Imola GP Preview | Preparing for the 2022 F1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix

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04/22/22 • 35 min

Pizza, Pasta, Parma! We’re in Emilia Romagna prepping for the Imola GP. And what a comeback to European soil it’s been already! Carlos Sainz will be wearing red for at least two more years. And it looks like rain (it is the great equalizer yk). But before we dive into Imola prep (& the 2022 Sprint format), we’re warming up with all the latest in the F1 world, including fun stuff like financial drama and a Monegasque golf trip! Let’s go, Boxes!

Digital Warmup
- Lap 1: F1 news
  - Carlos Sainz renews his contract with Ferrari until 2024
- Lap 2: Haas
  - Guenther Steiner doesn’t care about the haters
  - Also Haas refuses to pay Uralkali & the Mazepins. Instead, Haas would like Uralkali to pay THEM!
- Lap 3: Off-track content
  - Lewis Hamilton and Serena Williams make bids to buy Chelsea F.C. Football x F1 x tennis crossover!
  - Lando Norris, Charles Leclerc, Alex Albon, & Nick Cassidy go golfing in Monaco!
- Lap 4: Box Box Inbox
  - What would happen if the team principals were Real Housewives? We give taglines to Toto Wolff, Christian Horner, Guenther Steiner, & Zak Brown. CC: Andy Cohen!
Track Walk: Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari
- History
- Circuit
- What to expect
  - Sprint (we explain the new rules)
  - Rain??
  - Unexpected results
Box Box F1 Pit Stop
- Share your Italian eats with us!

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Digital Warmup
- Lap 1: F1 news
  - Carlos Sainz renews his contract with Ferrari until 2024
- Lap 2: Haas
  - Guenther Steiner doesn’t care about the haters
  - Also Haas refuses to pay Uralkali & the Mazepins. Instead, Haas would like Uralkali to pay THEM!
- Lap 3: Off-track content
  - Lewis Hamilton and Serena Williams make bids to buy Chelsea F.C. Football x F1 x tennis crossover!
  - Lando Norris, Charles Leclerc, Alex Albon, & Nick Cassidy go golfing in Monaco!
- Lap 4: Box Box Inbox
  - What would happen if the team principals were Real Housewives? We give taglines to Toto Wolff, Christian Horner, Guenther Steiner, & Zak Brown. CC: Andy Cohen!
Track Walk: Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari
- History
- Circuit
- What to expect
  - Sprint (we explain the new rules)
  - Rain??
  - Unexpected results
Box Box F1 Pit Stop
- Share your Italian eats with us!

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Previous Episode

2022 Australian GP Review | F1 Race Debriefs

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The Australian GP may be over. But Charles Leclerc is forever.

While Charles absolutely dominated, the other Ferrari did not (Carlos will be back tho). In other news, Subtle Seb Vettel returns, Fernando’s got injured thumbs, Max DNFed, George got third (& won’t let you forget), McLaren scored double points (but Lando thinks it’s short-lived), Lance Stroll is the Canadian Menace of the Week, and Alex Albon is a Tyre Whisperer (but has no idea how he managed this). Plus, a whole lot more! Let’s un-Box Box the Australian Grand Prix!

Digital Warmup
- Lap 1: Guenther Steiner turns 57 (doesn’t look a day over 40)
- Lap 2: Off-track happenings
  - Seb Vettel is back!
  - Australia loves F1 and Daniel Ricciardo
  - OOTD: Lewis Hamilton vs. Zhou Guanyu
    - Guanyu was casual with one outfit
    - Lewis rocked FOUR outfits
  - The Drivers Parade opted to replace the usual flat-bed truck with individual Shelby Cobras
  - Toto Wolff shares his thoughts on Michael Masi (again)
    - How strict is too strict for the new race directors??
  - Post-race blossoming bromances
    - Yuki Tsunoda compares Pierre Gasly to his bf/gf. Pierre wants to talk
- Lap 3: Box Box Inbox
  - If the team principals were housewives... Give us your best taglines! We’ll share them next week
  - An amazing Australian listener emailed us and gave us very specific coffee instructions
- Lap 4: Mini Track Walk
  - Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne
  - Updates (widened turns, resurfaced the track, removed chicanes, and got rid of a DRS zone)
Race Rhyme
- Relive the Australian GP in one minute
Analysis
- Qualifying
  - Q1: Clash of the Canadians (Lance Stroll & Nicholas Latifi
  - Q2: Valtteri Bottas broke his Q3 streak
  - Q3: Fernando Alonso crashed, hurt his thumbs but is (supposedly) good to race
- Race
  - Start – bb Charles Leclerc leads!
  - Carlos Sainz DNFs :(
  - Sebastian Vettel DNFs :(
  - George Russell tries to out-defend Checo Perez (he fails)
  - Max Verstappen DNFs :(
    - Also teaches marshall how to locate & extinguish fires
    - Checo shouldn’t worry tho
  - McLaren crosses the finish line together. Lots of claps for Daniel Ricciardo and Lando Norris for double points!!!
  - Lance Stroll is a Menace
  - Alex Albon is the new Tyre Whisperer
  - Charles Leclerc is a KING AMONGST KINGS
    - First grand slam (pole, win, fastest laps, led all laps)
Results
- Driver of the Day:
  - Official Charles Leclerc in a Ferrari
  - Honorary: Checo (for being Checo) and Alex (for scoring a point in a Williams!)
- Dick in the Box Box
  - Lance Stroll
  - Max Verstappen’s power unit
Post-race
- Yuki Tsunoda must eat
- George Russell tries to out-sass Christian and fails
Box Box
- See you next week for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix!!

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2022 F1 Imola GP Review | Debriefing the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix

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Will it rain in Imola or will it be dry? Will the Tifosi cheer or will they cry? Will Red Bull bring home the win or will things (again) go awry? Imola raised all these questions and more. And in this F1 GP review, the answers we shall explore. We’ve got drivers to celebrate (yay Lando!) and drivers to commiserate (like Daniel, Carlos, Charles, & Fernando 😥) but w/o further ado, let’s un-Box Box Imola 2022.

Digital Warmup
- Lap 1: Team principals go to dinner
Race Rhyme
- Imola GP recap in a one-minute rhyme!
Analysis
- Quali
- Sprint
- Race
  - Weather & tyres
  - Carlos Sainz DNF
  - Battles
    - Lewis Hamilton v Pierre Gasly
    - Yuki Tsunoda v a lot of people!
    - Valtteri Bottas v George Russell!
  - Charles Leclerc incident
  - End of race
  - Lando Norris gets into third!
  - Results
  - Podium
  - The results
  - Driver of the Day (officially Max Verstappen)
  - Dick in the Box Box
  - Standings
- Box Box!

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