Max Verstappen took a dominant victory at Imola on Sunday to celebrate Red Bull's 400th grand prix and end Formula One leader Oscar Piastri's run of three wins in a row for McLaren. Australian Piastri started on pole but finished third,

Max Verstappen had one shot at winning F1's 2025 Imola GP and he took it with a thrilling pass that shows his best qualities

Max Verstappen won Red Bull Racing’s 400th grand prix after a breathtaking first-corner move got him past pole-getter Oscar Piastri and into the lead.

Max Verstappen is quietly building a racing empire behind the scenes — and it could change how future F1 talent is discovered.

Still, this wasn’t just any GT3 racing, because Max spent last weekend at the Nürburgring testing a Ferrari 296 GT3 under the pseudonym ‘Franz Hermann.’ Given the car was in full Verstappen.com— Max’s eponymous racing team—livery from its exploits in the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup, it wasn’t exactly the most discreet appearance possible.

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