Verstappen wins the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix

Imola, Italy. Max Verstappen (Pink Bull) received the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, his fifth victory in seven races held in 2024, growing his lead within the Formulation 1 World Championship, this Sunday on the Imola circuit, towards a Lando Norris (McLaren ) that offered nice resistance.

After Norris, second, the Monegasque Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) accomplished the rostrum. Fourth place went to Oscar Piastri (McLaren) and fifth to the Spanish Carlos Sainz (Ferrari).

The Mexican Sergio Pérez, who began from eleventh place, couldn’t do a lot and completed eighth. Essentially the most tough factor for Checo is that he fell to 3rd place general.

“We’d have ended up in the identical place, a technique or one other. This can be a monitor the place you’ll be able to’t move, there wasn’t a lot to do right this moment. “I believe our weekend was ruined with the dangerous qualification and the dangerous day yesterday,” commented Checo.

Within the World Championship Verstappen now has a 48-point benefit over the brand new second, Leclerc, who surpasses the opposite Pink Bull, Sergio Pérez, who disappeared in Imola.

Verstappen cemented a brand new victory within the management of his rivals, particularly Norris, whom he contained at first and within the remaining half.

“With a few laps I may have overtaken Max. Powerful, it was a disgrace, I fought till the final lap. However we are able to say that we’re on par with Pink Bull and Ferrari, preventing to be second or first,” mentioned Norris. .

Verstappen, who began from pole place, acknowledged that his British rival had pushed him to the utmost: “I needed to push arduous to have that distinction in the beginning. We had been very robust within the center, however within the final ten laps I had no grip “.

The horizon appeared utterly clear for ‘Mad Max’ on the Enzo and Dino Ferrari circuit in Imola, however the present triple world champion sweated arduous to attain the 59th victory of his profession.

On the wheel of his highly effective Pink Bull, he crossed the road with lower than a second forward of Norris, winner of the final race, in Miami in the beginning of Could, with Verstappen in second place.