Mexican Sergio Perez completed second with McLaren’s Lando Norris third.
Mexican Sergio Perez completed second with McLaren’s Lando Norris third.
World champion Max Verstappen took most factors from System One’s Imola dash weekend, main a dominant Pink Bull one-two on Sunday as Ferrari’s homecoming turned bitter for general chief Charles Leclerc and his Italian workforce.
Mexican Sergio Perez completed runner-up within the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, 16.527 seconds behind the Dutch driver, with Lando Norris repeating final 12 months’s third place to assert McLaren’s first podium of the season.
Championship chief Leclerc, winner of two of the primary three races, fought again to sixth place after a late spin whereas operating in third.
His Spanish workforce mate Carlos Sainz went out in a gap lap collision.
Verstappen, who took the utmost eight factors on Saturday for successful a dash race from pole, additionally took a bonus level on Sunday for the quickest lap and is now 27 factors adrift of Leclerc.
“That was a really beautiful Sunday,” the 24-year-old stated over the workforce radio after his second win of the season and solely his second end.
“It’s at all times robust to realize one thing like that however already yesterday, and the day earlier than, we have been on it and it was wanting like a powerful weekend.”
Ferrari’s lead over Pink Bull within the constructors standings was slashed to 11 factors.
George Russell was fourth for Mercedes, with Alfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas fifth and AlphaTauri’s Yuki Tsunoda seventh and Sebastian Vettel eighth for Aston Martin.
Kevin Magnussen was ninth for Haas and Lance Stroll took the ultimate level for Aston Martin.
Mercedes’ seven instances world champion Lewis Hamilton was lapped by Verstappen after 41 of the 63 laps and completed thirteenth, gaining a spot on the end when Alpine’s Esteban Ocon had a penalty added.
