Max Verstappen reminded everyone in Imola that he cannot be ruled out of the championship fight but the maths still favour McLaren, writes Andrew Benson.

Max Verstappen and Red Bull held off McLaren at Imola with a bold first-lap overtake, smart strategy, and key RB21 upgrades that secured the victory.

Red Bull's Max Verstappen reacts to winning the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix.

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.

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