Imola April 20 1pm San Marino

Track traits Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola One-time classic road circuit Tel: +39 0542 31444. www.autodromoimola.com ruined by the addition of sev- eral chicanes in the over-reac- 60 tion to 's death 3 Rivazza here in 1994. Passing tricky. 185 Best race 6 75 Classic 1985 battle between a 3 young Senna (Lotus-Renault) Variante Alta and (McLaren). Variante Bassa 100 4 Senna ran out of fuel and Prost 70 3 Piratella was disqualified for being a tiny TV 55 Acque bit underweight. Senna's team- 2 Minerali 55 Traguardo 2 mate Elio de Angelis took it. B Tosa Worst race Pit lane A The 1994 disaster, which left shell-shocked. 185 Half-hearted restart saw 6 110 Michael Schumacher win in 4 70 80 his Benetton-Ford but it all 3 3 mph Tamburello seemed pretty inconsequential. Gear 2 80 Villeneuve Drivers’ den Most stay in small country No of laps 62. Lap length 2.47 miles. Race distance 189.91 miles. Fastest lap 1min 24.170sec hotels. Parties are staged at the (R Barrichello, Fer, 2002). First used 1980. World championship races 23. Most wins Williams (8). motorhomes in the paddock. Pole last year M Schumacher (Fer). Winner last year M Schumacher (Fer). Top TV angle TV High view of final S-bend com- Inside track Where to overtake plex before the pits at which Olivier Panis It really is extremely difficult cars flash into view through to get a chance to overtake at fast left-hand sweep. Hard work this track. In truth, you've Hot fact A This is a tricky circuit got to capitalise on a slight The circuit was laid out on the because, like Melbourne, it is error from the guy in front site of a Roman chariot racing very dusty on the first day if you're going to make a amphitheatre known back in which makes it difficult to move. 80BC as Cornelli Forum. choose between the two tyre Weekend highlight Admission (3 days) £50-240. compounds. Acque Minerali, Motor racing in is always the plunging double right- terrific. It's a nice part of the Rival attraction hander at the back of the cir- world, we stay in a nice hotel cuit, is very challenging. with good food. It's what Museum of the Curios Easy life formula one is all about. Strange but true collection on San Marino’s Via Salita della Rocca B Well, again, the pit Weekend lowlight The hard sell: “Includes a straight, but in this case it's Not much, to be honest. Get- flea trap, the sandals of very short. It's also quite a ting in and out of the circuit a Greek prostitute, a narrow track and you need to can sometimes be rather diffi- petrol hairdryer and the have a really stable car under cult if you go by road. Less so, most tattooed man and the hard braking because there of course, if you're lucky shortest woman on earth.” are a lot of chicanes. enough to use a helicopter.

Race result Pole Fastest lap Pts Time 1 10 : . 2 8 Drivers’ standings Constructors’ standings Pts Pts 3 6 1 1 Formula One 2003 4 5 2 2 5 4 3 3 6 3 4 4 7 2 5 5

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