F1 2022: Max Verstappen leads Red Bull 1-2 in Spanish GP after Leclerc engine fails – Times of India

After starting on pole and leading for 27 laps out of a total of 66 at the 2022 Spanish Grand Prix, Charles Leclerc had to retire ferrari After the problem of the power unit. it helped Max Verstappen With a win at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya to take the lead in the 2022 driver standings, he has a total of 110 points to his name, 6 more than previous leader Charles Leclerc who is now second.
red bull racing Ended the race with a clean 1-2 sergio perez His teammate asked him to pass to Verstappen, +13.072 seconds after the team order. However, Perez managed to score an extra point after scoring the fastest lap. George Russell completed the podium, then carlos sanzo After turning around at his home Grand Prix before the Spaniard in fourth, but managed to make a recovery by the end.
Another driver who made an extraordinary comeback was none other than the 7-time world champion Lewis Hamilton, who made contact with Kevin Magnussen on the opening lap, resulting in a puncture. After a brief pit stop, the veteran Mercedes driver restarted the race from the back of the grid, just before Magnussen. However, Hamilton still managed to score 10 points while still finishing fifth, which also helped him to be voted as Driver of the Day.
Here are all 10 point scorers at the 2022 Spanish Grand Prix:
1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) 1:37:20.475
2. Sergio Perez (Red Bull Racing) +13.072s
3. George Russell (Mercedes-AMG Petronas) +19.855s
4. Carlos Sainz (Scuderia Ferrari) +12.281s
5. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-AMG Petronas) +9.226s
6. Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo) +5.542s
7. Esteban Ocon (Alpine) +15.421s
8. Lando Norris (McLaren) +7.838s
9. Fernando Alonso (Alpine) +1 lap
10. Yuki Tsunoda (Scuderia alphatauri) +1 lap
Valtteri Bottas, Esteban Ocon, Lando Norris, Fernando Alonso and Yuki Tsunoda were the remaining five-point scorers at the 2022 Spanish Grand Prix. After 6 races in the season, Red Bull now leads the constructors’ standings on 195 points, 26 points ahead of Ferrari. Mercedes is in third place with 120 points.