Max Verstappen is on pole position but his team mate is buried in the pack leaving McLaren and Ferrari poised to attack […]

GRANDPRIX247.com In-Depth & Independent Formula 1 News All The Time Max Verstappen’s pole-winning, final lap in Qualifying for the 2024 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix was sensational, perhaps his best ever, and one that would’ve made Ayrton Senna proud. Most who ‘lived’ the Senna-era would agree that Verstappen resembles the great Brazilian’s impact on Formula 1 in terms of on-track dominance. And if anyone was going to tie the remarkable record of Ayrton’s eight successive F1 pole position starts, the Dutchman fits the bill perfectly. And what better time to do […]

Today's post-qualifying press conference with Max Verstappen, Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris […]

Yuki Tsunoda admitted RB were surprised to qualify as well as they did following his strong showing on Saturday […]

Carlos Sainz qualified in fifth, a place behind Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc, for Sundays Emilia Romagna GP; both Ferraris will move up a place after Oscar Piastri received a grid penalty; watch Sundays race live at 2pm on Sky Sports F1, with build-up from 12.30pm […]

GRANDPRIX247.com In-Depth & Independent Formula 1 News All The Time Oscar Piastri starred in Qualifying for the 2024 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola on Saturday, the young Australian led a McLaren charge for pole position which was denied them by Max Verstappen’s extra special lap. But P2 on the grid, will now be P5 for Piastri after FIA-appointed F1 Race Stewards penalised him for baulking the Haas of Kevin Magnussen during Q1. After Qualifying at Imola, the Race Stewards concluded: “The Stewards heard from the driver of Car ​81 […]

Formula 1 qualifying at Imola was unkind to four drivers in serious danger of losing their seats for 2025 - albeit for vastly different reasons […]

Both drivers performed very well, and we were close to Red Bull, which is encouraging […]

Max Verstappen was phenomenal en route to his Imola F1 pole - but a pair of his driver friends helped a lot. One of them is at Haas, and the other isn't racing this weekend […]

Ferrari brought a comprehensive set of upgrades to its first of two home races, which it had shaken down during a filming day at Fiorano last week.The update covered a lot of areas on the car, including the floor, the wings, sidepod and engine cover, raising hopes of the tifosi that following McLaren's leap forward in Miami with its own spec update, Ferrari could be next to challenge Red Bull at […]

Oscar Piastri received a three-place grid penalty for impeding Kevin Magnussen during qualifying; Piastri demoted from second to fifth as McLaren team-mate Lando Norris moves onto front row; watch Sundays race live at 2pm on Sky Sports F1, with build-up from 12.30pm […]

GRANDPRIX247.com In-Depth & Independent Formula 1 News All The Time Full transcript from the top three FIA press conference after Qualifying for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola, Round 7 of the 2024 Formula 1 World Championship. Featuring pole-winner Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing); P2 Oscar Piastri (McLaren) and P3 Lando Norris (McLaren) with Parc Ferme interviews conducted by Davide Valsecchi. Q: Max, pole position. Incredible performance. Tell me, please, how you could pull off a performance like this? The atmosphere was amazing, but everyone was pushing for the […]

Max Verstappen said a slipstream along the pit straight from Nico Hulkenberg "worked out beautifully" for him on his pole lap […]

Lewis Hamilton was honest about his inability to match George Russell in qualifying at Imola […]

Having been congratulated on his run of poles that stretches back to the 2023 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix by Red Bull team boss Christian Horner, Verstappen was left to reflect on how his tricky event was turned around following his series of FP1 offs into the Imola gravel.He called it a “really difficult weekend so far” after climbing from his RB20.That FP1 outing had been led by Ferrari’s Charles […]

In Q1 Piastri blocked Haas driver Magnussen into the Tamburello complex on the Dane's final flyer.The incident ruined Magnussen's session, going out in 18th while team-mate Nico Hulkenberg advanced to Q3.Piastri said that he "didn't see any cars coming" in his mirror because the main straight before Turn 2 curves to the left, leaving Magnussen in his blind spot.While the FIA race stewards […]

McLaren's Oscar Piastri has been handed a three-place grid drop for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix after impeding Kevin Magnussen during Q1 of Saturday’s qualifying hour. […]

A very good day for us […]

The FIA stewards have taken Oscar Piastri off the front row for the F1 grand prix at Imola, deeming his McLaren team culpable in Kevin Magnussen's Q1 misfortune […]

Oscar Piastri has lost his front row start for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix after he was penalised for impeding Kevin Magnussen […]

Here is the starting grid for Sunday's F1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix […]

The C3 and C4 appear to be competitive over a long run and, fairly predictably, they will be the most popular choices for the race, with C5 eventually being an option for the closing stages […]

Nico Hulkenberg helped Max Verstappen at a crucial stage in Qualifying for the Emilia Romagna GP; watch Sundays race live at 2pm on Sky Sports F1, with build-up from 12.30pm […]

