2024 Formula 1 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix Highlights

Hear from McLaren Formula 1 drivers Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri, and Team Principal Andrea Stella after the 2024 Formula 1 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix.

 At lights out, Oscar moves up to P3 in the first corner. Lando drops one place. Oscar overtakes Leclerc on Lap 5 for P2. A loose bollard causes a Virtual Safety Car. Oscar moves into P1 and Lando P3 after various car boxes. Oscar boxes on Lap 28 for Hard tyres. Sainz follows him, promoting Lando to P1. A Safety Car is deployed on Lap 29 after an incident with Magnussen and Sargeant. Lando boxes for Hard tyres. The race restarts, and Lando holds P1. Oscar and Sainz fight for P4. There’s contact as Sainz overtakes Oscar. Oscar boxes on Lap 41. The team replace his front wing and swap to Medium tyres. Oscar fights his way from P19 to P13. Lando crosses the line in P1, winning his first-ever Grand Prix!

Lando Norris

Another great weekend for the team. I fought hard right until the very last lap, but we just lost out a little bit too much to Max in the beginning. One or two more laps and it would have been beautiful – but just wasn’t meant to be today.

“We’ve been competitive all weekend, and I think we’re at the point where we’re able to fight Ferrari and Red Bull consistently. We must get used to that – the team is doing a very good job , so it’s great that fighting at the front is now business as usual. We just need to keep focused on improving. It’s still a surprise to say it’s frustrating not to win, but after last weekend and the improvements we made, it’s what we should start to expect.

Oscar Piastri

P4, a good day, and I think that’s the most we could have done. I just got stuck behind Sainz for the first stint, but the team made a great strategy call, and we managed to overtake by pitting. This weekend proves how far the team have come, and we’re confident we can keep taking the fight to the front. However, today, the track position was very important, so I am happy with our work.

Andrea Stella

It was a positive day at Imola , and for the first time in 2024, McLaren has emerged as the highest-scoring team. P4 for Oscar came from good strategy and good pace, allowing him to gain a place on a day when it was not easy to do. P2 for Lando was a very strong result. It was a surprise to be in contention for the victory at the end of the race. It came about as a consequence of how sensitive the tyres were today. In the first stint, Max did a better job of managing the Medium, and after the stops, Lando did a very good job of managing the Hard, resisting the temptation to overdo it when Leclerc was catching up. It paid off at the end with a strong pace and being in the hunt for victory.

“Everyone at McLaren has worked very hard to make these results possible, and they have my thanks for the upgrades that have arrived over the last few weeks, but also for the commitment, the hard work, and the quality of that work. We need to keep improving the car. If we can do that, we’re going to be in a good position for the future.

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