F1 Results Today: Lewis Hamilton struggles resurface as McLaren domination continues at Imola

Lewis Hamilton in Imola — Photo: © IMAGO

Emilia Romagna Grand Prix Practice

F1 Results Today: Lewis Hamilton struggles resurface as McLaren domination continues at Imola

All the times from practice at the Imola Grand Prix

Originally written by Sheona Mountford. This version is a translation.

Friday 16 May 2025 18:15

After a promising start to the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix weekend, Lewis Hamilton's struggles at Ferrari have resurfaced.

Hamilton had finished fifth in FP1 on Friday, seven spots ahead of his team-mate Charles Leclerc, but the roles were reversed in FP2 at Imola, with Leclerc finishing sixth and Hamilton 11th.

During the session, the seven-time world champion had once again aired frustration over the radio, claiming that his brakes were a 'problem'.

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Elsewhere, McLaren's domination of the weekend continued, with Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris once again one-two on the timesheets, just as they had been in FP1 earlier in the day.

Behind the McLaren pair, Pierre Gasly's time was the most eye-catching of the session, good enough to put his Alpine in P3. Earlier in FP1, Williams star Carlos Sainz had also claimed a shock P3 finish.

Emilia Romagna Grand Prix FP2 results

Here are the full results from this afternoon's FP2 session at Imola.

Position	Driver	Team	Time / Gap
1	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:15.293
2	Lando Norris	McLaren	+0.025
3	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	+0.276
4	George Russell	Mercedes	+0.400
5	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	+0.442
6	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+0.475
7	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls	+0.499
8	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull	+0.534
9	Alex Albon	Williams	+0.623
10	Carlos Sainz	Williams	+0.641
11	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	+0.650
12	Ollie Bearman	Haas	+0.716
13	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	+0.751
14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	+0.927
15	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	+0.962
16	Gabriel Bortoleto	Kick Sauber	+1.046
17	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	+1.048
18	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	+1.113
19	Nico Hulkenberg	Kick Sauber	+1.126
20	Esteban Ocon	Haas	+1.127

Emilia Romagna Grand Prix FP1 results

Here are the full results from this afternoon's FP1 session at Imola.

Position	Driver	Team	Time/Gap
1	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:16.545
2	Lando Norris	McLaren	+0.032
3	Carlos Sainz	Williams	+0.052
4	George Russell	Mercedes	+0.054
5	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	+0.096
6	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	+0.151
7	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	+0.360
8	Alex Albon	Williams	+0.377
9	Gabriel Bortoleto	Kick Sauber	+0.380
10	Nico Hulkenberg	Kick Sauber	+0.453
11	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	+0.487
12	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+0.532
13	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	+0.549
14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	+0.576
15	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	+0.741
16	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull	+0.811
17	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	+0.828
18	Ollie Bearman	Haas	+0.901
19	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls	+1.096
20	Esteban Ocon	Haas	+1.117

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Sheona Mountford - F1 Journalist

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