The Dutchman claimed his fourth consecutive win at the Imola circuit, achieving this with more ease than he had initially thought, backed up by a stunning lap 1 overtake over title rival Oscar Piastri.

After that, the Red Bull driver did not look back, with his pace behind the RB21 too much for the McLarens, who have dominated 2025 so far, giving Verstappen his second win of the season in imperious style.

"The initial start wasn't amazing, but then Turn 2, luckily, worked out quite well for me," Verstappen began, explaining the lap 1 move that set up the race win.

"I think, also, then look after the tyres probably a bit more than normal. So, yeah, overall, quite surprising, but, of course, very happy with what we showed today. Just hope that we can, you know, show this kind of performance a bit more often," continued the 27-year-old.

Verstappen then went into detail about his stunning move on Piastri: "I think it's a bit like I started to carry a bit more speed to the apex. And then at one point, you have that kind of momentum swing, then going into Turn 3. And then, of course, I knew that I was ahead, but it all goes so fast. And you have to be really precise, you know, to try and not go too far offline. But, yeah, luckily, the grip was alright there.

"It's bumpy. So, yeah, my back is pretty hurting," he continued, going on to explain how much longer he could have gone on the medium tyres that he changed onto after a perfectly timed virtual safety car came out, saying, "Not a lot. I mean, they were getting quite destroyed. It was already quite hard to be consistent in those last few laps. So, it wouldn't have been long before I think I was in."

But the choice for a one-stop strategy was actually pretty clear, according to him: "I mean, that's why we just kept on going. I think Lando and I would have done a one-stop," Verstappen concluded.