Formula 1: The Emilia Romagna Grand Prix was pure drama.
You can read about the racing highlights here.
Formula 1: The final result of Imola
1 Verstappen |
2 Hamilton |
3 Norris |
4 Leclerc |
5 Sainz |
6 Ricciardo |
7 stroll |
8 Gasly |
9 Raikkones |
10 Ocon |
11 Alonso |
12 perez |
13 Tsunoda |
14 Giovinazzi |
15 Schumacher |
16 mazepin |
DNF Vettel |
DNF Bottas |
DNF Russell |
DNF Latifi |
>>> UPDATE <<<
5:09 p.m.:
So that's it here from Imola!
Verstappen ahead of Hamilton and Norris, Mick Schumacher finished fifteenth, Sebastian Vettel could not finish the race.
He was not satisfied and gave a funny swipe.
63/63:
That too: Vettel has to drive his car into the pits shortly before the end due to technical problems.
He can't finish the race.
Instead, Max Verstappen celebrates the victory!
Hamilton is still working his way onto the podium and driving the fastest race lap - that gives an extra point.
Norris is third.
60/63:
And then it happened!
Hamilton is second.
57/63: Does
the world champion also
attack
Norris now?
The gap is less than a second, but the Mercedes is so slow on the gums.
Norris struggles.
55/63:
Hamilton pulls past Leclerc and is now third.
54/63: Final
spurt now in Imola: Verstappen leads the field by more than ten seconds.
Behind them, Norris, Leclerc, Hamilton and Sainz are fighting for the podium.
Vettel on 14, Schumacher on 16.
Formula 1 in Imola: Hamilton fights back, Vettel follows again
50/63:
And then Hamilton snaps: He cracks Sainz and still has a few laps here to overtake his team-mate Leclerc.
The lag is less than a second.
Mick Schumacher continues to keep Nikita Mazepin at a distance, Sebastian Vettel is fourteenth and will probably not make it into the points.
47/63: It
is now Hamilton's turn to Sainz!
Is he going to make it onto the podium after all, after it had looked like the end of it?
Verstappen draws his circles up front and will probably get the win here.
42/63:
Hamilton flies forward here again!
The world champion is now fifth.
40/63:
From a German point of view, the race is probably over.
Vettel does not even get into attack mode and is stuck in 13th place.
It feels like he's still sitting in an old Ferrari pickle in 2021.
Meanwhile, the new Scuderia cars seem to be doing a lot better: Leclerc on three, Sainz on four - a strong result here at home.
38/63:
What is actually going on here?
Now Sergio Perez is suddenly in the gravel.
He turns a little too late into a right-hand bend, the rear wheel is on the wet part of the track - and he's gone.
He can continue, but slips to 14th place.
35/63:
Let's go on!
Verstappen stays in front, Norris is second.
At the back Tsunoda said goodbye to the track, luckily there was no major crash.
Hamilton is already eighth again, a little more than nine seconds are missing on the top.
But of course there is a lot of traffic in front of him.
Formula 1: Chaos in Imola - race interrupted after crash
4.20 p.m.:
It should continue here in Imola in a few minutes.
The drivers are currently in the pit lane, the cars are slowly being rolled back into position.
33/63:
Phew, there was a lot going on.
The race is interrupted!
Bottas and Russell crashed without any problems, but there is a lot of dirt on the road.
That needs to be cleaned up.
Hamilton actually managed to stay in the race after his foray into the gang.
He is currently ranked ninth.
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31/63:
madness!
Hamilton accident!
How bitter is that?
The world champion makes a mistake while lapping and rushes into the gang.
Just a few seconds later, team-mate Bottas and Williams driver Russell had a crack, it looked wild!
Lightning off for Mercedes here!
Or is there still more going on at Hamilton?
He drags himself into the box with a broken wing and probably continues here.
Meanwhile, Russell is pissed off at Bottas.
There was a mighty crash, the Brit then walks up to the Finn and gesticulates wildly.
The Mercedes driver only shows the middle finger * - great emotions here in Imola.
Formula 1: Imola in the live ticker - Hamilton with problems in the box, preliminary decision in favor of Verstappen?
