Perez “very sorry” to Red Bull after Imola F1 woes

The Mexican had qualified on the front row at Imola, but his hopes of a good finish were wrecked by a spate of incidents in the tricky conditions.
He spun early on behind the safety car, and was then handed a 10-second stop/go penalty for overtaking rivals as he regained his original position.
Later on in the race after the red flag restart, he spun once again – dropping him well …Keep reading
Statement on COVID-19 Testing – 2021 FIA Formula 1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix

Statement on COVID-19 Testing – 2021 FIA Formula 1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix

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The FIA and Formula 1 can today confirm that at the 2021 FIA Formula 1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, between Monday 12th April and Sunday 18th April, 4,523 tests for COVID-19 were performed on drivers, teams and personnel.

Of these, 2 people tested positive. The FIA and Formula 1 are providing this aggregated information from each Grand Prix for the purposes of competition integrity and transparency.

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10 things we learned from F1’s 2021 Emilia Romagna GP

Formula 1’s second race at Imola in the space of six months offered a vastly different affair to the inaugural Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in November.
A pre-race rain shower left some drivers and teams battling to make it to the grid at all, while the greasy track made mistakes all the most costly once the lights did go out.
A top-two of Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton may point to little …Keep reading

Vettel: FIA “not very professional” in dealing with Imola penalty

The Aston Martin driver was hit with a 10-second penalty after his team failed to fit the wheels on his car before the five-minute signal ahead of the start of the race.
However, the penalty was only announced after lap 22 of the race, and the delay compromised Vettel’s chances at the time.
Although Vettel went on to retire from the Imola race on the penultimate lap, the four-time champion …Keep reading

Autosport Podcast: Reviewing the Emilia Romagna GP

While Verstappen controlled proceedings at the front, rain before the start shook things up behind as drivers struggled for grip in damp conditions at Imola.
Lewis Hamilton fought back from a rare mistake that left him a lap down at one stage to finish second, but team-mate Valtteri Bottas collided with Mercedes 2022 seat rival George Russell, sparking a war of words post-race.
Dissecting …Keep reading