IMOLA, Italy (Reuters) -Formula One leader Oscar Piastri put his McLaren on pole position for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola on Saturday with Red Bull's Max Verstappen joining the Australian on the front row.

George Russell qualified third for Mercedes with McLaren's Lando Norris fourth in a session that was twice red-flagged after Red Bull's Yuki Tsunoda and Alpine's Franco Colapinto crashed in the first phase.