Autosport Podcast: F1 Imola GP review Is it a sign that McLaren's upgrades have made it a legitimate contender for the world championship, or another blip from Red Bull that opened the door? Autosport · May 20, 2024
Ferrari says it must accelerate upgrades push as F1 grid tightens Charles Leclerc took a popular podium at Imola, with Carlos Sainz in fifth, as Ferrari was beaten by McLaren as F1's closest challenger to Red Bull's Max Verstappen. Autosport · May 20, 2024
Lando Norris sets sights on reeling in Max Verstappen in F1 title fight McLaren driver pushed Dutchman hard in Emilia Romagna Grand Prix Evening Standard · May 20, 2024
Why Norris fell away and then "spiralled" back at Verstappen In the opening phase of the race, it was Verstappen who had the edge as, after holding the advantage at the start, he was steadily able to eke out a gap on the medium tyres to be more than six seconds clear up until the first round of stops. Motorsport · May 20, 2024
Horner: Verstappen a "racing machine" after unique F1 and sim race double Verstappen's busy driving, PR and engineering schedule at Imola did not stop him from competing in the most competitive field of iRacing's Nurburgring enduro with his Team Redline sim squad. Autosport · May 20, 2024
Indy 500: McLaughlin sets new pole record at 234.220mph in Penske sweep The New Zealander was the last of the drivers in the Fast Six to go out and delivered an ominous opening lap of 234.526mph before going on to grab a four-lap average of 234.220mph to take the top spot from team-mate Will Power. Autosport · May 19, 2024
Lando Norris stayed up until 2am before close Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix finish The 24-year-old McLaren driver pushed Max Verstappen all the way in a tense climax at Imola, after watching the Fury-Usyk fight and the US PGA The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2024
Leclerc: Ferrari power strategy cost shot at better F1 Imola GP result The Italian squad had impressed in Friday practice but, in its preparations for qualifying, the team appeared to lack pace at the start of the lap relative to the cars ahead of it in the battle for pole position. Autosport · May 19, 2024
Verstappen "almost ended in the grandstands" amid Imola F1 hard tyre struggles Red Bull driver Verstappen narrowly edged McLaren's Lando Norris after he gapped the Briton in the first stint on mediums, but struggled much more on the hard Pirelli rubber for the majority of Imola's 63-lap race. Autosport · May 19, 2024
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. Autosport · May 19, 2024
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. Autosport · May 19, 2024
Max Verstappen holds off Lando Norris surge to win F1 Emilia-Romagna GP Max Verstappen earned his fifth win of the F1 season after being pushed all the way by Lando Norris at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2024
Max Verstappen holds off late Lando Norris charge to win Emilia Romagna Grand Prix F1 championship leader denies McLaren man second win in a row Evening Standard · May 19, 2024
2024 F1 Imola GP results: Max Verstappen beats Lando Norris Verstappen beat McLaren’s Lando Norris and the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc in the 63-lap race at the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari. Motorsport · May 19, 2024
Autosport · May 19, 2024 F1 Imola GP: Verstappen wins after late pressure from Norris Higher tyre degradation than expected compared to when Red Bull struggled badly for car balance in practice on Friday appeared to ease Verstappen’s path, as he was also boosted by the set-up work completed at his team’s factory ahead of qualifying.
Motorsport · May 19, 2024 F1 Imola GP: Verstappen resists late Norris push for fifth win of 2024 Higher tyre degradation than expected compared to when Red Bull struggled badly for car balance in practice on Friday appeared to ease Verstappen's path, as he was also boosted by the set-up work completed at his team's factory ahead of qualifying.
The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2024 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
Autosport · May 19, 2024 Aston Martin F1 upgrades "not good enough" to keep up with rivals - Stroll Following McLaren's update package that was brought forward to Miami, several other teams have stuck to this weekend's Imola Grand Prix to deploy their first major upgrade push of 2024, including Aston and Ferrari.
Autosport · May 19, 2024 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.
Motorsport · May 19, 2024 Aston Martin F1 upgrades "not good enough" to keep up with rivals Following McLaren's update package that was brought forward to Miami, several other teams including Aston and Ferrari have stuck to this weekend's Imola race to deploy their first major upgrade push of 2024.
Motorsport · May 19, 2024 F1 Imola GP – Start time, how to watch, starting grid & TV channel Max Verstappen will start from pole position at Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari after outpacing the McLarens of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris, as well as Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz on Ferrari's turf.
Evening Standard · May 18, 2024 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix: Max Verstappen edges out McLarens to take Imola pole and match Ayrton Senna record An eighth pole in a row has drawn Verstappen level with the legendary Brazilian driver
The Guardian - UK · May 18, 2024 Max Verstappen battles back to claim Emilia-Romagna F1 GP pole Max Verstappen matched Ayrton Senna’s record of eight consecutive poles in qualifying for the F1 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
Motorsport · May 18, 2024 Sainz: Ferrari F1 upgrade expectations "completely out of reality" Ferrari brought a comprehensive set of upgrades to its first of two home races, which it had shaken down during a filming day at Fiorano last week.
Motorsport · May 18, 2024 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.