Formula 1 in the live ticker: next debacle for Sebastian Vettel - in Imola of all places

Formula 1 is back in Imola after 14 years.

Sebastian Vettel wants to say goodbye with his Ferrari in Italy.

The race weekend in the live ticker.

• Formula 1 is visiting Italy for the third time this season.

• The Emilia Romagna Grand Prix takes place in Imola.

  The race starts on Sunday at 1:10 p.m.

• We accompany 

  training

  , 

  qualifying 

  and 

  races 

  here in the 

  ticker

  .

Formula 1: Imola in the live ticker - the starting grid

>>> UPDATE <<<

Update from November 1st, 11.15 a.m.:

It starts in just under two hours!

The

is in Italy in

guest.

only started the race from 14th place at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.

But the Heppenheimer has proven many times that he is capable of big comeback races.

We let ourselves be surprised.

Formula 1: Imola in the live ticker: Sebastian Vettel experiences the next debacle in qualifying

Update from October 31, 3 p.m .: Valtteri Bottas

takes

The Finn relegated Mercedes team-mate

to second place.

Third was

.

Update from October 31, 2:45 p.m .: Q2 is over!

experienced another debacle in Imola in qualifying.

The Heppenheimer missed Q3 by three tenths and only ended up in 14th place.

So the way to the top points is very long again.

But Vettel is known for big chases, so tomorrow in the race it will be exciting.

In addition to Vettel,

and

the sails.

Update from October 31, 2:22 p.m.:

Q1 of qualifying is over.

and

were eliminated.

is 13th and has to tremble in Q2.

Will the Heppenheimer finally make it back into Q3?

Kevin Magnussen meanwhile made a daring excursion into the gravel bed.

Driver one above drop: Magnussen

Driver rally driving: Magnussen

Pushing the limits 👊 # ImolaGP 🇮🇹 # F1 pic.twitter.com/rM1vJT9yxf

- Formula 1 (@ F1) October 31, 2020

Update from October 31, 12:01 p.m.:

first and only free practice session

is over.

Who was the fastest?

Of course,

!

The Mercedes star and sovereign world championship leader distanced the Dutch Red Bull driver Max Verstappen by 0.297 seconds in 1: 14.726 minutes.

Third place went to Hamilton's Finnish team-mate Valtteri Bottas (+0.492).

Familiar image at Ferrari - the Scuderia followed again.

The Monegasse Charles Leclerc had to be content with fifth place (+0.962), ex-world champion

was twelfth (+1.441).

✨ 𝐒𝐔𝐏𝐄𝐑 𝐒𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐃𝐀𝐘 ✨

Who is taking the bragging rights from our first outing at Imola in 5,305 days?

🤩 # ImolaGP 🇮🇹 # F1

- Formula 1 (@ F1) October 31, 2020

A shortened format is being tested in Imola.

The traditional Friday training sessions of two times 90 minutes are no longer applicable; before

on Saturday afternoon (2 p.m.) and the race on Sunday (1:10 p.m. / RTL and Sky each), the drivers only had one and a half hours on Saturday morning to set up their cars.

Update from October 30th, 10.45 a.m.:

Formula 1 waived the free practice sessions on Friday and only let the engines howl on Saturday.

But it's not the only exciting news from the paddock: Alfa Romeo has extended with Kimi Räikkönen and Antonio Giovinazzi.

Also means: Mick Schumacher doesn't get a cockpit there!

The 21-year-old was last linked to Alfa.

Formula 1 in the live ticker: No free practice sessions on Imola Friday

Initial report of 30 October, 7:41:

Imola - For the third time this season, the

in

as a guest.

The

takes place in

, on the Autodromo

.

Only because of Corona has the Grand Prix slipped into the calendar as an alternative date.

Follow the race live on TV and in the stream.

Formula 1 in the live ticker: Michael Schumacher last won in Imola

Imola

has hosted the premier class 27 times, most recently 14 years ago.

The winner at the time was Michael Schumacher in his last Ferrari year.

The almost five kilometer long course is inextricably linked with April 30th and May 1st 1994, when Roland Ratzenberger and three-time world champion Ayrton Senna were killed in serious accidents.

The Finnish oldie

(41 / Alfa Romeo) has

already driven Formula 1 races

from the current field of drivers in

, and the track is basically completely new territory for the teams.

But nobody should believe that this will cause a sensation.

So far, Mercedes has had the best solution on every "unknown" route.

On the much more demanding circuit in

,

driving

in a league of its own again.

But:

no

training Friday in

, the drivers are given 90 minutes to test on Saturday from 10 a.m.

Qualifying begins at 2 p.m.

The premier class wants to test a new format with it.

If that works out?

The race on Sunday starts at 1:10 p.m. because of the early darkness.

Formula 1 in the live ticker: is Mercedes already winning the title in Imola?

Mercedes has its seventh consecutive constructor's title in sight, that would be the only record.

Only

can postpone the decision again, but

and

would have to score at least 34 points more than

and

- the Bulls did not manage to do that once this season.

At least

can

not yet become world champion himself

in

, but the Briton is getting closer and closer to his goal with only five races left.

rushes

from one record to the next

in

.

In the previous week he took his 92nd victory in Portugal and outstripped

.

With his seventh world title,

would

set another record.

Even Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel cannot prevent the Briton from

one record after another from

his idol

.

Formula 1 in the live ticker: Sebastian Vettel before the last Grand Prix in Italy as a Ferrari driver

Vettel

only collected 18 points and is not surprisingly only in 13th place in the drivers' standings.

The Heppenheimer has big plans for the last races before moving to

next year

.

In Imola he makes a new attempt.

“I've never driven in Imola, but everyone knows the race track because it has been an integral part of the racing calendar for so many years,” says

looking

ahead to the weekend.

“I was there in 2006, and that is the only memory I have of Imola when I was a substitute driver for the BMW-Sauber team.

I haven't even walked the distance, so this will be my first race there. "

Most recently, conspiracy theories came up as to whether

and teammate Charles Leclerc have the same cars available.

 On Sunday after finishing tenth at the Portuguese Grand Prix,

declared nebulously: “I have to believe that we have the same car and I trust the people in my garage.” However, he “constantly has real problems getting good laps together be and feel the grip that Charles obviously feels. "(ck / dpa / sid)