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

Red Bull Formula 1 driver Max Verstappen reached another milestone during the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix today. After securing the win at the iconic Imola circuit, the four-time champion secured the same number of podium finishes as seven-time champion and F1 icon Michael Schumacher had at Ferrari.

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 has won four times in a row at Imola but a fifth next year looks unlikely with Formula One set to drop the Italian circuit.

Oscar Piastri secured pole position for the 2025 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix at Imola. Driving for McLaren, Piastri posted a fastest lap time of 1:14.670 during the qualifying session, narrowly edging out Red Bull's Max Verstappen by 0.

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.

Verstappen dominated after sensationally snatching the lead at the start with Lando Norris second for McLaren and team-mate Oscar Piastri third. Here are our conclusions from Imola. Max Verstappen might not retain the title in F1 2025,

Max Verstappen's second win of the 2025 Formula 1 season was perhaps even more impressive than his first, taking a fourth consecutive win at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix in frot of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.