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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Verstappen Overtakes Leclerc to Win Sprint at Imola

First placed Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands, left, talks with second placed Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc of Monaco on the podium of a sprint race at the Enzo and Dino Ferrari racetrack, in Imola, Italy, Saturday, April 23, 2022. (AP)

Max Verstappen overtook Formula One leader Charles Leclerc on the penultimate lap to win the sprint race at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix on Saturday and reignite his season.

Verstappen started the sprint in pole position after finishing first in Friday’s qualifying, but the Red Bull driver was overtaken by Leclerc’s Ferrari as soon as the lights went out, much to the delight of the "tifosi."

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