Max Verstappen

2022 - 4 - 24

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F1 LIVE: Max Verstappen WINS Imola GP with ease as Lewis ... (Daily Express)

MAX VERSTAPPEN produced a hugely dominant performance to win this year's Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.

It is just going to take longer. Meanwhile, it was another disastrous afternoon for Lewis Hamilton, who was condemned to a lowly 14th-placed finish after failing to make up any positions before the end of the contest. Red Bull brought a number of upgrades to Imola and proved to be quicker than Ferrari over the course of the entire weekend as a result of their hard work behind the scenes. "Today, you never know with the weather how competitive you're going to be. The team deserve it, from where we were in race one to now scoring a podium. "Just because we have hit a rough patch, it is not in my DNA to pack up. A great weekend, the hard work all pays off." "Everyone's putting a lot of time and effort into this. He did a great job there. Top job to the team. The Mercedes driver has failed in countless attempts to get ahead of the Frenchman and could well be forced to stay in his current position between now and the end of the race. Charles Leclerc is closing in on the latter, though, and will be looking to force his way back up into second place before the end of the contest.

Race: Verstappen wins at Imola, disaster for Ferrari (PlanetF1)

Such was Max Verstappen's pace that he didn't need Sergio Perez as a rear-gunner at the Emilia Romagna GP but it helped as Red Bull secured their first 1-2 ...

Chasing the Red Bull, Leclerc put it into the barrier at the Variante Alta, the driver back into the pits for a new front wing. They came out P1 to P3 again, the Dutchman still comfortably ahead but Leclerc having closed the gap on Perez through his one-lap undercut. The racing resumed on lap 5 with the Red Bulls pulling away from Norris who had the bouncing Leclerc all over his rear wing with Kevin Magnussen running P5 ahead of Russell, Valtteri Bottas and Sebastian Vettel who took P8 off Fernando Alonso at the restart. Hamilton wasn’t having as much luck as his team-mate, the seven-time World Champion struggling to find a way past the Aston Martin of Stroll. While Max Verstappen stormed off the line, no sign of his sprint race issues, Sergio Perez was up to second ahead of Lando Norris and Charles Leclerc fell to fourth. Ricciardo dropped to the back of the field.

Max Verstappen wins at Imola after nightmare day for Ferrari (The South African)

Max Verstappen led a dominant one-two victory for Red Bull at Imola on Sunday, while Ferrari's Charles Leclerc suffered a late disaster.

Red Bull Racing’s Dutch driver Max Verstappen waves to the fans after winning the sprint qualifying of the Formula One Grand Prix of Emilia Romagna at the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari race track in Imola, Italy, 23 April 2022. Red Bull Racing’s Dutch driver Max Verstappen waves to the fans after winning the sprint qualifying of the Formula One Grand Prix of Emilia Romagna at the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari race track in Imola, Italy, 23 April 2022. The Formula One Grand Prix of Emilia Romagna will take place on 24 April 2022.

Formula 1: Max Verstappen wins Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in 1-2 ... (Yahoo Sports)

Verstappen started on pole and led for the entire race as Charles Leclerc spun late while chasing Sergio Perez for second.

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Emilia Romagna GP: Max Verstappen wins in Imola as Charles ... (Sky Sports)

Max Verstappen delivered a dominant victory at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, as a late crash for Charles Leclerc in Imola saw the Ferrari driver's world ...

"I'm out of the championship, for sure. All that remained was the indignity of being lapped by Verstappen, with whom he shared a fierce title battle last season. With the entire grid starting on intermediate tyres, Leclerc was overtaken by Perez and Norris off the line. "I believe that the spin shouldn't have happened today. "Today, you never know with the weather how competitive you're going to be... Leclerc was able to pass Norris with relative ease to climb to third and momentarily got in front of Perez as Ricciardo triggered the entire field to switch to slicks after coming in on lap 18.

Max Verstappen claims rain is going to make Imola 'even more ... (Eurosport.com)

Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc predicted an exciting and unpredictable race in the rain at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix on Sunday.

“The rain races always have a lot of unpredictability in it. “And obviously it’s going to be very tricky today. Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix

Max Verstappen, Red Bull Dominate Imola While Ferrari Struggles ... (Frontstretch.com)

Max Verstappen scored his second win of the season at Imola April 24, 2022 in his Formula 1 championship defense. Lewis Hamilton struggled and wound up ...

The Spaniard and Daniel Ricciardo collided and spun out into the gravel in the second turn of the event. Sebastian Vettel got Aston Martin their first points of the season with his first finish of the year in eighth. As far as the season-long driver standings, Verstappen is still 27 points back from Leclerc while Perez has stepped up to third place. Leclerc was able to continue on to the pits, but instead of finishing third, he wound up sixth. George Russell gained seven spots from his starting position to finish fourth while Valtteri Bottas came up fifth after battling with Russell late in the going. In doing so, he made huge gains on Charles Leclerc and Ferrari less than 60 miles away from the prancing horse’s headquarters in Maranello.