Max Verstappen, on Red Bull, will start in pole position in the Made in Italy and Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. With a time of 1'14''746, the Dutchman preceded the McLarens Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris. Fourth and fifth were the Ferraris Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz.
«It was a difficult weekend, which is why I'm happy with the pole position. We made some last minute changes after free practice this morning and it seems to have worked. I felt much more comfortable and could have pushed a little harder.” So Max Verstappen after the pole position in Imola, his 65th in his career but above all the eighth in a row, which leads him to equal a record that belongs to Ayrton Senna on the very track where the Brazilian champion died 30 years ago. «This circuit is incredible – added Verstappen -. To be at the limit I hit the gravel in the last corner and my heart is still pumping. The adrenaline is at its peak.”