Max Verstappen wins in Italy for the first time, while Lewis Hamilton finishes in second and Lando Norris comes in third. Ferrari duo Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz have ended the race in fourth and fifth.
Nobody could get close to Verstappen as he clinched his first race victory of the season! Hamilton salvages a second place finish after a bit of a disaster midway through and Norris takes his second podium in F1!
Perez was pushed to 4th position in the first lap, and stayed there until lap 38. The Mexican got a little bit wide, clipped the kerb and spun. He was thus pushed to P14.
It was a crazy race from start to finish. The red flag changed everything. Williams’ George Russell hit the grass and went into Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas. It was a big coming together, which had resulted in the safety car coming out. Both drivers blamed each other when talking with their teams. The crash led to the red flag coming out. This was so that they can clear the track, as there was a lot of debris to move after the Bottas and Russell crash.
The title race cannot get more interesting as Lewis Hamilton is on top of the leaderboard with 1 point separating him and Max Verstappen. The constructors championship also heats up with a close fight between Redbull and Mercedes with Mercedes on 60 and Redbull on 53.
Max Verstappen 🏆 WINS 🏆 at Imola!
Lewis Hamilton comes home second with Lando Norris taking the final podium place 👏 #ImolaGP 🇮🇹 #F1 pic.twitter.com/k2bRCGyS7J
— Formula 1 (@F1) April 18, 2021