QUALIFYING for this weekend’s Emilia Romagna F1 Grand Prix has been moved to avoid overlapping with the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral on Saturday.
Formula One and the FIA have announced that the session has been brought forward by an hour and will now take place from 1pm-2pm BST.
As a result, final practice will move to 10am-11am to comply with the regulations which state qualifying must be two hours after the third practice session.
A minute’s silence will also be held before qualifying at Imola, Italy.
Meanwhile, the EFL has confirmed that all fixtures scheduled for 3pm on Saturday have been moved to avoid overlapping with the funeral.
Matches taking place in the Sky Bet Championship, League One and League Two this week and at the weekend will also observe a minute’s silence before kick-off.
Players, coaching staff and match officials will don armbands as a mark of respect.
His funeral will be held at St George’s Chapel on Saturday – the same place where Meghan Markle and Prince Harry got married.
Philip’s death comes amid a turmoil-filled 12 months for the royals after Meghan Markle and Prince Harry quit the royal family.
Prince Philip remained one of the hardest working royals in history – since 1952 he attended 22,219 solo engagements and 637 overseas tours in a career marked by his famous gaffes, wit and wisdom.
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