Team Red Bull driver Max Verstappen won the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix on Sunday. Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports

Max Verstappen wins F1's Emilia Romagna Grand Prix

By Adam Stites | Last updated 4/24/22

Team Red Bull earned a one-two finish at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix on Sunday with reigning Formula One champion Max Verstappen taking home the victory and his teammate Sergio Pérez finishing behind him in second.

Verstappen, 24, won his first championship last season, but has had an up-and-down start to the 2022 season. In four races, he now has two wins, but also had two disastrous results with breakdowns in Bahrain and Australia. This weekend, there wasn't much competition for Verstappen as he won a Sprint on Saturday and won by more than 16 seconds on Sunday.

Mighty Max

What a weekend it's been for the Dutchman #ImolaGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/5ckvUFCGJl
— Formula 1 (@F1) April 24, 2022

With his win Sunday, Verstappen is still well behind Charles Leclerc for the lead in the driver standings, but he made up significant distance and now sits in second place.

Leclerc, 24, appeared headed for a podium finish, but lost control of his Ferrari late in the race and slid to ninth place before climbing back for a sixth-place finish.