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.

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

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen won the F1 2025 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola with Lando Norris second and Oscar Piastri third.

MAX VERSTAPPEN proved that nothing keeps a great champion down for long after beating the odds to win his second race of the season at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. The Red Bull star, chasing

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.

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,

Lando Norris admitted second and third behind Max Verstappen's Red Bull was the best that McLaren could achieve at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix on Sunday. "Max was fast, the Red Bull was quick.