Formula 1: Imola race in the live ticker – rain chaos threatens – “everything is possible until the race is stopped”
Created: 04/24/2022, 2:30 p.m
By: Marius Epp
At the race in Imola on Sunday it could get wet again on the track.
Will Mick Schumacher surprise?
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At the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix in Imola, Mick Schumacher has the great opportunity to win his first World Championship points.
The race in the live ticker.
Formula 1: Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix in Imola |
Sunday, 3 p.m
At the top, the fourth race of the season promises a thrilling duel between Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc.
Don't miss any overtaking maneuvers here - we accompany the race in the live ticker.
Formula 1: Imola race - the starting grid
1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) | 2. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) | 3. Sergio Perez (Red Bull) | 4. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) |
5. Lando Norris (McLaren) | 6. Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren) | 7. Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo) | 8. Kevin Magnussen (Haas) |
9. Fernando Alonso (Alpine) | 10.Mick Schumacher (Haas) | 11. George Russell (Mercedes) | 12. Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri) |
13. Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin) | 14. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) | 15. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) | 16. Esteban Ocon (Alpine) |
17. Pierre Gasly (AlphaTauri) | 18. Alexander Albon (Williams) | 19. Nicholas Latifi (Williams) | 20. Guanyu Zhou (Alfa Romeo) |
+++ UPDATE +++
Update from April 24, 2:26 p.m .:
It’s raining properly in Imola!
One thing is already clear: This will not be an easy race for the drivers.
The track is wet, all cars will probably start with rain tires.
At the moment it is no longer raining, so it is possible that dry tires will be used during the course of the race.
But the rain can come back at any time, the clouds over Emilia-Romagna are dark.
It's going to be a grab bag!
Safety car driver Bernd Mayländer is prepared for deployments - it's relatively likely that he'll have to take action today given the conditions.
“Anything is possible, from interruptions to the abandonment of the race,” he predicted in a Sky interview before the race.
Formula 1: Imola race in the live ticker – Verstappen grabs pole
First report from April 24th:
Imola – Max Verstappen took his sprint victory from Imola (read it here in the live ticker) almost routinely, Charles Leclerc bravely waved to the Ferraristi after his narrow defeat.
World champion Verstappen disturbed the Scuderia party in Imola, at least in the short race over 100 km - and in addition to eight world championship points, he also secured first place for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix on Sunday (3 p.m. / RTL and Sky) in front of the world championship leader secured from Monaco.
"It will definitely be different tomorrow," said Verstappen, who was victorious for the second time in the fourth sprint in Formula 1 history: "In the end, Charles' tires wore off and I was able to start my maneuver." Leclerc, who continues with 78 points confidently leading the drivers' standings, consoled himself: "It's still a start from the front row."
Formula 1: Imola race in the live ticker - Verstappen or Leclerc?
Exciting duel for victory
Ex-world champion Sebastian Vettel finished 13th in the Aston Martin and missed his first points of the season, as did Mick Schumacher im Haas, who finished tenth.
"There was nothing more possible," said Vettel on Sky: "It's bitter when you lose so many places and are literally eaten up." The Heppenheimer had started the sprint from ninth place.
The short race was also without anything countable for series constructors' world champion Mercedes: record champion Lewis Hamilton did not get past 14th place, his new teammate George Russell (both England) crossed the finish line in eleventh place.
In the duel for the world championship, a hot fight should break out again between Verstappen and Leclerc.
Mick Schumacher has ten best chances of scoring points for the first time.
For Sebastian Vettel, this endeavor tends to be more difficult.
We will accompany the race from 3 p.m. here in the live ticker.
(epp/SID)