Verstappen credits “tow buddy” Hulkenberg for help to grab Imola F1 pole
Verstappen and Red Bull had appeared on the back foot in Imola all weekend, but after turning around their car set-up, Verstappen came up with a big lap when it mattered and held off McLaren duo Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris for his eighth successive pole.Verstappen effectively clinched his poleContinue Reading
The Red Bull turnaround behind Max Verstappen’s Imola F1 pole
Finding a remedy to the team’s situation, where it seemed to struggle for a cadence over the kerbs and through the second sector of the Imola circuit, was going to test the team’s usual overnight work heading into Saturday. Both the trackside and factory divisions at Red Bull had toContinue Reading
NASCAR All-Star Race: Logano earns pole, Bell wins pit crew challenge
The qualifying session, which was postponed from Friday due to rain at North Wilkesboro (N.C.) Speedway, featured a three-lap run with the driver completing a four-tire pit stop with mock fuel delivery on the second lap.Logano, who drives the No. 22 Ford for Team Penske, proved to be exceptionally fastContinue Reading
VeeKay suffers heavy crash, Larson hit by engine issue in Indy 500 qualifying
VeeKay, who was expected to be a strong contender for pole position this weekend, was the fourth of 34 drivers to go out and attack Indianapolis Motorsport Speedway’s fastest four laps at the start of qualifying.After establishing a warm-up lap that exceeded 221mph, he went through the Turns 1 andContinue Reading
Tsunoda’s Imola speed shows Red Bull is right to wait on Perez’s F1 future
On a weekend where Red Bull had to adjust its ride height set-ups considerably to cope with the RB20’s ongoing dislike for kerbs, Perez’s crash late in FP3 meant Max Verstappen went into qualifying without any flying lap preparation on the soft tyres.Although this didn’t ultimately prevent the Dutchman blitzingContinue Reading
F1 Imola Grand Prix – Start time, starting grid, how to watch, & more
For an eighth consecutive Formula 1 grand prix, Verstappen took pole position to equal Ayrton Senna’s all-time record on pole streaks.The reigning world champion battled back from a tough trio of practice sessions for Red Bull, to grab top spot by 0.074s from McLaren’s Oscar Piastri.But the Australian driver isContinue Reading
F1 team-mates’ qualifying battles: Imola GP
After every F1 qualifying session, Autosport publishes each team’s qualifying record in terms of team-mate duels.This record is based exclusively on qualifying results so that grid penalties don’t alter the statistics.When a driver can’t put in a representative lap time due to a technical issue or an incident, this willContinue Reading
2024 F1 Imola GP qualifying results: Verstappen takes pole
Verstappen will start ahead of McLaren’s Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3.Imola Grand Prix grid: Verstappen on pole from Piastri ClaNºDriver Car / Engine Time Delay Continue Reading
F1 Imola GP: Verstappen fends off McLaren threat for pole
Having struggled in all three practice sessions so far at the Emilia Romagna race, Verstappen hailed Red Bull’s pre-qualifying set-up changes for “feeling a bit better and I could push a bit”.“This track is unbelievable,” Verstappen added. “And to be on the limit here, close to the gravel – IContinue Reading
Indy 500: How the two-day qualifying system works in 2024
Qualifying commences at 11am ET (4pm BST) on Saturday 18 May. Each car is given a single, four-lap run to set an average speed – and goes in an order selected by random draw on Friday night (listed at the bottom of this story).When every car in the qualifying orderContinue Reading