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Max Verstappen took the lead in Imola with an overtake around the outside of Oscar Piastri. McLaren CEO Zak Brown called it "a great move", but what do the data and telemetry say about Verstappen's successful overtake?

Max Verstappen gave his Formula 1 title defense a big boost with victory at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix after a daring overtake on standings leader Oscar Piastri at the start.

Max Verstappen held off Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri to win his fourth consecutive Emilia Romagna Grand Prix

The Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari — better known as Imola, the Italian town in which it’s located — has just run the last race of its current contract, and with no announcement of a new deal in the lead-up to the weekend’s event, the widespread assumption is that it will be dropped from the calendar from next season.

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.

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Red Bull Racing appeared to be struggling on Friday, but things took a sharp turn during qualifying. Max Verstappen closed the gap to the McLarens and ultimately extended his lead during Sunday’s race.