Verstappen passes Hamilton to win the sprint
SHANGHAI: Max Verstappen overcame early electrical gremlins to claim fourth on the grid in an emphatic victory at the Chinese Grand Prix sprint race on Saturday, 13 seconds ahead of Lewis Hamilton. The Dutchman overtook the Mercedes of seven-time world champion Hamilton on the ninth lap of the 19-lap race. 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 intense,” Verstappen said after claiming the eight points on offer for the winner of the season’s first sprint


