While fans of old school venues may have wanted to see Imola stay on the calendar, the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix hasn't always delivered since its modern F1 return. But Pirelli's move towards softer compounds, as well as a race impacted by two neutralisations, gave us the strategic variance we craved for so long at F1’s Imola GP.
The reigning world champion struck again with a brilliant lap one attack, while McLaren will be wondering why Red Bull was able to keep pace two weeks after a very different picture during the last race.