Verstappen and Red Bull had appeared on the back foot in Imola all weekend, but after turning around their car set-up, Verstappen came up with a big lap when it mattered and held off McLaren duo Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris for his eighth successive pole.Verstappen effectively clinched his pole on the straight, with faster top speeds helping him arrive at Turn 2, Tamburello, with a gap twice as […]

Oscar Piastri has been hit with a three-place grid penalty for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix […]

We knew it would be a tough and tight session, where one tenth could have made the difference for many places and it was the case […]

Finding a remedy to the team's situation, where it seemed to struggle for a cadence over the kerbs and through the second sector of the Imola circuit, was going to test the team's usual overnight work heading into Saturday. Both the trackside and factory divisions at Red Bull had to get their hands dirty to decipher the root cause of Verstappen and Sergio Perez's problems throughout Friday […]

Oscar Piastri has been hit with a 3-place grid drop after impeding Kevin Magnussen during today's qualifying session […]

It was an outstanding Saturday, especially after we struggled yesterday […]

Today, like at the previous two events, both cars progressed through to Q2 with little issue. We are showing steady signs of progress […]

Today's qualifying session was a difficult one for the team […]

Lando Norris never doubted Max Verstappen was the man to beat in qualifying for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, despite the world champion's scruffy start to the weekend […]

In the high-stakes game of top Formula 1 teams bringing extensive upgrades to Imola, one team has reason to feel most concerned about its competitive standing at this track […]

Sebastian Vettel took to the Imola track after Formula 1's qualifying session to pay tribute to Ayrton Senna in one of his old cars […]

P6 and P8 are not the positions we want to be […]

Carlos Sainz feels that the media "overhyped" the impact of Ferrari's latest upgrade package ahead of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix […]

On a weekend where Red Bull has had to adjust its ride height set-ups considerably to cope with the RB20's ongoing dislike for kerbs, Perez's crash late in FP3 meant Max Verstappen went into qualifying without any flying lap preparation on the soft tyres.Although this didn't ultimately prevent the Dutchman blitzing to pole, Perez also failed to progress to Q2 – blaming having to switch between […]

Lando Norris feels it was "stupid" to doubt Max Verstappen and Red Bull's ability to turn things around for qualifying […]

It has been a challenging day in Imola and we did not have the pace to compete for Q3 […]

Charles Leclerc commented that McLaren and Red Bull “hid their game a bit more than we thought” after Ferrari slipped from the top of the practice timesheets to a low-key fourth and fifth during qualifying in Imola. […]

There are mixed feelings really because Kevin had potential […]

Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris are feeling optimistic about McLaren’s prospects for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix following a strong performance in qualifying, with the pair just a tenth away from polesitter Max Verstappen in P2 and P3. […]

Oscar Piastri believes McLaren have a genuine chance to fight Max Verstappen for victory in the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix […]

It will be a difficult race tomorrow but there is still a slight chance for a local shower in the later part of the race, so there are still opportunities ahead […]

Max Verstappen equals Ayrton Sennas run of eight poles, set in 1989; Oscar Piastri second in lead McLaren but faces a post-session stewards investigation; Perez out in Q2, Alonso 19th; watch Sundays race live at 2pm on Sky Sports F1, with build-up from 12.30pm […]

Nico Hulkenberg and Max Verstappen helped each other in qualifying for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix […]

Max Verstappen has admitted that pole position was far from his thinking after a “really difficult” start to the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix weekend, with the Dutchman and Red Bull staging an impressive fightback in qualifying. […]

Max Verstappen said he was pleased to take pole position at Imola - and equal a record held by Ayrton Senna - after a "really difficult" start to the weekend […]

Max Verstappen scored a record-tying eighth consecutive F1 pole at Imola […]

Fernando Alonso was a surprise early casualty in qualifying for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix […]

After every F1 qualifying session, Motorsport.com publishes each team's qualifying record in terms of team-mate duels.This record is based exclusively on qualifying results so that grid penalties don't alter the statistics.When a driver can't put in a representative lap time due to a technical issue or an incident, this will be mentioned in the table.Read Also:Formula 1F1 Imola GP […]

Verstappen puts his freaky Friday well and truly behind him to claim his seventh successive pole of the season ahead of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris […]

Max Verstappen was the sole Red Bull representative in Q3 at Imola - but still managed to keep his F1 pole position streak going despite a spirited challenge from McLaren […]

Max Verstappen matched Ayrton Senna's all-time record of eight consecutive pole positions by beating both McLaren drivers in Imola […]

Pictures from qualifying day for the 2024 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix at Imola […]

Verstappen needed late efforts to set his best times in the opening two parts of qualifying, but led from the off in Q3 – his first run a 1m14.869s ahead of Norris and Leclerc.The Ferrari drivers then headed the pack on the final efforts, where Leclerc could not recover enough time from missing his personal best in the first sector and stayed third.Behind, Verstappen blitzed to purple sectors in […]