Tag: Formula 1 Grand Prix

Verstappen holds off Hamilton to win US GP as Red Bull claim constructors’ crown

TEXAS: Red Bull’s Max Verstappen bounced back from a slow pitstop to win the United States (US) Grand Prix here on Sunday and powered his team to clinch the Formula One constructors’ title.

Red Bull’s title win, with three races to spare, put an end to Mercedes’ eight-year streak, who failed to win a race in the ongoing season.

Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton seemed to have claimed a much-needed triumph for his team as he was leading with 15 laps to go.

Verstappen, however, reeled him with seven laps to spare and went on to win the sprint.

Ferrari, on the other hand, needed to outperform Red Bull by 19 points in US GP to keep constructors’ crown hopes alive, but Charles Leclerc was the only finisher for the team after battling his way up from 12th on the grid to finish third.

Teammate Carlos Sainz, who started on the pole position, had to retire in the first lap after a devastating collision with Mercedes’ George Russell.

Consequently, Red Bull now have unassailable 656 points to Ferrari’s 469.

Verstappen’s victory at US Open was his 13th of the season, equalling the Formula One record held jointly with Ferrari great Michael Schumacher and Vettel, and the 33rd of his career.

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Verstappen edges past Hamilton to win French GP after Ferrari crash

LE CASTELLET: Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc crash handed an easy victory to Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in the French Grand Prix, who kept Mercedes Lewis Hamilton at bay to triumph in his seventh race of the season.

Leclerc, who was in dire need of good results in an attempt to keep his title hopes alive, remained unlucky as the outcomes proved to be completely contrasting.

The Ferrari driver lost control at the Beausset right-hander two laps after the Red Bull had made its first pit stop.

The disastrous crash handed a comfortable position to Red Bull’s Verstappen, who dominated the rest of the race by holding off Mercedes Hamilton to finish at the top of the podium.

Competing in his 300th Formula 1 race, Hamilton appeared to have gathered the momentum as he took a strong second followed by his teammate George Russell, who experienced a frantic duel with Red Bull’s Sergio Perez in the closing laps.

Carlos Sainz of Ferrari, on the other hand, came in fifth and once more questioned his team’s strategy to make a second pit stop shortly after he had passed Perez for third place with 11 laps remaining.

With 10 races remaining, Verstappen has increased his championship advantage over Leclerc by 63 points following another top-podium finish. On the other hand, 13 points behind Leclerc, his colleague Perez stayed in third place.

Carlos Sainz claims his maiden victory in a crash-hit British Grand Prix

SILVERSTONE: Carlos Sainz secured his first Grand Prix triumph in the 150th race of his career by leading his Ferrari to the finish line in the frantic and crash-filled British Grand Prix on Sunday.

The Spaniard, starting from his maiden pole position, earned in the qualifying on Saturday, moved further as he displayed brilliance in a furious race to claim his maiden GP victory.

Sainz kept Sergio Perez of Red Bull at the bay and displayed astounding resilience to retain his dominant lead before taking the flag 3.7 seconds prior to the latter. Perez, however, finished second after an impressive race of his own.

 

Mercedes’s Lewis Hamilton looked to have revamped in the ongoing season as he finished at the podium after finishing ahead of the former championship leader Charles Leclerc.

The current championship leader Max Verstappen, on the other hand, had a race to forget as he found himself nowhere near the front for the majority of the race as his tyres gave him problems, which resulted in him pitting for too long. The Red Bull’s driver finished seventh.

The proceedings were off to an unwanted start when Guanyu Zhou got involved in a terrifying collision that caused his car to flip, slide across the run-off area upside-down, and crash into the barriers on the second corner.

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However, the Alfa Romeo driver was extricated from the vehicle and is now fine. As a result of the incident, the race was delayed and restarted an hour later.

Following the conclusion of the British GP, Ferrari cut Red Bull’s lead to 63, while Mercedes remained in third.

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Sergio Perez wins Monaco Grand Prix in a rain-affected race

MONACO: Red Bull’s Sergio Perez claimed his first win of the season as he won the Monaco Grand Prix following his brilliance on a wet-dry track, here on Sunday.

Perez claimed his first triumph of the season in a breathless race as the rain-affected competition was contested under a two-hour timing rule. The Mexican passed the finishing line 1.1 seconds clear of Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz.

Perez’s teammate, series leader, and world champion Max Verstappen, on the other hand, finished third, a further second adrift.

 

As a result of heavy rainfall, the race was delayed by an hour, causing some issues for the drivers early in the competition.

The drivers faced difficulty getting to the pits, especially early in the race, with Haas’ Mick Schumacher spinning out and crashing on the 27th lap.

 

It is apropos to mention here that Verstappen is currently leading the Drivers’ championship with 125 points, nine points clear of the previous leader Ferraris’s Charles Leclerc. Perez, on the other hand, firmly holding the third.

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Verstappen overcomes Leclerc to win the inaugural Miami Grand Prix

MIAMI: Red Bull’s Max Verstappen survived a miraculous late comeback from his Ferrari rival Charles Leclerc to win the inaugural Miami Grand Prix, here on Sunday.

Verstappen, who was looking favourite for an easy win after taking the lead in the ninth lap and passing Carlos Sainz and Leclerc of Ferrari on Turn One and Turn Two respectively, survived a late race assault from Leclerc.

The world champion was cruising to an easy win since then but a bizarre crash between McLaren’s Lando Norris and Alpha Tauri’s Pierre Gasly brought the safety car which brought Verstappen and Leclerc together and restarted the race with 10 laps to go.

 

Closing the field allowed Leclerc a second chance when his hopes seemed to be fading, and he gave it his all to recover the lead but Verstappen managed to break his challenge.

