22/04/2022 14:43 CEST
Welcome back to the Formula 1 World Championship! Welcome to the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix! Welcome to Imola! Rainy day in one of the most legendary Grand Prix on the calendar. A race where anything can happen and that will present us, to open, a friday full of unknowns. The schedules change, the support category sessions are postponed… And all in the middle of a World Cup start full of emotions.
It has been raining non-stop for more than 24 hours in Imola and the track is flooded. A truce is expected from 16:00 in the followingnoon but, before that, we have this Free practice session. The first of the weekend… of two that there will be! It is a different Grand Prix because the sprint races are back. Today we have Free Practice 1 and Qualifying, tomorrow Free Practice 2 and the Sprint Race. On Sunday, race.
As for the Spaniards, Carlos Sainz has changed power unit but does not penalize. In Ferrari There is no concern and the man from Madrid, who has just renewed with the Scuderia, is confident. In the case of Fernando Alonsothe Spaniard mounts new soil in his Alpine trusting that, this time, bad luck will not cross his path when it comes to collecting points for the French team.
While, as Leclerc has explained, “It is unknown how these cars will behave in the rain”. The truth is that there is a desire to discover it. We will soon know if we will be able to see them ride on the Imola track.
