ZANDVOORT: Red Bull’s driver Max Verstappen sailed to a comfortable victory in the Dutch Grand Prix 2022 to extend his championship lead in the ongoing Formula 1 2022 season.
Following a late safety-car period, the Red Bull driver overtook Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes to win his 10th of 15 races this year, increasing his championship lead to 109 points.
Mercedes’ negligence to replace Hamilton’s tyres during the caution period left him furious. Due to his vulnerability, Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and teammate George Russell were able to overtake him and claim the remaining podium spots after the restart.
Hamilton, however, managed to hold on to fourth ahead of Red Bull’s Sergio Perez, Fernando Alonso’s Alpine and Lando Norris’ McLaren. Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, who finished fifth, was later demoted to the eighth courtesy of a five-second penalty for an unsafe pit stop release.
Verstappen was off to a flawless start, cutting through from his 17th pole position to take the lead into the first circuit. Leclerc and Sainz were right behind him, and Sainz managed to stave off a hard charge from Hamilton.
In a race marred by incidents, the 24-year-old Dutchman made the most of his team’s cool judgement to finish 4.071 seconds ahead of Mercedes’ Russell.
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SPIELBERG: Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc avoided a late-race scare as he held his nerve calm to overcome Red Bull’s Max Verstappen to win the Austrian Grand Prix 2022 and ended his dismal run in the season.
Leclerc, who dominated the majority of the sprint, found a late halt in his triumph as his throttle pedal started to stick, made downshifts difficult and allowed Verstappen to close to within 2.3 seconds.
The Ferrari driver, however, held his nerve calm in the late-race scare and won his first sprint after Round 3 at Melbourne. Whereas, Verstappen missed out on his third straight race despite claiming the pole here.
Another Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz, who was challenging Verstappen for the second spot and was right on the former’s tail, had an unpleasant end to his race as the fire at the rear of his Ferrari signalled the end of his race.
Mercedes’s Lewis Hamilton benefitted the most from Sainz’s retirement as the former champion who had battled from P8 to P4, earned a final podium berth.
Hamilton’s teammate George Russell was a distant fourth despite starting there as he lost time in his first pit stop and also a five-second penalty tacked on as he collided with Red Bull’s Sergio Perez early on.
Following a much-needed victory, Leclerc has cut Verstappen’s championship lead by 38 points. Sainz, on the other hand, moved eight points away from the third-ranked Sergio Perez.
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SPIELBERG: Red Bull’s Max Verstappen cruised away to a dominant victory as he held his Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc at bay in an enthralling Austria Grand Prix qualifier to claim the pole.
The Red Bull driver edged past his Ferrari rival Leclerc in the opening minutes of the sprint before speeding away from the latter’s reach before taking the chequered flag at the end of the 24th lap.
The Ferrari driver, however, did not let his second position slip as he finished behind Verstappen to secure a front-row spot.
Leclerc teammate and British GP winner Carlos Sainz finished in third despite making his best effort to leave behind the former.
Former world champion Lewis Hamilton and George Russell’s respective clashes proved out to be a double disaster for Mercedes as neither could claim the podium. Russell finished fourth despite the crash, while Hamilton remained unable to recover from it as he finished ninth.
Following the qualifying victory, Verstappen has extended his championship lead by eight points clear of his teammate Sainz.
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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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MONTREAL: Red Bull’s Max Verstappen held his nerves calm to edge past Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz after a tense duel to the finishing line to win the Canadian Grand Prix 2022, here on Sunday.
Verstappen, who dominated the majority of the race found a major threat in Sainz as the latter benefited from the virtual safety cars’ strategy; interrupting Vertsappen’s lead twice.
The safety car played into Sainz’s hands near the end, allowing him to attack Verstappen in the closing stages, but he just couldn’t find a way past as the former, despite heavy pressure by Sainz, held on with the older tyres.
Another Red Bull driver Sergio Perez remained in the second place despite retiring from the race with an engine problem but is only three points ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc.
Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton, who has been struggling in the ongoing season finally claimed his first podium as he finished third just ahead of his teammate George Russell.
Fernando Alonso of Alpha Tauri, who excelled in wet qualifying to earn a spot on the front row for the first time in ten years, finished seventh behind teammate Esteban Ocon due to a dubious Alpine strategy and some technical difficulties.
Following the conclusion of the Canadian GP, Red Bull retained their lead to 76 points clear of the second-ranked Ferrari, while Mercedes remained in third.
Verstappen, on the other hand, extended his championship lead over Leclerc to 49 points. Whereas, Perez holds the second.
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BAKU: Red Bull’s Max Verstappen cruised to a comfortable victory at the 2022 Azerbaijan Formula 1 Grand Prix as both Ferrari rivals Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz retired.
Verstappen, who had a troubled start to the defence of the title, has now begun to gather the momentum as the Dutch driver has extended his lead in the world championship by winning the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on a disastrous day for Ferrari.
Verstappen’s team – Red Bull made his triumph easier by shuffling his teammate Sergio Perez out of the way and allowing the former to take a dominant lead.
Perez, however, held on to his spot and finished second while also setting the fastest lap time. Verstappen now leads Perez by 21 points and his Ferrari rival Charles Leclerc by 34.
Team Ferrari had a day to forget in Azerbaijan GP as Carlos Sainz retired following a hydraulic failure earlier while Leclerc with a blown engine later.
Mercedes’ George Russell pounced on the situation and seized the opportunity with both hands as he finished third after Verstappen and Perez, after starting fifth.
Russell’s teammate Lewis Hamilton finished fourth after complaining of back pain due to his porpoising car. Pierre Gasly of AlphaTauri on the other hand, came home fifth, whom Hamilton passed on Lap 44. It was the best result for both Hamilton and Gasly.
Following the conclusion of the Azerbaijan GP, Red Bull have extended their lead to 80 points clear of the second-ranked Ferrari, while Mercedes remained in third.
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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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BARCELONA: Red Bull’s Max Verstappen sealed a dramatic victory at the 2022 Spanish Formula 1 Grand Prix as his Ferrari rival Charles Leclerc retired from a dominant lead.
Verstappen’s triumph was his fourth out of the six races, which summarized his run of either winning or retiring this year.
Ferrari’s Leclerc, who was in the cruise control following Verstappen’s spin in the early moments of the race as the former was nearly 30 seconds in the lead. The Ferrari driver then stopped for fresh tyres on lap 21 and re-emerged six seconds in the lead and bettered it to 12.6 when his engine failed six laps later.
Red Bull, on the other hand, switched strategy in the 44th lap as they directed Sergio Perez not to hold Verstappen up, which allowed the Belgian-Dutch driver to take the lead a couple of laps later.
The victory at the Spanish Grand Prix has put Verstappen into the lead for the first time this season, having a six-point advantage over the previous leader Leclerc.
Mercedes’ George Russell attained a strong third after an enduring and valiant effort, also keeping the winner Verstappen at the bay in the early laps.
Russell’s teammate Lewis Hamilton, on the other hand, managed to take the fifth position following a first-lap collision with Kevin Magnussen’s Haas, which gave the seven-time champion a puncture and dropped him to the back of the field.
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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: 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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