The Dutchman won the race in a bumpy race and came close to leading Lewis Hamilton’s world championship
Dutch Max Verstappen (Red bull) won this Sunday in The Grand Prize of Emilia Romagna from Formula 1, played in Imola (Italy).
The pilot of Red bull won the second race of the season against the British Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), who took the extra point for the fastest lap and Lando Norris (McLaren).
The race was chaotic. It started on the wet and ended on land and was split in two after his momentary suspension on lap 34 of 63 from a serious accident involving the Briton. George Russell (Williams) and Finnish Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes).
Monaco Charles Leclerc and Spanish Carlos Sainz, from Ferrari, remained at the gates of the podium in the circuit that bears the name of the founder of the Italian team.
Australian Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren), the Canadian Lance ride (Aston Martin), French Pierre Gasly (AlphaTauri), Finnish Kimi Räaikkönen (Alfa Romeo) and French Esteban Ocon (Alpine) completes the top-10.
Spanish Fernando Alonso (Alpine), two-time world champion, was eleventh, just ahead of the Mexican Ceh Pérez (Red bull).
Ceh Pérez He started second, but could not take advantage of his good position on the starting grid and left Imola without points after receiving a 10-second penalty for winning a position with the safety car on the track.
In the World Cup standings, Lewis Hamilton still ahead with 44 points. One less adds Max Verstappen, his great rival for the title.