Welcome to the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, the second race of the 2021 Formula 1 World Championship.14:40
In Saturday qualifying, pole position goes to Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton who will start in front of Sergio Perez’s Red Bull. In the second row, the other Red Bull of Max Verstappen and the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc, while the other red driven by Carlos Sainz will start from the eleventh box. Behind the Monegasque driver in a Ferrari, we find Pierre Gasly in AlphaTauri flanked by Daniel Ricciardo in McLaren.14:40
Only eighth Valtteri Bottas, author of a disappointing qualification. The Finnish driver at the helm of the Mercedes was unable to manage the tires as best as he closed his test ahead of Ocon and Stroll.14:40
Everything is ready on the starting grid, the formation lap begins.14:58
LAP 1: Contact at the first corner between Hamilton and Verstappen. The Dutch Red Bull driver takes the lead followed by the Englishman in a Mercedes.15:04
LAP 2: SAFETY CAR on the track! Latifi goes off the track and ends up against the barriers. Several car debris ended up on the track.15:06
LAP 3: The SAFETY CAR remains on track. In summary, Verstappen leads the race ahead of Hamilton, Leclerc, Perez, Ricciardo, Gasly, Stroll, Sainz, Norris and Bottas.15:10
LAP 4: Meanwhile, during the third lap, Schumacher lost control of the car and ended up on the wall. The German Haas driver returns to the track with the damaged car.15:12
LAP 5: The Safety Car remains on the track as the intensity of the rain increases.15:14
LAP 6: After the pit lane has reopened, Schumacher returns to the pits to replace the damaged part of the car. At the end of this lap, the SAFETY CAR will return to the pits.15:16
ROUND 7: Verstappen remains firmly in command followed by Hamilton and Leclerc. Behind, Sainz is dueling for sixth position with Norris and Gasly.15:19
ROUND 8: Norris overtook Sainz and chasing Gasly. In front, all unchanged.15:20
ROUND 9: Sainz managed to overtake Gasly by taking seventh place. Up front, Verstappen is setting a good pace in an attempt to pull away from Hamilton.15:22
ROUND 10: Verstappen continues to sign fast laps while Hamilton struggles to maintain his pace. Behind, Leclerc remains firmly in third place with 5 seconds clear of Perez.15:24
LAP 11: Sainz exits the track at turn 7. The Spanish Ferrari driver quickly returns to the track behind Ricciardo and Norris’ McLarens.15:25
ROUND 12: Penalty for Perez for overtaking with the SAFETY CAR on the track. Stop & Go for the Mexican Red Bull driver.15:26
ROUND 13: Verstappen remains up front with a 4 second lead over Hamilton. Behind, Gasly lost a lot of positions due to the full wet tires.15:29
ROUND 14: The heavy rain has stopped. The track is drying quickly.15:30
LAP 15: Gasly returns to the pits to mount the intermediate tires. Meanwhile, Verstappen remains in command ahead of Hamilton, Leclerc and Perez.15:33
ROUND 16: Ricciardo and Norris are dueling for fifth position. The two teammates continue the skirmishes.15:33
ROUND 17: Vertstappen keeps 5 seconds ahead of Hamilton. The Dutch Red Bull driver does not seem to have any problems leading the race.15:34
ROUND 18: Meanwhile, in the rear, Bottas struggles to recover positions. The Finnish Mercedes driver remains anchored in ninth place behind Stroll and Sainz.15:37
ROUND 19: The track is drying quickly. The teams prepare for the tire change while the lead positions do not vary.15:38
ROUND 20: Perez is trying to get close to Leclerc. The Ferrari driver seems to be in trouble with the tires.15:38
ROUND 22: Pit stops begin for the riders in the rear including Vettel and Schumacher. In front, all unchanged.15:43
ROUND 23: Leclerc continues to get close to Verstappen and Hamilton. The Ferrari driver resumed a good pace.15:44
ROUND 24: Verstappen lost a lot of advantage over Hamilton. The Englishman is closing in and is less than three seconds behind the Dutchman.15:45
ROUND 26: Perez is very close to Leclerc. Fortunately for the Ferrari driver, the Mexican driver will have to do some lapping.15:46
ROUND 27: Verstappen has a 1.3 advantage over Hamilton. The Mercedes driver sees the Dutchman’s Red Bull.15:48
ROUND 28: Verstappen returns to the pits for the tire change and returns behind Leclerc. Hamilton returns to the lead of the race.15:49
LAP 29: Hamilton returns to the pits to change tires and returns to the track behind the Dutch Red Bull. Leclerc, after the break, returns behind the Englishman from Mercedes.15:51
ROUND 30: In summary, after the tire changes of the various drivers on the track, Verstappen leads the race followed by Hamilton, Leclerc, Norris, Perez, Sainz and Ricciardo.15:53
LAP 31: Hamilton blatantly misses out on the track. The British Mercedes driver returns to the track but with a damaged wing.15:55
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