Lewis Hamilton believes Imola has unlocked a "sweet spot" in the new construction of Pirelli tyres after Mercedes dominated Emilia Romagna Grand Prix practice. read more »

The battle between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen at the Bahrain Grand Prix last month ignited the hope that a close title fight between the duo would occur. Mercedes struck... read more »

Hot laps and misfortune were the order of the day in FP2, as the teams and drivers continued to re-familiarise themselves with the historic Imola circuit. For more F1® videos,... read more »

Valtteri Bottas says he's encouraged by the improvements Mercedes has made since the F1 season-opener in Bahrain but remains wary of Red Bull despite it having a troubled... read more »

Mercedes admit they are "definitely feeling better" heading into F1 2021's second weekend than they were in Bahrain after enjoying a near-perfect Friday at the... read more »

McLaren was able to retain its position as the midfield leader from 2020 during the opening race weekend in Bahrain last month as Norris finished fourth, only trailing Mercedes... read more »

Max Verstappen said Red Bull may be a little bit on the back foot after a driveshaft issue cut his FP2 short in Imola. read more »

Haas team boss Guenther Steiner says Nikita Mazepin is "trying too hard" following a spin and crash in first practice at Imola. read more »

Bottas topped both Friday practice sessions at Imola for Mercedes ahead of his team-mate Hamilton, as main Formula 1 world titles Red Bull struggled at the Italian circuit.In... read more »

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has suggested a "trip around Imola town" for Max Verstappen's car was the reason the Dutchman was unable to rejoin... read more »

Lewis Hamilton believes AlphaTauri is "looking incredibly fast" after the squad emerged as Mercedes' primary rival during Friday practice at Imola. Mercedes led... read more »

Max Verstappen conceded that he is playing catch-up at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix after a driveshaft issue truncated his running on Friday. Verstappen finished third, within... read more »

Max Verstappen admits his stoppage in second practice has put Red Bull "a little bit" on the back foot at F1's Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. read more »

Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas spent much of pre-season testing and the opening race weekend in Bahrain battling to get to grips with the new Mercedes W12, which struggled... read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff said that his team are already look "so much better" than they did in Bahrain after Friday practice in Imola. read more »

Valtteri Bottas says Mercedes' W12 is "definitely feeling better" at Imola compared to how it performed at Formula 1's opening event in Bahrain. Mercedes... read more »

Verstappen had been tipped as the pre-event favourite for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix after only narrowly losing out to Lewis Hamilton in Bahrain three weeks ago.But after... read more »

Mercedes lead the way at the end of the first day at Imola as a Charles Leclerc crash brings the second session to an end. read more »

The F1 data system went down at the start of track action and a quick switch was made to a "recovery mode" that allowed basic operations to continue via a satellite... read more »

Valtteri Bottas edges out teammate Lewis Hamilton by 0.010s and Pierre Gasly by 0.078s, as technical issue sidelines Max Verstappen. read more »

Red Bull's Max Verstappen hit technical problems and missed the majority of second practice at Imola as Valtteri Bottas led Lewis Hamilton in a Mercedes one-two on the... read more »

Guenther Steiner says that Nikita Mazepin is "trying a little bit too hard" in his Haas car, as the Russian recorded two more spins in FP1 at Imola on Friday. read more »

The second one-hour session of Friday day at Imola featured a number of unusual developments, as the Mercedes drivers did not find major gains using the soft tyres on their... read more »

Valtteri Bottas again headed a Mercedes 1-2 as Max Verstappen's preparations for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix were dealt a blow during second practice. Bottas set the... read more »

Full practice results for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola, the second round of the 2021 F1 world championship season. read more »