The Imola Grand Prix had absolutely it all. Rain, spins, red flags and amazing bike-to-bike action between riders. After all, it was Red Bull’s Max Verstappen who took the checkered flag at the Imola Grand Prix and scored his first win of the season in 2021. It was a comfortable win for Max Verstappen, who controlled the race for the red flag and landed 22 seconds ahead of Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton.
The Imola Grand Prix got off to a wet start. However, Verstappen had a fantastic escape route from P3 and led the race at the end of the first lap. Since then, the Dutchman has never looked back. The race showed a red flag on lap 33 after George Russell collided with Valtteri Bottas while trying to overtake the Mercedes.
Verstappen was in full control after the restart. After defending himself against a fast Lando Norris, the Dutchman remained unchallenged and crossed for the checkered flag.
Lewis Hamilton came home second, but it wasn’t smooth sailing for the seven-time world champion. While trying to overtake Verstappen, Hamilton made an unusual mistake at Tosa that dropped him to P8.
The Imola Grand Prix also had an exciting end. Lando Norris valiantly defended himself against Hamilton and then Charles Leclerc to finish P3, giving McLaren the first podium in 2021.
2021 Imola Grand Prix race results
Below is the final race classification for the Imola Grand Prix 2021:
1 Max Verstappen (NED) 33 Red Bull Racing Honda
2 Lewis Hamilton (GBR) 44 Mercedes-AMG Petronas (fastest lap)
3 Lando Norris (GBR) 04 McLaren Mercedes
4 Charles Leclerc (MON) 16 Scuderia Ferrari
5 Carlos Sainz (ESP) 55 Scuderia Ferrari
6 Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) 03 McLaren Mercedes
7 Pierre Gasly (FRA) 10 Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda
8 Lance Stroll (CAN) 18 Aston Martin F1 Team (5 seconds time penalty after the race)
9 Esteban Ocon (FRA) 31 Alpine F1 Team
10 Fernando Alonso (ESP) 14 Alpine F1 Team
11 Sergio Perez (MEX) 11 Red Bull Racing Honda
12 Yuki Tsunoda (JAP) 22 Scuderia Alpha Tauri Honda (5 seconds time penalty)
13 Kimi Raikkonen (FIN) 07 Alfa Romeo Racing (30 seconds time penalty after the race).
14 Antonio Giovinazzi (ITA) 99 Alfa Romeo Racing
15 Mick Schumacher (GER) 47 Haas F1
16 Nikita Mazepin (RUS) 09 Haas F1
17 Sebastian Vettel (GER) 05 Aston Martin F1 Team *
DNF Valtteri Bottas (FIN) 77 Mercedes-AMG Petronas
DNF George Russell (GBR) 63 Williams Racing
DNF Nicolas Latifi (CAN) 06 Williams Racing
* DNF, but classified as the driver covered 90% of the circuit.
Comes after the Imola Grand Prix
After the Imola Grand Prix, we now have a two-week break before Formula 1 returns to Portimao for the Portuguese Grand Prix.
Published 18 Apr 2021, 21:54 IST
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