2024 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix - Imola, May 17 - 19 Sportsbook Motor Sport

[Tom]

Friday 17th May
Practice 1 - 12.30pm
Practice 2 - 4.00pm

Saturday 18th May
Practice 3 - 11.30am
Qualifying - 3.00pm

Sunday 19th May
Race - 2.00pm

 

[Boot Cleaner]

Anybody watching the practice sessions today? The Ferrari upgrades look to be going well and the opposite for Red Bull - Max struggling with the balance of the car. McLaren look fast too and Mercedes not too bad either - although Hamilton not paying attention to faster cars around him.

Could be a very close race unless Red Bull sort out their issues. Great track, speed of the cars through some of the corners is unreal.

 

[Son Of Jack]

After being off the pace all weekend during practice normal service is resumed and Max Verstappen will start on pole for the eigth consecutive race.

Remarkable!

1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:15.762	1:15.176	1:14.746
2	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:15.940	1:15.407	1:14.820
3	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:15.915	1:15.371	1:14.837
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:15.823	1:15.328	1:14.970
5	Carlos Sainz Jnr	Ferrari	1:16.015	1:15.512	1:15.233
6	George Russell	Mercedes	1:16.107	1:15.671	1:15.234
7	Yuki Tsunoda	RB	1:15.894	1:15.358	1:15.465
8	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:16.604	1:15.677	1:15.504
9	Daniel Ricciardo	RB	1:16.060	1:15.691	1:15.674
10	Nico Hulkenberg	Haas	1:15.841	1:15.569	1:15.980
11	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	1:16.404	1:15.706	not available-
12	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1:16.361	1:15.906	not available-
13	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:16.458	1:15.992	not available-
14	Alexander Albon	Williams	1:16.524	1:16.200	not available-
15	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	1:16.015	1:16.3811:16.381	not available-
16	Valtteri Bottas	Sauber	1:16.626	not available-	not available-
17	Zhou Guanyu	Sauber	1:16.834	not available-	not available-
18	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1:16.854	not available-	not available-
19	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	1:16.917	not available-	not available-
20	Logan Sargeant	Williams	not available-	not available-	not available-

Delighted to see McLaren, although Piastri will start 5th after receiving a 3 place grid penalty, so close and if their race pace is quicker than Verstappen we might see some close racing but the track is not great for passing.

 

[Son Of Jack]

Alonso starting from the pit lane.

 

[Franco Pinion]

This could be an interesting race.

The Red Bull hasn't had the pace to match the McLarens or even Ferraris all weekend until qualifying.

 

[Franco Pinion]

Verstappen just managing to stay out of DRS range. Norris needed to get at least one or two laps in the DRS to be able to be able to put some pressure on. Think it's Verstappen's to lose now

 

[Son Of Jack]

Albon has a problem....the tyres aren't on properly!

 

[Son Of Jack]

If you take Verstappen out of the equation there is a great battle between Norris, Leclerc, Sainz and Piastri for the second best driver.

 

[Franco Pinion]

Everyone having tyre degradation except Red Bull.

 

[Franco Pinion]

This is quite boring. Imola is a historic track but I wouldn't miss it if it was taken off the calendar.