16:07
Piastri and Verstappen give their version of events
Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen’s first words after Turn 1 overtake
Oscar Piastri
Ferrari
2025 F1 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix as it happened
Recap from F1 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix at Imola
18 May 2025
16:05
Drivers' and constructors'
F1 World Championship points after 2025 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix
Max Verstappen
15:46
Piastri's verdict on the big moment
"I just 𒆙braked too early," Piastri said about the♏ first turn.
"It was a good move by Max as well. Disappointi🍸ng obvioꦅusly but we made a few wrong calls after that anyway."
15:44
"They were too goo𝔉d for us today," McLaren's Lando Norris said about Red Bull.
15:41
Results here
2025 F1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix - Race Result from Round 7
Start of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix
15:36
Christian Horner joy
Red Bull's 🅘teജam principal is celebrating his 400th race with the team. He's been in charge since Day 1 in F1.
And Max Verstappen has repaid the team with a brilliant drive to end Oscar Piastri's wi🍨nning run.
15:36
Order for F1 Emilia-Romagna GP
- Verstappen
- Norris
- Piastri
- Hamilton
- Albon
15:35
Max Verstappen wins F1 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
Verstappen wins at Imola!
Max Verstappen
15:34
Lap 62 of 63
Albon desperately t🎐rying to overtake Leclerc. But the Ferrari holds him off and keeps P5 for now.
Verstappen's lead at t👍he front is very healthy, more than six sec♋onds.
15:32
Lap 61 of 63
Hamilton overtakes Ferrari teammate Leclerc iꩵnto four♌th!
Verstappen's lead is 6s at the front.
15:31
Lap 60 of 63
Alex Al😼bon goes through th෴e gravel but stays in the race!
Albon was trying for fourth, but fails to overtake Leclerc, an🦩d drops to sixth.
Bit of a controversial clash, that one...
15:28
Lap 58 of 63
Norris overtakes Piastri!
Nice and tidy racing from the McLaren teammates.
Norris is now P2, 5s behind Verstappen.
15:26
Lap 56 of 63
Verstappen 3s clear of Piastri.
Norris is on fresher tyres but is third 🎃behind Piastr🤪i.
Leclerc 1.5s short of a podium place.
Hamilton overtakes Russell for sixth.
15:24
Lap 55 of 63
Verstappen restarted verღy well, and is now 2.2s clear of Piastri.
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15:22
Green flag, Lap 53 of 63
Racing resumes. The order is:
- Verstappen
- Piastri
- Norris
- Leclerc
- Albon
- Russell
- Hamilton
15:20
Safety Car
Lap 52 of 63, but a Safety Car interrupts.
This is to clear up Antonelli's Mercedes.
15:14
Verstappen and Norris set for big finish
Verstappen and Norris are on hard tyres now.
Piastri is second, behind the Red Bull.
Will the McLarens work togꦏether? Norris is questioning what they should do via team radio.
We're on Lap 50 of 63.
15:07
Kimi Antonelli out of Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
Mercedes drivꦗer Antonelli is out of hisꦜ first F1 race on home soil.
His car conked out on Lap 47 of 63.
15:06
Antonelli problem
Kimi Antonelli has gone off!
"I've g꧒ot an issue," the Mercedes driver says as he comes to a halt.
Yellow flag is out.
15:03
Huge Verstappen lead
Red Bull driver iܫs 18.3sꦑ ahead of second-placed Norris.
15:03
"I'm the unluckiest driver in the f****** world," Alonso moans via team radiꦗo!
Aston✱ Martin driver is now 13th, he's go😼ing backwards.
15:01
Order on Lap 42/63
- Verstappen
- Norris
- Piastri
- Albon
- Hamilton
- Leclerc
- Hadjar
- Antonelli
- Russell
- Sainz
15:01
Piastri into third
Os꧒car Piastri gets past Alex Albon and is now third, on Lap 42/63.
Hulkenberg h🗹as passed Alonso to sneak into the top 10. Both Aston Martins are sinking...
Leclerc overtakes Hadjar for sixth.
Piastri
14:57
Both Ferraris burst forwards!
Lewis Hamilton up into fifth!
Charles Leclerc passes Antonelli into seventh!
We're on Lap 39 of 63.
14:52
Hamilton passes Antonelli
Lewis Hamilton has been trying to get past Kimi Antonelli෴ for a long time... and finally manages.
Ferrari driver is up to sixth.
