Verstappen roars to Imola pole
You'd have got long odds on a Max Verstappen pole at Imola after Friday practice, but the world champion put in one of the best laps of his career to earn a 39th career pole.
Even more poignantly, he equalled Ayrton Senna's record of eight straight poles, as Imola marks 30 years since the Brazilian's death. For good measure, he also equalled Alain Prost's tally of seven straight poles to start a season.
The full qualifying report is available below!
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Piastri stripped of front-row
Oscar Piastri did qualify second on the road at Imola, less than a tenth behind Verstappen, but he won't be starting there.
That is down to a Q1 incident involving Kevin Magnussen at Tamburello, which saw the Australian hit with a three-place grid drop.
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