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Check out the biggest stories from Saturday 18th May – qualifying day for the 2024 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix – with the RacingNews365 Review!
After a stellar performance at Imola, Max Verstappen secured his 39th career pole position, matching Ayrton Senna’s record of eight straight poles and Alain Prost’s seven straight poles to start a season. Oscar Piastri qualified second but faced a grid penalty due to an incident involving Kevin Magnussen. Meanwhile, Lewis Hamilton is transitioning out of Mercedes’ technical meetings and focusing on the development of the 2025 car, even though he won’t drive it. Valtteri Bottas remains determined to stay in F1 in 2025, with exclusive news suggesting he is in talks with two teams to secure his future.
