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Q: Andrea, why don't we start with you? It's not a home race for McLaren, but it is a home race for you. You must have great memories of Emilia, and I'm thinking of battles when you were at Ferrari between Michael Schumacher and Fernando Alonso.... More »

Mercedes have confirmed that Toto Wolff will not attend the Imola Grand Prix with the team principal missing the race weekend for a family event. More »

Lando Norris has turned away from the distraction of social media as the Formula 1 title battle with McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri heats up. More »

Check out all the biggest stories of practice Friday day ahead of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola with the latest version of the RacingNews365 Review! More »

Franco Colapinto has been the subject of an FIA test ahead of this weekend's Imola Grand Prix, as he makes his return to the Formula 1 grid. More »

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16/05/2025 at 19:4716/05/2025 at 20:59 Pierre Gasly labelled his opening day of running at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix as “the best Friday so far this year”. The Alpine charger delivered an impressive third-fastest... More »

We've brought our first significant aero updates this weekend and they seem to be working as anticipated. More »

Lando Norris believes McLaren must not rest on its laurels following practice Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. More »

Lewis Hamilton has suggested that Ferrari's qualifying pace for the F1 Emilia-Romagna GP will be a "lottery" due to the sensitivity of the car.
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The first day of track action for the Emilia-Romagna e del Made in Italy Grand Prix saw McLaren shine once again. In both free practice sessions, Oscar Piastri led Lando Norris at the top of the time sheets. The championship leader stopped the... More »

The first day of track action for the Made in Italy e dell'Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix saw Scuderia Ferrari HP get through its planned programme over the two hours of free practice, the first in the early afternoon, the second starting at 17.00. Both... More »

Pierre Gasly: 'It has been a good Friday for us right since the start of the day. 'From the first lap I could tell the car felt good and we have answered some question marks from the last race so that is certainly positive. The car reacts how I... More »

Lewis Hamilton has described how the 'tiniest' of changes to his Ferrari at Imola had substantial consequences. More »

The FIA have confirmed 14 changes that will be implemented at the 2025 Imola Grand Prix this weekend. More »

Teams and Drivers report from Free Practice for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Round 7 of the 2025 Formula 1 World Championship, at Imola on Friday. Oscar Piastri topped both FP1 and FP2 today at Imola, bettering McLaren teammate Lando Norris, who... More »

Alex Albon: Not bad! The track feels awesome to drive, it's always fun to come to Imola. That being said, we're struggling a little bit with the softer compound of tyres. The C6 is new this year and it takes a little bit of learning. Congestion on... More »

Oscar Piastri: 'A decent day. 'I think there are a few bits to tidy up overnight, but that's usual. It's close at the front, so we've got a bit more to find. I'm looking forward to Qualifying tomorrow.' Lando Norris: 'A good day to get started in... More »

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16/05/2025 at 19:0916/05/2025 at 19:38 Max Verstappen cut a dejected figure at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, conceding that Red Bull’s pace is simply not enough to challenge McLaren’s dominance after Friday’s... More »

McLaren dominated the opening day of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, with Oscar Piastri having led a one-two in both first and second practice. Elsewhere Flavio Briatore bizarrely contradicted how long Franco Colapinto has at Alpine, whilst Red Bull... More »

Pierre Gasly killed a rabbit during first practice at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. WARNING. The article below does contain an image of the incident shortly before impact. More »

The FIA have published an official decision from the stewards after an incident involving Ferrari star Charles Leclerc at the Imola Grand Prix. More »

Lando Norris has turned away from the distraction of social media as the Formula 1 title battle with McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri heats up.

Max Verstappen was downbeat after what he described a "tough" day for his Red Bull team after the first day of free practice for the F1 Emilia-Romagna GP.
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16/05/2025 at 17:5216/05/2025 at 18:15More »

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella welcomes his rivals' search for illegal elements on the championship-leading MCL39 as he remains confident they will ultimately waste their time.

Mercedes have had one of their Formula 1 cars summoned in an official FIA document ahead of the Imola Grand Prix. More »

Ferrari was called to see the F1 stewards on Friday after the FIA flagged an issue during the first free practice session at Imola. More »

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16/05/2025 at 17:1716/05/2025 at 17:36 McLaren’s relentless form continued in the second free practice session for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, with Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris securing another commanding... More »

Having led the way in the opening practice at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, McLaren continued to set the pace in the second one-hour session, with Oscar Piastri having fractionally beaten his team-mate Lando Norris. F1Technical’s senior... More »

Oscar Piastri topped Friday's practice session ahead of teammate Lando Norris at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, as Racing Bulls rookie Isack Hadjar's crash brought the session to an early close.

George Russell has revealed the quirky detail that soured a celebratory flight with future team-mate Lewis Hamilton after learning he would debut in F1 with Williams in 2018. “I actually flew home with Toto and Lewis that night,” Russell said... More »

Times from today's second free practice session for the AWS Gran Premio del Emilia Romagna. Pos Driver Team Time Gap 1 Piastri McLaren 1:15.293 145.845 mph 2 Norris McLaren 1:15.318 0.025 3 Gasly Alpine 1:15.569 0.276 4 Russell Mercedes 1:15.693... More »

It was a McLaren one-two once again as Oscar Piastri led team-mate Lando Norris in the second practice at the Formula 1 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix.
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16/05/2025 at 15:3616/05/2025 at 15:27 As Ferrari prepares for its first home race of 2025 season this weekend at Imola, team principal Fred Vasseur faces mounting pressure to address the Scuderia’s lackluster... More »

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Ferrari has found itself in trouble with the F1 stewards on the opening day of running from Imola. More »

Max Verstappen kept himself busy in the break after Miami by venturing to the Nurburgring for an outing in a GT3 car. More »

Formula 1 leader Oscar Piastri can win another "home" race this weekend, with Italy's Imola circuit on a list that stretches from Melbourne to Shanghai, Bahrain, Monaco, Silverstone and Monza.

Ahead of today's opening session the air temperature is 19 degrees C, while the track temperature is 40 degrees. The sun is shining and the sky is blue. As expected, there are a whole load of upgrades this weekend. McLaren has a new Rear Corner,... More »

Argentine Franco Colapinto said he would be starting from scratch after replacing Australian Jack Doohan at Renault-owned Alpine from this weekend's Emilia-Romagna Formula 1 Grand Prix at Italy's Imola circuit.

Championship leader Oscar Piastri topped Friday's first practice session at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix on Friday.

Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen were beaten by a shock star during FP1 at the Imola Grand Prix, as a late crash ended the session prematurely. More »

Lewis Hamilton's father Anthony is set for an official role at Formula 1's governing body after advising FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem on young driver development, it emerged on Thursday.

Follow along with all the live action for the first practice session of the 2025 F1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix! More »

Mercedes and Red Bull lead the list of teams bringing upgrades for this weekend's F1 Emilia-Romagna GP, with an emphasis on suspension changes.
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Josef Newgarden was back atop the speed chart Thursday in the last practice before cars get a horsepower boost on "Fast Friday" for qualifying weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Max Verstappen has provided some background information on his record-breaking GT3 Nurburgring test, including his reasons for choosing the alias Franz Hermann on the official entry list.

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton spoke of his anxiety on Thursday -- not about how he might fare in his first Formula 1 race in Italy as a Ferrari driver but the health of his elderly bulldog Roscoe.

Pierre Gasly said it was business as usual at the F1 team and he did not recognise reports of chaos that followed recent driver and leadership changes.