Why the F1 officials decided to have a 3-week gap between the first and second race is truly beyond me. Nevertheless, I’m excited to say IT’S RACE WEEK!!!
This weekend’s race will be held at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola, Italy.
For returning fans, you may remember this as the circuit where Mercedes won their 7th consecutive Constructor’s Championship last year.
It was also the track where Ayrton Senna tragically lost his life 27 years ago
Key Features of the Track: A super-fast, anti-clockwise circuit Named after Enzo Ferrari and his son Dino Ferrari It has an old-school feel, with the inclusion of corners from the original track like the Acque Minerali (12) and Piratella (10)
Mick Schumacher lost control of his car and crashed at the entry of the pit lane. He made a good recovery, although he lost his front wing and will now have to drive a couple of laps without it to get back into the pits.
The pit lane is closed because of the debris, causing Schumacher to take a few more laps without his wing. Unfortunate, since the yellow flags would’ve been a great time to get that front wing replaced.
Halfway into the race, the 31st lap proved to be a dangerous one!
Hamilton makes a rare mistake and crashes into the wall at Turn 7 but gets out with only a damaged front wing. He is, however, a lap behind
Bottas and Russell, on the other hand were not so lucky as they crashed at the Tamburello chicane Russell tried to overtake Bottas, causing them both to crash into the barriers. Both drivers blame each other, but who’s to know who was truly at fault until the post-race review?
The red flags have been brought out due to the massive amount of debris on the track
All in all, not a great day for the any of the 4 Mercedes drivers (Williams-Mercedes included).
Recovering from a rough restart at P9, Hamilton is speeding up the ranks, currently at P4! It’s times like these when you can tell why he’s a 7-time World Champion
Meanwhile, Norris seems to be experiencing technical complications in the form of vibrations, making him lose his advantage, but still keeping him at P2.
Leclerc is maintaining his P3 position beautifully. Fingers crossed, he’ll get a well-deserved podium today
Yuki Tsunoda receives a +5s time penalty for exceeding track limits
Hamilton really is doing a commendable job He has now passed both Norris and Leclerc, putting them at P3 and P4 respectively. Unfortunately, I don’t think Charles will get his podium today
MAX VERSTAPPEN WINS THE 2021 IMOLA GRAND PRIX By quite the margin (+22.000s), might I add! * cue Super Max! playing in the background *
In P2 was GOAT Lewis Hamilton, making a SPECTACULAR recovery after his mishap halfway through the race
McLaren’s Lando Norris came in third after valiantly defending P2 for the longest time He was also voted Driver of the Day, and deservedly so! Great to see him bounce back from yesterday’s quali letdown
If anyone else deserved to win Driver of the Day, it was Charles Leclerc, who finished P4. What a comeback for the Ferrari driver since last year’s abysmal performance
A super-fast, anti-clockwise circuit
Named after Enzo Ferrari and his son Dino Ferrari
It has an old-school feel, with the inclusion of corners from the original track like the Acque Minerali (12) and Piratella (10)
The red flags have been brought out due to the massive amount of debris on the track 
Lando landing a Podium Place
