Formula 1 headed back to Imola after the 2023 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix was cancelled due to flooding in the Italian region. This time, the sporting contest went ahead in sunshine throughout.
The race was awfully dull until Max Verstappen's struggles aboard his Red Bull and Lando Norris's hard tyre brilliance in his McLaren combined to produce a thrilling late coda. That again enlivened a lead battle predicted to be turgid throughout 2024.
