The weather cleared in Emilia Romagna, Italy on Saturday, and most fans at the scene held red and yellow Ferrari flags to cheer for the Ferrari team playing at home.

The weather turned fine in Emilia Romagna, Italy on Saturday. Most of the fans at the scene held red and yellow Ferrari team flags to cheer for the Ferrari team playing at home.

On the evening of the 23rd, Beijing time, the first F1 sprint race of the season was held at the Iramo Circuit. However, to the disappointment of the fans at the scene, Leclerc was overtaken by the defending champion Verstappen at the last moment and failed to compete at home. After winning the sprint championship, the two 24-year-olds will compete fiercely in the race tomorrow. Chinese driver Zhou Guanyu had an accident on the first lap and had to withdraw from the race early.

Zhou Guanyu, who started in 14th place, lost two positions after the start. At Turn 9, Zhou Guanyu had just completed his overtake of Gasly. When exiting the corner, the two cars collided wheel-to-wheel. Zhou Guanyu's car ran off the track and hit the guard wall. When it stopped in the buffer zone, smoke began to emit from the rear of the car. . The safety car was immediately activated during the race, and Gasly, who collided with Zhou Guanyu, pitted to change his front tires and front wings and continue the race. After the safety car pitted on lap 5, the race restarted. Retiring on the first lap means Zhou Guanyu will start last in Sunday's race. There were 21 laps in the

sprint race. Verstappen, who started from pole position, was overtaken by Leclerc at the start, and the Ferrari driver at home led the way. In the second half of the race, Verstappen continued to close in on the car in front. On lap 20, he overtook Leclerc at Turn 2 and won the sprint championship, scoring 8 points. For Leclerc, the start was better than the end. He said in the post-race interview that the tires on the car were graining at the end of the race. Red Bull Racing's Perez ranked third, with Ferrari driver Sainz, who started from 10th on the grid, chasing fourth. The result of the sprint race determines the starting order of the main race, and the fierce battle between Ferrari and Red Bull will continue in Sunday's main race.

Author: Wu Shu

Editor: Chen Haixiang