Norris "could have gotten Leclerc" for Imola F1 front row
Norris, whose McLaren team had struggled for pace in the opening rounds of 2022, grabbed the opportunity Imola's capricious weather conditions provided with both hands.
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World champion Max Verstappen aiming for Red Bull success after winning sprint pole on ‘amazing track’ at Imola
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen celebrated pole position in qualifying on Friday which sees him start Saturday’s sprint from the front. Eight points are on offer for the winner at the truncated race, and also decides the grid for Sunday’s full race at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix. Ad/> The Dutch world champion had swapped the lead regularly with current campaign leader, Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, but a late red flag after third-placed Lando Norris crashed out meant that he was able to secure pole without a late challenge.
Verstappen ends pole wait at wet and chaotic Imola
IMOLA, Italy: Formula One world champion Max Verstappen took his first pole position of the season on Friday in a wet and crash-interrupted Emilia Romagna Grand Prix qualifying for Saturday’s sprint race at Imola. Ferrari’s championship leader Charles Leclerc, thwarted by a late stoppage, will line up alongside the Red Bull driver on the front row for a 100km race that decides who starts first in Sunday’s main event. Verstappen goes into the Formula One record books as the pole setter for the weekend, regardless of where he starts on Sunday.
Verstappen claims pole amid F1 qualy chaos, Mercs suffer early exit
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 dramatic damp shootout that played host to five red flags.
Qualy: Verstappen grabs pole in chaotic wet-dry session
Max Verstappen took pole position for sprint qualifying at Imola, in a heavily interrupted session that saw five red flags in mixed conditions on Friday.
We underperformed as a team, says Hamilton as Mercedes run ends
IMOLA, Italy : Mercedes were shut out of the final phase of Formula One qualifying for the first time since 2012 on Friday and seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton said the failure was a collective one.
Max Verstappen takes pole in wet and chaotic Imola qualifying
Formula One world champion Max Verstappen put Red Bull on pole position in a wet and crash-interrupted Emilia Romagna Grand Prix qualifying on Friday to secure top slot for the first sprint of the season.
Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix: Max Verstappen On Pole For Sprint Race, Charles Leclerc Second
World champion Max Verstappen will start Saturday's sprint race at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix from pole position after a rain-lashed and crash-hit qualifying session. Ferrari's championship leader Charles Leclerc was second with Lando Norris of McLaren in third. In all, there were five red flags which halted the action on the Imola track.