The Japanese driver clipped the kerb and lost control of the rear of the RB21. Momentum carried it sideways before he hit the barriers and flipped upside down. Thankfully, the car landed the right way up and Tsunoda was able to exit the car unassisted and walk away from the crash.

Red Bull's Yuki Tsunoda and Alpine's returning rookie Franco Colapinto crashed heavily in the first phase of qualifying for the Emilia-Romagna Formula One Grand Prix at Imola on Saturday.

Franco Colapinto's first qualifying session as an Alpine driver came to an end in the barriers after an accident at Imola's Tamburello Chicane in Q1.

Formula One leader Oscar Piastri kept calm under pressure to put McLaren on pole position for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix on Saturday with Red Bull's Max Verstappen joining the Australian on the front row.

Oscar Piastri’s dominance in 2025 continues as he earns the pole position for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix with a stunning 1:14.670, defeating his Dutch rival Max Verstappen by about three hundredths of a second.

Lando Norris has kept McLaren's clean sheet intact atop the Imola leaderboard in Saturday's third practice session for F1's Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Norris headed McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri with Red Bull's world champion Max Verstappen in third.