Having already taken a grand prix win in the opening five rounds of 2022, Aprilia has just one podium to its credit in 2023 so far – a second for Maverick Vinales in the Portuguese Grand Prix. Espargaro has had a particularly mixed start to 2023, achieving a best of fifth in the Spanish and […]
Month: May 2023
Formula 1 cancels Imola GP due to weather emergency
At least two people have died due to the weather conditions that have hit the area throughout May. Heavy rain caused more than a dozen rivers to burst their banks during a 24-hour period, while red weather warnings for flooding and landslides remain in place for this weekend. This has led many locals to be […]
Ferrari set to delay new F1 rear suspension amid Imola downpour
The Italian outfit is looking to make gains to its SF-23 to help address the issues it has faced in matching the pace of rival Red Bull in race conditions. While the car looks very competitive over a single lap in qualifying, its inconsistent performance and the lack of confidence that Charles Leclerc and Carlos […]
Imola F1 weekend risks disruption amid red alert weather warning
With Italy already having faced a spell of adverse weather this month, which has triggered storms and floods, the situation has shown no sign of improving this week. On Monday evening things became more critical as the Department of Civil Protection issued a weather red alert for the Emilia-Romagna region, the location of the Imola […]
Alfa Romeo “definitely needs” Imola F1 upgrade package
The Hinwil team had a new front wing in Australia and a revised beam wing in Miami, but Bottas says that more is needed in order to move the C43 further up the grid. The Finn has highlighted race pace as a weakness, with the former Mercedes driver having finished 13th in the Miami event […]
Vasseur now only getting started after initially evaluating team
Vasseur, the former boss of the Alfa Romeo F1 team and Sauber CEO, started work at the helm of the Scuderia in January of this year following the winter resignation of the under-fire Mattia Binotto. But ahead of a home race for Ferrari this weekend at Imola, the team currently occupies fourth in the constructors’ […]
Imola F1 paddock evacuated ahead of flood threat
Images posted on social media indicated that the paddock and TV compound had already been affected by accumulated water after a lengthy period of rain in the area caused the level of the river to rise. Teams are in Imola preparing their garages, engineering trucks and hospitality units ahead of this weekend’s Emilia Romagna GP. […]
Miller’s double Le Mans MotoGP DNF “not good enough”
Miller tumbled out of the sprint race at Le Mans last weekend and was fighting for the top six having led briefly in the grand prix when he crashed at Turn 4. This has seen the Australian slip 45 points back in the championship standings, with Miller “kicking myself” for not capitalising on bad days […]
2023 F1 Emilia Romagna GP – How to watch, session timings and more
After darting across the globe, F1 heads to Italy and the iconic Imola for the start of the European stretch of the season and the next major race plotted to host a raft of car updates all over the pitlane. Mercedes has teased a radical overhaul of its F1 car will begin this weekend, while […]
Bagnaia admits MotoGP sprints helping his title defence after three DNFs
Bagnaia was wiped out in a collision with Maverick Vinales while the pair battled for third on the fifth lap of last Sunday’s grand prix at Le Mans. The incident marked Bagnaia’s third Sunday DNF in the first five rounds, having crashed out of second in Argentina and the lead in America. But the Ducati […]