Max Verstappen has a solid track record in the Sprint; he won both of the prior competitions in 2022 at Imola and the Red Bull Ring.
The Ferrari Finali Mondiali, which commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Ferrari Challenge, will be held in Imola in 2022.
Hamilton looked like a shell of his former self as he spent most of the Emilia Romagna GP stuck behind Pierre Gasly's AlphaTauri.
The seven-time World Champion was unable to progress past Q2 and was placed 13th on the grid for the season's first sprint, in which he finished P14.
After his qualifying woes on Friday – which marked the first time neither Mercedes made Q3 since 2012 – Hamilton was left dejected, and the sprint did not help.
Imola has the reputation of being one of the speediest circuits on the calendar this year with very little room for error.
Despite being second in the constructors' championship, they are 39 points behind Ferrari in the standings.
The Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, or simply Imola, has been part of racing history since 1953.
The teams were given an extra 43 kilograms to play with this season due to brand new technical regulations introduced by the FIA.
Formula 1 announced on Monday (March 7) that the Emilia-Romagna GP in Imola will be on the calendar till at least 2025.