It was a relatively calm start in
Imola.
Max Verstappen was able to clear
Lando Norris easily. Norris had to defend his position from
Charles Leclerc, who had a look up the Briton's inside, but the Monegasque driver did not have enough space to overtake. In the top 10,
Yuki Tsunoda lost two places to
Lewis Hamilton and
Nico Hulkenberg.