Red Bull boss Christian Horner has suggested that potential "self-interest" from both McLaren drivers could see his team benefit as

Former Formula 1 world champion Damon Hill was full of praise for Max Verstappen after he won the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, but he believes McLaren "should not worry" about the championship. The Grand Prix around the circuit of Imola last weekend saw a stunning lap 1 overtake from Verstappen on pole sitter Oscar Piastri to take the lead,

The Red Bull star came out on top at Imola on Sunday ahead of his two main title rivals, McLaren's Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, to earn just his second win of what has been a largely frustrating season to date. F1 HEADLINES: Hamilton issues Riccardo Adami update as Ferrari star admits 'playing with the rules'

If McLaren do end up losing this title to Red Bull and Max Verstappen, they will look back at weekends like this and wonder what they could or should have done differently.

Verstappen pounced on pole-sitter Oscar Piastri at the start to claim his 65th grand prix victory, while Lando Norris took second place ahead of his McLaren teammate

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen won the F1 2025 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola with Lando Norris second and Oscar Piastri third.

Max Verstappen reignited his title hopes by beating the McLarens to victory at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix; the leading teams all brought upgrades to Imola; watch every session of the Monaco Grand Prix from this Friday,

Max Verstappen won at Imola to keep in touch with Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris in the F1 title race and Red Bull boss Christian Horner questioned McLaren's approach to the race

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

McLaren opted not to order Piastri to allow Lando Norris past in a bid to challenge Verstappen but the British driver ultimately made a brave move on his team-mate with five laps to go to finish second. Piastri’s lead to Norris was cut to 13 points, with Verstappen now 22 points behind the Australian.

Lando Norris admitted second and third behind Max Verstappen’s Red Bull was the best that McLaren could achieve at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix on Sunday.