Verstappen, Imola and Red Bull
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Max Verstappen has defended circuits such as Imola ahead of it's likely removal from the Formula 1 calendar at the end of the 2025 season.
Red Bull Racing have turned up to Imola with a suite of RB21 upgrades — and Max Verstappen hasn't had a great first impression.
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. "Max was fast, the Red Bull was quick.
Max Verstappen has won four times in a row at Imola but a fifth next year looks unlikely with Formula One set to drop the Italian circuit.
For 63 laps on Sunday, Max Verstappen returned to his happy place. Against the bucolic backdrop of Imola's Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, he was once again controlling a grand prix from the cockpit of his Red Bull: performance on tap,