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Toronto Sun
18-05-2025
- Automotive
- Toronto Sun
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen wins F1's Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix to end Piastri's streak
Published May 18, 2025 • 2 minute read Red Bull Racing's Dutch driver Max Verstappen celebrates with the trophy on the podium after winning the 2025 Emilia Romagna Formula One Grand Prix at the Imola autodrome in Imola, on May 18, 2025. Photo by ANDREJ ISAKOVIC / AFP via Getty Images IMOLA, Italy — Max Verstappen gave his Formula 1 title defense a big boost with victory at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix on Sunday after a daring overtake on standings leader Oscar Piastri at the start. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. 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Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account The Dutch driver built a commanding lead which was wiped out when the safety car bundled the field back up. He still held on to win ahead of Lando Norris, who overtook his McLaren teammate Piastri for second with five laps remaining. Verstappen took his second win of the season, and first since last month's Japanese Grand Prix, and denied Piastri — who finished third — what would have been his fourth win in a row. Verstappen praised his Red Bull team's 'fantastic execution all round' as the team marked its 400th F1 race with a win. 'The start itself wasn't particularly great, but I was still on the outside line, or basically the normal (racing) line, and I was like, 'Well, I'm just going to try and send it round the outside,' and it worked really well,' Verstappen said of his crucial overtake. 'That, of course, unleashed our pace because once we were in the lead, the car was good.' Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Norris' late-race move on Piastri was almost a copy of Verstappen's, though Norris had the advantage of being on fresher tires than his teammate. 'We had a good little battle at the end between Oscar and myself, which is always tense, but always good fun,' Norris said, admitting that Verstappen and Red Bull were 'too good for us today.' Piastri's lead over Norris in the standings was cut to 13 points, with Verstappen nine behind Norris. Hamilton bounces back Lewis Hamilton recovered from 12th on the grid to finish fourth in his first race for Ferrari in Italy. Hamilton profited from a late-race fight between his teammate Charles Leclerc and Alex Albon of Williams. Albon complained Leclerc had pushed him off the track as they battled for fourth, and Hamilton passed both drivers before Ferrari eventually asked Leclerc to yield fifth to Albon. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. George Russell was seventh for Mercedes, ahead of Carlos Sainz, Jr. in the second Williams. Isack Hadjar was ninth for Racing Bulls and Verstappen's Red Bull teammate Yuki Tsunoda was 10th after starting last following a crash in qualifying. An action-packed 'farewell' to Imola Overtaking was expected to be rare in what could be F1's last race for the foreseeable future at Imola. Instead, the Italian fans were treated to Verstappen's spectacular move at the start and plenty of other overtakes. The narrow, bumpy Imola track has been a favourite among drivers, who have relished its old-school challenge since it returned to the F1 schedule during the COVID-19 pandemic. Still, its status as Italy's second race — only the United States also hosts more than one — makes its position vulnerable. 'If we don't come back here, it is going to be a shame,' Piastri said Saturday. Sunday's race was the last under Imola's current contract, and while it isn't officially goodbye yet, there has been no word about next year. Check out our sports section for the latest news and analysis. Care for a wager? Head to our sports betting section for news and odds. Toronto & GTA Sports Sunshine Girls Sports Toronto Maple Leafs
The Citizen
18-05-2025
- Automotive
- The Citizen
Brilliant Verstappen wins Emilia Romagna Grand Prix
