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The Advertiser
17-05-2025
- Automotive
- The Advertiser
Oscar Piastri's dream run continues with Imola pole
In a chaotic qualifying at Imola, Oscar Piastri remained the model of calm and serenity to roar to pole position again at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix in his ever more convincing push to become world F1 champion. Australia's championship leader was quickest in his McLaren on Saturday, leading home Red Bull's champion Max Verstappen, while George Russell qualified third for Mercedes with Piastri's disappointed teammate Lando Norris fourth. Piastri's calm excellence came at the end of a session which had to be twice red-flagged after Red Bull's Yuki Tsunoda and then Alpine's Franco Colapinto crashed in the first phase. The Melburnian star then had to fight his way through traffic on his decisive lap on Q3, admitting he "thought it was going to unravel" when he approached slower cars towards the end. But he still ended up 0.034sec quicker than Verstappen in one minute 14.670 seconds, to earn his third pole of the season, putting him in a great spot to earn a fifth win in seven races -- and a fourth in a row -- on Sunday at the storied circuit to stretch his 16-point lead over the disappointed Norris. Ferrari suffered a new low in front of their home fans, with Charles Leclerc qualifying 11th and Lewis Hamilton 12th in the seven-times world champion's first race in Italy for the Maranello-based team. Tsunoda and Colapinto, the latter returning to the grid in place of dropped Australian Jack Doohan, had to be taken to the medical centre for checks after their crashes. Tsunoda's was particularly alarming, with the Red Bull driver's crash leading to a 15-minute delay for track repairs. Colapinto went onto the grass approaching Tamburello and lost control, spinning and hitting the barrier head on. With agencies In a chaotic qualifying at Imola, Oscar Piastri remained the model of calm and serenity to roar to pole position again at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix in his ever more convincing push to become world F1 champion. Australia's championship leader was quickest in his McLaren on Saturday, leading home Red Bull's champion Max Verstappen, while George Russell qualified third for Mercedes with Piastri's disappointed teammate Lando Norris fourth. Piastri's calm excellence came at the end of a session which had to be twice red-flagged after Red Bull's Yuki Tsunoda and then Alpine's Franco Colapinto crashed in the first phase. The Melburnian star then had to fight his way through traffic on his decisive lap on Q3, admitting he "thought it was going to unravel" when he approached slower cars towards the end. But he still ended up 0.034sec quicker than Verstappen in one minute 14.670 seconds, to earn his third pole of the season, putting him in a great spot to earn a fifth win in seven races -- and a fourth in a row -- on Sunday at the storied circuit to stretch his 16-point lead over the disappointed Norris. Ferrari suffered a new low in front of their home fans, with Charles Leclerc qualifying 11th and Lewis Hamilton 12th in the seven-times world champion's first race in Italy for the Maranello-based team. Tsunoda and Colapinto, the latter returning to the grid in place of dropped Australian Jack Doohan, had to be taken to the medical centre for checks after their crashes. Tsunoda's was particularly alarming, with the Red Bull driver's crash leading to a 15-minute delay for track repairs. Colapinto went onto the grass approaching Tamburello and lost control, spinning and hitting the barrier head on. With agencies In a chaotic qualifying at Imola, Oscar Piastri remained the model of calm and serenity to roar to pole position again at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix in his ever more convincing push to become world F1 champion. Australia's championship leader was quickest in his McLaren on Saturday, leading home Red Bull's champion Max Verstappen, while George Russell qualified third for Mercedes with Piastri's disappointed teammate Lando Norris fourth. Piastri's calm excellence came at the end of a session which had to be twice red-flagged after Red Bull's Yuki Tsunoda and then Alpine's Franco Colapinto crashed in the first phase. The Melburnian star then had to fight his way through traffic on his decisive lap on Q3, admitting he "thought it was going to unravel" when he approached slower cars towards the end. But he still ended up 0.034sec quicker than Verstappen in one minute 14.670 seconds, to earn his third pole of the season, putting him in a great spot to earn a fifth win in seven races -- and a fourth in a row -- on Sunday at the storied circuit to stretch his 16-point lead over the disappointed Norris. Ferrari suffered a new low in front of their home fans, with Charles Leclerc qualifying 11th and Lewis Hamilton 12th in the seven-times world champion's first race in Italy for the Maranello-based team. Tsunoda and Colapinto, the