It wasn’t a classic, at least not for the first hour. But if a race can be judged on the finish, then the contest at Imola was one of the better Formula 1 events of 2024 so far.
In our in-depth report, Jake Boxall-Legge explains how a combination of Red Bull getting its sums slightly wrong on the hard tyre, McLaren’s new-found pace, and some fine work by Norris made the final stages at Imola tense. Yes, Verstappen won again, but this time he really had to work for it.
