Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur is assured that the advantageous margins between the front-running groups may consequence within the championship battle altering rapidly, with the Scuderia and McLaren each capable of “come again” at Purple Bull over the course of 1 or two weekends.
Whereas Max Verstappen regarded to have a snug lead for a lot of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, he confronted a late-race problem from an more and more quick Lando Norris. The Briton hunted down his rival and, whereas he finally simply missed out, crossed the road solely 0.725s behind Verstappen.
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The Ferrari of Charles Leclerc, in the meantime, had been chasing Norris earlier within the occasion. Although he was unable to carry onto the McLaren, the Monegasque was nonetheless just a few seconds again when he claimed third.
Requested after the race if this all instructed that there was a more in-depth struggle for the title growing this yr, Vasseur identified that it’s nonetheless early days within the season and as such the image may change over the remaining Grands Prix, notably given how small the gaps are between the groups.