Lewis Hamilton to start Imola Sprint race 13th as Max Verstappen clinches pole

Lewis Hamilton qualified only 13th at Imola (David Davies/PA)

Lewis Hamilton will start Saturday’s Sprint race at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix from a lowly 13th as Max Verstappen took pole position in a chaotic qualifying session that was red flagged on five occasions.

Seven-time world champion Hamilton scraped out of Q1 by just four thousandths of a second before Carlos Sainz crashed out and then the rain arrived in Q2.