Verstappen’s triumph was his second in a row, the first by a driver this year, and it summarized his run of either winning or retiring this year.

 

Despite Perez having the advantage of fresh tyres after Red Bull pitted him for new medium tyres during the safety car interval, Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz held on to third for the final podium place.

 

It is pertinent to mention here that Verstappen’s win has cut Leclerc’s championship lead to 19 points as the Ferrari driver still leads the chart with 104 points, whereas, Verstappen follows with 85.

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Miami Grand Prix: Leclerc edges past Russell to lead the practice session

MIAMI: Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc inched past his Mercedes opponent George Russell by the barest of margin to lead the practice session of the inaugural Miami Grand Prix, here on Friday.

The 24-year-old from Monaco clinched the top spot in the practice session clearing Merecedes’s Russell by a mere 0.071 seconds. He also clocked the best lap in one minute and 31.098 on soft tyres to outrun his opponents.

Max Verstappen of Red Bull, who has won two of his four races this season, temporarily led the standings until hitting the wall on a green track and spending most of the practice in the garage. He finished third fastest, 0.179s behind the leader Leclerc.

 

Sergio Perez, Verstappen’s teammate, finished fourth as the second Red Bull, ahead of Alpha Tauri’s Pierre Gasly, Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, and Williams’ Alex Albon.

A seven-time champion Mercedes’s Lewis Hamilton finished eighth after obtaining a late exemption to preserve his nose stud following the sport’s bling ban.

The final race of the ongoing Miami Grand Prix will contest during the early hours of Monday with Leclerc starting from the pole position.

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Max Verstappen wins Emilia Romagna GP as Leclerc makes costly error

IMOLA: Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won a wet-dry Emilia Romagna Grand Prix to resurrect his title aspirations, as challenger Charles Leclerc squandered third place with a costly error.

Ferrari’s Leclerc, who was thrusting to move past Verstappen’s team-mate Sergio Perez after a late pit stop, lost control at the Variante Alta chicane here, which eventually denied him the podium at Emilia Romagna.

Leclerc then had to pit for a new front wing and tyres which resulted in him falling to the ninth place, from which he could only recover to sixth at the end.

After turning his pole position from Saturday’s race into a lead at the first bend, Verstappen was in complete command.

Despite the tough conditions, the late drama enlivened what had been the most uneventful race of the season thus far, as Verstappen stayed unchallenged throughout the race.

His teammate Sergio Perez, on the other hand, also carried on his exceptional stint as he finished second to get his second podium of the season. Whereas McLaren’s Lando Norris made the most of Leclerc’s blunder as he claimed the third position and his first podium of the season.

 

Following a comprehensive victory, Verstappen managed to cut the margin between him and Ferrari’s Leclerc from 45 points to 27, moving three places up to secure the second position on the leaderboard – led by Leclerc with 86 points.

Verstappen finished the weekend with a total of 34 points after posting the fastest lap and winning the sprint race on Saturday. It was Red Bull’s first one-two finish since the Malaysian Grand Prix in 2016.

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Emilia Romagna Grand Prix rolls into action today at Imola

EMILIA ROMAGNA: The Emilia Romagna Grand Prix is poised to host its first-ever Sprint weekend in 2022, now in its third year since returning to the calendar in 2020. Before the race rolls into action, here are the schedule, as well as the favourites for pole, and points.

The Emilia Romagna Grand Prix will embark with the first practice, which is scheduled to trigger at 13:30 Local and 16:30 PST. The first round of the practice will be an hour-long, which will then be followed by the Qualifying race – starting at 17:00 Local and 20:00 PST.

The second day at the Imola will commence with the second round of the practice, followed by the Sprint, scheduled to be held from 16:30 – 17:30 Local (19:30 – 20:30 PST).

 

The final race, on the other hand, will roll into action on Sunday at 15:00 Local (18:00 PST).

Battle for Pole Position

In the last two editions of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, it was Mercedes, which claim the pole position. Valtteri Bottas took it in 2020, while Lewis Hamilton claimed it in 2021.

However, this time around, Ferrari and Red Bull are the top favourites to secure the pole position, following their recent form and positions in the previously concluded races.

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, who won the Australian Grand Prix, is the hot favourite for claiming what would be his third pole of the season.

Points Table after Australian Grand Prix

Ferrari will clearly have the advantage heading into one of their two home races this year, with Leclerc winning two of the three races so far this season – and missing out on victory in Saudi Arabia by less than a second as well.

Following his excellent run in the previous races, Ferrari’s Leclerc leads the points standings with 71 points, followed by Mercedes’ George Russell on 37 points. On the other side, Leclerc’s teammate Sainz sits in third place with 31 points.

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Ferrari’s Leclerc beats Perez to win Australian GP, Verstappen retires

MELBOURNE: Charles Leclerc has won the 2022 Australian Grand Prix, consolidating his and Ferrari’s championship leads, while Max Verstappen retired for the second time in three races. Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez finished second, with Mercedes’ George Russell rounding out the podium.

The 24-year-old from Monaco swept away his rivals, starting from the pole and winning by more than over 20 seconds over Red Bull’s Sergio Perez.

With only three races in the 2022 campaign Leclerc’s Ferrari’s speed and dependability, combined with Max Verstappen’s difficulties at Red Bull and Lewis Hamilton’s woes at Mercedes, have made him the early favourite to win a maiden drivers’ title.

 

After a victory in the season-opening in Bahrain and a second-place finish in Saudi Arabia behind world champion Verstappen, Leclerc now leads the standings by 34 points.

Leclerc and Ferrari will have further motivation, but also added pressure, to consolidate their lead with the next race at Imola on April 24 in front of their home supporters.

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