Emilia Romagna GP qualifying adjusted to avoid overlap with royal funeral

Qualifying for this weekend’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix has been moved to avoid overlapping with the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral on Saturday.

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Formula One and the FIA have announced that the session has been brought forward by an hour and will now take place from 14:00 to 15:00 SA time.

As a result, final practice will move to 11:00 to 12:00 SA time in order to comply with the regulations which state qualifying must be two hours after FP3.

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A minute’s silence will also be held before qualifying of the Emilia Romagna GP at Imola.

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