"Thank you everyone for a great job today and on Saturday.' Red Bull Racing's Dutch driver Max Verstappen celebrates on the podium after winning the 2025 Emilia Romagna Formula One Grand Prix at the Imola autodrome in Imola, on May 18, 2025. (Photo by Andrej ISAKOVIC / AFP) Defending four-time champion Max Verstappen delivered a reminder of his unmatched racing prowess on Sunday when he drove his Red Bull to a commanding victory at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. The 27-year-old Dutchman came home 6.1 seconds clear of Lando Norris, who was second, ahead of McLaren team-mate and championship leader Oscar Piastri. Like Verstappen, Ferrari's seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton profited from two safety car interventions to finish fourth, after starting 12th on the grid, ahead of Williams' Alex Albon and Charles Leclerc, in the second Ferrari. George Russell was seventh for Mercedes, ahead of Carlos Sainz in the second Williams, RB rookie Isack Hadjar and Yuki Tsunoda, a notable 10th in the second Red Bull after his high-speed crash in qualifying. It was Verstappen's second win this year and the 65th of his career, delivered in Red Bull's 400th Grand Prix. His success lifted him to 124 points in third place in the drivers' title race behind Piastri on 146 and Norris on 133. 'Thank you everyone for a great job today and on Saturday,' said Verstappen, whose performance made clear he and Red Bull will not relinquish the title easily. 'It was a great weekend.' Piastri said he had lost the race at the opening corner. 'I braked too early,' he said. '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.' Norris conceded that Verstappen and Red Bull had been stronger and faster than his team. 'Congratulations to Max,' he said. 'We couldn't match him this weekend.' Rampant Verstappen The race, marking the 75th anniversary of the world championship's maiden race at Silverstone on May 13, 1950, started in glorious warm sunshine with everyone on medium tyres, except Hamilton, Kimi Antonelli and three others, including Tsunoda, who chose hards for strategic reasons. Piastri won the initial start, but left enough room for a rampant Verstappen to lunge past him at Tamburello and take the lead in a thrilling thrusting move that stirred a roar from the big sun-kissed crowd, part of an Imola record weekend attendance of 240,000. Tsunoda, recovered from his huge crash on Saturday, started from the pitlane in his rebuilt Red Bull, clearly eyeing a one-stop strategy at a circuit with one of the longest pitlanes, 10 seconds slower than Miami. Home favourite Antonelli had passed his Mercedes predecessor Hamilton on lap one pushing the Ferrari down to 12th while Norris sliced past Russell for third on lap 11 to begin his pursuit of the leaders. Russell pitted for hards one lap later together with Leclerc, doing the same at Ferrari, emerging in 13th, before Piastri came in on lap 13 and rejoined in front of the Monegasque, but facing a solid jam of cars ahead of him. In the lead, Verstappen enjoyed cruising at pace ahead of Norris, with a 10-second advantage by lap 20. By lap 25, Piastri was past Hamilton and into the top six after a frustrating period held up by Tsunoda, on team orders. Two laps later, he passed Antonelli, 'the boy from Bologna', for fifth and then Hadjar for fourth before a brief virtual safety car was signalled when Esteban Ocon parked his Haas on the inside of Tosa. The pause gifted Verstappen a cheap pit-stop. It was perfect for the leader, but left Leclerc fuming, swearing on the team radio. This left Verstappen leading Norris with Albon third ahead of Piastri. Fired up, Hamilton dispatched both Antonelli and then Hadjar with sweeping moves at Tamburello to take fifth but Verstappen remained in cool control, 18 seconds clear of Norris and Piastri. On lap 46, Antonelli prompted a full safety car intervention when he pulled up at Tosa. 'I've got an issue,' he reported, as lucky Max cashed in again, the champion taking his second 'cheap' stop followed by Norris. Ferrari told Leclerc to stay out. 'No tyres left,' they said, as Hamilton took more hards for a fiery final nine-lap sprint to the flag from seventh in a reshuffled order.
