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26 April, 2021 The FIA Formula 1 Commission has approved the adoption of a Sprint Qualifying at three Grands Prix during the 2021 season. These events will be held at two European and one non-European venue. The format is designed to increase the on-track action and engage fans in new and innovative way. It also strikes the right balance of rewarding drivers and teams on merit while also giving others the chance to battle their way through the field on Saturday to increase their race chances on...

PETRONAS Yamaha SRT Hard at Work on Portimão Opening Day 16-04-2021 Valentino Rossi and Franco Morbidelli end day one in Portugal 15th and 19th. The opening day of the PortugueseGP proved to be one full of hard work for PETRONAS Yamaha Sepang Racing Team and its MotoGP riders with a drying track and the expectation of better conditions later in the weekend presenting a challenge. At the end of the two Portimão Free Practice sessions Rossi was 15th and Morbidelli 19th. Rossi used the start of ...

Formula 1 Imola, Italy Japanese rookie Yuki Tsunoda was unable to complete qualifying ahead of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix after crashing out in the opening minutes. The Alpha Tauri driver lost control coming out of the chicane which sent his car ploughing into the barriers. The AT02 suffered extensive damage, bringing out the red flags, and ensuring Tsunoda was unable to take further part in the session. The 20-year-old is turning heads in the paddock and scored points on his debut back in B...

Max Verstappen’s favourite status for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix failed to help him on Friday’s running at Imola, as he was pipped in the first practice session by both Mercedes – while in Free Practice 2, an issue on his RB16B prevented the Dutchman from completing a representative qualifying simulation lap. Verstappen wound up third in FP1 and right in the fight with Mercedes, his time just 0.058s slower than session leader Valtteri Bottas, and 0.017s behind the sister Mercedes of Le...

Return to action Following an epic race in Bahrain, Formula 1 returned to action at the Imola circuit on Friday for the beginning of the Formula 1 Pirelli Gran Premio Del Made In Italy E Dellemilia Romagna. Blue skies but chilly conditions greeted the drivers with Perez the first to try out the gravel, going off and through the kitty liter, with Nikita Mazepin also in the thick of it early on. He wanted to pit, was told to stay out, almost hit the pit lane wall, avoided that, and then spun into...

Alpine’s Esteban Ocon and Red Bull’s Sergio Perez will face no further action over their on-track collision during Free Practice 1 at Imola, the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix stewards have announced. Perez’s Red Bull RB16B was shown slewing to a halt at the exit of the Villeneuve chicane at Imola with its left-rear tyre punctured, while Ocon subsequently pulled his Alpine A521 up at the side of the track as a result of the incident, bringing out a red flag as both cars were recovered to the p...

Pierre Gasly qualified a fine P4 for the 2020 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, and the Frenchman was once again demonstrating his affinity with the Imola track on the Friday of the 2021 race weekend, ending Free Practice 2 in P3, and less than a tenth off Valtteri Bottas’ session-leading time – and drawing praise from a seven-time world champion in the process... Gasly started his day well by going fifth fastest for AlphaTauri in FP1, at the Imola track that’s based just 15km from the team’s ...

PETRONAS Yamaha SRT look to come back strongly in Portugal Franco Morbidelli and Valentino Rossi begin European leg of 2021 season this weekend This weekend will see the resumption of the 2021 MotoGP season, as action gets underway at Algarve International Circuit for the PortugueseGP. PETRONAS Yamaha Sepang Racing Team riders Franco Morbidelli and Valentino Rossi will be hoping to make progress and score valuable points at the first European round of the year. Morbidelli showed good form at the...

The schedule for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola has been altered to avoid clashing with the funeral of Prince Philip.

Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff is committed to trialing sprint races this season, but the DNA and history of Formula 1 must be protected.