Mirror (Formula 1)

Lewis Hamilton finished sixth at Imola, one place ahead of team-mate George Russell, in a result which really drove home for Mercedes their current place on the F1 grid

Max Verstappen started the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix with Lando Norris on his tail and after the Briton vowed to take advantage of any mistakes made by the Red Bull racer

Carlos Sainz is the key to this year's driver market and it seems all the pieces of the jigsaw are set to fall into place in the coming weeks, with his Audi offer expiring soon

Valtteri Bottas is likely to lose his Sauber seat with Audi looking at other options to partner new signing Nico Hulkenberg from next year, but the Finn seems to have options

Most fans at Imola this weekend are cheering on Ferrari and, after qualifying on pole, Red Bull racer Max Verstappen detailed a funny interaction he had with one Tifoso

McLaren pushed Max Verstappen all the way but Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris were less than one tenth of a second shy of stopping the Red Bull racer from a seventh Grand Prix pole of 2024

Lewis Hamilton will replace Carlos Sainz at Ferrari next season and, despite the Spaniard's strong form since, boss Frederic Vasseur still thinks it was a "no-brainer" decision

Lewis Hamilton appeared to get in the way of several drivers throughout second practice for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, prompting angry responses from his rivals

Jerome D'Ambrosio and Loic Serra have already had their Mercedes departures confirmed and will be heading to join Lewis Hamilton at Ferrari, and now Gioacchino Vino has also left the team

Valtteri Bottas is out of contract at the end of the year and could lose his Sauber seat with Audi keen on Carlos Sainz having already signed Nico Hulkenberg to their project