2024 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix - Imola, May 17 - 19

[JPBD1990]

Was Verstappen on a new or used set for his final lap just now?

Used Set

So we could potentially see 3 runs a piece in Q3 for McLaren, Ferrari, and Redbull. Cool!

[Hoffman900]

Lack of running. He seems very tentative in that tricky corner at the end.

Max and Perez looking happier today. Car is planted.
My prediction is Piastri or Max, if Piastri he loses pole to a penalty.

This qualy is tight! No one is safe. Hulk and Yuki and the Alpines are making things uncomfortable for everyone.

This track seems to favour the youth. They are braver than the old guys. Hulk being the exception.

Penalty for what?

Blocking Magnussen in Q1

There should be an exception to KMag based on his track behavior and likely not getting out of Q3 anyway.

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VER, LEC, SAI, NOR, PIA have 2 new sets of softs left for Q3
RUS, HAM, TSU, RIC, HUL have 1 new set of softs left for Q3

edit: Tsunoda has two sets as well. My mistake

[HondaPOD]

Was Verstappen on a new or used set for his final lap just now?

Used Set

So we could potentially see 3 runs a piece in Q3 for McLaren, Ferrari, and Redbull. Cool!

impossible, only 2 Runs possible of everyone.

[Just_a_fan]

All these mistakes. I love proper race circuits.

And having those gravel traps really shows which cars can be driven safely at speed and which cars are as edgy as they come

Everyone accepts concrete barriers around the entire race track on a street circuit, but put some gravel and grass on track edge and everyone loses their mind.

I like it, and if you are going to continue advertising the “best drivers in the world” (not entirely true), then we as fans need to hold these drivers to it.

Bike racing likes gravel traps. It’s the car series, lead by F1, who don’t.

One of the drivers away from gravel traps was an attempt to reduce the number of DNFs from simple errors. Back in the day it wasn't unusual to see someone beached in the gravel after a simple mistake in the corner. Tarmac run off means that more cars finish the race and there is more racing (hypothetically).

[JPBD1990]

VER, LEC, SAI, NOR, PIA have 2 new sets of softs left for Q3
RUS, HAM, TSU, RIC, HUL have 1 new set of softs left for Q3

Ferrari went into quali with 4 sets of softs. They only used meds in Q1, and 1 set of softs in Q2… so 3 new sets left no?

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VER, LEC, SAI, NOR, PIA have 2 new sets of softs left for Q3
RUS, HAM, TSU, RIC, HUL have 1 new set of softs left for Q3

Ferrari went into quali with 4 sets of softs. They only used meds in Q1, and 1 set of softs in Q2… so 3 new sets left no?

they both did two runs in Q2, and according to the live timing both on new softs.

[Hoffman900]

And having those gravel traps really shows which cars can be driven safely at speed and which cars are as edgy as they come

Everyone accepts concrete barriers around the entire race track on a street circuit, but put some gravel and grass on track edge and everyone loses their mind.

I like it, and if you are going to continue advertising the “best drivers in the world” (not entirely true), then we as fans need to hold these drivers to it.

Bike racing likes gravel traps. It’s the car series, lead by F1, who don’t.

One of the drivers away from gravel traps was an attempt to reduce the number of DNFs from simple errors. Back in the day it wasn't unusual to see someone beached in the gravel after a simple mistake in the corner. Tarmac run off means that more cars finish the race and there is more racing (hypothetically).

I’m older, so I know why and watched the change and Tilke’ing of race tracks, but I feel like the argument holds better when half the calendar wasn’t a concrete canyon street circuit, where a simple mistake is a carbon fiber explosion.

[ringo]

Ferrari looking less planted than RB20 and MCL38.
Max is very precise on the white lines using up all of the track. He had maybe some oversteer and corrections but more or less perfect. Likewise Norris. Sainz looking shaky. LeClerc better than Sainz but not as planted as the front two.

[Just_a_fan]

Everyone accepts concrete barriers around the entire race track on a street circuit, but put some gravel and grass on track edge and everyone loses their mind.

I like it, and if you are going to continue advertising the “best drivers in the world” (not entirely true), then we as fans need to hold these drivers to it.

Bike racing likes gravel traps. It’s the car series, lead by F1, who don’t.

One of the drivers away from gravel traps was an attempt to reduce the number of DNFs from simple errors. Back in the day it wasn't unusual to see someone beached in the gravel after a simple mistake in the corner. Tarmac run off means that more cars finish the race and there is more racing (hypothetically).

I’m older, so I know why and watched the change and Tilke’ing of race tracks, but I feel like the argument holds better when half the calendar wasn’t a concrete canyon street circuit, where a simple mistake is a carbon fiber explosion.

At the time, cars did dig in more. These days, the cars/drivers seem better able to avoid beaching, so maybe bringing some back isn't a bad thing.

[Hoffman900]

I’m not a Max or RB guy (though go Honda), but that was a mega lap. Respect.

[Cs98]

Lost all weekend and brings it out when it matters. Special driver.

[AMG.Tzan]

Classic false dawn weekend…

“Red BuLL iSnT fAsTest” —> Verstapen takes pole

[Sevach]

Verstappen is actually happy this time.

[Sieper]

Yes!!!! Oh boys, what a lap and what a tense qualy.