Oscar Piastri stole pole at Imola by a whisker, edging Max Verstappen by 0.034s to grab his third top spot of the season. Lando Norris had the pace but bled time with a scrappy oversteer moment on his final Q3 lap, leaving him stranded in P4 behind a gambling George Russell, who rolled the dice on mediums and stole P3.
The bigger drama came from Yuki Tsunoda, who clipped too much kerb in Q1, speared the barriers and flipped the Red Bull. He walked away unharmed but starts dead last — likely from pit lane — while his mechanics rebuild the car overnight.
Andrea Stella sees a tighter race than Miami, with track position decisive on a circuit where overtaking is brutal. Strategy and the undercut will decide it. If Piastri converts, his championship lead over Norris balloons heading into Monaco.
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