Red Bull driver Yuki Tsunoda’s scary crash on a push lap brought the red flag out, halting the session with more than 12 minutes remaining in Q1. Tsunoda was pushing through the Villeneuve chicane but slid off the racing line and into the barrier, with the impact flipping his RB21 before the car came to a rest right-side up.

Franco Colapinto has crashed out of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix Qualifying session. The Alpine driver confirmed that he was okay over the team radio and was able to exit the car unassisted. The Argentine crashed into the barriers at the exit of Tamburello (Turn 4),

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.