F1 Imola GP updates – Qualifying | Live text | Autosport.com

Live Commentary By: Stuart Codling Tempting though it is to continue our perambulation through the Tom Jones back catalogue, we’ll close off our live coverage of Imola GP qualifying here. Another pole position for Oscar Piastri and another second-row start for McLaren teammate Lando Norris. But Piastri will have Max Verstappen alongside him on the grid tomorrow and that doesn’t always end well for one or the other… Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing Photo by: Red Bull Content Pool George Russell juggling his microphone from one hand to the other as he tackles the parc ferme interviews. Who does he think he is? Tom Jones? “We could not have achieved much more today,” he says, “but we need to focus on tomorrow.” Indeed – while it’s not unusual to see Russell on the podium this year, he did miss out in Jeddah. He’ll be delighted to achieve another podium on the green, green grass of Ferrari’s home. Having qualified P3, he won’t have to speed through the field like a Thunderball… “Today was a very good day for us,” says Max Verstappen. Well, not for his teammate. No improvement for Norris. He’s still P3. Verstappen does a 1m14.704s – better
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