The Japanese driver clipped the kerb and lost control of the rear of the RB21. Momentum carried it sideways before he hit the barriers and flipped upside down. Thankfully, the car landed the right way up and Tsunoda was able to exit the car unassisted and walk away from the crash.

Red Bull's Yuki Tsunoda and Alpine's returning rookie Franco Colapinto crashed heavily in the first phase of qualifying for the Emilia-Romagna Formula One Grand Prix at Imola on Saturday. The Red Bull smashed backwards into the tyre wall at turn five,

Franco Colapinto's first qualifying session as an Alpine driver came to an end in the barriers after an accident at Imola's Tamburello Chicane in Q1.