Max Verstappen’s victory at Imola was welcome for the neutral enthusiast, rekindling a three-way fight for the championship and ending McLaren’s run of victories. It was also a more significant win for Red Bull than his previous triumph at Suzuka.

Max Verstappen took a dominant victory at Imola on Sunday to celebrate Red Bull's 400th grand prix and end Formula One leader Oscar Piastri's run of three wins in a row for McLaren. Australian Piastri started on pole but finished third,

Max Verstappen gave his Formula 1 title defense a big boost with victory at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix on Sunday after a daring overtake on standings leader Oscar Piastri at the start. The Dutch driver built a commanding lead which was wiped out when the safety car bundled the field back up.