Formula 1

Max Verstappen claimed his second win of the 2025 season after a sensational lap-one overtake on Oscar Piastri handed the reigning World Champion victory in the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen expressed his pride and satisfaction after a statement drive to victory during Sunday’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix set up by an audacious move on Oscar Piastri at the start of the race.

Oscar Piastri has admitted that he "braked too early" allowing Max Verstappen to snatch the lead from the McLaren driver on the opening lap of the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix before taking a dominant victory.

A masterful drive from the reigning World Champion saw him defeat the pre-race favourites, McLaren, at Imola.

Max Verstappen has surged to an impressive second victory of the season at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, the Dutchman having snatched P1 at the start before holding his position ahead of the McLaren pair in an eventful afternoon that featured Virtual Safety Car and full Safety Car phases.

Max Verstappen completed a bold and brilliant move on Oscar Piastri around the outside of the first corner to snatch the lead as Sunday’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix got under way in dramatic style.

Formula 1’s governing body, the FIA, have released a statement regarding their review into whether or not Ollie Bearman’s fastest time during the first phase of Qualifying for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix should have counted.

Formula 1 fans witnessed another epic Qualifying battle at Imola – one that left us with McLaren’s Oscar Piastri on pole for the third time this year, and the Red Bull of reigning World Champion Max Verstappen alongside him on the front row.

Live coverage of Sunday's Formula 1 AWS Gran Premio del Made in Italy e dell'Emilia-Romagna 2025 in Imola.

Alexander Dunne battled his way through from fifth on the grid around Imola to take his second victory of the 2025 Formula 2 season.

Santiago Ramos was rewarded for his patience on Sunday morning as the Van Amersfoort Racing driver overcame Rafael Câmara with a late move to win the Imola Feature Race.

Alpine’s Executive Advisor, Flavio Briatore, has shared some more background on the decision to bench Jack Doohan following the Miami Grand Prix and promote reserve driver Franco Colapinto in his place.

Alain Prost. Ayrton Senna. Lewis Hamilton. Max Verstappen. When each arrived in F1, it wasn’t difficult to predict world championships in their futures. I feel the same way when I watch Kimi Antonelli.

McLaren driver Oscar Piastri beat Red Bull rival Max Verstappen to pole position during a Qualifying thriller at Imola on Saturday, with only a few hundredths separating the pair at the chequered flag.

1. Oscar Piastri (McLaren), 2. Max Verstappen (Red Bull), 3. George Russell (Mercedes)

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The drivers and team report back on all the action from final practice and Qualifyingf at the 2025 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix from the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari.

Fernando Alonso was left feeling “proud” of the work done by the Aston Martin team after scoring a season-best grid slot of P5 in Qualifying for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, a result that the Spaniard conceded was “better than expected”.

George Russell has revealed that traffic at the start of his final flying lap in Qualifying could have cost him a shot at pole position for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, with the Mercedes driver set to start third.