29/63:
Now Hamilton is
changing
tires.
But that was a bad stop, a wheel stuck at the front - four seconds of idle time!
Verstappen pulls past again, that's a little preliminary decision here.
Meanwhile, Perez is serving his ten-second penalty in the pits and also gets a new steering wheel.
There had been problems there before.
27/63:
Now it's getting exciting.
Verstappen comes into the pits, Hamilton stays outside.
Meanwhile, it is becoming apparent that the dry tires are working: Vettel and Schumacher are now driving faster times.
24/63:
One of the big surprises here in Imola: George Russell!
The Williams driver is currently tenth and could thus get a point for the traditional racing team.
22/63:
Vettel comes into the pits and switches to slicks.
Aston Martin will be the first team here to be brave and get on dry tires.
Vettel gets a five-second penalty from the start because his car was not ready in time after a technical problem.
Mick Schumacher was also in the pits and probably switched to slicks as well.
19/63:
Lewis Hamilton is five seconds behind Max Verstappen.
Only his car will not be able to close the gap here today, the Red Bull is too fast.
The Silver Arrows will have to think twice before attacking here again.
16/63:
Verstappen is leading - and is already considering whether to switch to dry
tires
.
The track dries off easily.
15/63:
Nice development from a German point of view: Sebastian Vettel and Mick Schumacher make up positions.
Formula 1 in Imola in the live ticker: Verstappen leads, Perez collects a penalty
13/63:
And Perez actually gets a stop-and-go penalty!
what happened there?
He slipped off the track during the safety car phase, was overtaken by two cars - and passed them again immediately afterwards.
That wasn’t the most clever thing about the Mexican.
“Whoever writes with an h ...” - Sky expert Ralf Schumacher has a clear opinion.
12/63:
Sainz on the
wrong track:
The Ferrari driver says goodbye to the gravel bed for a moment.
Meanwhile, Perez is under investigation.
Did he overtake another car during the safety car phase?
From a German point of view, it's another depressing afternoon.
Vettel on 16, Schumacher on 19.
9/63:
The field is slowly sorting itself after this turbulent start.
Pierre Gasly is on the full-wet tires and is losing one place after the other.
The other drivers, most of whom are on intermediates, have a clear advantage here.
Apparently it's raining heavier again - then Gasly would have an advantage again.
7/63: restart
!
Hamilton attacks, but Verstappen can fend him off.
Surprisingly strong: Charles Leclerc in third place, the Ferrari hangs here on the neck of the Mercedes.
6/63:
The safety car comes in, now of
all times
Schumacher drives into the pits to have his Haas repaired.
Vettel was also in the box - the two Germans are in the last places.
4/63:
Oh no!
Mick Schumacher lost a wing there, how did that happen during the safety car phase?
Really bitter - Mick wanted to warm up the tires, drove in zigzag lines and then crashed into the gang.
Formula 1: Verstappen cracks Hamilton at the start, Vettel had to start out of the box
1/63:
And now we have yellow flags: Williams driver Latifi and Haas driver Mazepin easily clashed, Latifi crashed into the gang and was out.
The safety car is outside.
Vettel on 17, Schumacher on 15. Decent start for the Germans.
Start:
traffic lights off!
Great start from Verstappen and there is contact with Hamilton!
Damage to the Mercedes, but the world champion is still on the track.
He'll have to go straight into the pits anyway.
But: Max Verstappen and his rocket launch secure him first place here.
In the back everything seems to have gone well, there was no crash.
3:02 p.m.:
The cars are forming.
Let's go, have fun in Emilia Romagna!
2:59 p.m.:
Vettel has to start out of the box!
Very bitter for the German, apparently there were problems with the Aston Martin
.
The introductory lap is underway, the track is extremely wet.
Charles Leclerc slips off the track in the Ferrari, but he comes back.
The Monegasse was lucky there.
2:55 p.m.:
The countdown is on, it will start here in a few minutes.
The track is wet and a rain shower is expected during the race.
It will be exciting in Imola.
Maybe there is even a chance for Sebastian Vettel?
He starts from position 13, Mick Schumacher from position 18.
