F1 news LIVE: Christian Horner sends dig McLaren’s way after Max Verstappen victory

There is a lot of rumours, important to understand the drivers - they love this place.

“Hopefully it'll continue.”

“Oscar is very prepared, he’s got his gameplan, so does Lando - I think it’ll be a great race, I like our chances.

“I think it’s a one-stop race, but we’ll have to see - we’re prepared for both.”

Piastri P1; Norris P4.

On a weekend where fanatical home supporters will bask under the Imola sunshine on the hills surrounding this gloriously old-school circuit, desperate to see their beloved Ferrari outfit turn a corner, it is in fact an Italian donning papaya who is brimming with glee amid his team’s current dominance of Formula One.

Andrea Stella, the ex-Ferrari engineer now thriving in his role as McLaren team principal, is usually talkative. A deeply respected presence in the paddock, the 54-year-old is candid and uninhibited in his analysis and opinions. Friday’s FIA press conference was no different.

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1. Oscar Piastri – 131 points

2. Lando Norris – 115 points

3. Max Verstappen – 99 points

4. George Russell – 93 points

5. Charles Leclerc – 53 points

6. Kimi Antonelli – 48 points

7. Lewis Hamilton – 41 points

8. Alex Albon – 30 points

9. Esteban Ocon – 14 points

10. Lance Stroll – 14 points

11. Yuki Tsunoda – 9 points

12. Pierre Gasly – 7 points

13. Carlos Sainz – 7 points

14. Nico Hulkenberg – 6 points

15. Ollie Bearman – 6 points

16. Isack Hadjar – 5 points

17. Fernando Alonso – 0 points

18. Liam Lawson – 0 points

19. Jack Doohan – 0 points

20. Gabriel Bortoleto – 0 points

Here are some shots of the drivers' parade in Imola earlier!

“Yeah, I’ve not been on social media for a few weeks now,” Norris said at Imola.

“It’s just not something I enjoy. I don’t need to, it’s my life, I can do what I like.

“I enjoy not going on my phone as much as I used to. I mean, I still use my phone and I am still texting my friends, all these things.

“But I just see social media, from my perspective, more of a waste of my time and energy and I just don’t need that, don’t want it.”

Lewis Hamilton admitted he was “devastated” after suffering another blow in his first season at Ferrari, who suffered a new low in a captivating qualifying session at the Emilia Romagna GP.

Hamilton, who admitted this week he wasn’t expecting his first season at Ferrari to be so “tough”, and teammate Charles Leclerc missed the opportunity to fight for pole in Imola, with both drivers knocked out of contention in Q2.

The pair will start alongside each other on the grid for Sunday’s race, with Leclerc a place ahead in 11th and Hamilton in 12th.

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When leaving Mercedes last season, Hamilton left a handwritten note for his replacement in the Mercedes motorhome.

At the first European race of the season, the 18-year-old read the private note for the first time!

1. McLaren - 246 points

2. Mercedes - 141 points

3. Red Bull - 105 points

4. Ferrari - 94 points

5. Williams - 37 points

6. Haas - 20 points

7. Aston Martin - 14 points

8. Racing Bulls - 8 points

9. Alpine - 7 points

10. Sauber - 6 points

1. Oscar Piastri

2. Max Verstappen

3. George Russell

4. Lando Norris

5. Fernando Alonso

6. Carlos Sainz

7. Alex Albon

8. Lance Stroll

9. Isack Hadjar

10. Pierre Gasly

11. Charles Leclerc

12. Lewis Hamilton

13. Kimi Antonelli

14. Gabriel Bortoleto

15. Liam Lawson

16. Franco Colapinto*

17. Nico Hulkenberg

18. Esteban Ocon

19. Ollie Bearman

Pit lane. Yuki Tsunoda

*Franco Colapinto received a one-place grid penalty for an infringement in qualifying