A strong start to the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix for Alfa Romeo, although Giovinazzi is aware of just how tight qualifying will be at his home race on Saturday.
Davide Brivio was happy with Alpine’s Friday running at Imola despite an incident involving Esteban Ocon during first practice costing them some track time.
After a underwhelming debut for Aston Martin, both drivers feel optimistic ahead of qualifying at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix and the first signs of upgrades brought to the car this weekend look positive.
Esteban Ocon was happy with his Friday in Imola despite being involved in a collision with former team-mate Sergio Pérez during the morning free practice session.
“Shorter sessions on Friday means we need to be very efficient to get through the programme" - Andrea Stella
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Andrea Stella feels that today was a relatively productive Friday for McLaren despite all of the incidents that plagued the day.
An opening day crash for Pérez and a driveshaft problem for Verstappen leaves Red Bull needing to make up for lost time on Saturday in Imola!
Daniel Ricciardo and Lando Norris feel that Friday was a tricky day due to a combination of yellow and red flags which plagued both practice sessions.
It was a strong-looking day for Ferrari at Imola on Friday, with both Carlos Sainz Jr. and Charles Leclerc setting competitive lap times in both free practice sessions.
AlphaTauri’s Jonathan Eddolls: “Overall, I think it’s looking positive so far this weekend”
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AlphaTauri can go into the weekend with confidence after a strong showing during Friday’s practice sessions at Imola, according to Jonathan Eddolls.
Pierre Gasly was delighted with the opening day of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix after ending up inside the top four in both practice sessions.
Mercedes’ Andrew Shovlin: “Both drivers are reasonably happy with how the car is working”
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Progress has been made with the set-up and development of the W12, according to Andrew Shovlin, after the team finished first and second in both free practice sessions at Imola on Friday.
Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton were in positive frames of mind after ending both Friday practice sessions at Imola first and second.
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.
In the first practice session back at the historic Imola circuit, Valtteri Bottas topped the timesheets ahead of Lewis Hamilton amidst a number of incidents.
PREVIEW: 2021 Formula 1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix – Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari
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With the Formula 1 season opener in Bahrain behind us, we look ahead to the next Grand Prix at Imola.
Kimi Raikkonen believes that Alfa Romeo have a strong chance to get points this weekend, but is still being cautious.
"It seems we have a package that will allow us to fight for the big points" - Pierre Gasly
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After a promising start to the season for AlphaTauri, Gasly is confident the team can net some strong points, while Tsunoda looks to impress.
