Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari Circuit, Sunday, 18 May

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

As it happened

• Oscar drops behind Verstappen when the lights go out, as Lando holds fourth
• Lando closes in on third-placed Russell, making a move stick on the Mercedes driver around the outside of the Villeneuve chicane
• Oscar boxes to take on the Hard tyre on Lap 13. He returns in P11 behind Tsunoda, who tries to hold him up, but the Australian dives ahead into P10
• Oscar continues to make his way through the pack and is up to third just before Lando pits from second on Lap 28, changing to the Hard tyre
• Ocon pulls to a stop off track, resulting in a Virtual Safety Car. Oscar boxes to take on a second set of Hards, returning in fourth
• Oscar scampers ahead of Albon for third when racing resumes, with Lando in second, 13 seconds up the road
• Antonelli stops to a halt and brings out a Safety Car. Lando pits for Hards and returns in third, behind Oscar
• Oscar and Lando hold their positions at the restart, remaining second and third
• With five laps to go, Lando moves ahead of Oscar, with the two finishing in second and third, respectively

Started	4th
Finished	2nd
Fastest lap	1m8.311s on Lap 63 (+0.323s, 4th)
Pit stops	2, Lap 28 [Medium/Hard] (2.1s) and Lap 46 [Hard/Hard] (4.3s)

“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, second and third is great. We go again next week.”

Started	1st
Finished	3rd
Fastest lap	1m8.311s on Lap 63 (+0.906s, 4th)
Pit stops	2, Lap 13 [Medium/Hard] (3.5s) and Lap 30 [Hard/Hard] (3.3s)

“A double podium is a good result for the team. On my side, it’s always a bit disappointing to start on 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 weren't able to then maximise it after, and were then unlucky with the VSC and Safety Car. A few things to review, but we’ve got a solid chunk of points. We’ll debrief and then turn our attention to Monaco.”

“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’s overtake on Oscar. From there, we tried to unlock various scenarios to re-take the lead. Lando was able to maximise the stint on the Medium and drove a very good 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, and 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 have worked hard this weekend, produced two reliable cars and put us on Pole position. Overall, it was a positive weekend for McLaren, and we look forward to the next race in Monaco.”