In the just-concluded 2022 F1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix Sprint, Verstappen finished the last-minute counter-attack against Leclerc after staging a faint start to win the championship! Leclerc finished second, Perez finished third, and Sainz came in fourth. Chinese driver Zhou Guanyu was discharged from the car after the crash, and the main race will start from the end.
The race officer suddenly informed the team that there was a 40% chance of rainfall an hour and a half before the sprint, and before the sprint, Magnussen, Russell and Latifi did not choose the red tire but the yellow tire to start, and Zhou Guanyu started in the same row with Hamilton!
With five red lights out, Verstappen in the front row was overtaken by Leclerc! Sainz soon came behind Alonso! However, Gasley and Zhou Guanyu collided! His front wing scraped Zhou Guanyu's left rear tire, and Guanyu regrettably withdrew. He will start from the end of the race.
Magnussen also clashed with Perez, but the two cars were able to continue racing. On lap 5, the race returned to normal, with Sainz finishing Alonso behind to finish 7th. And Mei Ben is still ranked 12, 14 after 10 laps... Although Russell ran the fastest lap in the second practice, this was obviously only a flash in the pan. The last time Mei Ben failed to reach Q3 in qualifying was in 2012, when Schumacher and Rosberg were ranked 13th and 15th respectively in Japan. Since that qualifying match, at least one car has been able to advance to the final Q3 race in at least one of the 187 qualifying races that followed.
With all 8 points in the first eight of the sprint, the players on the field were eager to overtake, Sainz completed the overtaking of Ricciardo on lap 14 to reach the 5th position, and Bottas overtook Alonso on the 16th lap to the points zone.
And the main theme of this season is undoubtedly the battle between Red Bull and Ferrari, and the same is true in the sprint race, Verstappen narrowed the time gap with Leclerc to less than 1 second in the last 5 laps, each lap Verstappen tried to close the gap, the penultimate lap finally completed the overtaking, and then quickly pulled away to score 8 points!
Leclerc scored 7 points for second! The third six points were scored by Perez! Sainz went up to 4th in the last minute! Behind them are two McLarens, Bottas is 7th, while Magnussen is 8th!
The thrilling sprints are already exciting, and the 60% chance of rain in the main race will make the race exciting! From 20:50 on the evening of April 24th, Five Star Sports will also bring you the live broadcast of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.