Verstappen played a 'waiting game' before Leclerc overtake in F1 sprint
Max Verstappen says he played “a bit of a waiting game” in the first Formula 1 sprint race of the season prior to his race-winning overtake on Charles Leclerc.
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Hamilton writes off title hopes after new low at Imola
IMOLA, Italy: Lewis Hamilton wrote off his hopes of winning a record eighth Formula 1 championship this year after falling 50 points adrift of Ferrari's Charles Leclerc at Imola on Saturday (Apr 23).
Verstappen wins Imola sprint as Leclerc stretches F1 lead
IMOLA, Italy : Formula One champion Max Verstappen won a sprint for pole position at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix on Saturday, but Ferrari's Charles Leclerc still stretched his overall lead to 40 points.
Lewis Hamilton rules out title challenge in 2022 after disappointing Sprint at Imola
Lewis Hamilton has said that there will be no title challenge from him and Mercedes this season after he finished 14th in the Sprint at Imola on Saturday afternoon.
'Tomorrow will be different' - Red Bull's Max Verstappen already looking past Sprint win to focus on Grand Prix
Max Verstappen was wary of reading too much into his Sprint victory on Saturday at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix. The current world champion started the day on pole but lost his lead at the green light, with current drivers’ championship leader, Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, nipping in ahead of him. Ad/> Leclerc held the lead for much of the race but was ultimately reeled back in as his tyres faded and the young Dutchman was able to activate DRS to regain the lead in the closing stages.
Charles Leclerc wants Ferrari answers after losing Max Verstappen battle in Imola sprint
Charles Leclerc admits his Ferrari engineers will have some work to do overnight to find out why they lost so much pace to Max Verstappen towards the end of the sprint in Imola on Saturday, with the Dutchman taking the chequered flag. Leclerc and Verstappen have been battling at the front of the grid since the first race of the season and that's continued this week into Imola.
Verstappen overtakes Leclerc late on to win sprint at Imola
IMOLA, Italy: Max Verstappen overtook Formula One leader Charles Leclerc on the penultimate lap to win the sprint race at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix on Saturday and reignite his season. Verstappen started the sprint in pole position after finishing first in Friday’s qualifying, but the Red Bull driver was overtaken by Leclerc’s Ferrari as soon as the lights went out, much to the delight of the “tifosi.” But Verstappen doggedly pursued Leclerc and swept around the outside of the Ferrari into Tamburello before storming away to secure victory and top spot on the grid for Sunday’s grand prix.
Max Verstappen takes pole while Lewis Hamilton starts 14th after Imola sprint race
Max Verstappen will start in pole position for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix after winning the Saturday Sprint Race.