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Live: F1 Emilia Romagna GP commentary and updates – FP1 ... (autosport.com)

Minute-by-minute updates on Friday practice and qualifying for the Formula 1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola.

Opening practice for the Emilia Romagna GP gets underway at 12.30pm BST (1.30pm local time), followed by qualifying which starts at 4pm BST (5pm local time). Minute-by-minute updates on Friday practice and qualifying for the Formula 1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola. Live: F1 Emilia Romagna GP commentary and updates – FP1 & Qualifying

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F1 qualifying race time: What time qualifying starts on Friday for ... (DraftKings Nation)

F1 is back for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in Italy. Qualifying is scheduled for Friday and we run through some key details.

+25000 This weekend's Grand Prix is one of six races in the 2022 season with a two-day qualifying format. Formula One is back at it after an off week last weekend.

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Emilia Romagna GP Qualifying: Max Verstappen claims pole ahead ... (Sky Sports)

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 ...

10) Carlos Sainz No time set (crashed in Q2) 3) Lando Norris 2) Charles Leclerc Following complaints from drivers during the Sprints debut campaign last year, there has been a pole position clarification for 2022. He will head the grid for Saturday's Sprint, the shortened race that returns in 2022 after a debut three outings last year.

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F1 2022 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix - Full Qualifying Results (crash.net)

Full Q1, Q2 and Q3 results from F1 qualifying at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Round 4 of the 2022 F1 world championship.

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F1 Grand Prix qualifying results: Verstappen takes sprint pole at Imola (Motorsport.com, Edition: Global)

Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen will start Saturday's Emilia Romagna Grand Prix sprint event on pole position after an incident-packed qualifying at Imola ...

Verstappen then grabbed the top spot with 1m27.999s, 0.779s faster than Leclerc, despite being forced to lift off for Valtteri Bottas stopping in the final sector ahead of him, which caused another red flag. Rain fell during the break, meaning there would be no further improvements. Time The session began on a slightly damp but quickly drying track. Time The result of Saturday’s sprint race sets the grid for Sunday’s main event.

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2022 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix Qualifying report and highlights ... (Formula 1 RSS UK)

Max Verstappen took pole position for Red Bull in a nailbiting qualifying session ahead of the inaugural F1 Sprint of 2022 at Imola.

It was very slippery to get the tyre temps to work. Vettel sealed Aston Martin's first Q3 appearance of 2022 in P8 (and emerged for a late intermediate run alongside Leclerc), Ricciardo and Bottas rounding out the top 10. Verstappen then improved to a 1m 27.999s, just after Bottas crashed to bring out a red flag going into Turn 16. “It was tricky out there with the rain… The rain then returned to ensure a damp finish to Friday evening. It was a hectic, long qualifying but of course at the end happy to be here. Dry line now clear, Lance Stroll set the first benchmark for Aston Martin – before the session was red flagged with 12 minutes remaining, Albon’s right-rear brake up in flames and spreading red-hot debris in its wake. Verstappen led Leclerc out but, given how difficult their out-laps seemed, it was clear that neither driver would improve. Nearly eight-tenths off, Leclerc had one last chance to pry provisional pole away from the reigning champion but was left second and 0.799s off after the red flag. The Spaniard went second, 0.197s off then-leader Verstappen, but spun and crashed going into the final left-hander. The umbrellas soon unfurled, and those drivers’ fates were essentially sealed. Tsunoda’s team mate Gasly could only take P17, making it an early elimination for both of AlphaTauri's drivers at their home circuit.

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Sainz 'wasn't pushing that hard' before Imola F1 qualifying crash (autosport.com)

Carlos Sainz felt he wasn't pushing hard prior to his Imola Formula 1 qualifying crash which he fears will cost him “quite a lot” through the rest of the ...

The car surprised me in that corner, [and] I missed it. Sainz acknowledged the damage on his car “looked bad” after the shunt and that it was “not going to be easy for the guys tonight” to get the repairs completed. Sainz explained that he was surprised to lose the car in the fashion that he did, but took full blame for the mistake.

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F1 Emilia Romagna GP sprint race - Start time, how to watch & more (autosport.com)

Max Verstappen has taken pole position for Red Bull at the Formula 1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix sprint race on Friday. Here's how and when to watch the ...

