Emilia Romagna Gp

MotoGP 2021: 'Grazie Vale!' — Rossi retirement tour brings fans to his home town

Rossi announced in August that he would retire after the season-ending race at Valencia on 14 November.

Formula 1 2021: Max Verstappen pips Lewis Hamilton to claim victory at dramatic Emilia-Romagna GP

Verstappen led for the majority of the race on the wet Imola track, beating Hamilton by 22 seconds. Hamilton showed all his skills to make his way back up the field after falling as far back as ninth following an incident just before the halfway point of the race.

Formula 1 2021: Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton takes pole for Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix ahead of Red Bull pair

It was Hamilton’s 99th career pole and although there is a Red Bull directly behind the Mercedes driver, it will be Sergio Perez rather than Max Verstappen.

Formula 1 2021: Max Verstappen tops final practice at Imola to boost hopes of grabbing pole position

The Red Bull driver was 0.456 seconds ahead of McLaren’s Lando Norris and .557 clear of world champion Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes.

Formula 1 2020: George Russell gets backing of Lewis Hamilton, Romain Grosjean after safety car crash in Imola

Russell was 10th and likely to claim his first point in F1 and Williams' of the season when he lost control of his car

Formula 1 2020: Lewis Hamilton wins in Imola to hand Mercedes record seventh straight constructors' title

Formula 1 takes a break next weekend before returning for the Turkish Grand Prix on 15 November where Hamilton could wrap up a record-equalling seventh drivers' crown.

Formula 1 2020: Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto rehearsed call to dump Sebastian Vettel thrice

Ferrari team chief Mattia Binotto spoke of how Vettel reacted: "Did Seb get in the way? No. He did not hang up the phone...He was never negative – instead he was pro-active and he was a very respectable person."