Verstappen Fended Off McLaren At The Imola Grand Prix
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GPblog on MSNVilleneuve slams 'weak' McLaren after defeat to Verstappen in Imola: 'They're afraid'Formula 1 world champion Jacques Villeneuve has hammered McLaren for not being decisive enough after losing out to Max Verstappen at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. The Canadian believes that the Papaya team have shown their weak side in comparison to Red Bull,
Max Verstappen won at Imola to keep in touch with Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris in the F1 title race and Red Bull boss Christian Horner questioned McLaren's approach to the race
If McLaren do end up losing this title to Red Bull and Max Verstappen, they will look back at weekends like this and wonder what they could or should have done differently.
McLaren opted not to order Piastri to allow Lando Norris past in a bid to challenge Verstappen but the British driver ultimately made a brave move on his team-mate with five laps to go to finish second. Piastri’s lead to Norris was cut to 13 points, with Verstappen now 22 points behind the Australian.
Oscar Piastri believes McLaren made some wrong decisions during the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix that he wants the team to learn from.Championship-leader Piastri started on pole position but was overtaken by Max Verstappen at Turn 1,
MAX VERSTAPPEN proved that nothing keeps a great champion down for long after beating the odds to win his second race of the season at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. The Red Bull star, chasing
Verstappen pounced on pole-sitter Oscar Piastri at the start to claim his 65th grand prix victory, while Lando Norris took second place ahead of his McLaren teammate
Lando Norris admitted second and third behind Max Verstappen's Red Bull was the best that McLaren could achieve at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix on Sunday. "Max was fast, the Red Bull was quick.