For the entire 2022 F1 season, Channel 4 will broadcast highlights of every qualifying and race of each event. The starting order for the sprint race will be decided by a traditional qualifying session held on Friday afternoon. Live streaming through NOW is also available in the UK. F1 has long been looking to make changes to the traditional race weekend format and while other options like reverse grid races were considered, they were ultimately unfancied compared to sprint races. In F2 the sprint race is 120km and the feature race covers 170km, though are usually no less exciting. They’re used in many other series, though perhaps most notably for Formula 1 is their inclusion in the Formula 2 race weekend.

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Unlucky twist left Ricciardo 'hurt'; full extent of Mercedes nightmare ... (Fox Sports)

Unlucky twist left Ricciardo 'hurt'; full extent of Mercedes nightmare — F1 Qualifying Analysis.

Norris credited a second straight strong qualifying session to the climatic conditions rather than the car, and on one level that makes sense. It’s much more difficult to pass at Imola compared to Interlagos, however, and that will be particularly true if the track is in any way damp to make deviating from the racing line treacherous. Haas will be the team’s chief rival, with Kevin Magnussen taking a sensational fourth. The car doesn’t like big braking zones, and the reduction in speed in the wet effectively took the bite out of the biggest stops around the track. With the improvements on the second lap, I really feel I could be significantly further up, but that’s alright.” Russell’s car was porpoising so badly during that hour that the floor stays, designed to help with the problem, snapped. Carlos Sainz re-signed with Ferrari during the week, but the Spaniard couldn’t convert that confidence into a qualifying result, crashing out of Q2 in what he described as surprising snap from the car at the end of a lap on which he wasn’t pushing particularly hard. To date sprint races have needed a focal point, and two cars starting out of position will be key excitement generators. If Verstappen can hold position off pole, even the Ferrari’s car superior corner-exit traction may not be enough for Leclerc to overcome him in the sprint, which doesn’t feature pit stop strategy to shake up the order. Things were only marginally better for Sergio Perez in the second Red Bull Racing car. A dry track combined with frequent bursts of rain made the session challenging for drivers. In wet practice everything was coming up Ferrari, with the red cars more almost 1.5 seconds quicker than anyone else.

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5 things we learned from Friday running at the Emilia Romagna ... (Formula 1 RSS UK)

The fans that braved the wet and chilly conditions at Imola on Friday were rewarded with a thriller of a qualifying session that saw Max Verstappen snatch ...

Repeating the feat in race trim will be tricky, but confidence is growing inside the team – and there is still one hour of practice to work on long runs. There’s also second practice on Saturday morning, where the conditions are expected to be the warmest and driest they’ve been all weekend, with that good weather set to continue for the rest of the weekend. That ultimately left him P10 and his team with a lot of work to do overnight to rebuild his F1-75. He was confident when we spoke in the morning that Red Bull were on top of their reliability issues and hopeful they could be in the fight this weekend. This was Mercedes’ most chastening performance of a challenging 2022 season. Here are five things we learned from practice and qualifying…

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LIVE COVERAGE - Qualifying in Emilia Romagna | Formula 1® (Formula 1 RSS UK)

Live coverage of Friday's Formula 1 qualifying session for the 2022 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola in Italy.

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FIVE Red flags, Ricciardo rises and Mercedes' nightmare in F1 ... (Fox Sports)

World champion Max Verstappen secured pole position on Saturday for Sunday's sprint race at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix after outpacing Charles Leclerc by ...

9th row: Pierre Gasly (FRA/AlphaTauri) Nicholas Latifi (CAN/Williams-Mercedes) 7th row: Lewis Hamilton (GBR/Mercedes) Zhou Guanyu (CHN/Alfa Romeo) 6th row: George Russell (GBR/Mercedes) Mick Schumacher (GER/Haas-Ferrari) 5th row: Sebastian Vettel (GER/Aston Martin-Mercedes) Carlos Sainz (ESP/Ferrari) It was Verstappen’s first pole this season and the 12th of his career. 2nd row: Lando Norris (GBR/McLaren-Mercedes) Kevin Magnussen (DEN/Haas-Ferrari)

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Sainz 'wasn't pushing that hard' before Imola F1 qualifying crash (Motorsport.com, Edition: Global)

Carlos Sainz felt he wasn't pushing hard prior to his Imola Formula 1 qualifying crash which he fears will cost him “quite a lot” through the rest of the ...

The car surprised me in that corner, [and] I missed it. Sainz said the target at Imola was now “to move forward and try and rescue some good points” over the sprint race and grand prix. Sainz acknowledged the damage on his car “looked bad” after the shunt and that it was “not going to be easy for the guys tonight” to get the repairs completed.

