Piastri stays ahead in second Emilia Romagna GP practice.
Oscar Piastri remained on top of the pack during second practice for Formula 1’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, once more narrowly beating McLaren team-mate Lando Norris.
17 May 2025
Phillip Horton
Speedcafe

Piastri, who leads the championship by 16 points, posted a time of 1:15.293s in warm and sunny conditions at Imola to best Norris by just 0.025s. Both McLaren drivers went for a second run on the softest tyre compound – which for this weekend is Pirelli’s new C6 – but neither unearthed gains.

Norris, having been on course to demote Piastri, made a mistake through the final corner and abandoned his effort, while Piastri was slower all-round. Alpine’s Pierre Gasly surprisingly emerged as the fastest non-McLaren driver, putting his A525 into third position, just over a quarter of a second behind Piastri.

George Russell was fourth overall for Mercedes, though team-mate Kimi Antonelli had a more subdued day on home soil, finishing only 18th after erring into the Gresini chicane and taking to the grassy run-off. Max Verstappen was again unhappy with the rear of Red Bull’s RB21 en route to fifth spot, four-tenths of a second behind Piastri at a venue where he has claimed victory on Formula 1’s last three visits.

‘Piastri stays ahead’;

https://speedcafe.com/piastri-stays-...a-gp-practice/


F1 2025 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix – FP2 Results
16 May 2025
Ryan Smart
Motorsport Week

Position Driver Team Time Gap Laps
1 Oscar Piastri McLaren 1:15.293 28
2 Lando Norris McLaren 1:15.318 0.025 25
3 Pierre Gasly Alpine 1:15.569 0.276 29
4 George Russell Mercedes 1:15.693 0.400 23
5 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:15.735 0.442 26
6 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:15.768 0.475 28
7 Isack Hadjar Racing Bulls 1:15.792 0.499 22
8 Yuki Tsunoda Red Bull 1:15.827 0.534 29
9 Alex Albon Williams 1:15.916 0.623 29
10 Carlos Sainz Williams 1:15.934 0.641 29

‘FP2 Results’;

https://www.motorsportweek.com/2025/...x-fp2-results/


Oscar Piastri makes telling comment about Lando Norris as F1 title battle heats up at Emilia Romagna GP
Piastri leads the Drivers' Championship ahead of McLaren team-mate Norris after seven Grands Prix.
16 May 2025
Ryan Smart
SPORTbible

Ahead of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, which takes place at the Imola Circuit in Italy, Piastri aimed a subtle dig at his team-mate. "I think Lando and I both have a chance to win the world championship this year," Piastri said. "We want the world champion to be whoever deserves it the most.”

"Of course, if we have competition from outside McLaren then maybe we'll look to do some things later in the year. But I think for now, clearly the battle is Lando and I. And we want the best person to win every weekend. At the moment, that's what happening."

‘Telling comment’;

https://www.sportbible.com/f1/oscar-...47756-20250516


Emilia-Romagna GP: Piastri edges out Norris in FP2 as Hamilton slams ‘damn brakes’
16 May 2025
Oliver Harden
PlanetF1.com

Lewis Hamilton, racing in Italy for the first time as a Ferrari driver this weekend, caught a wayward moment at Tamburello on his first flying lap of the session. Hamilton’s struggles to control the Ferrari continued as he dipped a wheel into the gravel on the exit of the Variante Alta chicane. Hamilton’s adventures continued as he came across a slow-moving Sauber and Red Bull in quick succession in the middle sector, raising a hand in frustration, before once again coming close to the gravel on the exit of the final corner.

Meanwhile, Fernando Alonso was forced to take avoiding action on the entry to Tamburello where the Alpine of Franco Colapinto, making his first appearance since the 2024 season finale on Abu Dhabi, was moving slowly. “I nearly crashed,” Alonso told Aston Martin over team radio.

“These damn brakes, mate. These brakes are a problem,” Hamilton remarked as his woes continued, meanwhile, with the Mercedes of Andrea Kimi Antonelli cutting the track at Variante Alta. Hamilton has struggled to adapt to Brembo brakes since his move to Ferrari over the winter, having become accustomed to using Carbon Industrie braking materials during his 12 years with the Mercedes team.

“These damn brakes, mate. These brakes are a problem”;

https://www.planetf1.com/news/emilia...025-fp2-report


F1 Emilia Romagna GP 2025 – Free Practice 2 Results
Oscar Piastri was top of the timesheets in Imola once again as he went fastest in FP2
16 May 2025
John Smith
Total Motorsport

McLaren and Oscar Piastri did it again at Imola as the Australian was top of the Emilia Romagna GP 2025 Free Practice 2 results, just ahead of teammate Lando Norris with Pierre Gasly in the Alpine third fastest in the second practice session of the F1 weekend.

The Australian clocked a best time of 1:15.293, edging out Lando Norris by just 0.025s as the pair proved untouchable in both sessions. It marked a statement of intent from the British team as Formula 1 returned to Europe for Round 7 of the 2025 season, with Pirelli’s debut of the ultra-soft C6 compound creating new grip opportunities during the qualifying simulations.

Pierre Gasly delivered another impressive showing for Alpine with third place, maintaining momentum after a promising FP1, while Russell ended fourth. Max Verstappen, having endured a scruffy morning session plagued by balance issues, looked more comfortable in FP2. Still, the Red Bull driver was four tenths down on the McLarens in fifth, as he trialled further setup changes.

‘Untouchable in both sessions’;

https://www.total-motorsport.com/f1-...ice-2-results/