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

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The Alpine Formula 1 team has issued a statement following the increase in online hate, both towards Jack Doohan and Yuki Tsunoda.

Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain gets ready during the first free practice at the Enzo and Dino Ferrari racetrack, ahead the Italy’s Emilia Romagna Formula One Grand Prix, in Imola, Italy, Friday,

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.

For the first time in a generation, Italy has one of its own on the F1 grid in Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli. Formula 1 this weekend returns to its European heartlands and the antiquated Imola circuit—whose contract to host F1 races runs out after Sunday's race—is usually festooned with support for Ferrari.

Alpine Formula 1 driver Franco Colapinto has been hit with a grid penalty following qualifying for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, which he crashed out of.

McLaren's dominance was toppled by Max Verstappen at the Imola Grand Prix, as Lewis Hamilton launched a stellar comeback having before suffered a disappointing weekend in Italy. ➡️ READ MORE FIA confirms F1 star hit by 20-place grid penalty infringement Red Bull Formula 1 star Yuki Tsunoda was handed a 20-place penalty verdict from the FIA,