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

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,

Alpine's on-track performance has not been much to write home about, but at least it kept people entertained in Imola

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.

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Crashing at the start of Q1 is, indeed, a serious mistake – and any driver in a top team should feel ashamed after not only ruining their own shot at a decent result, but also creating extra work for the mechanics and unnecessary costs for a team still fighting for the championship with Verstappen.

Jannik Sinner may have lost the Rome final, but his cheeky comment about his brother picking F1 over tennis stole the spotlight.

In the Emilia-Romagna GP, two apparently similar situations had different outcomes – with first the virtual safety car, then a regular safety car, deployed after Esteban Ocon and Andrea Kimi Antonelli retired nearly at the same place.