McLaren’s has grabbed pole for Method 1’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix after pipping Max Verstappen’s Pink Bull in Imola qualifying.
After the primary salvo of Q3 runs Verstappen led the way in which with a 1m14.772s, half a tenth up on Piastri and two tenths forward of Norris.
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On his ultimate try, championship chief Piastri misplaced out to Verstappen in sector one, however a greater second and third sectors allowed him to set a 1m14.670s to provisionally snatch pole away from the world champion, regardless of a scruffy ultimate nook.
Verstappen threatened to retaliate with a purple first sector however misplaced an excessive amount of time within the ultimate two segments to claw again the complete one-tenth deficit. The Dutchman’s improved second effort was 0.034s shy of pole, with Piastri ranging from the entrance on Sunday for the third time in 2025.
In the meantime, driver pipped the second of to 3rd, with a sensational fifth for Aston Martin.
Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin Racing
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Each Aston Martin drivers superior to Q3 through the use of Pirelli’s mediums – the C5 compound – which proved sturdier than the newly launched C6 tyre, .
It allowed Alonso to say his greatest beginning berth of what has been a tough marketing campaign up to now, forward of duo and .
was eighth, with man and Alpine’s finishing the highest 10.
suffers Q2 catastrophe
Ferrari’s want to indicate nicely at its first of two 2025 races on house soil, and doubtlessly Imola’s F1 farewell weekend, hit an enormous roadblock after each and had been unceremoniously dumped out in Q2.
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Leclerc and Hamilton certified eleventh and twelfth respectively after failing to enhance on their ultimate flyer with the brittle mushy tyres; Leclerc lacking the reduce by lower than a tenth, with Hamilton an extra tenth and a half in arrears.
With regards to house soil disappointment, Mercedes rookie additionally suffered a tough afternoon, with the Bologna native out in thirteenth, adopted by Sauber’s and Colapinto.
Crashes for Tsunoda and Colapinto derail Q1
Q1 was red-flagged twice for crashes by Pink Bull driver and debutant .
With 13 minutes on the clock Tsunoda suffered a violent accident into Flip 5’s quick Villeneuve chicane on the finish of the primary sector. Tsunoda misplaced management over his automobile and spun backwards into the gravel lure, which despatched his automobile right into a barrel roll. Luckily the Japanese driver was capable of soar out unharmed.
Yuki Tsunoda, Pink Bull Racing
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The ultimate Q1 runs noticed one other crash for Franco Colapinto, who replaces at Alpine from this weekend onwards.
Colapinto dipped onto the grass on the exit of the primary nook advanced of Tamburello, spinning off and hitting the tyre wall head on at decreased pace. The Argentinian too escaped unharmed, along with his accident curbing Q1 early.
Colapinto had superior to Q2 and finally certified fifteenth however will doubtless get a grid penalty for being launched into the pitlane early underneath the primary crimson flag, with the same incident in Bahrain costing Mercedes duo Russell and Antonelli a one-place grid drop.
Because of Colapinto’s accident, was unable to finish a ultimate flyer, dumping him out in sixteenth. The Racing Bulls man was joined by Sauber’s and Haas duo and .
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Bearman felt he had accomplished his ultimate lap earlier than the crimson flag got here out, however following checks by race management his lap time – which might have simply been sufficient for Q2 – was not reinstated.
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Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
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