Verstappen Fended Off McLaren At The Imola Grand Prix
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GPblog on MSNHill full of praise for "great" Verstappen but tells McLaren "they shouldn't worry" about himFormer Formula 1 world champion Damon Hill was full of praise for Max Verstappen after he won the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, but he believes McLaren "should not worry" about the championship. The Grand Prix around the circuit of Imola last weekend saw a stunning lap 1 overtake from Verstappen on pole sitter Oscar Piastri to take the lead,
The tension is building ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix with the Drivers' Championship title fight finely poised after seven rounds of the 2025 campaign. Oscar Piastri currently leads the way by 13 points ahead of Lando Norris, with Max Verstappen nine points back from the Brit following a commanding win at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.
Verstappen pounced on pole-sitter Oscar Piastri at the start to claim his 65th grand prix victory, while Lando Norris took second place ahead of his McLaren teammate
If McLaren do end up losing this title to Red Bull and Max Verstappen, they will look back at weekends like this and wonder what they could or should have done differently.
Max Verstappen reignited his title hopes by beating the McLarens to victory at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix; the leading teams all brought upgrades to Imola; watch every session of the Monaco Grand Prix from this Friday,
McLaren opted not to order Piastri to allow Lando Norris past in a bid to challenge Verstappen but the British driver ultimately made a brave move on his team-mate with five laps to go to finish second. Piastri’s lead to Norris was cut to 13 points, with Verstappen now 22 points behind the Australian.
MAX Verstappen picked up his second win of the 2025 season in Italy. The Dutch driver took the lead of the race from Oscar Piastri on the first corner, and came home to win from there. Piastri
Max Verstappen had one shot at winning F1's 2025 Imola GP and he took it with a thrilling pass that shows his best qualities
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GPblog on MSNVilleneuve slams 'weak' McLaren after defeat to Verstappen in Imola: 'They're afraid'Formula 1 world champion Jacques Villeneuve has hammered McLaren for not being decisive enough after losing out to Max Verstappen at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. The Canadian believes that the Papaya team have shown their weak side in comparison to Red Bull,