Max Verstappen has defended circuits such as Imola ahead of it's likely removal from the Formula 1 calendar at the end of the 2025 season.

Albon's fifth-place finish at Imola, battling Ferrari on merit, solidifies Williams' position as a dominant midfield team

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.

Check out the Formula 1 starting lineup for the season's seventh race in Imola on Sunday in May 2025! Who will lead the field to the green flag?

Williams Formula 1 driver Carlos Sainz has shared his disappointment following the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. After starting the race in sixth position, he crossed the line in eighth. His teammate Alex Albon started from seventh and went on to secure a fifth-place finish, narrowly missing out on fourth place.

Ahead of the Imola Grand Prix, the FIA issued several new technical directives regulating the Formula 1 field.

Here’s a guide that tells you what you need to know about Sunday’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix. It’s the seventh round of the 2025 Formula 1 season.

Formula 1 returns this week with an exciting event at one of the fast tracks on the circuit, as the best drivers in the world head to Italy for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix.

Verstappen totally controlled the first two-thirds of the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix. From the moment he deprived Oscar Piastri of the lead at the first chicane the race was his to lose — no-one could match him for pace, and a well-timed virtual safety car at half distance cemented his superiority.