Max Verstappen secured a brilliant victory at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix on Sunday, taking the lead in stunning fashion by overtaking Oscar Piastri on the first turn before holding it to the line even as a safety car changed the complexion of the race late on.

Max Verstappen returnedn to the top in the 2025 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix with a solid performance from start to finish. The Red Bull driver controlled the race in Imola without an

That “how did he do that?” first-lap move around the outside of Oscar Piastri, which Luke Smith broke down on Sunday. Advertisement When Verstappen pulled off that move, seasoned F1 staff in our live blog left their seats.

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.

Red Bull boss Christian Horner has suggested that potential "self-interest" from both McLaren drivers could see his team benefit as

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.

It’s likely ciao for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, but if that is the case, what a race to end on. Ruby Price is joined by Tom Horrox, Owain Medford, and Dev Tyagi to review a safety car-affected race in Imola where Max Verstappen won ahead of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.