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Watch the live broadcast as Max Verstappen kicks off Saturday’s Emilia Romagna’s Grand Prix sprint race in pole position, after both Mercedes cars failed to reach Q3 for the first time in almost 10 years in Imola on Friday night.
After the crash of Carlos Sainz in Q2 caused a red flag, the rain began to pour and brought wet conditions for the rest of the session, leaving Lewis Hamilton and George Russell eliminated as they chose not to risk an extra lap in the rain.
It was the first time since the Japanese Grand Prix in 2012, when Mercedes failed to finish with a car in the top 10 of the qualifiers, as their struggles at the beginning of the season continued, as Toto Wolf said that his team’s problems with ” the “defeat” were the worst so far this year.
At the other end of the field, Verstappen will start in front of Charles Leclerc after he stays on the temporary pole in the rain-soaked and red-flag qualifying session. Verstappen scored faster than Leclerc just as Valteri Botas stepped off the track to trigger the fifth red flag of the session, while Lando Norris took a surprisingly third.
Follow all the latest from the sprint race of the Grand Prix of Emilia Romagna below:
F1 Grand Prix sprint updates Emilia Romagna
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Five laps left and Max Verstappen slowly overcame Charles Leclerc. It is within range of the DRS detection zone and may be ready to set a tense finale.
Michael Jones April 23, 2022 3:58 p.m.
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Daniel Ricciardo does not want to have anything to do with Carlos Sainz, while Ferrari passes him with the DRS on. Sainz starts on the 10th and is already up to P5 with Lando Norris from McLaren ahead of him.
Mick Schumacher has Sebastian Vettel!
Michael Jones April 23, 2022 3:56 PM
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Another good job from Carlos Sainz when Ferrari overtook Kevin Magnussen from Haas. Haas has medium tires and has already fallen three places.
There are eight laps left. Sebastian Vettel and Mick Schumacher take part in an interesting P10 race. Schumacher arranged for DRS to overtake, but Vettel held him back.
Michael Jones April 23, 2022 3:54 p.m.
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A beautiful move by Daniel Ricciardo to overtake Kevin Magnussen from the inside. Carlos Sainz also looks at Haas.
Sergio Perez continues to pass through the field he ruled in Lando Norris and climbs to P3.
Michael Jones April 23, 2022 3:51 p.m.
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Charles Leclerc has a 1.2-second lead over Max Verstappen, who cannot enter the leader’s DRS range.
Carlos Sainz is in the sights of Daniel Ricciardo, and both cars are close behind Kevin Magnussen, who has a job to keep McLaren.
Michael Jones April 23, 2022 3:49 p.m.
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Red Bull is really changing straight. Sergio Perez hired the DRS to catch Kevin Magnussen in the back straight and flew past Haas before the harassment.
Lewis Hamilton also overtook Lance Stroll.
Michael Jones April 23, 2022 3:47 p.m.
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Fernando Alonso of Alpine keeps Carlos Sainz at bay and a good battle unfolds between Kevin Magnussen and Sergio Perez.
Sainz is overtaking from the outside and has the pace to overtake Alonso! He is next to P7.
Michael Jones April 23, 2022 3:45 p.m.
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Three laps under the safety car are not ideal for Mercedes, which need heat in their tires to spend their best times. Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz is already on P8 as Charles Leclerc returns to the race for the fifth lap.
Michael Jones April 23, 2022 3:42 p.m.
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Lewis Hamilton lost several places and is next to P15, while Pierre Gasley comes out of the pits at the back of the pack. Sergio Perez also managed to overtake Daniel Ricciardo to climb to P5.
Michael Jones April 23, 2022 3:37 p.m.
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Zhou Ganyu is off the track in the second sector and the safety car has to get out. Pierre Gasly has suffered a lot of damage to his front right tire, but is returning to the pits.
Michael Jones April 23, 2022 3:35 p.m.
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