F1 2022: Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz secures his first pole position in British GP ahead of Verstappen and Leclerc – Times of India

The British Grand Prix is ​​the oldest race in the Formula One World Championship calendar, and one of only two F1 The World Championship Grand Prix has been held during every season that the championship has been held. Silverstone Circuit The past few years have been a host to some of the most interesting races in Formula 1, and we expect the same to happen this year.
Due to early rain conditions, even the best drivers in the world had to be cautious during the qualifying session 2022 British Grand Prix tomorrow. Here’s how the three qualifying stages went down today –
2022 British Grand Prix Qualifying 1
Defending champion, with all drivers on intermediate in Q1 Max Verstappen led the first qualifying session with a time of 1:39:129, followed by Charles Leclerc In second and homeboy George Russell in third. Fourth place was secured by carlos sanzo7 time world champion Lewis Hamilton falling behind in fifth place. Alex Albon, Kevin Magnussen, Sebastian Vettel, Mick Schumacher, and Lance Stroll could not make it to Q2.
2022 British Grand Prix Qualifying 2
Verstappen continued to lead qualifying 2 as well, with rain returning to the track and affecting the best lap times of all 15 drivers left on the grid. Lewis Hamilton finished second with teammates Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz in third and fourth respectively. George Russell was fifth fastest in Q2, +1.070 seconds behind Verstappen. Pierre Gasly, Valtteri Bottas, Yuki Tsunoda, Daniel Ricciardo, and Esteban Ocon were eliminated in Q2, and will be 11th to 15th on the grid tomorrow, respectively.
2022 British Grand Prix Qualifying 3
Carlos Sainz secured pole position at the 2022 British Grand Prix with a sensational lap – his first pole in Formula 1. After spinning Red Bull and making a staggering save in the early stages of Q3, Max Verstappen finished behind the Spaniard, just +0.072 seconds slower than the Ferrari driver. Charles Leclerc will start P3 from tomorrow, ahead of Sergio Perez in P4. Lewis Hamilton took P5 – his worst start since 2014 at his home Grand Prix.
McLaren’s Lando Norris is sixth, followed by veteran driver Fernando Alonso in seventh. George Russell will start his home race from 8th place tomorrow, with Zhou Guanyue in 9th and Nicolas Latifi in 10th.