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

Max Verstappen continued his winning run at Imola for the fourth straight year as he left behind Oscar Piastri to win the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix 2025. Piastri, who started from the pole, was taken over by Verstappen right at the beginning and the Dutchman maintained his lead throughout.