Formula 1 in the live ticker: chaos before Imola start - sudden rain causes excitement
2.45 p.m.:
15 minutes before the start, it is announced that Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas apparently has a puncture. Madness - Fernando Alonso had already damaged his front wing in the formation Lap, and Lance Stroll had a brake. It could be a race today!
2.40 p.m.:
McLaren team boss Andreas Seidl is on the microphone at Sky. The Bavarian explains: “It was extremely wet, especially in the first sector. It's still raining. I would have liked dry weather, we have a strong car. ”When the track is wet, that is of course more of a chance for outsiders. It goes without saying that Seidl is not happy about the rain now, McLaren once again delivered a strong performance in Imola. Lando Norris even missed a top 3 position in qualifying, his strong lap was canceled. He disregarded the track limits. Now he and his teammate Daniel Ricciardo are starting in seventh and sixth.
2.30 p.m.:
There is of course a lot going on with the teams.
In these conditions, it should be tough, especially for the rookies.
How do Mick Schumacher and Co. deal with the sudden rain?
Of course, everyone is now switching to full-wet tires.
Meanwhile, the brake is on at Vettel team-mate Lance Stroll.
There's a lot going on here in Imola!
Formula 1: Imola in the live ticker - Sudden rain chaos before the start
2:21 p.m .:
Out to the Installation Lap.
Mick Schumacher is on the track and it's soaking wet!
But other parts of the circuit are dry.
What happens to the tires now?
That should be an explosive race.
The Emilia Romagna Grand Prix won't start for 40 minutes, how will the weather develop before then?
Whoever has the right hand with the tires now has a gigantic advantage later.
Fernando Alonso said goodbye with a spin, but came back on the track without help.
2:13 p.m.:
It's raining in Imola!
Less than an hour before the start, of course, this completely messes up the teams' plans.
Sebastian Vettel said a few minutes ago in a Sky interview: "I would be happy if it rains a little." Maybe there is still something in it for the German, who starts from 13th place.
Update from April 18, 1:57 p.m.:
Lewis Hamilton is back on pole.
Nevertheless, 2021 seems to be a lot more exciting than last year.
Because: Actually, Red Bull's performance is currently a tip of the nose in front of the Silver Arrows.
Hamilton's lead over eighth-placed Valtteri Bottas (yes, the second Mercedes is really that far behind) is only 0.487 seconds.
The field was last so close together in 2012.
Formula 1 today in the live ticker: huge surprise before Imola start
Update from April 18, 1:15 p.m.:
Big surprise in Formula 1 - and that just before the Grand Prix of Emilia Romagna! The premier class will also drive in Miami in the future. As those responsible announced on Sunday, there will be driving around the Hard Rock Stadium from the coming season. When exactly the Miami Grand Prix will be held in Florida will be announced at a later date. The race will take place in the second quarter of 2022, announced Formula 1 managing director Stefano Domenicali.
Miami is currently the second US stage after the United States Grand Prix in Austin (Texas) to receive a ten-year contract.
The city in Florida is the eleventh US location in Formula 1 history.
The course will be 5.41 kilometers long and will wrap around Hard Rock Stadium, the home of the Miami Dolphins American football team.
Plans for a race in Miami have been going on for several years.
Initially, a course in the city center with passages directly on the coast was favored.
However, this project failed due to the city's objection.
Formula 1 has scheduled 23 Grand Prix this season - more than ever before.
Domenicali said that the racing series plans with this number in the future.
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Formula 1: Qualifying in Imola in the live ticker - Vettel before the next disappointment
Update from April 17, 3:53 p.m.:
Sebastian Vettel is heading for the next disappointment in the Aston Martin - and Lewis Hamilton full throttle towards the next point win in the hot World Cup duel with Max Verstappen.
In qualifying for the Grand Prix of Emilia-Romagna, the world champion took pole position and created all the conditions for a triumph in the race on Sunday.
Hamilton's first pole of the season in 1: 14.411 minutes - the 99th of his career - is particularly valuable in view of the expected duel with Red Bull driver Verstappen.
The highly regarded Dutchman had to be content with third place - still behind his team-mate Sergio Perez.
