Argentine racer Franco Colapinto made headlines with a dramatic crash during qualifying for the Imola GP, but there are still positives to take from his maiden weekend with his new Alpine F1 team

F1 history, wonderful fans and a paddock cat — just a few reasons our senior writer will be sad when Imola leaves the F1 calendar soon

Sunday's Emilia Romagna Grand Prix is likely to be the last Formula 1 race at Imola for a while, but why is this iconic venue facing the axe?

On a weekend where everything seemed set for another McLaren 1-2, the Woking squad left Imola without a win. Instead, Red Bull beat McLaren at its own game: overtaking on the first lap changed the fate of the GP and strategy undermined the last hopes,

F1 championship leader Oscar Piastri emerged as a vocal advocate last weekend for the sport’s classic circuits such as Imola.

Max Verstappen and Red Bull held off McLaren at Imola with a bold first-lap overtake, smart strategy, and key RB21 upgrades that secured the victory.

Getting past someone is notoriously hard at Imola. In a 2005 classic, Fernando Alonso held off Michael Schumacher's much faster car for the entire race. Even though the cars are larger and heavier now and more closely matched, overtaking was still possible, like Norris' pass on Russell.

Max Verstappen took a dominant victory at Imola on Sunday to celebrate Red Bull's 400th grand prix and end Formula One leader Oscar Piastri's run of three wins in a row for McLaren. Australian Piastri started on pole but finished third,

Alexander Albon racked up another top 5 result, confirming Williams' speed at Miami. However at Imola, the Thai driver had to make use of his intuition to maximise the Grove-based team's potential. Did he know even before the Virtual Safety Car that the team's decisions to split strategy had tipped the race in his favor,