2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix Review

Review of the second round of the 2021 F1 season held at Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, for the Dino Ferrari, Italian, San Marino, Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.

Overall, the race itself was an enjoyable race to watch from start to finish. Current Formula 1 World Champion Sir Lewis Hamilton on pole for Sunday's race. In a wet to dry Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, it was Max Verstappen who took the lead at the start and stayed there to the end.

The main drama in the race was the heavy crash between George Russell and Valtteri Bottas on lap thirty-one on the main straight going to Tamburello, forcing a red flag to the race.

At the restart, Verstappen kept the lead to the end to win this seasons Emilia Romagna Grand Prix for Max Verstappen's first Grand Prix win of the season.

Meanwhile, Sir Lewis Hamilton finished in second place in the Mercedes despite being lapped after went off at Tosa while fighting for the lead, Hamilton was twenty-two seconds behind Verstappen at the end.

Meanwhile, Lando Norris finished in third place in the Mercedes to complete the podium, Norris was twenty-four seconds behind Verstappen at the end of the sixty-three lap race.

Highlights of the race below, enjoy.


Rate the Teams and Drivers

Mercedes - 7
Sir Lewis Hamilton - 9 (pole, finished second, fastest lap)
Valtteri Bottas - 5 (DNF, Collision with Russell)

Red Bull Racing - 7
Max Verstappen - 10 (race win)
Sergio Pérez - 5 (finished eleventh)

McLaren - 8
Daniel Ricciardo - 6 (finished sixth)
Lando Norris - 10 (finished third)

Aston Martin - 6
Sebastian Vettel - 5 (finished fifteenth, two laps down)
Lance Stroll - 7 (finished eighth)

Alpine - 6
Fernando Alonso - 6 (finished tenth)
Esteban Ocon - 7 (finished ninth)

Ferrari - 8
Charles Leclerc - 9 (finished fourth)
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 8 (finished fifth)

AlphaTauri - 6
Pierre Gasly - 7 (finished seventh)
Yuki Tsunoda - 5 (finished twelfth)

Alfa Romeo - 6
Kimi Räikkönen - 8 (finished thirteenth)
Antonio Giovinazzi - 5 (finished fourteenth, lap down)

Haas - 5
Mick Schumacher - 5 (finished sixteenth, two laps down)
Nikita Mazepin - 5 (finished seventeenth, two laps down)

Williams - 4
George Russell - 4 (DNF, Collision with Bottas)
Nicholas Latifi - 5 (DNF, Collision with Mazepin)


Next stop Algarve International Circuit for the Portuguese Grand Prix in two weeks time.