- McLaren’s Oscar Piastri edges Max Verstappen by 0.034sec
- Yuki Tsunoda walks away after Red Bull flips in crash
Oscar Piastri claimed pole position for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix with a superb lap for McLaren at Imola during a session marked by two huge accidents involving Yuki Tsunoda and Franco Colapinto and by a shock early exit for the Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton at their home race.
Piastri beat Red Bull’s Max Verstappen into second place by just 0.034sec in what was a closely-fought qualifying session at the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari. Mercedes’ George Russell was in third, Piastri’s McLaren teammate Lando Norris was fourth and Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso fifth.