Emilia-Romagna GP 2021
Thank you for following the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix qualifying with us. F1 is over for today but we'll see you this Sunday at 15:00 p.m. for the start of the race! Good night see you tomorrow !
Far behind Max Verstappen during EL3 this morning, Lewis Hamilton defied the odds to take pole position for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix and in style
The Q3 ranking
Lewis Hamilton takes the 99th pole position of his career ahead of Sergio Pérez and Max Verstappen. Once 2nd, Lando Norris saw his time canceled for going beyond the limits of the track and fell back to 7th place. Valtteri Bottas is only 8th ahead of Estaban Ocon and Lance Stroll
Bottas is the first to start ahead of Hamilton and Gasly
The drivers return to the track to make their last attempt!
After the wave of the first fast laps, Hamilton took the lead with a time of 1'14"411 ahead of Verstappen and Pérez. Norris and Leclerc complete the Top 5. Bottas is 6th, almost 6 tenths from the lead. Follow Gasly, Ocon, Ricciardo and Stroll
Here we go for Q3! Who will take pole at Imola? See you in 12 minutes!
Best time for Pérez ahead of Norris and Leclerc. Sainz, Russell, Vettel, Latifi and Alonso eliminated at the gates of Q3
Stroll moves up to 7th ahead of Vettel. The Aston Martins are provisionally in Q3
Russell, Ricciardo, Alonso, Ocon and Latifi are provisionally eliminated
7th time for Vettel in 1'15″3
Vettel is only 15th. The German saw his time canceled by the race direction. He returned to the track to seek a passage into Q3
Here is the provisional Top 10 less than 5 minutes from the end of Q2: Norris, Hamilton, Verstappen, Leclerc, Bottas, Pérez, Stroll, Sainz, Gasly and Russell
On soft tires, Gasly is in 9th place with a lap of 1'15″478
Best time for Norris in 1’14″718
Alonso and Ocon finish with their first fast lap. The Spaniard is 9th at 1″1 from the lead, the Frenchman 10th at 1″2
First round launched for Pérez. Aggressive, the Mexican crossed the line in 4th place, almost 3 tenths behind Hamilton
1'14″817 for Hamilton who takes the lead ahead of Verstappen and Bottas. The three men are on medium tires
Bottas, Hamilton, Verstappen, Vettel, Gasly and Latifi are on track