Listen to this article The world champion bounced back from a poor start at Imola on Saturday to launch a penultimate lap overtake on Leclerc to take the win that secures him pole for Sunday’s main grand prix. But despite the thrilling nature of his pass, and the extra points he has earned, Verstappen says his long-standing dislike of the sprint weekends has not been quelled. He has cited in the past that he does not like there being just one practice session before qualifying, and that parc ferme restrictions lock in the car set-up from Friday afternoon. Asked after ther race if the exciting race had changed his views on the sprint, he said: “No, it doesn’t for me. I’m still not a fan of sprint races because in the end it doesn’t change anything. “It doesn’t matter if you have such a good fight during the sprint race or during the actual rac …

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