Instead, it was for the driver who drove during first practice for McLaren that weekend: Pato O’Ward, IndyCar’s biggest star and a reserve driver for the Woking-based F1 team. Advertisement The Mexican driver was stuck in traffic and ran,

Imola is an iconic Formula 1 venue but lost its place on the calendar once before and looks increasingly likely to do so again with its contract with the sport up this year

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen won the F1 2025 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola with Lando Norris second and Oscar Piastri third.