F1 Imola GP 2024 LIVE: Race results, standings and updates as Max Verstappen holds off Lando Norris
Verstappen wins from pole at the Emilia Romagna GP despite Norris’ late surge for the win
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Max Verstappen held off a dramatic Lando Norris fightback to win the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.
Verstappen crossed the line just 0.725 seconds clear of Norris in Imola to take his fifth victory from the seven rounds so far.
Charles Leclerc finished third for Ferrari, one place ahead of McLaren’s Oscar Piastri with Carlos Sainz fifth. Lewis Hamilton and George Russell finished sixth and seventh respectively for Mercedes.
Verstappen looked to be on course to claim a comfortable win, but Norris’ superb charge in the closing stages left the Dutchman sweating inside his all-conquering Red Bull. After the sole round of pit-stops, Verstappen held a steady lead of around six seconds, but a turgid race suddenly came alive when Verstappen could offer little response to Norris’ speed.
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McLaren CEO Zak Brown:
“I think the top-five cars can win today, we have two in the top-five. Two fast race cars, we’re going to see a great race today.
“We’ve got the pace to win today, Oscar needs to make his way to the front. Let’s see what Lando can do at the front...”
P2 for Norris; P5 for Piastri.
Time for the Italian national anthem at Imola!
The drivers are gathered at the front of the grid as the Italian national anthem - Il Canto degli Italiani!
World No 2 tennis player Aryna Sabalenka:
“I’ve always been a Formula 1 fan, super excited to feel the whole atmosphere here. It’s so cool!
“Being here around the cars - it’s something new. I cannot see myself doing all this stuff before the biggest match of my life. It’s really cool!”
Hugh Grant:
“I’m always hoping for a Ferrari win. I’m a Ferrari man. The glamorous classy team - a bit like me!”
Ex-Ferari driver Eddie Irvine:
On racing for Ferrari in Italy: “It’s weird but it doesn’t seem like it was me. Different life! I feel like a complete civilian, it’s nice to have the access that Stefano gives me.”
Emilia Romagna Grand Prix - race odds!
Emilia Romagna Grand Prix - Race Winner
- Max Verstappen - 2/5
- Lando Norris - 3/1
- Charles Leclerc - 9/1
- Oscar Piastri - 14/1
- Carlos Sainz - 28/1
- George Russell - 80/1
- Sergio Perez - 100/1
- Lewis Hamilton - 125/1
- Yuki Tsunoda - 200/1
- Daniel Ricciardo - 250/1
- Fernando Alonso, Nico Hulkenberg - 500/1
Driver Standings ahead of the race today:
1. Max Verstappen - 136 points
2. Sergio Perez - 103 points
3. Charles Leclerc - 98 points
4. Lando Norris - 83 points
5. Carlos Sainz - 83 points
6. Oscar Piastri - 41 points
7. George Russell - 37 points
8. Fernando Alonso - 33 points
9. Lewis Hamilton - 27 points
10. Yuki Tsunoda -14 points
11. Lance Stroll - 9 points
12. Oliver Bearman - 6 points
13. Nico Hulkenberg - 6 points
14. Daniel Ricciardo - 5 points
15. Esteban Ocon - 1 point
16. Kevin Magnussen - 1 point
17. Alex Albon - 0 points
18. Zhou Guanyu - 0 points
19. Pierre Gasly - 0 points
20. Valtteri Bottas - 0 points
21. Logan Sargeant - 0 points
Where can Yuki Tsunoda finish today?
One of the stars of qualifying yesterday, the Japanese driver starts in seventh for RB - ahead of Lewis Hamilton.
More points on the cards?
F1 qualifying report: Max Verstappen sees off McLaren challenge at Imola to match Ayrton Senna’s pole record
Max Verstappen saw off McLaren’s challenge to match Ayrton Senna’s record of eight consecutive pole positions for Sunday’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.
At the Imola venue which claimed Senna’s life 30 years ago, Verstappen’s drew level with the great Brazilian.
Oscar Piastri took second for McLaren – just 0.074 seconds behind Verstappen – with Lando Norris, who broke his duck in Miami a fortnight ago, only 0.091 sec adrift.
However, Piastri could face a grid penalty for blocking Haas’s Kevin Magnussen in Q1.
Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz qualified fourth and fifth respectively for Ferrari, with George Russell sixth – half-a-second behind – and two places ahead of Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton.
Verstappen sees off McLaren challenge at Imola to match Senna’s pole record
At the Imola venue which claimed Senna’s life 30 years ago, Verstappen drew level with the great Brazilian
What a privilege this was for the four-time world champion!
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