![]() Previously, only the first three drivers scored the points. Thus, the first eight drivers will get points 8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1, respectively. Scored points system changed for F1 sprint. Williams's Alex Albon was punished, collecting a five-second penalty for forcing McLaren's Lando Norris off the track on lap four. In addition, sprint race adds points to the F1 drivers standings and to the constructors’ championship standings too. Schumacher, who was passed on the penultimate lap, was summoned to the stewards after the race for alleged 'starting procedure infringements' along with six others but no further action was taken. BBC Sport’s chief F1 writer Getty Images Red Bulls Max Verstappen caught and passed Ferraris Charles Leclerc with two laps to go to win the sprint race at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. It was very good team work and I’m pleased with the result," said Haas team boss Guenther Steiner. "It was very cool to see Mick holding off a seven-time world champion. The Briton then battled back but had a tough and lively battle with Mick Schumacher for eighth. ![]() Hamilton started ninth but made contact with Pierre Gasly's AlphaTauri on the opening lap, dropping to 11th. ![]() "Probably tomorrow we cannot afford to do what we did today," said Leclerc, mindful of tyre wear. Leclerc passed Sainz on lap one but the Spaniard remained on his tail, trying to retake the position in a battle that would have done little to calm the nerves of Ferrari bosses on the pit wall. He is expected to start 13th on Sunday, with team mate Valtteri Bottas set to go to the back of the field due to a power unit change. The field did a second formation lap after Alfa Romeo's Chinese rookie Guanyu Zhou stopped, sending him to the pit lane from where he fought back to 14th. "We couldn't switch on the car on the grid, so we moved into the pit lane and then we tried an external battery, but there were still no signs of it switching on and we had to retire," said Alonso. It was then pushed back into the garage with Alonso set to start at the back on Sunday with Aston Martin's four-times champion Sebastian Vettel the only other retirement. Ocon's team mate and twice world champion Fernando Alonso failed to start the sprint after his car remained jacked up on the grid with tyre blankets still on. The sprint race awards points to the top eight, with the winner taking eight. Mercedes's George Russell took fourth place, with seven-times world champion team mate Lewis Hamilton taking a point in eighth.Īlpine's Esteban Ocon was sixth, the Frenchman stopping on track after the chequered flag, with Kevin Magnussen seventh for Haas. Verstappen also won the season's previous sprint at Imola in April and his army of Dutch fans let off flares to send clouds of orange smoke billowing from the stands before and after the 23-lap race.
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