F1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix: Full coverage from SB Nation

If you thought Oscar Piastri would run away with the 2025 Formula 1 Drivers’ Championship, Max Verstappen would like to have a word with you.

Or perhaps he will just let his driving do the talking.

The grid is set for the Formula 1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.

Oscar Piastri nipped Max Verstappen for pole position on Saturday, with George Russell taking third and Piastri’s McLaren teammate Lando Norris qualifying fourth.

This was not the home qualifying session that Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton were hoping for.

The historic Imola Circuit’s full name is the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, after the founder of Ferrari, Enzo Ferrari, and his son Dino. The circuit is just down the road from Ferrari’s Maranello factory, and as one of two Formula 1 races in Italy, it serves as a home race for the Scuderia.

Shortly after qualifying began at the Formula 1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, it was over for Yuki Tsunoda.

The Red Bull driver veered off the racing line and into the gravel at the precarious Villeneuve chicane, with his RB21 flipping into the barrier before coming to a rest right-side up. The crash brought out the red flag, leading to an extended delay in Q1.

Are we headed to another dominant Saturday from McLaren, or will their rivals spring a surprise in Formula 1 qualifying at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix?

The McLaren duo of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris has led the way over all three practice sessions. Piastri topped the timing sheets in both FP1 and FP2 — with Norris right behind him in P2 — while it was Norris who was fastest earlier today in FP3, with Piastri behind him in second.

Qualifying for the Formula 1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix is still underway at the historic Imola Circuit in Italy.

But before Q1 has even come to an end, one driver’s day is over.

According to Mercedes, rookie driver Kimi Antonelli has been “efficient” at analyzing the data overnight and making the necessary changes to increase performance the next day.

Antonelli might need to put in a few extra hours ahead of Saturday at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.

After months of speculation and a media day where he was perhaps the center of attention, Franco Colapinto was finally back in a Formula 1 car at historic Imola for the first two practice sessions ahead of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.

Colapinto posted the 17th fastest time in FP1, and improved to P13 by the end of FP2, giving the new Alpine driver a boost of confidence heading into Saturday’s final practice session and qualifying.

Following months of speculation, Franco Colapinto is finally back on the grid.

Alpine made the switch to the 2024 super-sub following the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix, sidelining Jack Doohan and promoting Colapinto, who signed as a reserve driver with the team ahead of the 2025 season. Colapinto makes his Alpine debut this week at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, and has just five races to prove to Flavio Briatore and the decision makers at the Enstone-based operation that he has what it takes.

Multiple storylines dominate the paddock as the Formula 1 grid arrives at historic Imola for this weekend’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.

But one of the major storylines is the future of the race itself.

Formula 1 is back this week with the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, which kicks off the European portion of the calendar. But the grid looks a little different than it did at the Miami Grand Prix, with Alpine making the switch to Franco Colapinto from Jack Doohan.

During Thursday’s media day, some of Doohan’s former rivals expressed their support for the driver, blasting the “cutthroat” nature of Formula 1.

Atlassian Williams Racing has enjoyed a tremendous beginning to the 2025 Formula 1 season.

What might have been considered a transition year for the team, with Carlos Sainz Jr. joining the driver lineup and this season representing the final year before the new regulations arrive in 2026, the start to the campaign has been anything but a transition. The team is off to a roaring start, and they enter the European portion of the calendar sitting fifth in the Constructors’ Championship standings, 17 points ahead of sixth-place Haas.

Lewis Hamilton is about to experience a first.

His first home race in Italy as a driver for Ferrari.

After a tumultuous week for Alpine, the team is ready to go back to racing.

With a new driver in their lineup.

Shortly after his retirement from the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix, Sauber rookie driver Gabriel Bortoleto had his eyes set on the next race on the calendar.

With good reason.

After a week off, Formula 1 roars back into action with this week’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.

This race kicks off the European portion of the schedule, as well as another F1 triple-header that will bring the circuit from Italy, to Monaco, and finally to Barcelona.