Verstappen "overtaken by McLarens" in F1 Imola GP race runs

Verstappen “got overtaken by the McLarens” during his long run simulation

Having failed to finish in the top positions during the opening practice sessions at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, reigning world champion Max Verstappen was left to rue his car’s race pace

Mark Hughes: How Imola win could be snatched from McLaren

A one-stop race with the McLarens looking favourite? Well, yes - but read on. There were some interesting things happening around Imola on Friday. The worry for the teams before going into Friday running was whether the debuting Pirelli C6 compound would be too soft to be quicker than the C5 around Imola. Well, they can now relax - as the C6 held up over the lap well enough to be faster than the medium C5. Had that not been the case, qualifying …

Verstappen "overtaken by McLarens" in F1 Imola GP race runs

Max Verstappen says he was passed and dropped by the McLarens during Imola Formula 1 practice long runs, with Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko saying the team lacks four tenths.The world champion endured a difficult FP1 and then finished Friday running in fifth place in a slightly more positive FP2 session, but the Dutchman was still 0.442 seconds behind pace-setting McLaren driver Oscar ...Keep reading