Surely a congratulatory is really needed for Max Verstappen for a quality drive from passing other Drivers from 9th to the top, a well deserved indeed, now that the F1 Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix 2023 is all settled I think it is safe to say let's all move on to Italy for the next week F1 race,
FORMULA 1 QATAR AIRWAYS GRAN PREMIO DEL MADE IN ITALY E DELL'EMILIA-ROMAGNA 2023Track Time:
Practice 1 - May 19, 13:30 - 14:30
Practice 2 - May 19, 17:00 - 18:00
Practice 3 - May 20, 12:30 - 13:30
Qualifying - May 20, 16:00 - 17:00
Race - May 21, 15:00
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari CircuitYear: 1980
Number Of Laps: 63
Circuit Lenght: 4.909 km
Race Distance: 309.049 km
Lap Record: 1:15.484 Lewis Hamilton (2020)
This is my 1st time seeing this Circuit and since I am new in the F1 I am just getting great information with social media and researching Google, and over the span of the year this Circuit have been modified so much that the number turned has constantly changes aswell, The Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, better known as Imola, and home to Scuderia Ferrari, an Italian auto manufacturer and racing team, and this venue have returned to Formula one calendar during the 2020 season and named Emilia Romagna Grand Prix,
This is a track where Ferrari has to podium and pick up some points on since it is on their team's home ground.
The strict team principal might be what drives Leclerc and Sainz to produce these results inwhich Frederic Vasseur is desperately seeking right now.
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff had surveyed what happened during the race and was somewhat alright with Russell taking the helm on a track that Hamilton was known to perform well on in past races.
"Toto Wolff was full of praise for Lewis Hamilton after the Brit selflessly allowed teammate George Russell to pass without a fight during the Miami Grand Prix. Russell was always better placed to score good points for Mercedes, starting sixth. But Hamilton had a wretched qualifying session and was left with plenty of work to do from the 13th grid slot.
The seven-time world champion's contribution did not end there as he also played a role to aid Russell's charge. The younger Brit pitted first and came out behind his team-mate, prompting some instructions over the radio.
"We have George 1.1 behind. We aren't racing him. We are racing Esteban Ocon. So let's not hold each other up," was the message to Hamilton from his race engineer. The reply from the racer was: "He can go by but I am not backing off though," before Russell was let through.
Mercedes which Wolff said he knew Hamilton was not going to cause any trouble in that situation and was full of praise for his drivers. "No, absolutely not. George was a stop ahead," said the Austrian when asked about it after the race."
source: The F1 Mirror
The Ferrari team could have some advantage on this Circuit I really don't know if they are practicing here right now because as you have said this is their team's home ground, so Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc could have known the possible ups and downs to this Circuit, for sure,
There is a mutual understanding between the two Mercedes drivers I really thought that Lewis Hamilton will be scolded by Wolff for getting a bad performance but because of what Lewis Hamilton has sacrificed for the Mercedes team I think he can be OK about it I really thought that there might be a misunderstanding between them but surely even though Hamilton would give way to George Russell if the performance of their machines is not change yet then there is not a chance to beat Red Bull at all,