latter returning to the grid in place of dropped Australian Jack Doohan, had to be taken to the medical centre for checks after their crashes. Tsunoda's was particularly alarming, with the Red Bull driver's crash leading to a 15-minute delay for track repairs. Colapinto went onto the grass approaching Tamburello and lost control, spinning and hitting the barrier head on. With agencies In a chaotic qualifying at Imola, Oscar Piastri remained the model of calm and serenity to roar to pole position again at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix in his ever more convincing push to become world F1 champion. Australia's championship leader was quickest in his McLaren on Saturday, leading home Red Bull's champion Max Verstappen, while George Russell qualified third for Mercedes with Piastri's disappointed teammate Lando Norris fourth. Piastri's calm excellence came at the end of a session which had to be twice red-flagged after Red Bull's Yuki Tsunoda and then Alpine's Franco Colapinto crashed in the first phase. The Melburnian star then had to fight his way through traffic on his decisive lap on Q3, admitting he "thought it was going to unravel" when he approached slower cars towards the end. But he still ended up 0.034sec quicker than Verstappen in one minute 14.670 seconds, to earn his third pole of the season, putting him in a great spot to earn a fifth win in seven races -- and a fourth in a row -- on Sunday at the storied circuit to stretch his 16-point lead over the disappointed Norris. Ferrari suffered a new low in front of their home fans, with Charles Leclerc qualifying 11th and Lewis Hamilton 12th in the seven-times world champion's first race in Italy for the Maranello-based team. Tsunoda and Colapinto, the latter returning to the grid in place of dropped Australian Jack Doohan, had to be taken to the medical centre for checks after their crashes. Tsunoda's was particularly alarming, with the Red Bull driver's crash leading to a 15-minute delay for track repairs. Colapinto went onto the grass approaching Tamburello and lost control, spinning and hitting the barrier head on. With agencies
RTÉ News
17-05-2025
- Automotive
- RTÉ News
Oscar Piastri keeps calm to take pole from Max Verstappen at Imola
Formula One leader Oscar Piastri kept calm under pressure to put McLaren on pole position for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix on Saturday with Red Bull's Max Verstappen joining the Australian on the front row. George Russell qualified third for Mercedes at Imola with McLaren's Lando Norris fourth in a session that was twice red-flagged after Red Bull's Yuki Tsunoda and Alpine's Franco Colapinto crashed in the first phase. Ferrari, meanwhile, suffered a new low in front of their home fans, with Charles Leclerc 11th and Lewis Hamilton 12th ahead of the seven-times world champion's first race in Italy for the Maranello-based team. The pole, in one minute 14.670 seconds, was Piastri's third of the season as the 24-year-old chases a fifth win in seven races and fourth in a row to stretch his 16-point lead over Norris. "It was a very tough session with all the delays, the red flags," said Piastri, who won in China and Bahrain from pole and has only increased in confidence and speed as the season progresses. "The lap was good. I had about four cars in the last corner, which didn't help, but it was enough. So, very happy with the job I've done and excited for tomorrow." Four-times world champion Verstappen had been on provisional pole, in 1:14.772 with Piastri 0.049 slower, but the Australian dug deep for the extra milliseconds when it mattered. Verstappen, winner of the past three races hosted by Imola, managed to improve his time but not enough to beat Piastri's final effort and fell 0.034 short. "Everything was going really well, just this softest compound is very difficult to keep alive around the lap," the Dutch driver said of the Pirelli tyres. "Sector one was good and then the tyres again fell away from me from there onwards by tiny margins." Russell set his time on the medium tyres. "It's always a surprise when you're so close to the McLaren because they're so quick at the moment," said the Briton. Ferrari's hopes of challenging champions McLaren never materialised. "My God, my God," exclaimed Leclerc over the team radio as the realisation sunk in after he crossed the line in front of the massed ranks of Ferrari fans. "Definitely devastated and gutted because the car was genuinely feeling pretty good," Hamilton told reporters. "I felt like the car setup was right and we just can't go quick enough. "We threw the soft (tyre) on at the end and for some reason it just did not come alive, there was no grip." Mercedes' Italian rookie and local hero Kimi Antonelli also failed to make the top 10 and will line up only 13th. Fernando Alonso will line up fifth for Aston Martin, an impressive turnaround for a team that has struggled this season and for a former Imola winner and double world champion who has yet to score a point in 2025.
