Verstappen wins at Imola, Piastri fourth after grid penalty

Max Verstappen held off a challenge from McLaren’s Lando Norris to win the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix at Imola on Sunday and extend his Formula 1 championship lead.Verstappen started on pole position and stayed ahead of Norris at the start but was put under pressure by the McLaren driver again near the end, winning by less than a second.

Norris’ second place on Sunday underlined the McLaren team’s credentials to be the closest challenger to Verstappen and Red Bull this season. Charles Leclerc was third for Ferrari.“Especially the last 10, 15 laps ... I had no grip any more. I was really sliding a lot. I saw Lando closing in,” Verstappen said. “It’s very difficult when the tyres are not working any more and you have to go flat out, so I couldn’t afford to make too many mistakes.

Seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton and his teammate George Russell were sixth and seventh after a difficult weekend for Mercedes. With the victory, Verstappen opened up a 48-point lead over Leclerc, who moved above Perez into second.

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