Verstappen wins Imola sprint race as Hamilton endures more misery

Max Verstappen won Saturday’s Sprint race after dramatically passing Charles Leclerc on the penultimate lap.
Verstappen started from the front at Imola before losing the lead to Leclerc following a slow getaway.
But after a frenetic conclusion to the 21-lap dash, Verstappen ruined Ferrari’s homecoming party by fighting his way ahead of Leclerc at the Variante Tamburello to take the chequered flag and pole position for Sunday’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.
But there was further misery for Lewis Hamilton after he started 13th and finished only 14th.
Sergio Perez took third ahead of Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, with Lando Norris fifth for McLaren.
Leclerc is now 40 points clear of second-placed Sainz in the standings, with Hamilton 51 points back.
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