2025 Formula 1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix Highlights

Hear from McLaren Formula 1 drivers Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri, and Team Principal Andrea Stella after the 2025 Formula 1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.

Oscar slips behind Verstappen as the lights go out, while Lando maintains fourth off the line. Lando quickly applies pressure to third-placed Russell and makes a bold move stick around the outside at the Villeneuve chicane, taking P3.

On Lap 13, Oscar dives into the pits for a switch to the Hard compound, rejoining in 11th behind Tsunoda. The Japanese driver attempts to defend, but Oscar makes a decisive move to snatch P10.

Oscar continues his charge through the field, climbing to third just before Lando pits from second on Lap 28 for a set of Hards. Moments later, Ocon comes to a halt off track, triggering a Virtual Safety Car. Oscar seizes the opportunity to pit again for fresh Hards, rejoining in P4.

As racing resumes, Oscar wastes no time overtaking Albon to reclaim third. Lando sits ahead in second, 13 seconds up the road. Soon after, Antonelli stops on track, bringing out a full Safety Car. Lando pits again for Hards and slots back out in third, just behind Oscar.

At the restart, Oscar and Lando hold second and third positions, respectively. With five laps remaining, Lando makes his move, overtaking Oscar to secure P2. The McLaren duo crosses the line in second and third, wrapping up a strong double podium finish.

Lando Norris, Driver, McLaren Racing

It was a good race – I’m really pleased with the P2 finish. It wasn’t easy to overtake, but we did what we could. Max was quick; of course, we would have loved to be there fighting him, but they had a bit more pace than we did. Oscar and I had a fun battle, but we raced each other well and maximised what we could. For us as a team, the second and third are great. We go again next week.

Oscar Piastri, Driver, McLaren Racing

A double podium is a good result for the team. On my side, it’s always a bit disappointing to start on the Pole and then not win the race, but we didn’t quite have the pace, and Max was quick. When we made the call to pit early, the two-stop strategy seemed to make the most sense as the tyres didn’t have the pace, but we couldn’t maximise it after and were unlucky with the VSC and Safety Car. There are a few things to review, but we have a solid chunk of points. We’ll debrief and then turn our attention to Monaco.

Andrea Stella, Team Principal, McLaren Racing

We leave Imola with a good haul of points as a team. Coming into the weekend, we knew the track layout and the ambient conditions would make this a much closer race, but we were a little surprised by how strong the Red Bull was today – congratulations to Max.

The race was decided on the first lap, with Max overtaking Oscar. From there, we tried to unlock various scenarios to retake the lead. Lando maximised the stint on the Medium and drove an excellent race. With Oscar, we deviated to a two-stop strategy. Had the Hard tyres behaved just a little bit better, this would have been a strong strategy, but that’s something we have to judge with hindsight. Going for victory always involves some risk; sometimes, when you take a risk, there’s a downside. He made some great overtakes to respond to the various factors in the race. The drivers battled cleanly and fairly, ultimately culminating in a double podium for the team.

The team worked hard this weekend, produced two reliable cars and put us in the Pole position. Overall, it was a positive weekend for McLaren, and we look forward to the next race in Monaco.

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