Verstappen's loss as Imola faces the axe next season

Max Verstappen has won four times in a row at Imola but a fifth next year looks unlikely with Formula One set to drop the Italian circuit.

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There is no contract for 2026 and Formula One chief executive Stefano Domenicali, who was born and grew up in the town near Bologna, has said it will be hard to justify Italy having two races given the demand from elsewhere.

Four-time world champion Verstappen said he understood, with Monza having a contract to 2031 for the Italian Grand Prix, but also felt the loss.

"Losing these kind of tracks is a shame. I get it from F1's side of things, of course — the new tracks that we are going to," said the Red Bull driver.