Oscar Piastri of McLaren Racing at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.
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Piastri optimstic about McLaren pace and victory chances going into F1 Monaco GP

F1 is arriving in the principality this weekend, and Oscar Piastri is still the championship leader going into the Monaco GP. After finishing second place in Imola, the Australian is confident of the McLaren car’s pace around the tricky and tight circuit. Piastri on confidence going into the F1 Monaco GP “I think we thought…

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McLaren rumoured to be slower after Technical Directive was issued prior to Imola.
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McLaren’s pace rumoured to be down in Imola due to Technical Directive

Following Max Verstappen’s victory in Imola, and perhaps more significantly, McLaren’s defeat, suggestions have surfaced that a new Technical Directive (TD) from the FIA might be of importance. Red Bull suspects McLaren trickery During the Miami GP weekend, which saw Oscar Piastri take a dominant win, Red Bull hinted at McLaren doing ‘something’ to reduce…

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McLaren team principal Andrea Stella believes the first lap “very much” decided the outcome of the 2025 F1 Imola GP, as Max Verstappen stormed past Oscar Piastri on the opening lap to then take a comfortable victory.
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Stella: Verstappen’s first lap pass on Piastri “very much” decided F1 Imola GP

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella believes the first lap “very much” decided the outcome of the 2025 F1 Imola GP, as Max Verstappen stormed past Oscar Piastri on the opening lap to then take a comfortable victory. Although Red Bull have shown impressive qualifying pace this season – Verstappen’s taken three of the seven possible…

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Lando Norris ahead of the Imola GP
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Norris satisfied with recovery to P2 at F1 Imola GP, admits McLaren no match for Verstappen

After a disappointing P4 result in yesterday’s qualifying for the F1 Imola GP, Norris made strong progress in the race to finish on the second step of the podium.  Through unable to challenge Verstappen, who dominated from the opening lap, Norris was competitive against Russell and Piastri.  A close battle with his teammate  As the…

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Oscar Piastri of Australia and McLaren prepares to drive in the garage during qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Emilia-Romagna at Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari
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Piastri analyses disappointing P3 after F1 Imola GP

In a race characterised by multiple safety car interventions, Oscar Piastri secured third place at the F1 Imola Grand Prix despite starting from pole position. The Australian driver’s disappointment was palpable as he reflected on what might have been at the historic Imola circuit. Promising start undone at turn 1 The anticipation surrounding Piastri was…

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Max Verstappen of Red Bull winning the F1 Imola GP
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F1 | Race | Imola GP | Verstappen’s ballsy move secures win in eventful race

The anticipation was high for the F1 Emilia Romagna GP at Imola, as Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen again shared the front row. With Ferrari outside of the top ten and heavy crashes for Yuki Tsunoda and Franco Colapinto in qualifying, there were storylines aplenty. Full report and results are below. Max’ masterful move Off…

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McLaren Driver Oscar Piastri in Qualifying for the F1 Imola GP
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McLaren’s Oscar Piastri “found his groove” in Qualifying to claim pole position for the F1 Imola GP

McLaren’s Oscar Piastri has claimed his third career pole position in Qualifying for the Imola GP. McLaren has been leading the way in all sessions this weekend and looked like the strongest contender for pole position heading into Qualifying. During a disrupted and incident-marred session, Piastri kept his calm and easily advanced into the final…

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George Russell #63 during the Free Practice sessions at the F1 Imola GP 2025
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“We wanted to put it all on the table”: Russell’s gamble secures P3 at F1 Imola GP Qualifying session

George Russell secured P3 on the grid for the 2025 F1 Imola GP, delivering a standout performance for Mercedes in a tense and unpredictable Qualifying session. While Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen ultimately locked out the front row, Russell’s strategic risk earned him a top-three start — a result that even he admitted came as…

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