Verstappen dominated after sensationally snatching the lead at the start with Lando Norris second for McLaren and team-mate Oscar Piastri third. Here are our conclusions from Imola. Max Verstappen might not retain the title in F1 2025,

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, starting on the front row behind pole-sitter Oscar Piastri of McLaren, got the better of it. Verstappen skilfully and beautifully navigated around the outside of Piastri to overtake him for a lead which he maintained until the chequered flag at Imola.

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.