Michael Schumacher's Ferrari F2001, which won the 2001 Monaco and Hungarian Grand Prix, fetched a mind-boggling $18.17 million, reflecting the growing demand for F1 memorabilia at sports auctions.

Tensions between Hamilton and the Ferrari team heightened on lap 17 when race engineer Ricciardo Adami said over the team radio to “push now, this is our race”. Hamilton was well behind the leading four drivers at the time, and was bemused by Adami’s words.

Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur has urged onlookers to “stop” overreacting to Lewis Hamilton ’s performance after an underwhelming first two months at the Scuderia.

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.

Per The Athletic's Alex Kalinauckas, Michael Schumacher's Ferrari that he drove to win the 2001 Monaco Grand Prix and Hungarian Grand Prix sold at auction for $18.17 million. That figure makes it the most expensive car driven by Schumacher to be sold at auction.

Ahead of Ferrari’s home race in Imola, Kieran Jackson spent a day in Maranello, the famous prancing horse emblem at every turn, dissecting the prestige of the Italian marque in contrast to the flaws o