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McLaren unsure Norris could have passed Verstappen to win F1 Imola GP

Norris initially struggled to keep up with polesitter Verstappen in the first stint on medium tyres, but after the sole pitstop for hard tyres the Briton started closing the gap with Verstappen.

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Our writers rate the 2024 F1 Imola Grand Prix

The Red Bull driver maintained a comfortable lead until the last few laps and rarely seemed to be threatened by the McLarens and Ferraris behind him.

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Why isn’t David Croft doing Sky F1 commentary in Baku and who is his replacement, Harry Benjamin?

Formula 1 fans will miss out on hearing the iconic “It’s lights out and away we go” at the Azerbaijan race this weekend as David Croft is set to be replaced by Harry Benjamin. This year has seen the iconic lead commentator miss his first races since joining the Sky Sports…

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Verstappen holds off Norris to win Emilia Romagna Grand Prix: Formula One – as it happened

Max Verstappen of Red Bull resisted a late charge from McLaren’s Lando Norris to stretch his lead in the drivers’ championship

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Verstappen wishes F1 had '24 Imolas', but the series has other plans

Imola, the site of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, has added additional gravel traps at Piratella, Acque Minerali and Variante Alta to help tackle the series' recurring issues with track limits.

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Why McLaren won't gamble with F1 Imola GP strategy in Verstappen fight

The Woking-based team has emerged as Red Bull’s closest challenger at Imola, with its pace suggesting that it had the potential to grab pole position.

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What F1 GPS data reveals about Verstappen’s Imola qualifying save

Having been congratulated on his run of poles that stretches back to the 2023 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix by Red Bull team boss Christian Horner, Verstappen was left to reflect on how his tricky event was turned around following his series of FP1 offs into the Imola gravel.

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Lewis Hamilton has mixed first day in front of Ferrari faithful at Imola

Lewis Hamilton, for so long the thorn in Ferrari’s side, takes to the track this weekend in Italy as a potential hero in waiting.

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F1 Imola GP qualifying - Start time, how to watch & more

The Monegasque driver topped both practice sessions at Imola, edging McLaren’s Oscar Piastri by 0.192s in the second session, on a strong day for Ferrari following the arrival of its upgrade package.Yuki Tsunoda impressed in FP2 by shooting up to third place for RB, ahead of both Mercedes drivers Lewis…

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Ferrari's major F1 upgrade package revealed in Fiorano test

Centred around a change in philosophy for the sidepod and engine cover bodywork, the rest of the SF-24 will also undergo a transformation, as the team looks for ways to apply pressure on Red Bull and stem the flow of the threat now posed by a resurgent McLaren package.

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Archive: Why Prost and Senna's bitter feud healed

"I'm not going to celebrate like some people that it's 20 years on," says Alain Prost of the anniversary of Ayrton Senna's death at Imola on May 1 1994. "I can answer these questions about him, no problem - he was an exceptional guy - but I just don't see…

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Toyota not “getting over excited” over WEC Imola triumph

David Floury, technical director at Toyota Gazoo Racing Europe, made the claim after Kamui Kobayashi, Nyck de Vries and Mike Conway took victory in the Imola 6 Hours after Ferrari made two key strategic errors.

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Ferrari admits to two strategic errors after losing Imola WEC race

The Italian manufacturer revealed in the aftermath of round two of the 2024 WEC that it had misinterpreted the weather forecast it received and that there was also a breakdown in the chain of command within the team at the crucial point of the six hours when rain arrived.

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Peugeot 'scratching their heads' after poor Imola WEC qualifying in new look 9X8

Jean-Eric Vergne insisted that he and the Peugeot Sport team left nothing on the table on the way to 15th position in the opening qualifying session, five places off the cut-off for the Hyperpole final.

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Friday favourite: Why there's more to Imola than its tragic past

Given his status as a three-time winner of the Le Mans 24 Hours, with a remarkable record of 10 outright podiums at the event, you’d have imagined that Rinaldo Capello would choose the French circuit as his favourite track. But a long-forgotten test at Imola, which ‘Dindo’ believes was instrumental…

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George Russell and Toto Wolff shatter Lewis Hamilton's hopes for new Mercedes upgrades

Mercedes have not been as competitive as they would like so far this season and Lewis Hamilton recently said he is "counting down the days" until his car gets upgraded for Imola

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Wolff: Mercedes W14 F1 trait makes it a “nasty piece of work”

After a difficult weekend in Miami, which saw Lewis Hamillton fail to make it out of Q2, Mercedes is now counting down the days until it unleashes a major upgrade at Imola.

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Verstappen sceptical about F1 qualifying format trials

F1 has decided to trial a tweaked qualifying format at two races this year. As previously reported by Motorsport.com, the first trial is taking place at May's Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola.

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Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercar Makes Great Noises During Imola Debut

Listen to the race car’s hybrid powertrain.

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Ferrari | Neubauer takes Trofeo Pirelli World Final win at Imola

Thomas Neubauer held off the attacks from Eliseo Donno, who was forced to retire with a damaged front suspension, to take the title of Trofeo Pirelli World Champion.

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Ferrari | Donno grabs second home win of the year in Trofeo Pirelli at Imola

Eliseo Donno took his second home win of the year after Mugello in front of the Imola crowd, holding off Doriane Pin in a twice-interrupted race.

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Ferrari | North America, Imola: Franco edges out Clarke for race 1 pole

The outcome of the Challenge North America Q1 session at Imola was only resolved at the chequered flag, with Manny Franco getting the better of the points leader by 16 thousandths of a second, with his closest rivals behind.

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Ferrari | Coppa Shell EU, Imola: Zieman powers to pole for Race 1

Roman Zieman set a great lap time to grab the pole ahead of champion Franz Engstler, a result that allows him to reduce the gap by one point to Axel Sartigen in the battle for the runner-up slot in the championship.

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Can the DTM’s reigning champion turn around his sluggish title defence?

With 67 fewer points and 14 positions lower in the standings than at the equivalent point last year, Maximilian Gotz has had a tough start to his DTM season. The Mercedes driver explains his struggles, and how he’s going about addressing them

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How Bernhard's Porsche “underdogs” made DTM history

Porsche didn’t take long to make its mark on the DTM, with its first victory arriving at the Norisring earlier this month. But few expected that to come courtesy underrated Austrian Thomas Preining and his single-car Bernhard team. Here’s how they did it.

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