Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 2022: Start time, TV, live stream

Max Verstappen starts on pole in the first of this season's sprint races at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.

In a qualifying session on Friday afternoon at Imola that was hit by five red flags and rain, the reigning F1 champion emerged on top ahead of title leader in Ferrari's Charles Leclerc.

Although the Ferrari driver was able to get the jump on his rival at the start of Saturday's sprint, Verstappen executed a textbook pass using DRS at the start of the penultimate lap to secure his position at the front of the grid for the grand prix itself.

For Mercedes, the weekend has been one to forget after failing to get a car into the top-10 shoot-out for the first time since the 2012 Japanese Grand Prix, leaving George Russell and Lewis Hamilton in 11th and 13th on the grid.

Russell retained his position in the sprint but Hamilton dropped to 14th leading him to claim his title chances are over.

Check out the times below and how to watch the rest of the weekend's events.

Emilia Romagna Grand Prix: Race Hub

WHEN IS THE 2022 EMILIA ROMAGNA GRAND PRIX?

SUNDAY - Grand Prix: 15:00 local time [14:00 BST, 09:00 EDT]

WHERE CAN I WATCH THE 2022 EMILIA ROMAGNA GP?

Every session of the weekend will be shown live on Sky Sports' dedicated F1 channel. Customers who subscribe to Sky Sports F1 can also watch all the action on the move thanks to the Sky Go app.

Alternatively, you can purchase a NOW TV Day Pass for just £9.99 to watch all of Sky Sports' coverage on your smart TV, mobile device, tablet or computer.

On Channel 4, only the British and Abu Dhabi Grands Prix is being shown in full on free-to-air television in the UK this year. Highlights of all other races will be shown in a 'prime-time' slot on C4.

In the US, ESPN will carry live coverage of every session to subscribing fans Stateside.

Friday's practice sessions will be available on ESPNU whilst all the action from Saturday and Sunday will be broadcast on ESPN2.

Live streaming is available via the ESPN App.

ABC will show free-to-air coverage of the US and Mexico Grands Prix, although this coverage only covers the races.

In Australia, all sessions from each weekend of the year will be broadcast live on subscription service Fox Sports or through its Kayo streaming service.

Nine Network offers a free alternative, showing highlights of all 23 races as well as the Australian Grand Prix live.

In Canada, qualifying and the race will be aired live in English on subscription channel TSN, which pulls in coverage from Sky Sports in the UK. The TSN GO app allows fans in Canada to watch F1 on the move.

French-language coverage is available on RDS to subscribers, which will air qualifying and the race live. You can download RDS GO if you are out and about.

HOW CAN I WATCH THE 2022 EMILIA ROMAGNA GP ON F1 TV PRO?

F1 TV Pro, with exclusive camera angles and live coverage of every session, is available to fans in multiple territories.

Check F1's official website to see if F1 TV Pro is available in your location. You will need to pay a fee to subscribe, rates vary depending on locations.

F1 TV Pro is available on most PC operating systems, as well as many mainstream tablet and mobile providers – for a list of all suitable devices, click here.

ODDS FOR THE EMILIA ROMAGNA GP

Max Verstappen - 8/11

Charles Leclerc - 17/10

Sergio Perez - 12/1

Carlos Sainz - 14/1

Lando Norris - 28/1

Daniel Ricciardo - 80/1

Fernando Alonso - 100/1

Valtteri Bottas - 150/1

Kevin Magnussen - 150/1

George Russell - 150/1

Lewis Hamilton - 150/1

Sebastian Vettel - 500/1

Yuki Tsunoda - 500/1

Pierre Gasly - 500/1

Mick Schumacher - 500/1

Esteban Ocon - 1000/1

Guanyu Zhou - 2000/1

Alexander Albon - 2000/1

Lance Stroll - 2000/1

Nicholas Latifi - 2000/1

[William Hill - Odds correct at time of writing]

GPFans' F1 EMILIA ROMAGNA GP PREDICTION

It is impossible to look past Ferrari as F1 visits Italy for the first time this year, with Leclerc clearly the favourite to succeed.

Verstappen will be fired up to make up lost ground after scoring points just once this year through his race win in Saudi Arabia, but whilst his talent is beyond doubt, there remain serious questions over the RB18.

Sprint throws in an additional curveball to spice up the action with greater points on offer this term than last year. After getting his elbows out against Lewis Hamilton last year, Verstappen may strike the same aggressive tone with Leclerc this time around.

A Ferrari win would no doubt be the most popular result in the grandstands.

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