Read our privacy policy Thanks for signing up to theBreaking News email {{ #verifyErrors }} {{ message }} {{ /verifyErrors }} {{ ^verifyErrors }} Something went wrong. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }}Max Verstappen saw off McLaren’s challenge to match Ayrton Senna’s record of eight consecutive pole positions for Sunday’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. At the Imola venue which claimed Senna’s life 30 years ago, Verstappen’s drew level with the great Brazilian. However, Piastri was dropped three places for Sunday’s grid after blocking Haas’s Kevin Magnussen in Q1. Follow latest updates from the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix with The Independent