Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 2023 date: UK start time, F1 standings and how to follow – Red Bull out to continue domination as Horner asks ‘where are the others?’

Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez are storming ahead in the F1 driver standings as Red Bull dominates the grid once again this season.

The Red Bull pair completed another one-two in Miami last time out with Verstappen making his way up from ninth to win the race.

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And after yet another victory, team principal Christian Horner questioned why his team aren’t being challenged by the rest of the grid. 

Horner said: "Five races, five wins plus the sprint, and four one-two finishes - we've never had a start like this and we're kind of wondering 'where are the others?’

"We've made a normal step, we think, over the winter, and it's more 'where did Ferrari and Mercedes go?'”

Emilia Romagna Grand Prix: Date and UK start time 

This race weekend at Imola in Italy is scheduled for Friday, May 19 to Sunday, May 21. 

Practice 1 and 2 will take place on Friday from 12:30pm UK time before Practice 3 takes place from 11:30am on Saturday. 

Qualifying then gets underway at 3pm on the same day, with the starting grid to be decided.

The race is then scheduled to begin at 2pm UK time on Sunday afternoon. 

Emilia Romagna Grand Prix: TV and live stream

Coverage of the action will be shown throughout the weekend on Sky Sports F1. 

Sky Sports customers can live stream this via the app using their mobile, tablet or computer devices.

If not, you can purchase a Sky Sports Day Pass from NowTV for £9.99 while Channel Four will broadcast highlights later in the evening.

talkSPORT will provide you with all the latest news surrounding the Grand Prix. 

To tune in to talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 through the website, click HERE for the live stream.

You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.

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Emilia Romagna Grand Prix: What has been said? 

Mercedes will be introducing some upgrades to their car ahead of the race weekend but Lewis Hamilton is not expecting a huge difference to their performance. 

When asked what the upgrades will bring, Hamilton said: "Well, it’s a bit of an unknown. 

"It’s not like I have a one-second upgrade coming, which is what I need, but it’s something. It’s a step in the right direction, hopefully, for us to really be able to progress."

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff was also keen to ease expectations ahead of the changes. 

He said: "We have to be careful that we have our expectations under control. 

"I don’t think we’ll get there and suddenly we’re half a second faster and in the middle of a fight. 

“We won’t, but we are now laying a new foundation and at least taking some issues off the table that we believe are contributing to us being too slow.”

Emilia Romagna Grand Prix: Driver standings

Driver / Car / Points 

1. Max Verstappen / Red Bull Racing / 119
2. Sergio Perez / Red Bull Racing / 105
3. Fernando Alonso / Aston Martin / 75
4. Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes / 56
5. Carlos Sainz / Ferrari / 44
6. George Russell / Mercedes / 40
7. Charles Leclerc / Ferrari / 34
8. Lance Stroll / Aston Martin / 27
9. Lando Norris / McLaren / 10
10. Pierre Gasly / Alpine / 8
11. Nico Hulkenberg / Haas / 6
12. Esteban Ocon / Alpine / 6
13. Valtteri Bottas / Alfa Romeo / 4
14. Oscar Piastri / McLaren / 4
15. Zhou Guanyu / Alfa Romeo / 2
16. Yuki Tsounda / Alphatauri / 2
17. Kevin Magnussen / Haas / 2
18. Alexander Albon / Williams / 1
19. Logan Sargeant / Williams / 0
20. Nyck De Vries / Alphatauri / 0