We arrive in Europe
After the first seven races of the season between Asia, Australia and the United States, Formula 1 will arrive in Europe for the first time this weekend on the historic Circuit ‘Enzo and Dino Ferrari’ Of Imolaheadquarters of Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix. An event that was already highly anticipated last year, but which unfortunately was not held due to the terrible flood that hit the region a few days before the race weekend.
Updates on a ‘fun to drive’ track
The air of Imola will be able to give an extra boost to Sauberwhich together with Williams presents itself in Italy as the only team with no points scored. The hope of turning this championship around is shared by many in Hinwil, starting with Valtteri Bottaswho obtained an excellent 5th place here with the then Alfa Romeo in 2022. A performance completed behind Russell, with whom he was instead the protagonist of a bad accident the previous year with lots of disagreements between the two, when the Englishman slapped the former Mercedes driver on the helmet, who responded with a rude gesture: “It’s fantastic to be back in Imola, a old fashioned circuit with lots of history and great fun to drive – commented the #77, author of the pole position and a 2nd place in 2020 – It’s always an honor to race in such a historic venue, supported by the Italian fans in the stands, and I hope that the return to Europe marks a turning point in our season. Even though Miami wasn’t our weekend, it allowed us to learn a lot and we hope we can turn that into improvements. This weekend we will bring some updates which will allow us to take a step forward and, hopefully, get the first points of the season. After some difficult races, I am motivated to do well here in Imola and next week in Monaco to kick off the European calendar season in the best possible way.”
Ready to make a change
Instead, he will try to relive emotions similar to those of Shanghai Guanyu Zhouwho will also try to take advantage of the updates that Sauber will bring to Imola: “The whole team has worked hard over the last two weeks, regrouping after Miami and focusing on finalizing the updates we will bring to Imola – he added – I’m happy to return to racing on this track, after the cancellation of last year’s event. I have fond memories of my time in this region when I ran as a youngster, and I always enjoy visiting it. With the new components of our car and a different track than that of Miami, we are confident and motivated to give a positive twist to our season. It will be essential to do things well from the first session: we have seen how important it is to qualify in a good position and we hope that this will help us get back into the game to fight for points on Sunday.”