Express Tribune
18-05-2025
- Automotive
- Express Tribune
Norris on top in McLaren 1-2 in final practice
McLaren's Oscar Piastri races amid smoke during a qualifying session for the 2025 Emilia Romagna Formula One Grand Prix at the Imola autodrome. PHOTO: AFP Lando Norris outpaced team-mate and championship leader Oscar Piastri to top the times for McLaren in another convincing 1-2 in Saturday's third and final free practice ahead of this weekend's Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. The Briton made the most of Pirelli's new 'super-soft' C6 tyres, designed originally for street circuits, to clock a best lap in one minute and 14.897 seconds and beat Piastri by 0.100 seconds. For Norris, it was a much-needed riposte to reverse the order of the champion team's drivers after his Australian partner had reeled off four consecutive victories to establish a 16-points lead in the drivers' title race and top both sessions on Friday. On a day of warm spring sunshine at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, in the Italian team's heartland, McLaren again overcame the best efforts to beat Red Bull's four-time champion Max Verstappen, who was 0.181 seconds adrift in third. Local hero Kimi Antonelli, born 40km away at Bologna, was fourth in his Mercedes ahead of Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, Carlos Sainz of Williams and rookie Isack Hadjar of Racing Bulls. George Russell was eighth in the second Mercedes ahead of Alex Albon in the second Williams and seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton in the second Ferrari. Two-time champion Fernando Alsono was an improved 11th for Aston Martin. Hamilton had warned of brake problems on Friday, suggesting each time he tries a new setting it is a lottery. "We roll the dice," he said. "We put on one and it works. Another and it doesn't. We're working on it!" His good humour hid his anxiety after six races without a podium finish and he was one of the first men out on Saturday to clock an early time of 1:16.983 ahead of Nico Hulkenberg. Gasly briefly took control on top of the times, before Hamilton trimmed his lap to 1:15.866 with the usual suspects led by Norris arriving - and moving clear with Verstappen going top after 23 minutes in 1:15.579 ahead of Piastri. Hamilton was soon pushed down to fourth as Norris rose to second, just 0.077 seconds off Verstappen's pace before the times began to tumble again with Leclerc and then Isack Hadjar going top, the Frenchman in 1:15.529. At this stage, everyone was running the mediums, Verstappen demonstrating their potential to take command in 1:15.130 ahead of Norris and Hadjar with Leclerc fourth, Piastri fifth and Hamilton sixth. AFP
Japan Today
17-05-2025
- Automotive
- Japan Today
Piastri on pole for Emilia-Romagna GP as Ferrari struggles
McLaren driver Oscar Piastri of Australia in action during the qualifying at the Enzo and Dino Ferrari racetrack, ahead the Italy's Emilia Romagna Formula One Grand Prix, in Imola, Italy, Saturday, May 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni) auto racing Oscar Piastri fought his way through traffic to take pole position in the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix on Saturday as Ferrari had a terrible session, with neither car in the top 10. Piastri seemed to lose valuable time getting past cars toward the end of his final qualifying lap but it still proved enough as Max Verstappen fell just .034 of a second short of the Australian's time. That gives Piastri a big advantage in Sunday's race at a track where overtaking is notably difficult. George Russell took third for Mercedes, pushing Piastri's McLaren teammate and title rival Lando Norris down to fourth. It was a tough day for the home fans as Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton and Formula 1's sole Italian driver, Kimi Antonelli, all qualified outside the top 10. All three were caught out by rivals improving their times at the end of the second part of qualifying, with Leclerc 11th, Hamilton 12th and Antonelli 13th. Earlier in the session, heavy crashes for Red Bull's Yuki Tsunoda and Alpine's Franco Colapinto brought out the red flag. © Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Unstoppable Piastri takes pole position for Emilia Romagna F1 GP
Championship leader Oscar Piastri continued his fantastic form to take pole position for the Emilia Romagna Formula One Grand Prix in Italy. The McLaren driver clocked the fastest time of 1 minute 14.670 seconds to beat four-time defending champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull by a mere 0.034. Advertisement This was Piastri's third pole position this season and he is on a run of three consecutive grand prix wins. George Russell of Mercedes completed the top three, 0.137 from the top, while Lando Norris in the other McLaren managed only the fourth best time. Ferrari disappointed their home fans, with Charles Leclerc in 11th and Lewis Hamilton in 12th, while Italian hope Kimi Antonelli was also knocked out in Q2 and was 13th fastest in the Mercedes.
