WATCH: Sebastian Vettel pays tribute to Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger at Imola with iconic 'donuts'

Ahead of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, the Imola circuit was lit up by Sebastian Vettel. The Brazilian superstar went out for an emotional demo lap to pay tribute to Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger. Notably, Vettel was in Senna's iconic McLaren MP 4/8 of 1993. 

Notably, Senna and Austrian racer Ratzenberger lost their lives in separate accidents at the circuit nearly 30 years ago. This weekend, Vettel and many others in the paddock have organized various tributes to honour their memories. 

After arranging a track run on Thursday evening, Vettel drove Senna’s 1993 McLaren MP4/8, the car in which the three-time world champion secured his final race victory. In an emotional moment, Vettel toured the circuit, waved to fans, and held up Brazilian and Austrian flags. He then parked on the start/finish straight and performed a series of donuts.

Here is the videos: 

one thing sebastian vettel can't resist is doing donuts and we all love him for it pic.twitter.com/whMSFU8p8L

— moreau 🧡 (@rbullvettel) May 19, 2024

Sebastian Vettel ama questo sport in un modo unico, non so se la Formula 1 troverà mai più una figura come la sua pic.twitter.com/OzVsOwld1i

— oli🎡 (@FORMUL4OLI) May 19, 2024

Can Max Verstappen continue his dominance? 

After two days of poor performances in free practice sessions Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen bounced back in the qualifying round to clinch pole position. This was his eighth consecutive pole position equating to the record of legendary Senna. With this Verstappen will be keen to register fifth win of the season and it will be a very special at Imola. 

Meanwhile, with a great upgrade in their cars, the McLaren duo of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris along with the Ferrari duo of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz will be keen to get some win. Mercedes duo of Lewis Hamilton and George Russell will also be looking to make their first top 5 finish of the season at Imola.