Formula 1

McLaren Team Principal Andrea Stella has pinpointed where Oscar Piastri has improved over the last year as a driver with the Australian on the brink of matching a record held by Ayrton Senna at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix this weekend.

Franco Colapinto was left satisfied with his first day back in action as an F1 driver, with the Argentinian pleased that he was starting to “feel a bit more comfortable” in the Alpine by the end of Friday’s running at Imola.

The drivers and team report back on all the action from Friday practice at the 2025 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix from the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari.

McLaren set an ominous pace at a sun-soaked Imola on Friday, as home favourites Ferrari were blighted with brake issues that stunted their performance and left their adoring fans – the Tifosi – hoping for an overnight miracle. Here’s how things stacked up after practice.

Rafael Camara continued his phenomenal start to the 2025 Formula 3 season, achieving a third consecutive pole position of the year in a dramatic Qualifying session in Imola.

George Russell reckons Mercedes will be fighting with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and the Ferrari drivers to come away with the ‘best of the rest’ crown at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix after a comfortable McLaren 1-2 in Friday practice.

Dino Beganovic earned his maiden pole position in Formula 2 during Qualifying at Imola, setting a 1m 27.418s to take top spot for Hitech TGR.

Lewis Hamilton believes that ongoing braking issues with Ferrari's SF-25 are "a lottery" as the seven-time World Champion and team mate Charles Leclerc struggled for pace on Friday ahead of the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix.

McLaren were the pace-setters as the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix weekend got under way on Friday, with Oscar Piastri leading team mate Lando Norris in a 1-2 during second practice.

McLaren's Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris have warned that other drivers remain a threat in Qualifying for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix despite the pair having dominated practice on Friday.

Pierre Gasly was thrilled to end Friday at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix in P3 on the timesheets, with the Frenchman pleased to experience a good feeling in the car after picking up some damage in an unusual incident at the end of Free Practice 1.

Max Verstappen doubts Red Bull will be in a position to fight at the sharp end as the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix weekend develops after he and the team experienced a “tough” opening day of practice.

Isack Hadjar ended the first day of running at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix stuck in the gravel trap after an incident in the closing stages of Friday’s second practice session.

TEAM REPRESENTATIVES Tim GOSS (Racing Bulls), Frédéric VASSEUR (Ferrari), Andrea STELLA (McLaren)

Oscar Piastri finished fastest from McLaren team mate Lando Norris once again in the second free practice session ahead of the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, as the session was disrupted by a late red flag after Isack Hadjar went off.

Live coverage of Friday's second Formula 1 practice session for the 2025 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix at Imola.

Franco Colapinto is back in a Formula 1 race seat at this weekend’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, having been called up by Alpine to replace Jack Doohan after the first five rounds of the season.

What happens in a Formula 1 team's garage during a race? In a world-first episode, recorded inside the Haas garage during the Miami Grand Prix, mechanics, engineers and strategists tell F1 Explains what they do while the cars are racing.

Formula 1 Drivers' Championship leader Oscar Piastri set the pace in the opening practice session for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, heading McLaren team mate Lando Norris.