The 2022 F1 Round 4 Emilia Romagna GP qualifying took place on Friday, April 22 at the Imola Circuit in Italy, with Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) taking pole position for Saturday’s sprint. ..
After FP1 in wet conditions, it rained on the Imola circuit at 17:00 local time, and qualifying started in dry conditions. However, it was a confusing qualifying session for a long time, with multiple red flag interruptions and rain in between.
In qualifying Q1, Alexander Albon (Williams) broke out from the brakes, and finally the parts burst and scattered, and the red flag was interrupted. The road surface condition improved steadily, and the driver who set the time at the end became advantageous, and unfortunately Yuki Tsunoda and Pierre Guthrie’s Scuderia AlphaTauri, who had a bad attack timing, were eliminated in Q1. Become.
In qualifying Q2, Carlos Sainz (Scuderia Ferrari) crashed in the final corner when 5 minutes were about to pass. Meanwhile, it started to rain again on the circuit and it was in wet condition. It became impossible to update the time, and many drivers ended without being able to make a full-scale attack. It is the first time that no Mercedes F1 has advanced to Q3 since the 2012 F1 Japan GP.
Q3 greeted. Until last year, the winner of Saturday’s sprint qualifying was given the title of pole position, but this year the fastest driver of qualifying on Friday will be given the title of pole position.
Kevin Magnussen (Haas F1 Team) went off course and the red flag was interrupted as soon as it started on a completely wet road surface. After resuming, Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) will first put him in the provisional pole position. During the attack, Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo F1 team) stopped the machine on the side of the course due to a machine trouble and Sector 2 turned yellow. It was very delicate, but Verstappen was judged to have slowed down in the yellow section and the time remained.
The session resumes with 3 minutes remaining. For the final attack, Max Verstappen leaves the pit lane, competing in the order of Charles Leclerc (Scuderia Ferrari) as if it were a race. However, Lando Norris (McLaren) crashed on the outlap. There are 30 seconds left, and the session ends there. Verstappen wins tomorrow’s sprint pole position. This will be Verstappen’s 14th pole position for the first time this season.
Charles Leclerc was in 2nd place, followed by Lando Norris, who triggered the end of the session.
The F1 Emilia Romagna GP will celebrate its second day on Saturday, April 23, from 19:30 (12:30 local time) to the second 60-minute free practice session, from 23:00 (16:00 local time). A sprint is done.
2022 F1 Emilia Romagna GP Qualifying Results / Time
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