The 2023 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix marks the start of a demanding F1 triple-header with back-to-back trips to Monaco and Barcelona on the horizon. Here’s everything you need to know from an OP perspective ahead of Round 6 of the F1 World Championship at Imola.

• The last time Oscar raced in Italy back in 2021, he converted pole position to win the F2 Feature Race in Monza ahead of Guanyu Zhou
• The 4.909km anti-clockwise Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari features 19 turns and one of the longest pit lanes of the season at 528 metres
• It is a track that Oscar has never raced at before meaning it will be his third new track already this season after Melbourne and Miami
• This will be the 31st. time that Imola has held an F1 Grand Prix after being an ever-present on the calendar between 1980 to 2006
• The circuit has hosted F1 races under three different names: the Italian GP, San Marino GP and Emilia Romagna GP
• Imola is one of only four Italian circuits to have held a Formula 1 GP alongside Mugello, Monza and Pescara
• Oscar sealed his back-to-back F3 and F2 championships with Italian-based Prema Racing and has Italian heritage of his own on his Dad’s side of the family
• Oscar spent his 22nd birthday at Imola in April conducting a closed test at the wheel of the MCL35M, the 2021 McLaren F1 car

On the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari…

“It’s a real old-school track with its fast-flowing nature and some fantastic corners and curbs. Technically, it’s also one you need to be spot on with as there is little room for error.

It has some famous parts of the circuit like Acque Minerali and Rivazza and it looks a really demanding but fun track to take on.”

On the break since Miami…

“It was a busy double-header across Baku and Miami so it’s been nice to rest ahead of the season’s first triple header that kicks off with Imola.

I’ve had some productive days back at MTC with my engineers in the simulator and have had some hard training days ahead of an important swing of races but also balanced that with a few days off to recharge, which is equally as important.”

On his first F1 race in Italy…

“I obviously drove for an Italian team in both my F3 and F2 title-winning seasons so there is a natural link there. On my Dad’s side of the family, there is also some Italian heritage and I won the last race I drove on Italian soil in F2.

It’s a country steeped in motorsport history with very passionate fans so, it is going to be cool to race and experience the atmosphere.”