MAX Verstappen from Crimson Bull held off Lando Norris’ assault within the last minutes of the race to win the Components 1 Emilia Romagna GP, Sunday (19/5).
The racer from the Netherlands achieved his fifth victory in seven races this yr to strengthen his grip on a fourth world title.
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc comfortably beat McLaren’s Oscar Piastri to take third place on the rostrum.
Verstappen had pulled away from Norris at a pace of round 0.2 seconds per lap till he was eight seconds forward when he did pit cease on the twenty third of 63 laps.
“All through the race I needed to attempt laborious. On the medium tire we have been fairly robust, however on the laborious tire we struggled and it is very tough when it’s important to push all the way in which and the tire would not work anymore,” stated Verstappen, quoting the BBC.
Norris entered the ultimate three laps 1.3 seconds behind Verstappen, however he was not shut sufficient to overhaul on the ultimate lap.
“It hurts to say it, however one other lap or two and I assumed I’d have crushed him. It was robust. I misplaced lots to Max firstly. He was stronger within the first laps,” stated Norris.
“We’re on the level the place we are able to say that we’re in the identical place as Ferrari and Crimson Bull. We have now to get used to that. We’re combating for first and second positions now,” he added. (Ndf/P-5)
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