After the week off, Formula 1 is preparing for a fundamental triptych for the fate of a championship which, at least for the moment, has spoken all too clearly. The first test bench is at our house, in Imola, for the GP of Emilia-Romagna and Made in Italy. Many curiosities, as well as The updates expected by the top teams who have to try to raise their heads following a start to the season marked strongly by Red Bull.
We start again from Verstappen
Max Verstappen he will therefore be the man to beat. The Dutchman is back from yet another success a Miami, in which he once again demonstrated why he is a two-time world champion. His comeback, having started ninth, was incredible. In fact, the excellent strategic choice was added to the machine factor to Max the third victory in the season and a slight extension in the league over teammate Perez.
Ferrari, in Imola to make a change
Imola will be the home stop for the Ferrari. The Maranello stable she is called for redemption above all to try to understand what the objective of this season could be. The beginning was very tiring and, also considering how much seen in Miami, it is inevitable that from Imola we have to give a strong jolt. Precisely for this reason, on the Enzo and Dino Ferrari track, several updates will arrive on the SF-23. The most important is undoubtedly related to new rear suspension that will go in the anti-squat direction, following of the words of Leclerc who complained about a Red that during the Miami GP: “It hit the ground".
Mercedes: It's your time
Imola will also be a decisive stage for the Mercedes. Toto Wolff he had said so: for the GP of Emilia-Romagna there will be many changes. From what filters, it seems that we will have a real Mercedes-B. The W-14, which was a total evolution of the W-13, failed and for this very reason they decided to change in Brackley. In fact, it is planned for Imola the arrival of a new bodywork, bottom and front suspension. Fundamental elements for a team that aims to give a change to the season.
News in qualifying!
The surprises are not finished. In fact, in Imola we will have il new qualification format. The most important event on Saturday will be characterized by the obligation of the drivers to take to the track in Q1 only with hard tyres. Q2, on the other hand, will be done with the medium tyres, while Q3 with the soft tyres. The choice comes from the proposal of Pirelli to reduce the number of tires brought by each single team during the race weekend from 13 to 11 Sep.
Everything is ready
All the premises are there: the Imola weekend is absolutely not to be missed. It will be possible to follow all the action on track on sky sports f1, streamed on NOW TV and also live on TV8.
GP Imola, the appointments
Friday May 19th
13.30 Free Practice 1
17.00 Free Practice 2
Saturday May 20th
12.30 Free Practice 3
17.00 pm Qualifications
Sunday May 21th
15.00 Race
