Motor racing-Tsunoda and Colapinto crash in Imola qualifying


Formula One F1 - Emilia Romagna Grand Prix - Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Italy - May 16, 2025 Red Bull's Yuki Tsunoda during practice REUTERS/Jakub Porzycki

IMOLA, Italy (Reuters) -Red Bull's Yuki Tsunoda and Alpine's returning rookie Franco Colapinto crashed heavily in the first phase of qualifying for the Emilia-Romagna Formula One Grand Prix at Imola on Saturday.

The Red Bull smashed backwards into the tyre wall at turn five, the car lifting into the air with the impact. It then flipped before landing upside down on the roll hoop and righting itself again.

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