Postpublished at 15:38 British Summer Time 23 April 2022
Jamie Chadwick
Williams F1 development driver and W Series champion
Max did really well to fend off Norris.
Summary
Verstappen passes Leclerc on penultimate lap to win sprint race at Imola
P3 Perez, P4 Sainz, P5 Norris, P6 Ricciardo, P7 Bottas, P8 Magnussen
Both Mercedes finish outside top 10
Top 8 finishers receive points: 8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
Verstappen to start Sunday's main race from pole position
First of three sprint race weekends in 2022 season
Postpublished at 15:38 British Summer Time 23 April 2022
Postpublished at Lap 2/21
Guanyu Zhou was into the wall at Turn 9 after contact between himself and Pierre Gasly.
The safety car leads the field with Charles Leclerc in P1 ahead of Max Verstappen and Lando Norris.
Yellow flagpublished at 15:35 British Summer Time 23 April 2022
The yellow flag is waved because Guanyu Zhou has crashed! There's white smoke billowing out of his car an the safety car is going to come out.
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Max Verstappen is slow off the line and Charles Leclerc takes full advantage to lead at the first corner.
Go! Go! Go!published at 15:34 British Summer Time 23 April 2022
LIGHTS OUT!
And it is a great start by Charles Leclerc from second!
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The cars are in position on the grid, now we wait for the lights...
Postpublished at 15:33 British Summer Time 23 April 2022
Jamie Chadwick
Williams F1 development driver and W Series championIt is a fast formation lap. It looks like they are working hard to get some temperature into these tyres and I think that's because they know how critical this start is.
Postpublished at 15:32 British Summer Time 23 April 2022
Fernando Alonso gets away very slowly for the formation lap, but he seems OK.
It is mostly softs with a smattering of mediums. Kevin Magnussen, in fourth, is the only driver in the top 10 on mediums.
Postpublished at 15:30 British Summer Time 23 April 2022
The tyre warmers are about to come off, let's see what the compound of choice is.
Postpublished at 15:28 British Summer Time 23 April 2022
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End of twitter post'A flat-out race'published at 15:23 British Summer Time 23 April 2022
Pole sitter Max Verstappen, speaking to Sky Sports: "I expect it to be close again.
"It is important to get a good start and see what others do with the tyres. It is called a sprint for a reason so it will be a flat-out race."
Weather updatepublished at 15:21 British Summer Time 23 April 2022
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End of twitter postPostpublished at 15:17 British Summer Time 23 April 2022
Image source, Getty ImagesCharles Leclerc gave the cheering Tifosi a wave as he made his way round the circuit and to the grid. The atmosphere is superb as the sprint race approaches.
Postpublished at 15:14 British Summer Time 23 April 2022
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End of twitter post'Perez has to get his elbows out'published at 15:10 British Summer Time 23 April 2022
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner, speaking to Sky Sports: "It's important to get a good start, do you take a soft tyre that gets you off the line better or the medium that's more robust?
"Sergio has to get his elbows out, get stuck in. If he can get in the top four today, that would be a great performance.
"I am sure it is going to be an anxious race for some of the reliability guys but it always is."
Listen to live commentarypublished at 15:08 British Summer Time 23 April 2022
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End of twitter postPostpublished at 15:04 British Summer Time 23 April 2022
Lando Norris reports "a few spots of rain" as he heads out. There are some ominous clouds gathering above the track now.
Postpublished at 15:03 British Summer Time 23 April 2022
Image source, PA MediaLewis Hamilton got close to the sprint-race distance of 21 laps on softs while Sergio Perez got 18 under his belt without any significant drop off in his times.
Pitlane openpublished at 15:02 British Summer Time 23 April 2022
No messing about from Max Verstappen. He is straight out as the pitlane opens.
Just under 30 minutes to go until the sprint race begins.