Disaster for Ferrari in the qualifications for the Imola »Piastri House Race is in Pole-Position
Cezar Titor article – published on Saturday, May 17, 2025, 19:21 / Updated on Saturday, May 17, 2025 19:23
Oscar Piastri, the pilot of the McLaren, the up-to-day leader of the pilot standings, awarded his pole for the Imola race.
The Australian pilot initially ranked second, behind Max Verstappen, after the first outburst in Q3, but he achieved an exceptional second tour, proving unbeatable for the world champion. In his decisive round, the pilot McLaren recorded a time of 1: 14,670, exceeding Verstappen by 0.034 seconds, the latter to start from the second position.
Oscar Piastri will leave the pole in the race from Imola. Lando Norris, only on 4!
The second line is completely British. George Russell will leave the third position, after opting for the average tires in his final attack. They gave the British better stability towards the end of the tour, avoiding overheating, which allowed the Mercedes pilot to overcome his countrymen Lando Norris in the fighter for third place.
Fernando Alonso will start from the fifth place, this being by far the best qualification at the beginning of the season. The double world champion also chose the average tires at the end of Q3, a previously used set in qualifications, managing to rank fifth, in front of Carlos Sainz, Alex Albon, Lance Stroll, Isack Hadjar and Pierre Gasly, which completes the Top 10 on the starting grid. The result of the double world champion comes as a result of upgrades to the monopost Aston Martin, who seem to bear fruit.
Disaster for Ferrari in the house race!
Both driving pilots missed the Q3.
To the despair of thousands of fans in the stands of Imola, both Ferrari pilots, Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton, as well as the only representative of Italy in the Great Circus, Andrea Kimi Antonelli from Mercedes, were eliminated at the end of Q2. The three were ranked 11-13, after Alonso, Stroll and Sainz exceeded them at the last moment, after registering excellent times. Sainz recorded the best time in Q2, and Aston Martin pilots advanced in Q3 with tours made with medium tires, which proved to be a little better in a fast tour.
“Sorry, boys. For some reason, I can't improve my time,” Hamilton reacted through the radio system. “God, God, God,” was the shock reaction of the Money, nicknamed “Il Predestinato” by “Tifosi”.
In addition to Leclerc, Hamilton and Antonelli, after the 15 minutes of the pole Position fight, Gabriel Bortoleto and Franco Colapinto were also eliminated, which did not participate in the second sequence of qualifications. The reason was the serious accident of the Argentine, spent at the end of Q1.
Due to this incident of the Alpine pilot, produced at the exit of Tamburello, the first phase of qualifications was stopped prematurely, preventing Liam Lawson to complete his fast tour, the New Zealand ranking 16th, just 0.039 seconds behind Bortleto, who caught the last ticket for Q2. Next to Lawson after the first segment of qualifications Nico Hulkenberg, Esteban Ocon, Oliver Bearman and Yuki Tsunoda were also eliminated.
Tsunoda was left without time, after having a serious accident from her first quick qualifying tour. The Red Bull pilot attacked the first part of Villeneuve's first part, losing control of the car and hitting the protective parapet on the left side of the runway. Following the impact, the Japanese monopost was overturned and reached the tire barrier, but fortunately, landed on the wheels, and Tsunoda could get out of the car alone.
The race for the Grand Prize of Emilia-Romagna, the seventh stage of the 2025 season by Formula 1, is scheduled tomorrow, at 4:00 pm, being televised by Antena Stars.
