Max Verstappen has held off a surging Lando Norris to extend his lead in the world championship, as McLaren's resurgence to the front of the Formula 1 grid continues.
Max Verstappen has extended his lead in the Formula 1 drivers' championship, winning the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix . Max Verstappen has held off a surging Lando Norris to extend his lead in the world championship, as McLaren's resurgence to the front of the Formula 1 grid continued.
Despite starting from pole there were concerns at Red Bull their race pace may be inferior to the McLaren of Norris, and those fears looked to be materialising in the dying stages at Imola. The win was a turnaround from the practice sessions on Friday where the Red Bull cars were off the pace."We didn't have a lot of information going into the race. Maybe that's why on the hard tyres it was a bit more difficult for us.Australian driver Oscar Piastri drove a solid race at Imola, finishing fourth after a race-long battle with Ferrari's Carlos Sainz.ABC Sport Daily is your daily sports conversation.
Once ahead of Sainz, Piastri was never threatened for fourth place, rounding out a great weekend for McLaren who gained some ground on Ferrari in the battle for second in the constructors' championship.SportOleksandr Usyk defeats Tyson Fury to become undisputed heavyweight champion
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