The Burning Questions
Who will take the next round in the Hamilton-Verstappen battle?
Or will we get a third different winner in three races?
Can Lando Norris continue his excellent form at the start of this season?
Will we get some cold-track chaos like we did at last year’s race?
The Track
The Stats
- Track Length: 4.653 km
- Laps: 66
- Race Distance: 306.826 km
- Maximum Speed: 323 km/h
- Lap Time at Full Throttle: 66%
- First Grand Prix: 2020 (Portimão) | 1958 (Portuguese GP)
- Race Lap Record: Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 2020 | 1:18.750
- Outright Lap Record: Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 2020 | 1:16.466
- Most Driver Wins: Lewis Hamilton | 2020
- Most Constructor Wins: Mercedes | 2020
The Weather
The Quotes
George Russell | “The incident is one thing, my actions afterwards were another, and in my opinion they weren’t good enough. I do want to be a role model, I do want to lead by example, and my actions post-crash were not that.”
Max Verstappen | “It was of course great to win, after missing out in Bahrain it felt very satisfying to win the race in Imola. There were definitely a few things that we wanted to learn from the Bahrain race, which we did, and we could bring home the win.”
Fernando Alonso | “It’s going to be difficult here, for sure. It’s another new circuit. Most of the grid, they raced here five months ago, so that’s something that I will need to get up to speed with quickly in the free practice.”
Nicholas Latifi | ” Obviously it’s really disappointing for me, two years my home race has been cancelled. But I do believe it was the right decision for the health and safety of the Canadian people and the travelling Formula 1 personnel.”
The Photos
The Predictions
Podium
Pole Position
Fastest Lap
Driver of the Day
