Oscar Piastri has endured a painful moment at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix with his costly mistake rubbed in his face as his tormentor watched on.

And so, Piastri heads to the Monaco Grand Prix with a clear directive: if he gets pole, he must cover off Verstappen’s lunges at all costs. Sunday’s race is an opportunity to resume the status quo and bounce back, with pole position - strategy blunders aside - likely to determine the finishing order.

Oscar Piastri wasn’t expecting bold Max Verstappen pass. Piastri had jumped well from pole position and headed the pack on the run towards the Tamburello chicane. As he position

MAX VERSTAPPEN has weighed in on the struggles of title rival Lando Norris compared to his McLaren team-mate so far this season. The Brit was favourite to end Verstappen’s four-year winning

The Dutch Formula 1 driver Max Verstappen narrowly missed out on a pole position during the 2025 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix qualifying. The Red Bull driver was on pole, but McLaren driver Oscar Piastri just inched past him with a tight 0.

Verstappen dominated after sensationally snatching the lead at the start with Lando Norris second for McLaren and team-mate Oscar Piastri third. Here are our conclusions from Imola. Max Verstappen might not retain the title in F1 2025,

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