
Listen to F1: Chequered Flag instantly on your tablet, phone or browser - no downloads needed. 5 Live presents a round-up of the race weekend. "Following discussions between Formula 1, the President of the FIA, the competent authorities – including the relevant Ministers, the President of the Automobile Club of Italy, the President of Emilia-Romagna Region, the Mayor of the City, and the promoter – the decision has been taken not to proceed with the Grand Prix weekend at Imola," F1 Said after cancellation. Formula 1 interviews, reaction and reports. It was incredibly slippery," the Red Bull driver said.īefore this race, the previous one in Italy was cancelled due to floods there. "It’s super nice to win it in the way we did today with the weather and everything to stay calm and bring it home. BBC Radio 5 Live - F1: Chequered Flag - Downloads Podcast Formula 1 interviews, reaction and reports. McLaren's Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri took the final two-point finishes.Īfter the race, Verstappen opened up on his victory. Ferrari's Charles Leclerc came home 6th ahead of Pierre Gasly and teammate Carlos Sainz. Alpine's Esteban Ocon took third place ahead of Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton and George Russell. Max now has 144 points, while Perez finished in 16th and scored no points. He now extends his lead in the championship standings with a 39-point advantage over teammate Sergio Perez. The Red Bull driver kept his lead and took the chequered flag thereafter. Verstappen followed the one-stop pit strategy and took the intermediates. But the rain came down with 20 laps to go in the 78-lap race.

He went for the medium tyres, while the Aston Martin driver took the hard ones.

Verstappen made a clear start and kept his lead from Alonso.
