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Lewis Hamilton drama in Imola
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Albon's fifth-place finish at Imola, battling Ferrari on merit, solidifies Williams' position as a dominant midfield team
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.
After failing to finish 20 of 24 F1 races last year, yesterday's performance by Williams and Alex Albon represented a massive step forward.
In the Emilia-Romagna GP, two apparently similar situations had different outcomes – with first the virtual safety car, then a regular safety car, deployed after Esteban Ocon and Andrea Kimi Antonelli retired nearly at the same place.
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Getting past someone is notoriously hard at Imola. In a 2005 classic, Fernando Alonso held off Michael Schumacher's much faster car for the entire race. Even though the cars are larger and heavier now and more closely matched, overtaking was still possible, like Norris' pass on Russell.
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What happened to McLaren's pace advantage on Red Bull at F1 Imola GP?Two weeks after receiving a drubbing in Miami, Red Bull bounced back by defeating McLaren on merit at the F1 Imola GP. What happened?
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