Max Verstappen won the wet qualifying. Next to him, Leclerc started the sprint from the front row. The second row belonged to Norris and Magnussen, the third to Alonso and Ricciard, the fourth to Pérez and Bottas, the fifth to Vettel and Sainz. The Spaniard crashed in qualifying. Russell started from 11th place, Hamilton even had 13th place at the start.
Sprint
The Haasu and Latifi riders started in the middle mix, the others put on soft. Charles Leclerc took first place after the start. In the first round, there was contact between Gasly and Chou. The AlphaTauri rider had to go to the pits with a damaged right front wheel, for Chou the race ended. He had a safety car on the track.
The sprint restarted in the fifth round. Leclerc retained the first position, but he never gave up on Verstappen in a fundamental way. They fought especially in the lower positions. Sainz and Pérez went up in order. The Mexican finished third, Sainz finished and overtook Norris.
Bottas also gained positions. On the other hand, Mercedes drivers failed to move forward. Only Russell got in front of Vettel a few laps before the end.
In the end, Leclerc had problems with tire degradation. Verstappen got ahead of Leclerc in the 20th round and took back first place.
The results
| P. | Rider | The team | Time / loss | Kola | Body | Difference Q |
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 30:39.597 | 21 | 8 | – |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 2.975 | 21 | 7 | – |
| 3 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 4.721 | 21 | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Ferrari | 17.578 | 21 | 5 | 6 |
| 5 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 24.561 | 21 | 4 | -2 |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 27.740 | 21 | 3 | – |
| 7 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 28.133 | 21 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 30.712 | 21 | 1 | -4 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | 32.278 | 21 | -4 | |
| 10 | Mick Schumacher | Haas | 33.773 | 21 | 2 | |
| 11 | George Russell | Mercedes | 36.284 | 21 | – | |
| 12 | Júki Cunoda | AlphaTauri | 38.298 | 21 | 4 | |
| 13 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 40.177 | 21 | -4 | |
| 14 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 41.459 | 21 | -1 | |
| 15 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 42.910 | 21 | – | |
| 16 | Stephen Ocon | Alpine | 43.517 | 21 | 3 | |
| 17 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 43.794 | 21 | – | |
| 18 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 48.871 | 21 | 2 | |
| 19 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 52.017 | 21 | -1 | |
| – | Kuan-yu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | – | 0 | -6 |
Difference Q: difference from qualification
The course
Target: Verstappen, Leclerc, Perez
20/21: Verstappen goes in front of Leclerc.
19/21: Sainz ahead of Norris. Bottas in front of Magnussen. Russell, who got in front of Vettel, is also advancing.
17/21: Sainz just two seconds behind Norris.
17/21: Alonso also received a black and white flag for zigzagging in defense.
17/21: Verstappen approached Leclerc.
16/21: Bottas expels Alonso from points, going to eighth place.
15/21: Schumacher finished in 10th place.
14/21: Sainz ahead of Ricciard in fifth place. He’s now losing 5 seconds to Norris.
13/21: Mercedes are not advancing. Russell stuck behind Schumacher, Hamilton behind Cunoda.
12/21: Magnussen fails, Sinz is already ahead of him.
11/21: Perez goes third before Norris, Ricciardo goes Magnussen.
9/21:
- Lec
- Ver
- Nor
- Per
- Mag
- Ric
- Sai
- Alo
- Bot
- Vet
8/21: Perez ahead of Magnussen in fourth place. Hamilton 14.
7/21: Sainz is seventh ahead of Alonso. Leclerc holds the first position with a lead of about 1 second.
5/21: Magnussen eventually with a black and white flag.
5/21: Restart sprint …
4/21: SC in this round
4/21: No penalty for Chou / Gasly.
3/21: In addition to the accident, Magnussen is being investigated for zigzagging in a duel with Pérez.
2/21: Gasly with a damaged right front wheel after contact with Chou.
2/21: Gasly in the pits, we’ll see what happened.
2/21:
- Lec
- Ver
- Nor
- Mag
- Per
- Ric
- Alo
- Sai
- Vet
- Bot
- Msc
- Rus
- Cun
- Str
- Ham
- Oco
- Lat
- Alb
- Gas
- Chou
1/21: Safety car … Chou crashes.
1/21: Leclerc takes the lead!
16:32: Norris reported raindrops in the first two corners.
16:31: It took Alons a moment to get off the stand.
16:30: Riders go to the warm-up lap.
16:25: Most will ride on soft. Only Haasu and Latifi riders in high school.
16:24: The probability of rain has dropped to 40%.
16:20: The choice of sprint tires is free. We will find out who will start on just before going to the warm-up lap.
16:19: Sprint starting grid:
| P. | Rider | The team |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari |
| 3 | Lando Norris | McLaren |
| 4 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren |
| 7 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo |
| 9 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin |
| 10 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari |
| 11 | George Russell | Mercedes |
| 12 | Mick Schumacher | Haas |
| 13 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
| 14 | Kuan-yu Zhou | Alfa Romeo |
| 15 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin |
| 16 | Júki Cunoda | AlphaTauri |
| 17 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri |
| 18 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams |
| 19 | Stephen Ocon | Alpine |
| 20 | Alexander Albon | Williams |
16:11: In addition to points, the sprint will also determine the starting order for tomorrow’s race. The owner of the pole position in terms of historical tables is already clear – Max Verstappen. So he is not the one to start tomorrow in the first place.
16:10: The sprint will last 21 laps or about 100 km. We remind you that the first eight riders have scored points this year. There are 8 points for the victory, one point less for each additional place.
16:07: Max Verstappen starts from the first place. Right behind him will be the leader of the order, Charles Leclerc. They will not rely much on teammates. Pérez starts seventh, Sainz tenth. But it won’t be needed much. A pit stop is not mandatory.
16:05: The riders have already set off for the starting grid.
16:00: Welcome to the online sprint broadcast.
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