Formula 1’s European spring
The second Emilia Romagna Grand Prix represents something reassuringly familiar in the current uncertain climate: it’s the start of the European F1 spring. Usually, the teams would be heading to Barcelona after travelling back from Australia via the Middle East and Asia, but 2021 had just one initial flyaway. The Bahrain season opener was a thriller, with notable themes at the front of the field immediately emerging. But, as well as those motifs likely continuing this weekend, the Imola event is significant in its own right.
The return