Straits Times
17-05-2025
- Automotive
- Straits Times
Piastri keeps calm to take pole from Verstappen at Imola
Formula One F1 - Emilia Romagna Grand Prix - Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Italy - May 17, 2025 McLaren's Oscar Piastri celebrates with McLaren chief executive Zak Brown after qualifying in pole position REUTERS/Jakub Porzycki Formula One F1 - Emilia Romagna Grand Prix - Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Italy - May 17, 2025 McLaren's Oscar Piastri celebrates after qualifying in pole position with second placed Red Bull's Max Verstappen and third placed Mercedes' George Russell REUTERS/Florion Goga Formula One F1 - Emilia Romagna Grand Prix - Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Italy - May 17, 2025 McLaren's Oscar Piastri celebrates after qualifying in pole position REUTERS/Jakub Porzycki Formula One F1 - Emilia Romagna Grand Prix - Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Italy - May 17, 2025 McLaren's Oscar Piastri celebrates after qualifying in pole position REUTERS/Florion Goga Piastri keeps calm to take pole from Verstappen at Imola IMOLA, Italy - Formula One leader Oscar Piastri kept calm under pressure to put McLaren on pole position for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix on Saturday with Red Bull's Max Verstappen joining the Australian on the front row. George Russell qualified third for Mercedes at Imola with McLaren's Lando Norris fourth in a session that was twice red-flagged after Red Bull's Yuki Tsunoda and Alpine's Franco Colapinto crashed in the first phase. Ferrari, meanwhile, suffered a new low in front of their home fans, with Charles Leclerc 11th and Lewis Hamilton 12th ahead of the seven-times world champion's first race in Italy for the Maranello-based team. The pole, in one minute 14.670 seconds, was Piastri's third of the season as the 24-year-old chases a fifth win in seven races and fourth in a row to stretch his 16-point lead over Norris. "It was a very tough session with all the delays, the red flags," said Piastri, who won in China and Bahrain from pole and has only increased in confidence and speed as the season progresses. "The lap was good. I had about four cars in the last corner, which didn't help, but it was enough. So, very happy with the job I've done and excited for tomorrow." Four-times world champion Verstappen had been on provisional pole, in 1:14.772 with Piastri 0.049 slower, but the Australian dug deep for the extra milliseconds when it mattered. Verstappen, winner of the past three races hosted by Imola, managed to improve his time but not enough to beat Piastri's final effort and fell 0.034 short. "Everything was going really well, just this softest compound is very difficult to keep alive around the lap," the Dutch driver said of the Pirelli tyres. "Sector one was good and then the tyres again fell away from me from there onwards by tiny margins." Russell set his time on the medium tyres. "It's always a surprise when you're so close to the McLaren because they're so quick at the moment," said the Briton. FERRARI DESPAIR Ferrari's hopes of challenging champions McLaren never materialised. "My God, my God," exclaimed Leclerc over the team radio as the realisation sunk in after he crossed the line in front of the massed ranks of Ferrari fans. "Definitely devastated and gutted because the car was genuinely feeling pretty good," Hamilton told reporters. "I felt like the car setup was right and we just can't go quick enough. "We threw the soft (tyre) on at the end and for some reason it just did not come alive, there was no grip." Mercedes' Italian rookie and local hero Kimi Antonelli also failed to make the top 10 and will line up only 13th. Fernando Alonso will line up fifth for Aston Martin, an impressive turnaround for a team that has struggled this season and for a former Imola winner and double world champion who has yet to score a point in 2025. Williams pair Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon were sixth and seventh fastest. Canadian Lance Stroll made it two Astons in the top 10 and provided further proof that their upgraded car is heading in the right direction, with eighth on the grid followed by Racing Bulls' Isack Hadjar and Alpine's Pierre Gasly. Tsunoda and Colapinto, the latter returning to the grid after a stint with Williams last year and in place of dropped Australian Jack Doohan, were both taken to the medical centre for checks after their crashes. The Red Bull driver's crash led to a 15-minute delay for track repairs and red flags were waved again when Colapinto went onto the grass approaching Tamburello and lost control, spinning and hitting the barrier head on. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
