Verstappen fights off Leclerc to win Sprint at Imola

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen produced a stunning late pass on Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc to take victory in the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix Sprint and ensure a first-place start for Sunday’s race. His teammate Sergio Perez starts third ahead of Leclerc’s partner Carlos Sainz.

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Verstappen takes pole position ahead of Sprint at Imola

Max Verstappen claimed pole position in Emilia Romagna GP qualifying and will start at the front for Saturday’s Sprint after outpacing Charles Leclerc in a dramatic damp shootout that played host to five red flags. An incident-packed qualifying setting the grid for the returning Sprint race ran 40 minutes past its scheduled finish due to the many stoppages and crashes.

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