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Max Verstappen wins at Imola but Lewis Hamilton keeps championship lead

Formula One F1 - Emilia Romagna Grand Prix - Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Italy - April 18, 2021. Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates after finishing first on the podium with second placed, Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton. [REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane]

Red Bull's Max Verstappen won a chaotic and crash-halted Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola on Sunday with Lewis Hamilton second for Mercedes and retaining the lead in the championship by a single point.

The win, by a commanding 22 seconds at the chequered flag, was the 11th of the Dutch youngster's career.

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