Max Verstappen is on pole position but his team mate is buried in the pack leaving McLaren and Ferrari poised to attack.
Yuki Tsunoda admitted RB were surprised to qualify as well as they did following his strong showing on Saturday.
Max Verstappen said a slipstream along the pit straight from Nico Hulkenberg "worked out beautifully" for him on his pole lap.
Oscar Piastri has lost his front row start for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix after he was penalised for impeding Kevin Magnussen.
Sebastian Vettel took to the Imola track after Formula 1's qualifying session to pay tribute to Ayrton Senna in one of his old cars.
Oscar Piastri believes McLaren have a genuine chance to fight Max Verstappen for victory in the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix.
Max Verstappen said he was pleased to take pole position at Imola - and equal a record held by Ayrton Senna - after a "really difficult" start to the weekend.
Max Verstappen matched Ayrton Senna's all-time record of eight consecutive pole positions by beating both McLaren drivers in Imola.
Pictures from qualifying day for the 2024 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix at Imola.
Max Verstappen has taken provisional pole position for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix for Red Bull ahead of Lando Norris and Charles Leclerc.
Oliver Goethe has regained his victory in the Formula 3 sprint race after the stewards cancelled his five-second penalty.
Daniel Ricciardo has avoided a penalty but his RB team was fined for an unusual but "potentially dangerous" incident involving Kevin Magnussen.
Williams junior Franco Colapinto took a stunning victory in the Imola sprint race by passing Paul Aron on the final lap.
McLaren's Oscar Piastri set the quickest time in the final practice session at Imola following a late crash for Sergio Perez.
Noel Leon won the Imola F3 sprint race, despite being passed by Oliver Goethe on the final lap, but is now under investigation.
Mercedes technical director James Allison believes the team is making real progress with its W15 despite their poor start to the championship.
In the round-up: Antonelli had "metronomic" pace in test • • Dunne disqualified from F3 qualifying
Max Verstappen's run of seven-straight poles could end on Saturday - but could it be at the hands of Ferrari or a McLaren?
