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Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Memorable F1 races at Imola, from Alonso v Schumacher to Hamilton's hard rain
The Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix is taking place against a backdrop of severe doubts over Imola's Formula One future. The deaths of Roland Ratzenberger and Ayrton Senna at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix remain etched on F1's psyche but the demanding Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari has been the scene of some of the sport's most-compelling races. Here are three of the best: Perhaps the finest of them all was Michael Schumacher's tangle with the young pretender Fernando Alonso in 2005 as they went nose to rear wing in the closing laps, the Ferrari clearly the quicker car after a late fuel stop, but the Spaniard holding the world champion at bay. Alonso, then 23, beat the imperious German to the flag by a fifth of a second with a study in defensive driving, his third victory in a row and the fourth win in four races for his Renault team. Yet Schumacher's masterful surge from 13th on the grid remains one of Formula One's legendary drives. As Richard Williams reported in the Guardian: 'On one lap he feinted to pass on the outside at the long Tosa hairpin, and on the next he probed for the inside. Going down the hill into Acque Minerali he attempted to push his car's red nose alongside the Renault's cockpit, and time and again he tried to get a run on Alonso at the Variante Alta, a chicane approached at 190mph. On each occasion Alonso, showing astonishing coolness, would hold a line that made it too risky for the Ferrari to go for the pass.' The grand prix's gripping final 20 minutes enthralled the red-flag-waving tifosi, but it was to mark the passing of an era of Ferrari dominance as Schumacher would secure only one grand prix victory that season – the US GP at Indianapolis Speedway – as Alonso claimed his first driver's crown. Alonso's feat drew comparisons with Gilles Villeneuve's win at Jarama, north of Madrid, in 1981 and Senna holding off a marauding Nigel Mansell at Monaco in 1992. Remembered as the race won by a driver who never led a lap, and that had three different leaders in the last five laps without any of them winning. In an era of thirsty turbo-charged engines, Imola was a punishing circuit for the wasteful. As Senna pointed out before the race: 'Pole isn't so important here at Imola than at some other tracks. It will be a long, hard race; hard on brakes and fuel consumption.' Those words would come back to haunt him as, leading in a Lotus, Senna pulled up four laps from the chequered flag with his fuel tank dry. Then Stefan Johansson – in only his second race for Ferrari after they sacked René Arnoux – took over but he too dropped out a lap later cursing his bad luck after an electrical fault showed an incorrect fuel reading. That left Alain Prost in a McLaren trying to coax every drop of fuel out of his car, but he crossed the finishing line 2kg underweight and the Frenchman's hard-earned win was scrubbed by the stewards. Next to cross the line was Senna's Lotus teammate Elio de Angelis, and he was handed an unlikely victory after much wrangling. It was to be the popular Italian's last. He was killed while testing a Brabham at Paul Ricard the following year. Adding to the Imola farce, Thierry Boutsen ran out of fuel as he reached the start-finish straight on his final lap. To cross the line, he got out and pushed his Arrows to secure second place on the podium. As Williams' laconic Nigel Mansell grumbled: 'It wasn't really racing.' A downpour before the start left a saturated but drying Imola fraught with peril for the incautious. Max Verstappen read the conditions correctly and pipped the pole-sitting Lewis Hamilton to the first corner, surging from third on the grid and holding the inside line while Hamilton was forced wide and struck the kerbs, damaging his front wing. Rather than losing ground, however, the Mercedes driver closed on his Red Bull rival as the track began to dry. Hamilton's task was made all the harder when, in trying to lap George Russell, he was pushed wide again, his slicks crashing into the gravel. Striking the barriers cost him a lap and apparently the race too. Yet at midway a huge shunt involving Valtteri Bottas and Russell led to a red flag and allowed Hamilton to rejoin in ninth place and work his way through the pack, finishing second behind Verstappen, who crossed the line 20 seconds in front of his Mercedes rival. 'The recovery drive was really brilliant,' the Mercedes principal, Toto Wolff, purred of Hamilton's race. 'It is a 10 out of 10.'
