Imola GP Live: ‘Slippery SLOPE’ drivers struggle at wet Imola – The Imola GP gets underway and the conditions were horrible for the drivers as it was raining since the morning. All the drivers on the grid found it hard to cope with the conditions on the track. However, it resulted in half the grid slipping on the track and going off the track. Follow Imola GP Live Updates on InsideSport.IN.
The four major incidents which took place in the FP1 session involved Valtteri Bottas, Nicholas Latifi, Lando Norris, and Lance Stroll.
Imola GP Live: ‘Slippery SLOPE’ Drivers STRUGGLE at wet Imola as half the GRID SLIPS with more rain expected – Watch video
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Nicholas Latifi after coming out on the track went on the gravel and couldn’t control his car. He on his team radio kept telling the team, “The car keeps on going on anti-stall, very strange.”
Imola GP Live: Willaims Nicholas Latifi ended up in the gravel.Then Valtteri Bottas in the ending part of the FP1 session lost control of his car and hit the barriers at the exit of Acque Minerali. Meanwhile, Bottas was lucky as he narrowly escaped and didn’t do any damage to his car.
Imola GP Live: Valtteri Bottas crashed in the ending stages of the FP1 session. Luckily he didn’t do any damage to his car.Imola GP Live: ‘Slippery SLOPE’ Drivers STRUGGLE at wet Imola as half the GRID SLIPS with more rain expected – Watch video
Lando Norris was the third one who saw himself in the gravel. The red flags came into existence when this happened. Norris took the white line on the corner entry and then slid around rearwards into the gravel.
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Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll went off the track and into the gravel as he locked up his front tyres at Turn 13.
Charles Leclerc was the first driver who spun his car at the Imola circuit. Leclerc spun his car at Turn 14 and made a donut on the track as he was not able to control his car.
Imola GP Live: Charles Leclerc spun his car at Turn 14.Even his teammate Carlos Sainz went off the track and onto the grass as he was also not able to control his car.
Imola GP Live: Carlos Sainz couldn’t able to control his car and went on the grass.Meanwhile, other drivers also slipped off the track after horrible conditions on the track. The other drivers involved Carlos Sainz, Charles Leclerc, Mick Schumacher, Kevin Magnussen, Max Verstappen, Esteban Ocon.
Imola GP Live: ‘Slippery SLOPE’ Drivers STRUGGLE at wet Imola as half the GRID SLIPS with more rain expected – Watch video