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F1 heads to Italy as Imola hosts the first leg of the European summer stint, the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, and round seven of the 2025 F1 season this weekend.
Mercedes’ George Russell earned his fourth podium of the year with a third-place finish, while pole-sitter Max Verstappen finished fourth. As for Ferrari, it was another weekend to forget with an irritated Lewis Hamilton finishing eighth, with Charles Leclerc just a spot ahead in seventh.
Yet the Scuderia will be eyeing an improvement in front of their home tifosi crowd in Imola. Last year, Verstappen won the race after holding off a late charge from Norris.
Q3 underway!
Here we go then - it’s time for the top-10 shootout with some star drivers missing out!
10 drivers involved: Verstappen, Russell, Norris, Piastri, Alonso, Stroll, Hadjar, Sainz, Gasly, Albon
Incidentally, the medium tyre worked for the Astons in Q2 - will anyone follow suit in Q3!
12 minutes in Q3...
Ferraris out!
It wasn’t even that close!
Leclerc missed out by over a tenth, with Hamilton a tenth slower than his teammate!
Kieran Jackson17 May 2025 16:19
Lewis Hamilton on team radio:
“Sorry guys, I can’t improve for some reason.”
It was the Aston Martins of Alonso and Stroll which eliminated the Ferrari pair at the end!
Disappointment for the home fans!
Leclerc: “My god, my god, my god.”
Kieran Jackson17 May 2025 16:16
Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc out in Q2!
Oh it’s disaster for Ferrari!
Hamilton and Leclerc both out in 11th and 12th!
Kimi Antonelli also out in P13!
Bottom-five and out in Q2 (11-15): Leclerc, Hamilton, Antonelli, Bortoleto, Colapinto
Kieran Jackson17 May 2025 16:15
Haas' Ollie Bearman after his Q1 exit:
“I didn’t see the red flag until I crossed the line, I’m not sure why my lap wasn’t reinstated. It’s a bit strange.”
Kieran Jackson17 May 2025 16:10
Pierre Gasly in bottom-five!
Gasly in P12 and is not happy with an Aston Martin ahead at the final corner, who perhaps made his car turbulent.
Gasly: “What’s the name of that smart guy in the Aston? I’ll remember him.”
Threatening stuff!
Current bottom-five (11-15): Stroll, Gasly, Albon, Bortoleto, Colapinto
Antonelli will need to go quicker in P10... 4:00 to go in Q2.
Kieran Jackson17 May 2025 16:09
Q2 begins!
Nothing from the FIA on Bearman’s time, but no news is presumably good news for Bortoleto!
The Brazilian headed straight out to the end of the pit-lane and as the green light appears, Bortoleto is straight out on track!
Bearman is out!
Kieran Jackson17 May 2025 15:59
FIA UPDATE:
FIA: “Q2 will start at 16:58.”
Still nothing from the FIA on Bearman though...
Kieran Jackson17 May 2025 15:55
Kieran Jackson17 May 2025 15:53
Bearman's time still under review
How is it taking this long?!
Bortoleto is the nervous driver watching on, having claimed P15 in Q1.
Still nothing from the FIA...
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