Straits Times
17-05-2025
- Automotive
- Straits Times
Red Bull's Yuki Tsunoda walks away unhurt from high-speed somersault crash
Tsunoda lost control when he hit the kerbs at Imola, where drivers Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger were killed in 1994. PHOTOS: INSTAGRAM/F1 IMOLA, Italy - Yuki Tsunoda survived a spectacular high-speed crash that saw his Red Bull car somersault into the barriers after only six minutes of action in May 17 qualifying for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. The 25-year-old Japanese, who has good experience of racing at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari circuit, lost control when he hit the kerbs at the Variante Villeneuve. His car lifted and flew sideways before turning upside down into a single barrel roll before skewing into the barriers. He was unhurt, but the session was red-flagged to a halt as he climbed from his car and walked away. Tsunoda was racing at an estimated 240kmh when he bounced off the track, sending a stark warning of the unforgiving nature of the Imola venue where three-time champion Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger were killed in big accidents at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix. The drivers were all clearly alarmed by the scale of the crash and immediately checked on Tsunoda's condition. He was promoted to the Red Bull team from the junior Racing Bulls sister outfit earlier in the season to replace Liam Lawson. AFP Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Time of India
17-05-2025
- Automotive
- Time of India
Horrific! Yuki Tsunoda's F1 car in pieces after shocking crash in Imola
Yuki Tsunoda's F1 car in pieces NEW DELHI: Yuki Tsunoda endured a dramatic high-velocity incident that propelled his Red Bull vehicle into the barriers during the opening minutes of Saturday's qualifying session for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix . The 25-year-old Japanese driver, familiar with the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari circuit, lost control at the Variante Villeneuve when his car struck the kerbs. Watch: — F1 (@F1) by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Viral Video: मृत्यू कसाही येऊ शकतो! सीसीटीव्हीत कैद झाली काळीज पिळवटणारी घटना Latest News Read More Undo His vehicle became airborne, moving laterally before inverting into a single rotation and colliding with the barriers. He emerged unscathed, but officials suspended the session with a red flag as he exited his vehicle and walked away. Tsunoda was travelling at approximately 240kph when he departed the track, serving as a sobering reminder of the circuit's unforgiving characteristics, where champions Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger lost their lives in severe accidents during the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix. The other competitors expressed visible concern about the magnitude of the crash and immediately sought confirmation of Tsunoda's safety. Earlier in the season, he received a promotion from the junior Racing Bulls team to the Red Bull squad, taking over from Liam Lawson. Get IPL 2025 match schedules , squads , points table , and live scores for CSK , MI , RCB , KKR , SRH , LSG , DC , GT , PBKS , and RR . Check the latest IPL Orange Cap and Purple Cap standings.
France 24
17-05-2025
- Automotive
- France 24
Tsunoda walks away unhurt from high speed crash
The 25-year-old Japanese, who has good experience of racing at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari circuit, lost control when he hit the kerbs at the Variante Villeneuve. His car lifted and flew sideways before turning upside down into a single barrel roll before skewing into the barriers. He was unhurt, but the session was red flagged to a halt as he climbed from his car and walked away. Tsunoda was racing at an estimated 240kph when he bounced off the track, sending a stark warning of the unforgiving nature of the Imola venue where three-time champion Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger were killed in big accidents at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix. The drivers were all clearly alarmed by the scale of the crash and immediately checked on Tsunoda's condition. He was promoted to the Red Bull team from the junior Racing Bulls sister outfit earlier in the season to replace Liam Lawson.
The Star
14-05-2025
- Automotive
- The Star
Motor racing-Formula One statistics for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
FILE PHOTO: Formula One F1 - Emilia Romagna Grand Prix - Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Italy - May 19, 2024 McLaren's Lando Norris in action REUTERS/Ciro De Luca/File Photo (Reuters) -Formula One statistics for Sunday's Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix at Italy's Imola circuit, round seven of the 24-race championship and the start of the European season: Lap distance: 4.909km. Total distance: 309.049km (63 laps) 2024 pole position: Max Verstappen (Netherlands) Red Bull one minute, 14.746 seconds 2024 winner: Verstappen Race lap record: Lewis Hamilton (Britain) Mercedes 1:15.484 (2020) Start time: 1300 GMT (1500 local) IMOLA The race at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari is named after the surrounding region. It has previously been the Italian Grand Prix and San Marino Grand Prix. This will be the fourth Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Anti-clockwise Imola hosted the 1980 Italian Grand Prix and was home to the San Marino Grand Prix from 1981 until 2006, when seven-times world champion Michael Schumacher won for a record seventh time. Sunday will be the 32nd F1 world championship race held at the circuit. Brazilian triple world champion Ayrton Senna and Austrian Roland Ratzenberger died in accidents over the 1994 race weekend. Hamilton (2020), Verstappen (2021, 2022, 2024) and Fernando Alonso (2005) are the only current drivers to have won at Imola. Verstappen has won three of the four races held at Imola since 2020. McLaren last won at Imola with David Coulthard in 1998. In the 31 races to date at Imola, 11 have been won from pole. Another nine winners have come from second on the starting grid. No winner has started lower than fifth. Senna still holds the record for most poles at Imola, eight in total. The 2023 edition of the race was cancelled due to flooding that devastated the region. CHAMPIONSHIP McLaren's Oscar Piastri leads the drivers' championship by 16 points from teammate Lando Norris. Verstappen is 32 points behind Piastri. Leaders and champions McLaren are 105 points clear of Mercedes and 141 ahead of Red Bull. RACE WINS Piastri has won four of the last five races and is chasing his fourth victory in a row after Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Miami. Norris and Verstappen have each won once this year. Seven-times world champion Hamilton has a record 105 career victories from 362 starts. Verstappen has won 64 grands prix and is third on the all-time list after Michael Schumacher on 91. POLE POSITION Norris, Piastri (twice) and Verstappen (three) have been on pole so far this season. Norris has started on the front row in three of six races. Verstappen is chasing his third pole in a row and fourth in five races. Hamilton has a record 104 career poles, his most recent in Hungary in 2023. ROOKIES Three of the six drivers starting a season for the first time have scored so far -- Kimi Antonelli for Mercedes, Oliver Bearman for Haas and Racing Bulls' Isack Hadjar. Gabriel Bortoleto (Sauber) and Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) have yet to open their accounts. They are joined this weekend by Franco Colapinto at Renault-owned Alpine, the Argentine replacing Australian Jack Doohan for at least the next five races. MILESTONE Imola is Antonelli's home debut. It is also Hamilton's first race in Italy for Ferrari since he joined in January. (Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by Peter Rutherford)
