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Follow all the reaction from Imola as Red Bull celebrate a one-two on after a nightmare race for Ferrari.

Today, you never know with the weather how competitive you are going to be but as a team we did everything well. “I had a little bit of an exchange with him and said ‘sorry for the car today. But there are always tough moments in the life of a sportsman and it is my turn to go through them.” The team deserve it, from where we were in race one to a podium, it’s amazing. We just need to fix the car. Charles Leclerc rubs his head in frustration as he watches the podium finishers be interviewed. We got squeeze by the Alpine and then there is just no overtaking when you are in a DRS train. Really happy with this P4 but if we want to maintain this place in the championship we need to find more pace.” We are not good enough for the world champion. Lando Norris completed the podium and George Russell finished fourth with a commendable drive in the struggling Mercedes. We did not have the pace. “There are stats that sound nice on paper but are pretty meaningless,” says George Russell when told he is the only driver to finish in the top five.

Red Bull's Max Verstappen won the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola on Sunday, as Ferrari's World Championship leader Charles Leclerc crashed but salvaged ...

Tsunoda, Vettel, Magnussen and Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) rounded out the top 10. Verstappen held a 10s lead at half distance as Perez escaped a grassy excursion at Variante Alta on Lap 29. With the track drying out, Ricciardo was the first to pit for slicks on Lap 17 and Perez did likewise two laps later from second.

The defending world champion put a difficult weekend in Australia behind him to strike back in the title race.

Had Ferrari not spent nearly four seconds in the pits changing tyres, he might have had a big enough gap to keep Perez behind him. - 17. - 15. - 13. - 2. - 1.

Red Bull jumped back to second in the Formula One Constructors' Championship after the first sprint race of 2022.

Lando Norris/Daniel Ricciardo Max Verstappen/Sergio Perez Charles Leclerc/Carlos Sainz

Max Verstappen's victory at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix has moved him into second place in the F1 championship driver standings.

0 points 0 points 4 points 6 points The Dutchman won easily in Imola to complete a brilliant weekend in which he also triumphed in Saturday's sprint race. 49 points

Red Bull managed to have its best weekend of the 2022 F1 season on Ferrari's home soil at the Imola Grand Prix.

This was certainly a weekend to forget for Alpine as Fernando Alonso was the second driver to not finish the race today, while Esteban Ocon came fourteenth. This result contributed significant points to McLaren, who now stands fourth in the F1 constructors' standings with a total of 46 points. Max Verstappen scored a combined 34 points in this weekend's sprint race and main race earlier this Sunday, while Sergio Perez made his contribution by coming in second.

Red Bull Formula 1 driver Max Verstappen won the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola on Sunday, as Ferrari's world championship leader Charles Leclerc ...

63 63 Verstappen held 10s lead at half distance as Perez escaped a grassy excursion at Variante Alta on lap 29. With the track drying out, Ricciardo was the first to pit for slicks on lap 17 and Perez did likewise two laps later from second. 1 1

Hamilton admits season is already over as Max tries to avoid repeat of sprint stuff-up: F1 Imola LIVE.

“I struggled with the tyres, with graining on the front left so we have to work to come back stronger tomorrow. This collision prompted a Safety Car intervention while the debris was cleared. The support here for Ferrari is amazing.” “I had to stay calm. That’s all we can hope for,” admitted Hamilton. The seven-time champion was unable to make any progress through the field as he and Russell struggled for pace and performance in the shorter race won by world champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull.

Charles Leclerc defends a whopping 34-point lead in the Formula One Drivers' Championship ahead of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.

12 1 Carlos Sainz is third before Sergio Perez, Lewis Hamilton and defending champion Max Verstappen.

The 2022 F1 Imola Grand Prix was chaotic, to say the least. The weekend featured the season's first modified sprint weekend format with an enormous number ...

Lewis Hamilton had an awful weekend and finished thirteenth in the race. After an awful start to the season with two DNFs within the first three races of the year, the Dutchman has now managed to secure a whopping 34 points over the course of the weekend. The weekend featured the season's first modified sprint weekend format with an enormous number of points up for grabs.

A disconsolate Lewis Hamilton reckons he is “out of the championship” fight after an underwhelming drive to 13th in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola.

I will be at the factory tomorrow to see what we can improve.” On the radio after the race, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff said: “Sorry for what you have had to drive today. When asked if the result could have been better had he pitted earlier for dry weather tyres, Hamilton replied: “I really don’t know to be honest.

Max Verstappen dominated the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix as Red Bull clinched a one-two at Imola on Sunday.

continued to struggle and finished a lowly 14th. In truth, it was a race to forget for Ferrari, who saw Carlos Sainz crash out on the first lap and championship leader Leclerc finish down in sixth after his mistake. , who started on pole, dealt with a wet start and stayed out of trouble for much of the race to close the gap at the top of the driver standings to 27 points.

World champions know they can't win every race – and when they can't win, they must settle for scoring as best they can. Leclerc knows this too, ...

Charles Leclerc is hoping he won't be looking back at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix as the weekend where he lost the Formula One title.

“I mean, they’ve been slow all year so it’s not really a surprise, or I feel happy lapping Lewis compared to anyone else,” he said. “Only time will tell how much of a step they did but for sure they seem to be more competitive than the first three races, or similar to Jeddah,” Leclerc said. I will be at the factory tomorrow to see what we can improve. Just how much it has paid off will have to be seen, especially with Ferrari set to bring in upgrades of their own. “I was too greedy and I paid the price for it and lost seven potential points,” Leclerc said. Verstappen had two DNFs in the opening three races, while Pérez also failed to finish the season opener.