Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen’s first words after Turn 1 overtake at Imola
Red Bull and McLaren drivers provide verdict o❀n key moment aܫt Imola

The key moment at the F1 Emilia-😼Romagna Grand Prix was the very first turn.
Red Bull’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen, starting on the front row behind pole-sitter 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Oscar Piastri of McLaren, got the better of it.
Verstappen skilfully and beautifully navigated around the outside of Piastri to overtake him for a lead w𝓡hich he maintained until the chequered f𒁏lag at Imola.
2025 F1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix - Race Result from Round 7
Verstappe🐟n ended Piastri’s three-race winning run, and took his fourth consecutiﷺve victory at Imola.
Notably, Verstappen's brilliꦇant manouevre was a response to Piastri twice getting the better of him, most recently in Miami.
"I just braked too early,” Piastri admitted in his parc ferme inꦰterview.
“It was a good move by Max, as well.
“Disappointing, obviously. But we made a few ⛎wrong cal🐻ls after that anyway.”
Max Verstappen overtook Oscar Piastri at F1 Emilia-Romagna GP

Verstappen sai🤡d: "The start itself wasn't particularly great - but I was still on the outside line. The normal line.
“So I was like I♊'m going to try and send it around the outside' and 🎉it worked really well!
"Of course, that ꦯunleashed our pace because when we were in the lead. The car was good. I could look a👍fter my tyres.”
Piastri was later overtaken by McLaren teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lando Norris, who finished second.
"I tried my best to hang on but just didn't have the grip,” 𓂃Piastr𒊎i said about Norris’ overtake.
“I tried my best but it wa✃s inevitable he would get past but I wasn't 🌠going to give up without a fight."
Norris said: "We had a good little battle at the end between Oscar and myselﷺf which was tense, but always good fun.
"A good race - for us as a team, second and third is great. Of course you would love to be up﷽ there fighting against Max. But they were too good for us today."
Verstappen navigated his way through t𝄹wo Safety Car periods at 🗹Imola to win the grand prix.
Piastri still tops the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:F1 standings, with Norris 13 points behind.
Verstappen is third, 22 points shy of the leader.
Next weekeꦿnd's F1 Monaco Grand Prix is an immediate opportunity to attack Piastri's lead again for the resur🐲gent Verstappen.

James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to ಌfootball, to F1♔.