Verstappen blasts past Hamilton to win Chinese GP sprint
The Peninsula
Shanghai:Max Verstappen overcame early electrical gremlins to blast from fourth on the grid to an emphatic victory in the Chinese Grand Prix sprint ra...
Shanghai: Max Verstappen overcame early electrical gremlins to blast from fourth on the grid to an emphatic victory in the Chinese Grand Prix sprint race Saturday, 13 seconds ahead of Lewis Hamilton.
The Dutchman charged past the seven-time world champion Hamilton's Mercedes on lap nine of the 19-lap dash.
Red Bull team mate Sergio Perez was third after a thrilling battle with the Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz, and the Aston Martin of Fernando Alonso.
"The first few laps were hectic," said Verstappen after claiming the eight points on offer for the winner of the first sprint of the season at the Shanghai International Circuit.
"The wind is changing a lot which makes it difficult to drive.
