Verstappen fends off McLaren duo for pole at Emilia Romagna Grand Prix

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen beat McLaren’s Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris in a tight battle for pole position at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Verstappen was just 0.074 seconds quicker than Piastri, who pipped Norris by 0.017secs with the final lap of the session. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was fourth, 0.224secs behind Verstappen, but 0.263secs quicker than team-mate Carlos Sainz who is right behind him.

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Verstappen takes pole position ahead of Sprint at Imola

Max Verstappen claimed pole position in Emilia Romagna GP qualifying and will start at the front for Saturday’s Sprint after outpacing Charles Leclerc in a dramatic damp shootout that played host to five red flags. An incident-packed qualifying setting the grid for the returning Sprint race ran 40 minutes past its scheduled finish due to the many stoppages and crashes.

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Hamilton pips Perez and Verstappen to pole at Imola

Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton will start from pole ahead of the Red Bull duo of Sergio Perez and Max Verstappen in tomorrow’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc will start fourth ahead of Pierre Gasly and the two McLarens.

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