted onHaving slipped up in Bahrain, Red Bull’s tactics were spot on at Imola. But the drivers who started the race on wet tyres quickly realised they’d made a mistake.
Raikkonen loses points finish after 30-second time penalty, Alonso takes 10th
2021 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
Posted onKimi Raikkonen has been handed a 30 second post-race time penalty after the stewards found he was in breach of a technicality in the restart procedure.
Mercedes fear chassis “write-off” from Bottas-Russell crash will slow their development
2021 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
Posted onThe extensive damage Valtteri Bottas’s Mercedes sustained in his crash with George Russell could slow the team’s development programme, CEO Toto Wolff has warned.
Russell’s move on Bottas was “too aggressive considering it was a Mercedes” – Wolff
2021 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
Posted onValtteri Bottas and George Russell share the blame for the “nasty” accident that saw both cars crash violently out of the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, says Mercedes CEO Toto Wolff.
Furious Russell asked Bottas if he was ‘trying to kill us both’ after huge Imola crash
2021 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
Posted onA furious George Russell asked Valtteri Bottas if he was trying to kill them both following their high-speed collision in the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix.
Tsunoda’s qualifying crash broke his gearbox in half
2021 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
Posted onAlphaTauri technical director Jody Egginton says that Yuki Tsunoda’s qualifying shunt is a “part of the rookie journey” in Formula 1.
Norris surprised to lose third on the grid by “centimetres”
2021 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
Posted onLando Norris says he missed out on a third-place start at Imola by centimetres after his best lap time in Q3 was deleted for a track limits infringement.
Verstappen would have been “solidly on pole” without error – Wolff
2021 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes team principal Toto Wolff believes Max Verstappen would have taken pole position for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix by a comfortable margin had it not been for a mistake on his final attempt.
Cooler Imola conditions make it easier to balance ‘knife-edge’ W12 – Hamilton
2021 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton says his Mercedes W12 is “more on a knife edge than previous years” but the cooler Imola conditions have made it easier to drive.
Verstappen rues ‘s*** lap’ after missing out on a front-row start
2021 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen described his final attempt in qualifying for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix as ‘messy’ as he was out-qualified by team mate Sergio Perez.
“That’s a surprise!”: Hamilton beats Perez and Verstappen to Imola pole
2021 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix qualifying
Posted onLewis Hamilton took pole position for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix as Sergio Perez beat Red Bull team mate Max Verstappen to the front row.
Verstappen quickest ahead of Norris in final Emilia-Romagna practice
2021 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix third practice
Posted onMax Verstappen topped the final practice session for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, denying Mercedes a clean sweep of fastest practice times.
F1 2021 to launch in July – but three new tracks won’t arrive until later
Gaming
Posted onImola, Algarve and Jeddah will be missing from F1 2021 when the game arrives for major and next-generation platforms in July.