New Straits Times
17-05-2025
- Automotive
- New Straits Times
Piastri grabs pole from Verstappen at Imola
IMOLA: Formula One leader Oscar Piastri puts his McLaren on pole position for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola today with Red Bull's Max Verstappen joining the Australian on the front row. George Russell qualified third for Mercedes with McLaren's Lando Norris fourth in a session that was twice red-flagged after Red Bull's Yuki Tsunoda and Alpine's Franco Colapinto crashed in the first phase. The pole, with a time of one minute 14.670 seconds, was Piastri's third of the season as he chases a fifth win in seven races and fourth in a row to stretch his 16-point lead over Norris. Ferrari suffered a new low in front of their home fans, with Charles Leclerc qualifying 11th and Lewis Hamilton 12th in the seven-times world champion's first race in Italy for the Maranello-based team. "My God, my God," exclaimed Leclerc over the team radio as the realisation sunk in. "Sorry guys, I can't improve for some reason," said Hamilton. Mercedes' Italian rookie and local hero Kimi Antonelli also failed to make the top 10 and will line up only 13th. Fernando Alonso will line up fifth for Aston Martin, an impressive turnaround for a team that has struggled this season, and Williams pair Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon were sixth and seventh fastest. Canadian Lance Stroll made it two Astons in the top 10 with eighth on the grid, followed by Racing Bulls' Isack Hadjar and Alpine's Pierre Gasly. Tsunoda and Colapinto, the latter returning to the grid in place of dropped Australian Jack Doohan, were both taken to the medical centre for checks after crashes. The Red Bull driver's crash led to a 15-minute delay for track repairs and red flags were waved again when Colapinto went onto the grass approaching Tamburello and lost control, spinning and hitting the barrier head on. - REUTERS
TimesLIVE
17-05-2025
- Automotive
- TimesLIVE
Piastri on pole for Emilia Romagna GP, Verstappen second
Formula One leader Oscar Piastri put his McLaren on pole position for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola on Saturday with Red Bull's Max Verstappen joining the Australian on the front row. George Russell qualified third for Mercedes with McLaren's Lando Norris fourth in a session that was twice red-flagged after Red Bull's Yuki Tsunoda and Alpine's Franco Colapinto crashed in the first phase. The pole, with a time of one minute 14.670 seconds, was Piastri's third of the season as he chases a fifth win in seven races and fourth in a row to stretch his 16-point lead over Norris. Ferrari suffered a new low in front of their home fans, with Charles Leclerc qualifying 11th and Lewis Hamilton 12th in the seven-time world champion's first race in Italy for the Maranello-based team. 'My God, my God,' exclaimed Leclerc over the team radio as the realisation sunk in. 'Sorry guys, I can't improve for some reason,' said Hamilton. Mercedes' Italian rookie and local hero Kimi Antonelli also failed to make the top 10 and will line up only 13th. Fernando Alonso will line up fifth for Aston Martin, an impressive turnaround for a team that has struggled this season, and Williams pair Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon were sixth and seventh fastest. Canadian Lance Stroll made it two Astons in the top 10 with eighth on the grid, followed by Racing Bulls' Isack Hadjar and Alpine's Pierre Gasly. Tsunoda and Colapinto, the latter returning to the grid in place of dropped Australian Jack Doohan, were both taken to the medical centre for checks after crashes. The Red Bull driver's crash led to a 15-minute delay for track repairs and red flags were waved again when Colapinto went onto the grass approaching Tamburello and lost control, spinning and hitting the barrier head on.
