Oscar Piastri has vowed to learn from Max Verstappen ’s audacious around-the-outside overtake at the start of the F1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Verstappen pulled off a spectacular move under braking to snatch the lead from McLaren’s Piastri at the first corner, before going on to claim a dominant victory at Imola.

And so, Piastri heads to the Monaco Grand Prix with a clear directive: if he gets pole, he must cover off Verstappen’s lunges at all costs. Sunday’s race is an opportunity to resume the status quo and bounce back, with pole position - strategy blunders aside - likely to determine the finishing order.

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The Acque Minerali and Variante Alta sequences, highly technical corners that suit McLaren’s strengths, were decisively in Piastri’s favour. But the drama wasn’t over yet: Through Turns 17 and 18, Max clawed the advantage back and momentarily looked set to steal pole.

MAX VERSTAPPEN has weighed in on the struggles of title rival Lando Norris compared to his McLaren team-mate so far this season. The Brit was favourite to end Verstappen’s four-year winning