Formula 1

The opening practice session for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix came to an abrupt halt with just over two minutes remaining following a crash for Gabriel Bortoleto.

Oscar Piastri has topped the timesheets during the first practice hour ahead of the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, the championship leader setting the pace ahead of McLaren team mate Lando Norris and the Williams of Carlos Sainz.

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

Lewis Hamilton was left delighted by the reception to the 2025 Met Gala, with the seven-time World Champion – who acted as a co-chair of the event – hailing the theme of 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style' as a “really special moment”.

Max Verstappen has recalled his first time driving on the infamous Nurburgring Nordschleife as "fantastic" with rumours suggesting that the four-time Formula 1 World Champion had broken the GT3 lap record during his sessions last week.

After a week off, Formula 1 teams are back in action with the first European leg of the 2025 season – the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix kicking off another busy triple header sequence...

Lando Norris believes that he and McLaren could be in for a “tough weekend” at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, with the Briton insisting that the squad’s commanding performance last time out in Miami was a “nice surprise”.

Check out the digital race programme for this weekend's Formula 1 AWS Gran Premio del Made in Italy e dell'Emilia-Romagna 2025.

Franco Colapinto's every step was tracked by Netflix's Drive to Survive film crew in the Imola paddock on Thursday as the Argentinian broke cover for the first time since it was announced he would be racing an Alpine in place of Jack Doohan for at least the next five races.

The drivers face the press ahead of the 2025 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix from the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari.

Lewis Hamilton has admitted that it will be “very special” to experience his first Formula 1 event as a Ferrari driver on the team’s home soil, while stressing that he is trying to take a “business as usual” approach to proceedings at Imola.

Several F1 drivers have shared words of support for Jack Doohan following a driver change at Alpine that has seen the Australian sidelined while Franco Colapinto will step into his seat for the next five races.

Max Verstappen has praised Red Bull for working “really hard” in a bid to improve the RB21 and get on terms with current Formula 1 pace-setters McLaren, but admits their latest upgrade package is unlikely to deliver any “magic”.

Kimi Antonelli has conceded that it will be important to manage his energy levels during what could be an “emotionally and mentally draining” debut F1 home race at Imola, a weekend in which the youngster has also had a first opportunity to read a handwritten note left for him in his motorhome room by Lewis Hamilton.

Aston Martin have brought their first major upgrade package of the season to Imola for this weekend's Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, as the Silverstone-based team battle to get their season back on track.

Oscar Piastri believes it will be “difficult” for McLaren to repeat the dominance they displayed during the Miami Grand Prix as the F1 season continues, after the Australian and team mate Lando Norris surged ahead of the competition last time out.

It’s time for the first of a triple header sequence of races, with F1 heading to Imola for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix. Will it be advantage McLaren after their strong performance last time out in Miami, or might one of their rivals prove triumphant this time around? Here are what the odds tell us…

The first European race on the 2025 Formula 1 calendar leads us to Imola for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix. After a Sprint weekend in Miami that produced mixed F1 Fantasy results in the wet, many teams will be looking for a chance to reset.

Williams boss James Vowles says the Formula 1 squad have made changes to their processes to ensure there will be no repeat of the team order miscommunication that left Carlos Sainz frustrated in Miami.

Live coverage of all the build-up ahead of the 2025 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix weekend.