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How Imola exposed the success and failure of F1's 2022 rules

Four rounds into Formula 1’s new era has provided a timely juncture to assess whether the new rules have achieved the intended target of closer racing. While there have been some wins and losses, overall it remains on the right track

For all the excitement that a wet/dry Emilia Romagna Grand Prix could have given us, in the end it was the weather that proved to be the catalyst for not much excitement. The low speed at which the track dried left just a single racing line around much of Imola for most of Sunday afternoon, and that meant there was almost no chance of anyone making a lunge down the inside or trying to be brave around the outside.

Once you had track position, like Pierre Gasly had over Lewis Hamilton, then as long as you didn't make any major blunders, then there was little chance of being passed.

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