Former Formula 1 world champion Damon Hill was full of praise for Max Verstappen after he won the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, but he believes McLaren "should not worry" about the championship. The Grand Prix around the circuit of Imola last weekend saw a stunning lap 1 overtake from Verstappen on pole sitter Oscar Piastri to take the lead,

McLaren's Andrea Stella believed there was no scenario to beat Max Verstappen in Imola once the Dutchman had pulled off the lap 1 overtake.

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

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.

Lando Norris has pinpointed a key area which saw McLaren "struggle" against Red Bull at the Formula 1 Emilia-Romagna Grand

Max Verstappen had one shot at winning F1's 2025 Imola GP and he took it with a thrilling pass that shows his best qualities

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.

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,