Hamilton looked a little surprised himself.
“Do we have it?” Asked the Briton over the radio: “It went really well.
I didn't expect us to be in front of the two Red Bulls, they were so quick the whole weekend. ”For Vettel, meanwhile, things are not going as expected - 13th place, the end in Q2 and another defeat in the team duel with Lance Stroll ( 10.) were not enough for the four-time world champion.
Formula 1 in the live ticker: Qualifying in Imola - can Vettel finally set an example?
First report from April 16:
Imola - It's going around again!
Formula 1 * stops in Italy at the weekend.
The second race of the season is one of the biggest highlights of the year: Imola *.
There are only a few circuits on the racing calendar that exude more tradition and myth than the circuit in Emilia Romagna.
Schumacher fans in particular have great memories of northern Italy: Michael won here seven times, brother Ralf * once.
It is almost impossible that there will be another victory in 2021: Mick in his Haas will probably be found in the back third of the field - the car is simply too weak.
But it wouldn't be the first time that Imola had a surprise.
Maybe there is a little point in it for the Formula 1 newcomer and son of Michael Schumacher *?
Formula 1 in the live ticker: The racing weekend in Imola
The conditions could cause a bit of chaos.
On Sunday afternoon it should rain in Imola, then nothing is safe in a Formula 1 race.
On Friday and Saturday it should stay dry with temperatures in the low double-digit range.
Either way: Schumacher is hoping for a good result - and of course Sebastian Vettel too. The four-time world champion * had an extremely bad start to the season in Bahrain. But he doesn't want to lower his standards: “I'm self-critical enough in that regard and often enough ask myself the right questions. If that weren't the case anymore, I'd have no problem saying it was. Just staying here so I can drive around would be a waste of time. I'm too ambitious for that. I've achieved too much in the past for that. My standards are too high for that, ”said the 33-year-old in an interview with RTL and ntv.
Vettel * was only 15th after a completely botched weekend three weeks ago in the debut for Aston Martin in Bahrain.
“The whole environment is new to me.
That doesn't make it any easier.
I don't want to complain about it.
The demands on myself are also high to be able to cope with it.
I'm confident it will get better, ”said the former champion, who moved to Aston Martin after six years at Ferrari before this season.
Formula 1: Grand Prix of Emilia Romagna in the live ticker - What are the chances for Sebastian Vettel and Mick Schumacher?
Vettel assured in the press conference on Thursday that his team had found a positive answer to the disappointing weekend.
The atmosphere in the team is great.
"We are well prepared," said Vettel, who himself wanted to pack "everything" in to strike back.
Emotionally, it is guaranteed at the weekend: on the one hand because of the Imola myth. On a black weekend in the spring of 1994, Rubens Barrichello had a serious accident but got away with his life. Then Roland Ratzenberger died and in the race on May 1st the three-time world champion Ayrton Senna died in the then ultra-fast Tamburello curve. It is emotional for every driver to drive in Imola because "
we have probably lost the most extraordinary talent in the history of Formula 1 here,
" said Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz, who says he has picked up everything from books about the Brazilian icon , Documentaries and contemporary witnesses. Outside the Tamburello curve in the Parco delle Acque Minerali, a statue decorated with flowers reminds of Senna.
Formula 1: Emilia Romagna Grand Prix - the Imola schedule
Friday, 11 a.m .: First free practice
Friday, 2.30 p.m .: Second free practice
Saturday, 11 a.m .: Third free practice
Saturday, 2 p.m .: qualifying
Sunday, 3 p.m .: race
On the other hand, Formula 1 * also commemorates Prince Philip.
Out of consideration for the funeral service for the deceased husband of Queen Elizabeth II, those responsible have brought forward the start time for the qualification on Saturday.
The starting place hunt at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari will be brought forward by one hour from originally 3 p.m. German time to 2 p.m.
Accordingly, the final training session will be postponed from 12 p.m. to 11 a.m. in order to maintain the two-hour break between these units.
There will be a minute's silence for Prince Philip before qualifying.
The two training sessions on Friday will also be moved forward by half an hour.
The kick-off session starts at 11 a.m., the second session at 2.30 p.m.
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