Podium Celebrations _ Formula 1 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix 2024_19052024_153838.mp4
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00:00 And while Ferrari will get the loudest cheers, Lando Norris in the McLaren will certainly feel like they are well and truly in the hunt.
00:09 But out first on to the podium, finishing in third place with his fourth podium finish of the season, Charles Leclerc.
00:16 And Lando Norris, fresh off the back of his breakthrough win in Formula 1, follows it up with second place in Imola.
00:26 McLaren, with that upgrade, have jumped up the field and are in the fight.
00:33 On this occasion, didn't quite have enough to fight Max Verstappen, but he made him work hard in the end.
00:40 The Austrian national anthem and the Dutch national anthem raining out for your winners of the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix as Formula 1 kickstarts its European leg.
00:52 Max Verstappen handed the trophy by Matteo Salvini, raised it aloft, matches Michael Schumacher in winning three consecutive Imola races,
01:03 and has handed his medal by the FIA president of Formula 1, President Stefano Domenicali.
01:12 It's a very special trophy, here's a tribute to the late great Eiffel Senna as well as Roland Ratzenberger, who lost their lives tragically around the circuit 30 years ago.
01:24 David Morgan receiving the trophy on behalf of Red Bull, he heads their trackside aero department and is such a critical part of the success of that team on the aero side.
01:38 The president of the Emilia-Romagna region, what was affected so badly last year by the flooding, hands out the second place trophy to Lando Norris.
01:49 And finally, perhaps the biggest cheer from the crowd, handed out by the president of the ACI, third place to Charles Leclerc.
01:58 And how is that for a reception for the first Ferrari driver on the podium in Imola since Michael Schumacher, as the bubbles get sprayed.
02:09 It was a slow burner, but in the end, the fight in Imola came alive for the win between Lando Norris, hunting down Max Verstappen.
02:20 And in the end, it went the way of Max Verstappen, who notches up another win in his Formula One career, his third win around this Imola track.
02:30 We're hoping to be following that up as we head well and truly into the European leg of the Formula One season.
02:37 (crowd chanting)
02:47 (crowd cheering)
03:02 (crowd cheering)
03:07 (audience laughing)
03:10 (audience laughing)