Race 1 – Slater mocked after the finish line
38 cars on track for the start of the Imola round of the Formula 4 championship, with Hiyu Yamakoshi to conquer all three pole positions of the weekend. Excellent start for the Van Amersfoort of the Japanese, while in the rear the Press by Kean Nakamura Bertha which ends up on the wall. Numerous cars ended up in the gravel, with the safety cars forced to enter before the end of the tour.
32 cars restarted with about 21 minutes to go. Freddie Slater he immediately seizes the opportunity and overtakes Yamakoshi, bringing his Prema into first position. In eighth place, the American Alex Powell he proceeds with the damaged wing and is forced to pit. Everett tambourine accident Stacks and Francisco Marcelowith Stack stuck in the gravel and the second safety cars of the race called on the track.
The match restarts with 14 minutes to go, with Yamakoshi immediately attacked by Akshay Bohra, which however fails to obtain second position. Yamakoshi returns to chase Slater trying to regain first position, continuing to set the fastest time lap after lap. AND Slater to pass by first on the finish line at the end of the race, with Yamagoshi just behind in second position e Bohra to complete the podium. A few hours later, however, the Prema driver was disqualified. In fact, his car did not comply with FIA standards. The victory then goes to the Japanese, while Gowda – squire of the Venetian team – climbs onto the podium.
Race 2 – Yamakoshi wins again
When the traffic lights go out, race two is Yamakoshi to start, again, from pole position. The Japanese driver is joined by Jack Beeton, while the second row is made up of Akshay Bohra and Alex Powell. The Van Amersfoort driver starts in the best possible way, followed by Beeton. Bohra is in the sights of Slater and Powell, both Prema squires. During the melee, the wing of the Jamaican from the Mercedes academy comes off completely, forcing Powell to return to the pitlane for replacement.
Having reached the halfway point of the race, the podium changes, with Bohra overtaking Beeton for second place. The Australian driver loses the chance to win after contact with Slater, which sends both of them into a spin. Gowda thus climbs to third position. The first Safety Car of the race came onto the track shortly afterwards, due to Koller, who stopped on the track. The green flag returns to wave for the final rounds, which end with Yamakoshi’s success, ahead of Bohra and Gowda.
Race 3 – Success for Slater
For Race 3, the pole position was occupied again by Yamakoshi, flanked by Beeton. The second row belongs to Slater and Rehm. At the start the Japanese remained in the lead, while Prema’s Freddie Slater made a great start and moved into second place. The ranking crystallizes, with the race continuing statically. The first twist arrives ten minutes before the checkered flag, with Larini finding the barriers and leading to the entry of the Safety Car. At the restart, Powell closes in on Beeton to chase third position, but the Australian defends tenaciously. The podium changes on the final lap, with Slater passing Yamakoshi for the win. The Japanese driver in fact damaged the car, now without a wing, and was also overtaken by Beeton and Rehm, who completed the podium.
