One hot topic of Thursday's media day was Max Verstappen's test on the Nordschleife. One of the many drivers to be asked was Fernando Alonso. Verstappen has been very vocal about his love for endurance racing and his desire to one day participate in it.

McLaren's Oscar Piastri has grabbed pole for Formula 1's Emilia Romagna Grand Prix after pipping Max Verstappen's Red Bull in Imola qualifying.After the first salvo of Q3 runs Verstappen led the way with a 1m14.

Despite winning two world championships in the early 2000s, Fernando Alonso has now been winless in F1 since the 2013 Spanish Grand Prix

Oscar Piastri has gotten pole ahead of Max Verstappen in P2 and George Russell in P3, with Lando Norris failing to make the top 3 underperforming once again. Yuki Tsunoda and Franco Colapinto did not see the session's finish as both crashed in the early first two parts of the session.

Max Verstappen's one sweeping pass counted for more than the multitude that took place behind him as he won at Imola.

McLaren's dominance was toppled by Max Verstappen at the Imola Grand Prix, as Lewis Hamilton launched a stellar comeback having before suffered a disappointing weekend in Italy. Fernando Alonso's Aston Martin caught on fire at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, as the F1 champion made his first pit stop.

Max Verstappen has skipped a private screening in Monaco of the new ‘F1’ feature film featuring Brad Pitt. 18 of the 20 drivers – with Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll also conspicuously missing – sat in a Monaco movie theatre on Wednesday with most of them following the instruction to wear team gear.

Lando Norris handed McLaren the practice hat-trick at Imola as he took over at the top from his team-mate Oscar Piastri in FP3 for the Emilia Romagna GP. Norris was one of only a few drivers to improve on the soft tyres,