Stroll is one of only two riders to have taken the opportunity to visit the Italian circuit after the announcement of the Emilia-Romagna GP – despite the obvious challenge presented by the event organized with a single practice session on Saturday morning
Valtteri Bottas sampled Imola shortly before Stroll, but only behind the wheel of a Mercedes road car
AlphaTauri drivers Pierre Gasly and Daniil Kvyat also raced at the venue ahead of the season start in the team’s 2020 and 2018 F1s However, at this point the race had not been confirmed
Stroll’s test took place after the Tuscan GP at Mugello, driving an old Prema GP2 / F2 chassis which was previously driven by Charles Leclerc
The Canadian used a similar test strategy in 2016 ahead of his debut F1 racing season with Williams, visiting most Grand Prix racing venues to test the team’s two-year-old car
« It was fun », he said to Motorsportcom’s question about the Imola test « It’s a cool car, a lot of fun to drive
« This is a great trail so it was a worthwhile experience so I would say yes it never hurts to do laps on a trail to jog your memory We will find out tomorrow »
Stroll is no stranger to the circuit, having won the European F3 Series title four years ago
“Good memories from this place,” he said “Finishing the title here in 16 was a special day So it’s always nice to look back on those memories It’s a great trail, it’s fast, c ‘is very technical
« It’s an intense ride with a lot of sidewalk And you know it has that traditional old school feature, where there’s not a lot of runoff, there’s not a lot of room for error, and I think all of us drivers love tracks like this where you know you pay the price for errors, and here is one of those places
« So I’m very happy to be out tomorrow It’s gonna be pretty awesome here in F1 It’s tight in places like I said it’s old school, not a lot of room for error, so that should be fun «
“It’s also a nice track,” the Finn noted at the time. “And it’s going to be a lot of fun to run there, I’m sure It has some old school characteristics, maybe a bit narrow in places, not much room for errors, some of the places the drains are quite tiny
« The way the elevation changes in some corner types and corner combinations is quite technical. So nice to drive there »
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