Why Imola sets off the start of a technical battle for the Championship

After a very close qualifying between Red Bull, McLaren and Ferrari, the Imola Grand Prix offered a beautiful and exciting race. With all the three top teams being the quickest at different stages of the race, Verstappen’s victory seemed less and less obvious as the laps went by. Norris eventually finished just 0.7 behind the Dutch Champion. The new technical balance between these three teams must be attributed to the updates both McLaren and Ferrari recently introduced, which could establish the start of a 2.0 Championship. Let’s try to explain why.