2024 EMILIA-ROMAGNA Grand Prix - Practice & Qualifying Thread

[stefa]

Friends it is Friday, another race weekend. I now I don't speak only in my name, when I say we all expect a great result.
I was not able to travel to Imola, friends of mine are there.
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[Kyss4k]

We HAVE TO HAVE great expectations. McLaren is getting better by each and every upgrade, Red Bull will not be sleeping and we are in a decent place pointwise... no way we will go backwards this year. We are winning this.

[stefa]

We HAVE TO HAVE great expectations. McLaren is getting better by each and every upgrade, Red Bull will not be sleeping and we are in a decent place pointwise... no way we will go backwards this year. We are winning this.

[jgonzalesm6]

Team Upgrades

RedBull brought 6 upgrades
Mercedes 5 upgrades
Ferrari 7 upgrades
Mclaren 2 upgrades
Aston 9 upgrades





Weather forecast:

Weather forecast for the Imola shows dry and sunny Friday and Saturday.

Increased risk of showers on Sunday - currently stands at 40% chance during the race.






Also:

Verstappen will not only compete in the Emilia Romagna GP, but also the a 24 Hour iRacing race, and told de Telegraaf: "4 of us will alternate at the wheel, I will do two stints between two and four hours."

Max has done this for several races now where he does iRacing before the actual race and sleeps very little.

[paneristi]

Seems our cars are quite good from the beginning so far

[gump1480]

Are the times set by Lec and Sai on 11 lap old Hards ??

[Aziz]

Are the times set by Lec and Sai on 11 lap old Hards ??

I believe so

[paneristi]

I believe so

Now theyre on soft & going on top from first attempt

[tifosi1993]

Bozzi is a big upgrade over Xavi.

[paneristi]

The trend looks good

[tifosi1993]

The traction of F1-75 is back. Looking very positive.

[paolo lalli]

With bossi that makes ferrari with 8 upgrades.

[Aviamata]

Mercedes tunning their engine up early

[Aviamata]

If we ignore HP logos , the car look pretty good

[tifosi1993]

Charles's long run on hards:

1:20.707
1:21.212
1:20.566
1:26.007 (traffic: Hulk)
1:20.408
1:20.695
1:23.383 (Traffic: Gasly and Max)
1:21.058
1:20.667
1:21.443 (made a small mistake)

[elnano14]

Charles's long run on hards:

1:20.707
1:21.212
1:20.566
1:26.007 (traffic: Hulk)
1:20.408
1:20.695
1:23.383 (Traffic: Gasly and Max)
1:21.058
1:20.667
1:21.443

Do you have the McLaren, Mercedes and Red Bull too ?
My live timing is not working so I can't track anything

[tifosi1993]

Charles is happy with the car. He was the fastest on the long runs by a big margin.

[paneristi]

VER on Soft: last 2 attempts, purple first sector, then went to grass then gravel on both. Trend is looking even better

[tifosi1993]

Do you have the McLaren, Mercedes and Red Bull too ?
My live timing is not working so I can't track anything

No long runs from Red Bull and Norris.

Russell:
1:22.434
1:21.693
1:21.242
1:22.184
1:24.904
1:21.395
1:21.947
1:22.011
1:22.106

Lewis:
1:23.842
1:21.147
1:21.045
1:21.069
1:21.193
Slow Lap (1:33.115)
Slow Lap (1:58.370)
Slow Lap (1:55.371)

Piastri:
1:21.247
1:21.519
1:21.669
1:21.162
1:21.193
1:21.220
1:21.386
Slow Lap (1:46.880)

[elnano14]

No long runs from Red Bull and Norris.

Russell:
1:22.434
1:21.693
1:21.242
1:22.184
1:24.904
1:21.395
1:21.947
1:22.011
1:22.106

Lewis:
1:23.842
1:21.147
1:21.045
1:21.069
1:21.193
Slow Lap (1:33.115)
Slow Lap (1:58.370)
Slow Lap (1:55.371)

Piastri:
1:21.247
1:21.519
1:21.669
1:21.162
1:21.193
1:21.220
1:21.386
Slow Lap (1:46.880)

Thank you, I assume all of them started on used Mediums tyre right ?

[elnano14]

No long runs from Red Bull and Norris.

Russell:
1:22.434
1:21.693
1:21.242
1:22.184
1:24.904
1:21.395
1:21.947
1:22.011
1:22.106

Lewis:
1:23.842
1:21.147
1:21.045
1:21.069
1:21.193
Slow Lap (1:33.115)
Slow Lap (1:58.370)
Slow Lap (1:55.371)

Piastri:
1:21.247
1:21.519
1:21.669
1:21.162
1:21.193
1:21.220
1:21.386
Slow Lap (1:46.880)

Was Sainz lap time up there with Leclerc too ? If so then I think we should aim a 1-2 this week

[FerrariF60]

If we ignore HP logos , the car look pretty good

yeah, the HP stuff is pretty hideous....i'd much rather LOVED the Ferrari on the back wing.....but money talks i guess, and 100Million hp is paying Ferrari to have that on their car is NOT a small amount by any means.....still BUTT ugly me thinks

[Aviamata]

FP2 will be very interesting
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[stefa]

yeah, the HP stuff is pretty hideous....i'd much rather LOVED the Ferrari on the back wing.....but money talks i guess, and 100Million hp is paying Ferrari to have that on their car is NOT a small amount by any means.....still BUTT ugly me thinks

Exactly! On top of that I am Xerox employee....

[Aviamata]

RB20 look spicy

[tifosi1993]

The balance looks pretty much perfect. Very pointy but with much more stable rear end. The traction prowess of the F1-75 is back.

Also, Bozzi is a boss. So much more coherent and concise than Xavi ever was.

[Aviamata]

I have this 2022 feeling again

[Aviamata]

Sainz need to perform in this oversteery car too , we need to fight for WCC

[tifosi1993]

Perez blocked Charles, but Charles had his elbows out and overtook him quite aggressively

[PURE PASSION]

How is our race pace??
McL look really strong