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Unhappy Leclerc rues run choices in Imola F1 qualifying (autosport.com)

Formula 1 world championship leader Charles Leclerc says the wrong run plan choice for qualifying at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix left him unhappy to be ...

So let’s keep pushing, but for now we have the potential to do so [win].” “P2 is not bad in the end. So it is like this.

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F1 qualifying race time: What time sprint race starts on Saturday for ... (DraftKings Nation)

Formula One racing is in Italy this weekend for the 2022 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. The race will take place on Sunday at the Imola Circuit, ...

Max Verstappen has the best odds to win the sprint at DraftKings Sportsbook installed at -105. The points received from finishing in the top eight will be applied to both the drivers’ and constructors’ championships. A secondary benefit is that points will be awarded to the top eight drivers from the sprint.

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F1 Emilia Romagna GP: Verstappen takes pole in disrupted qualifying (autosport.com)

Max Verstappen persevered through five red flags to triumph over Charles Leclerc in changeable qualifying conditions ahead of the sprint race at Formula 1's ...

With the risk too great to attempt a lap on slicks, both Mercedes drivers were eliminated. The front-left assembly bore the brunt, and the red flag was thrown before rain duly arrived. Sainz flashed over the timing line in 1m18.990s and he had moved top ahead of Norris. But as he turned in to the second apex of the Rivazza left, the right-rear wheel appeared to run over the painted track border, and he span across the gravel and into the outside wall. The Red Bull driver was quick to confirm over team radio that he had still backed off considerably and changed down a gear to account for a yellow flag in the final sector. On his second and crucial lap on intermediate tyres in Q3, despite a yellow flag for a stricken Valtteri Bottas, the Red Bull driver posted a 1m27.999s to move ahead of Leclerc.

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Max Verstappen tops Charles Leclerc in qualifying for F1 sprint race ... (NBC Sports - Motorsports)

Max Verstappen will start on pole for the F1 sprint race at Imola ahead of Charles Leclerc after a rain-plagued qualifying session that cost Lewis Hamilton.

Qualifying was also stopped with three minutes remaining following an incident for Bottas as Verstappen went quickest. That included Hamilton and Russell. The passionate “tifosi” have been packing out the circuit in their red-colored droves this weekend, with more than 120,000 tickets sold. Ferrari dominated practice and again looked like the team to beat after a one-two in the session. Instead of the usual three practices to get to grips with the car, there was only one practice followed by qualifying on Friday for Saturday’s sprint. “There are things we should have done but we didn’t do.

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Alfa Romeo changes Bottas chassis after Imola F1 qualifying ... (autosport.com)

Valtteri Bottas was forced to miss Saturday's FP2 session at Imola as his Alfa Romeo Formula 1 team worked to build up the spare chassis for the Finn.

“I trust him on the fact that the adaptation will be quite quick, and he will have a look at the data from Zhou, and have a good understanding,” he said. "We expected yesterday to have to do it, but the car is sealed. The loom is going inside the chassis, and it's easier to change it.

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F1 - Verstappen takes pole in Imola as red flags disrupt qualifying in ... (FIA)

Max Verstappen claimed his first pole position of 2022 at the end of a complex qualifying session for the Emilia Romagna Grand that was disrupted by wet ...

But the prospect of a last-ditch battle for pole was ended when Norris slid off at Acque Minerale. His McLaren nudged into the barriers and for a final time the red flags flew. With rain expected in Q2 a queue of cars formed at the pit exit and looking to make the most of the dry conditions Verstappen headed out early. The Spanish driver lost the rear of his Ferrari into Rivazza 2 and spun into the barriers. With his car appearing to be beached, the red flags came out. Behind the top three, Haas claimed their best ever grid slot with Kevin Magnussen taking fourth place. The Red Bull Racing driver took his team’s 75th pole almost eight tenths of a second ahead of championship leading Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc and McLaren’s Lando Norris who brought an early end to Q3 when he crashed just as the final flying laps of the session had begun. With just three minutes left in Q3, the remaining drivers would get just one more flying lap. During the stoppage the rain began to fall. Alex Albon suffered a brake fire that caused the tyre and the brake to explode. Also eliminated behind them were Williams’ Nicholas Latifi, Alpine’s Esteban Ocon who did not complete a final run, and the unfortunate Albon. However, a good final flying lap of 1:19.773 boosted him to P5. Albon was unable to return to the action, however.

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