Official 2024 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix Thread **SPOILERS**

[Piginapoke]

We’re back in Imola after missing it last year. The circuit is fast and narrow, and makes for good racing and on occasion big accidents. Best of all, the oaf Croft is missing this race. Harry Benjamin takes his place.

Well done to Lando and McLaren for a fantastic drive and win last time out. Both McLaren’s will have the full upgrade package at Imola and I expect Piastri to be right up there.

Ferrari are bringing a major upgrade, including the Red Bull “over-bite” side pods and it will be interesting to see how that works:



Obviously, after Miami, poll is for the win

Date(s): Friday 17 to Sunday 19 May 2024.

UK Broadcast Timings (and track time)

All sessions are live on Sky F1. Channel 4 is showing highlights of Qualifying and the Race.





2023 Highlights:

N/A

Tyres:

Softest compounds C3-C5



2023 Result:

N/A

Edited by Piginapoke on Sunday 12th May 06:27

[Sandpit Steve]

Thanks PiaP as usual for the race thread, and great to be back at a proper old-school circuit after a bunch of mostly temporary tracks at the start of the season. Will be interesting to see if McLaren can keep up their pace from Miami, and the rumour is that Mercedes and Ferrari will be bringing their major updates to Imola, so will be interesting to see the field order and if they’ve all closed significant;y to Red Bull.

There will also be extensive commemorations for Ayrton Senna, three decades on from his death at the race here.

[daqinggregg]

Bloody hell PiP, up early this morning. Great thread as always, I use this thread to follow the race in real time, as I have no access to live broadcast. Thank you.

[PhilAsia]

Thanks once again PiaP for your stand-out thread contribution to PH F1.

Back to situation normal I feel, with a slightly-less wafty win for Max. Just hope I am wrong...

[HocusPocus]

Thanks. Maybe a home win for Ferrari and more team implosion from RB next weekend.

[Piginapoke]

daqinggregg said:

Bloody hell PiP, up early this morning. Great thread as always, I use this thread to follow the race in real time, as I have no access to live broadcast. Thank you.

Couldn't sleep Gregg Glad you find these threads useful.

[Piginapoke]

PhilAsia said:

Thanks once again PiaP for your stand-out thread contribution to PH F1.

Back to situation normal I feel, with a slightly-less wafty win for Max. Just hope I am wrong...

You're probably right Phil, but the McLaren was right up there on race pace with RBR in Miami. I also have the sense that Ferrari are finally on a good development path- the upgrades look good.

Mercedes- on the other hand- look to be a disaster.

[Arrivalist]

PhilAsia said:

Back to situation normal I feel, with a slightly-less wafty win for Max. Just hope I am wrong...

I feel exactly the same. Have McLaren really turned a corner or was Miami a blip? It may possibly the first race this season that I’m actually looking forward to watching.

[Blib]

What's the betting on Ferrari announcing Newey's signing?

It is, after all, Imola.

[HocusPocus]

Piginapoke said:

You're probably right Phil, but the McLaren was right up there on race pace with RBR in Miami. I also have the sense that Ferrari are finally on a good development path- the upgrades look good.

Mercedes- on the other hand- look to be a disaster.

For once, I fully agree with Horner that Toto should concentrate on performance in his paddock rather stirring along the pitlane.

[PhilAsia]

Piginapoke said:

PhilAsia said:

Thanks once again PiaP for your stand-out thread contribution to PH F1.

Back to situation normal I feel, with a slightly-less wafty win for Max. Just hope I am wrong...

You're probably right Phil, but the McLaren was right up there on race pace with RBR in Miami. I also have the sense that Ferrari are finally on a good development path- the upgrades look good.

Mercedes- on the other hand- look to be a disaster.

I hope so PiaP, but I can't help but think the window was just right in Miami. RBR seem to get 99% of the setups spot on, which is amazing in itself, but is a bit of a deflating spectacle otherwise.

Let's hope I have no fking clue!!

[Still Mulling]

Thanks as always, PiaP!

Looking forward to a less forgiving circuit. Errors are too easily unpunished these days, and I’d prefer to see consequences for mistakes (e.g. no points for overtaking off track, as one is in the barriers instead of pottering on and picking up a ten-second post-race penalty).

[White-Noise]

Thanks for the thread piap!

[M1K3]

I'm attending this one as a guest of Stake F1

[Sandpit Steve]

M1K3 said:

I'm attending this one as a guest of Stake F1

You lucky git, have fun!

(Who are Stake, and what’s their business?).

[Piginapoke]

Sandpit Steve said:

M1K3 said:

I'm attending this one as a guest of Stake F1

You lucky git, have fun!

(Who are Stake, and what’s their business?).

Unlicensed gambling mainly

[rdjohn]

Congrats to those who chose Lando last time.

Max is back on the list so he has to be odds-on favourite, but one can only hope.

[thegreenhell]

Sandpit Steve said:

M1K3 said:

I'm attending this one as a guest of Stake F1

You lucky git, have fun!

(Who are Stake, and what’s their business?).

Europe's biggest supplier of wooden posts?

[M1K3]

Sandpit Steve said:

You lucky git, have fun!

(Who are Stake, and what’s their business?).

Online casino and sports book

[M1K3]

Really looking forward to going, racking up some airmiles this week though, I have a flight tom night Spain to Philippines, quick 24hrs at home and then a flight to Italy.