12/28/2023 0 Comments Imola f1 2021 setup![]() Last year we had quite a good race until the tyre issue. “I’m feeling really relaxed going into this race weekend in Imola, I’m looking forward to going back there. We’ve also only been to one track so every single weekend you have to try and find a good balance in the car again but everyone enjoys that challenge of Formula One.” “I don’t think you can compare both cars because there are a lot of different factors such as the tyres and the aero changes but the RB16B definitely handles well so far. I’m up for the battle and it’s still a very long season.” ![]() Even if we had won the race in Bahrain, there are always areas to improve, especially when you are fighting a seven-time world championship winning team, so that’s what we will continue to do in Imola. As a Team we always look to improve but that’s a constant thing we are working on, we always want to be thinking ahead. ![]() “Of course there are always things we can do better, but that’s always easy to say after a race weekend. We had a positive start to the season so hopefully we can keep that up but it won’t be easy and we need everything to work perfectly to beat our main competition.” “Of course, the race in Bahrain was a great start to the season, it was a positive weekend in terms of performance but there are no guarantees heading into Imola. Unlike Bahrain, qualifying is very important at Imola as you can hardly overtake there but I like it.” Hopefully in Imola we can come back and be in contention to fight for a podium and hopefully the win. “My goal is to have a good race and I’m looking forward to the weekend. I think that was the biggest learning, I know what balance I need from the car throughout the weekend.” I learned more about Max’s driving style and how the car has to be driven to extract the maximum from it. “What did you learn about the Team, about Max, about the car over the course of the race weekend? It will be interesting to see how we are in Imola, on a very different track to Bahrain, and see how we compare against them.” I think it’s going to be very tight with Mercedes and we’re going to see if the fight is circuit related. “Our car qualified on pole, but we lost out to Mercedes in the race. In the end I think we were very lucky I stayed in the car and we managed to get going again, even though we had to start the race from the pit lane.” I was about to get out of the car and then that second, we managed to turn the car back on. Everything just shut down, the radio, the telemetry, everything was fully off and for a moment I couldn’t do anything. ![]() “I had no clue what was going on but I stayed calm. I think it was also very important to drive those kilometres and complete the race distance in order to get up to speed quickly with the car, the Team and all of the processes.” It’s always important to maximise the ‘bad days’ and get the most out of them and in the end it was a very positive race recovery with some good points scored for the Team. “It really was eventful, I thought the race was over before we even started, but we were lucky to get the car going. Last year, qualifying went very well for them and Red Bull Racing, but the race result did not reflect their true potential, so this time we hope we can have a smooth weekend leading to an excellent performance on Sunday.” The Scuderia AlphaTauri factory is just 15 kilometres from the track, making it their home race, which is a further reason why we at Honda and their team members will be highly motivated to have a strong weekend. It was a busy weekend, run over just two days as an experiment, but this year we return to the usual three-day format. “Formula 1’s return to the Imola circuit last year proved very popular with drivers, viewers and fans and it produced an exciting race. However, the Bahrain weekend was not entirely trouble-free, therefore we have been working hard with both teams in this relatively long break before Round 2 to analyse all the data and take countermeasures where required.” “The opening round of the season produced encouraging results for both our teams with the Honda PU being fastest in all practice sessions, taking pole and then finishing second, fifth and ninth in the race. Previously known as the San Marino Grand Prix, the 2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix saw a strong Saturday performance for Honda power, with four cars starting inside the top 8 on the grid. Previously known as the San Marino Grand Prix, the 2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix saw a strong Saturday performance for Honda power, with four cars starting inside the top 8 on the griĢ020 saw Formula 1 return to Imola for the first time in 14 years. Honda F1 2021 Round 2 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix Set Up : 2020 saw Formula 1 return to Imola for the first time in 14 years.
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