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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

Aston Martin driver Fernando Alonso cut a dejected figure as he followed up his crash during final practice for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix with a painful Q1 exit in qualifying. […]

GRANDPRIX247.com In-Depth & Independent Formula 1 News All The Time Max Verstappen delivered a masterful qualifying performance, to take pole at Imola, his seventh consecutive pole position in the 2024 Formula 1 season, denying McLaren due Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris. As Christian Horner said over the team radio, it was a “hard earned” pole of Verstappen who struggled up to that point of the weekend, not happy with the grip of his RB20. But in the end, Verstappen delivered when it mattered, thus retaining his grip over pole positions […]

Times from today's qualifying session for the MSC Cruises Gran Premio del Made in Italy a dell'Emilia Romagna […]

Max Verstappen has taken provisional pole position for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix for Red Bull ahead of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris […]

Results from qualifying at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Round 7 of the 2024 F1 world championship […]

Oliver Goethe has regained his victory in the Formula 3 sprint race after the stewards cancelled his five-second penalty […]

Max Verstappen beats the McLaren pair of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris to pole at Imola […]

Daniel Ricciardo has avoided a penalty but his RB team was fined for an unusual but "potentially dangerous" incident involving Kevin Magnussen […]

Join The Race Live Hub for all the action as it happens plus expert analysis from qualifying for Formula 1's Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola […]

Williams junior Franco Colapinto took a stunning victory in the Imola sprint race by passing Paul Aron on the final lap […]

GRANDPRIX247.com In-Depth & Independent Formula 1 News All The Time You know Red Bull are in trouble when Max Verstappen cannot find the sweetspot in the normally dominant RB20, in all three Free Practice sessions of any Grand Prix weekend. It’s rare, hardly ever happens to RBR these days. But will Imola expose the Champs today in Qualifying? But the F1 World Champions have been in turmoil ever since they launched their 2024 challenger. It coincided with the sordid Christian Horner sexting-shenanigans with a female Red Bull teammate. The episode […]

McLaren take a one-two in final practice at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix as Oscar Piastri tops chaotic session from Lando Norris; watch qualifying at 3pm on Saturday, with build-up from 2.10pm, live on Sky Sports F1; Sundays race starts at 2pm […]

Since US-based Liberty Media took over F1 in 2017, it has made untapping the series' potential in the US one of its key priorities, adding races in Miami and Las Vegas to its existing US Grand Prix in Austin.In the wake of F1's popularity boom, a vast number of American sponsors have flocked to the series, with HP the latest to jump on board with Ferrari. Last year's inaugural Las Vegas Grand […]

Toto Wolff's reaction to Mercedes' latest departures from the team to Ferrari […]

It’s difficult to get a proper read on form heading into Emilia Romagna GP qualifying, as the business end of the final F1 practice at Imola was interrupted by Sergio Perez’s clumsy crash at the Variante Alta chicane […]

F1 rides its luck as late red flag leads to unnecessary gambles on a circuit with a history of punishing mistakes in the hardest possible way […]

McLaren's Oscar Piastri set the quickest time in the final practice session at Imola following a late crash for Sergio Perez […]

Perez’s late shunt at the Variante Alta led to a last-gasp scramble for drivers to set final qualifying simulation times, where only Lando Norris was able to set a time that put him second, 0.3s slower than his team-mate.A host of drivers failed to set a time in this late scramble, including Max Verstappen, who now heads into qualifying without a proper sighter on the soft tyres, as he and Perez […]

Oscar Piastri leads McLaren teammate Lando Norris in final practice at Imola […]

Times from the final free practice session for the MSC Cruises Gran Premio del Made in Italy a dell'Emilia Romagna […]

GRANDPRIX247.com In-Depth & Independent Formula 1 News All The Time Oscar Piastri topped the final practice session for the Emilia Romagna GP which was Red Flagged twice with incidents aplenty. Fernando Alonso brought out the first Red Flag after crashing at Rivazza, while Sergio Perez caused the second with eight minutes remaining on the clock, compromising the final qualifying laps for everyone except Piastri who managed to put it the fastest time just before the Mexican crashed. While the stricken Red Bull was cleared  quite fast, there were only two […]

Results from final practice at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Round 7 of the 2024 F1 world championship […]

It could be interpreted as a depressing moment for drivers Lewis Hamilton and George Russell to feel that they need to tread water for a bit longer with a car that they know is not yet delivering what is hoped for.But, on the other hand, Wolff’s statement suggests the team knows what has gone wrong and exactly what needs to be done to get it sorted. So, it is encouraging that the plan and […]

