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Max Verstappen claims rain is going to make Imola 'even more exciting', Charles Leclerc ready for 'unpredictability'

Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc predicted an exciting and unpredictable race in the rain at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix on Sunday. The action at Imola since Friday has been periodically affected by downpours which has left some drivers at a disadvantage and given others the good fortune to set their best times in the dry. Ad/> With the umbrellas out on Sunday before the race began as the rain came down, the world champion (Verstappen) and campaign leader (Leclerc) expected an incident-strewn race if the weather persisted.

Lewis Hamilton writes off title fight as Mercedes hit new low

IMOLA, Italy — Lewis Hamilton wrote off his chances of competing for the Formula One title this year after falling 50 points adrift of championship leader Charles Leclerc at Saturday's sprint race at Imola.

Awful: Rangers supporters surely fuming as Sky Sports image emerges - opinion

Rangers supporters will be fuming to see that their opponents should have been reduced to 10-men yesterday as footage emerges from Sky Sports.

'My start was just terrible' - Max Verstappen hoping to avoid second Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix start mishap

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen is aiming to make sure he does not repeat his underwhelming start from the Imola Sprint race. Saturday saw the Dutchman fail to get away quicker than Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, who darted forward to take the lead, and almost closed in on victory until tyre degradation allowed the world champion to regain top spot, and the eight points that come with it. Ad/> The win means that Verstappen will again start on pole, this time for the full race at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix on Sunday, and he is keen to avoid putting himself at an instant disadvantage again.

'He did a really good job!' - Jurgen Klopp praises Frank Lampard's Chelsea reign

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has praised Everton rival Frank Lampard ahead of Sunday’s Merseyside derby and feels his counterpart did an underrated job while in charge of Chelsea.

Christian Eriksen: Tottenham reunion was special - I hope they finish in top four

Brentford midfielder Christian Eriksen says he hopes his former club Tottenham finish in the top four despite denting their Champions League hopes on Saturday.

"Genuine belief" - Transfer insider drops exciting claim on £25m Newcastle target

Newcastle United target Hugo Ekitike has a “very high ceiling”, believes journalist Dean Jones.

"Thought He Was An Arsenal Fan?": Max Verstappen Takes A Dig as Rival F1 Driver Lewis Hamilton Shows Interest To Buy Chelsea

Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen's rivalry in the F1 circuit attained a legendary status in 2021 after the duo was locked on points going into the final race of the season in Abu Dhabi. For the first time in close to five decades, Formula One saw such a close contest as the duo entered the season finale at the Yas Marina Circuit with 369.5 points each. A controversial race ensued as Red Bull's Verstappen edged past Mercedes' Hamilton for his first F1 world title. Things have not been smooth between the two since then.

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Max Verstappen claims rain is going to make Imola 'even more exciting', Charles Leclerc ready for 'unpredictability'

Lewis Hamilton writes off title fight as Mercedes hit new low

Awful: Rangers supporters surely fuming as Sky Sports image emerges - opinion

'My start was just terrible' - Max Verstappen hoping to avoid second Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix start mishap

'He did a really good job!' - Jurgen Klopp praises Frank Lampard's Chelsea reign

Christian Eriksen: Tottenham reunion was special - I hope they finish in top four

"Genuine belief" - Transfer insider drops exciting claim on £25m Newcastle target

"Thought He Was An Arsenal Fan?": Max Verstappen Takes A Dig as Rival F1 Driver Lewis Hamilton Shows Interest To Buy Chelsea