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Max Verstappen equals Michael Schumacher's feat after winning Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in Imola
Defending four-time F1 world champion Max Verstappen snapped Oscar Piastri's winning streak to win the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in Imola, Italy on Sunday and collect his second victory of the season. In the process, he collected his 116th podium finish for Red Bull Racing. read more
Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen celebrates after winning the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in Imola, Italy on Sunday, 18 May. AP
Reigning Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen snapped Oscar Piastri's three-race winning streak in the ongoing season by winning the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in Imola, Italy on Sunday. And with his latest triumph, the Dutchman emulated a feat achieved by the legendary Michael Schumacher.
The defending four-time world champion finished the race 6.1 seconds clear of Lando Norris, who beat McLaren teammate and current championship leader Piastri to the second spot. Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton profited from two safety car interventions to finish fourth after starting 12th on the grid while Williams' Alex Albon completed the top five.
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Charles Leclerc finished sixth in the second Ferrari ahead of Mercedes' George Russell. Carlos Sainz (Williams), Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls) and Yuki Tsunoda (Red Bull Racing) finished eighth, ninth and 10th respectively.
Verstappen thus won his second race this year, after triumphing in the Japanese Grand Prix ahead of Norris and Piastri last month, and the 65th of his F1 career that completes a decade this season. His latest win, which lifts him to the third spot in the drivers' standings with 124 points, also comes in Red Bull's 400th Grand Prix race.
Verstappen equals Schumacher's record
In the process, the 27-year-old equalled seven-time world champion Schumacher's feat of 116 podiums for Ferrari during a 10-year run with 'The Prancing Horse' from 1996 to 2006.
While the German F1 legend raced for four different constructors, Verstappen has been part of Red Bull for a majority of his F1 career, having begun his career in the elite division of single-seater racing with Toro Rosso in 2015. All of Verstappen's podium finishes, however, have come in Red Bull's colours.
Only Hamilton has secured more podium finishes for a single constructor (153 for Mercedes) than Schumacher and Verstappen.
'Thank you everyone for a great job today and on Saturday,' said Verstappen said after his victory in Imola. 'It was a great weekend.'
Piastri and Norris too congratulated Verstappen after what is only the second race of the season to not have either McLaren driver standing on top of the podium.
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'I braked too early. But it was a great move by Max and then we had a few wrong calls so it was not one of our best Sundays,' Australian racer Piastri, who leads the driver's standings with 146 points, said.
'Congratulations to Max. We couldn't match him this weekend,' added Briton Norris, who's second on the table with 133 points.
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