Noel Leon won the Imola F3 sprint race, despite being passed by Oliver Goethe on the final lap, but is now under investigation […]

Aston consolidated its spot at the top of the midfield but has so far generally been fifth fastest, some way behind fourth-placed team Mercedes.It hasn't scaled the heights of its early 2023 run of podiums yet, and instead saw its performance levels fluctuate between various circuit conditions, with a curious discrepancy between qualifying and race performance.Fernando Alonso in particular has […]

James Allison says Mercedes junior Andrea Kimi Antonelli looked "very promising" in his first F1 tests […]

Amidst talk of his team's aero boss leaving for Ferrari, Mercedes technical director, James Allison has played down the German team's recent loss of high-profile staff […]

Mercedes technical boss, James Allison admits to being impressed by Kimi Antonelli, citing his "metronomic pace" […]

Twice this season, in Saudi Arabia and Miami, Magnussen has acted as rear-gunner for his Haas team-mate Nico Hulkenberg in holding up rivals behind him – even if it has meant running wide on occasion.In Miami, his antics earned him three 10-second penalties for leaving the track and gaining an advantage – as well as penalty points that have left him on the verge of a race ban.The Dane was […]

Mercedes technical director James Allison believes the team is making real progress with its W15 despite their poor start to the championship […]

GRANDPRIX247.com In-Depth & Independent Formula 1 News All The Time Mercedes’ George Russell believes Formula 1’s penalty point system could benefit young hopefuls if it leads to a regular driver incurring a one race ban. The subject is topical after Haas’s Kevin Magnussen reached 10 penalty points in the space of six races with 12 in a 12 month period triggering a suspension. With the season now at a record 24 rounds there is more jeopardy, with the limit remaining unchanged despite the calendar expansion. Russell, a director of the […]

GRANDPRIX247.com In-Depth & Independent Formula 1 News All The Time Williams boss James Vowles has not given up on luring star designer Adrian Newey to his team and also has three drivers in mind to partner Alex Albon next season and in 2026. Williams confirmed Albon on a multi-year extension on Wednesday and Vowles told reporters at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix that American Logan Sargeant’s fate was still to be decided. “I’m looking at about three options for 2025/2026, simple as that,” he said. “When we are in a […]

GRANDPRIX247.com In-Depth & Independent Formula 1 News All The Time Italian teenager Kimi Antonelli has shown “metronomic pace” in testing with Mercedes, the team’s technical director James Allison revealed after Lewis Hamilton endorsed the 17-year-old to replace him next year. Hamilton is moving to Ferrari and Mercedes’ protege Antonelli is a candidate to take the seven-times F1 world champion’s place alongside George Russell despite his lack of experience. Asked at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix how Antonelli’s recent test in an older car had gone, Allison said the engineers had […]

Red Bull have revealed that they are being "very careful" as they phase Adrian Newey out from technical meetings […]

In the round-up: Antonelli had "metronomic" pace in test • • Dunne disqualified from F3 qualifying […]

Max Verstappen's run of seven-straight poles could end on Saturday - but could it be at the hands of Ferrari or a McLaren? […]

Today's team representatives press conference with James Allison, Ayao Komatsu, Enrico Gualtieri and Pierre Wache […]

Lewis Hamilton was encouraged by the performance of Mercedes' updated car after setting the fourth-quickest time in practice at Imola […]

But these, plus some tricky track characteristics, point towards Red Bull being on the backfoot and a fight between Ferrari and McLaren for which team can grab the spotlight at this year’s Imola Grand Prix.After the opening series of pan-continental flyaway rounds, the Formula 1 circus returned to its European heartland and descended upon Imola. One of F1's returning classics after a lengthy […]

GRANDPRIX247.com In-Depth & Independent Formula 1 News All The Time Teams and drivers report from the first day of Free Practice for Sunday’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix at Imola, Round 7 of the 2024 Formula 1 World Championship. In vast contrast to the catastrophic floods that struck the region last year, it was generally blue skies over the evocative Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, steeped in history and tragedy it must be said. This year the 30th since Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger died here in 1994, and their ‘presence’ […]

Red Bull had a tough Friday at Imola, just as it introduced some upgrades. Was there a link? Gary Anderson gives his take on what Red Bull has changed and what the drawbacks may be […]