WHERE TO SEE THE GP ON TV AND STREAMING: THE TIMES
Free on Friday 17 May
- Free practice 1: 1.30pm on Sky Sport F1 (pay TV channel) and NOW TV (pay website).
- Free practice 2: 5pm on Sky Sport F1 (pay TV channel) and NOW TV (pay website).
Qualifying on Saturday 18 May
- Direct: 4.00pm on Sky Sport F1 (pay TV channel) and NOW TV (pay website).
- Direct: 4pm on TV8 (free TV channel).
Race on Sunday 19 May
- Direct: 3pm on Sky Sport F1 (pay TV channel) and NOW TV (pay website).
- Direct: 3.00pm on TV8 (free TV channel).
ONE YEAR STOP – Returns after a year’s break, due to the cancellation of the last edition due to floods, the Emilia-Romagna GP 2024 Of Formula 1which you run to Imola at the Enzo and Dino Ferrari racetrack. Unlike the last two events in China and Miami, where the two Sprint races were held, the structure of the weekend will be the classic one, with the two free sessions on Friday, qualifying on Saturday and the race on Sunday 19 May.
FERRARI ARE UPDATED – Great anticipation for the Ferrariwhich will bring the first “package” of updates. Maranello’s engineers worked a lot on the side panels, which were remodeled, and on the bottom of the single-seater. The objective is to improve the aerodynamics of the car also by exploiting the flows of hot air coming from the exhaust terminals.
THE COMBINATION TO BEAT – The car to beat is always there Red Bullalthough in the race two weeks ago in Miami, Max Verstappen he was preceded by the excellent McLaren of Lando Norris, taking his first career victory.
A BIT OF HISTORY – Known as Imola circuittakes the name of Enzo and Dino Ferrari racetrack since 1988. It was inaugurated in 1953, ten years later it hosted Formula 1 for the first time. In 1980 it hosted the Italian Grand Prix for the first time, from 1981 that of San Marino (with the Italian GP permanently Monza); until 2006, 27 races of the Formula 1 world championship were held in Imola under the title of San Marino Grand Prix. In 2020 returned to host the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix. The circuit is very technical and fast and there is an “old school” atmosphere. It is a fast circuit but marked by iconic curves such as those called “water minerals” and “piratella”.
