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In what might be the last time Formula 1 visits the (in)famous Imola circuit in the foreseeable future, Red Bull star Max Verstappen delivered one of his finest drives of the past years to claim victory ahead of the McLaren duo of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.

Move of the Season?

Red Bull brought a series of floor, sidepod, and engine cover upgrades to Imola, and while Verstappen narrowly missed out on pole on Saturday, the new-look RB21 came alive in race trim. At lights out, pole-sitter Piastri got away cleanly, but was immediately under pressure from Verstappen and Mercedes' George Russell. In a head-turning move, Verstappen outbraked Piastri and slid past him in the Variante Tamburello, quickly breaking the DRS window and controlling the pace from there.

Tire strategy shuffled by surpri...

Alpine announced on Wednesday that Franco Colapinto will replace Jack Doohan and race alongside Pierre Gasly for the next five races as "part of an on-going assessment of [Alpine's] driver line-up". The team plans a new evaluation of its driver lineup before the British Grand Prix in July. 

This adds to the ongoing upheaval at Alpine, which had announced on Tuesday that team principal Oliver Oaks had resigned with immediate effect, with his duties being taken over by Executive Advisor Flavio Briatore.

Oscar Piastri secured his third consecutive and fourth overall win of the season in Miami, after starting P4. While Max Verstappen struggled with driveability, Lando Norris’ race craft came under scrutiny again.

McLaren vs. Verstappen

In his 52nd Grand Prix, Piastri drove another race worthy of a future champion. One of its highlights was applying pressure to the leading Verstappen over several laps and eventually forcing him into an uncharacteristic mistake, resulting in Piastri taking the lead of the race, which he would hold on to until the chequered flag.

Verstappen and Norris once again treated fans to a series of exciting duels, beginning with Verstappen pushing Norris off-track at Turn 2, dropping the Briton back to P6. The move went unpunished by the stewards, who deemed that Tu...

With another commanding performance, McLaren's Oscar Piastri took his third win of the season and the championship lead. Red Bull's Max Verstappen found himself unhappy in P2, while Charles Leclerc celebrated Ferrari's first podium of the season, finishing in P3.

Lap 1, Turn 1, P1

Starting from pole position after putting in one of his career-best qualifying performances, Max Verstappen got off the line quickly - but not quite quickly enough. Piastri's blistering start put him ahead of Verstappen heading into Turn 1. Verstappen, trying to fend off the Australian on the outside line, bailed out of turn one, claiming Piastri didn't leave him any room – room Verstappen was not entitled to, as they were not in a wheel-to-wheel situation. Verstappen managed to stay ahead by cutting the Turn 1...

With pole position, race win, and fastest lap, Australian driver Oscar Piastri secured his first career hat trick under the lights of Sakhir, in a Grand Prix marred by technical issues.

Piastri Shines, Norris Struggles, Ferrari Ultimately Too Slow

While Piastri delivered the drive of a future champion and dominated the Grand Prix from start to finish, teammate Lando Norris could only extract a mixed performance from what is arguably the fastest car on the grid.

Norris' troubled race began with a false start due to being out of position in his grid box, earning him a 5-second penalty. While he was able to make up several places from his underwhelming starting position of 6th in lap one, Norris settled into a shaky race, displaying questionable race craft on several occasions while trying...