Analysis free tests of the British GP 2022:
The session had a very interesting development thanks to intermittent rain, which added a touch of emotion and drama. Since qualifying began, the duel was between Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc, in a heads-up that lasted until the end of the session. However, Carlos Sainz was the antagonist of this duel, which gives him an important result and shows that his level as a pilot continues to rise.
With a time of 1:40.983, the Spaniard beat Max Verstappen by 0.072s, following the Dutchman made a couple of mistakes, as did the Monegasque Charles Leclerc.
Given the dry conditions for tomorrow’s race, a great rivalry will undoubtedly open up between the aforementioned drivers. This is joined by Sergio “Checo” Perez from fourth place, followed by the renewed ‘silver arrows’ of Lewis Hamilton and George Russell, who is classified in fifth and eighth place respectively.
McLaren had its main representative, the British Lando Norris in sixth position, while the Australian Daniel Ricciardo suffered the same fate when he was eliminated in Q2 in fourteenth place.
The Spanish Fernando Alonso once once more demonstrated his conditions in the rain and obtained seventh place. His teammate Esteban Ocon qualified fifteenth.
The Chinese driver Guanyu Zhou made a great presentation as he was the only representative of Alfa Romeo in Q3. He qualified ninth, while his experienced teammate Valtteri Bottas was twelfth.
Without a doubt, it was also an unforgettable day for Nicholas Latifi, who advanced to Q3 for the first time with the limited Williams. With a set-up focused on the rain, the Canadian moved forward and this gave him tenth position. However tomorrow will be the big sacrifice with a different setup on his car. Meanwhile Alex Albon with the updates was out in Q1 in sixteenth place.
An evolution had the pilots of AlphaTauri regarding the training sessions. Pierre Gasly qualified eleventh and Yuki Tsunoda thirteenth.
The bottom four positions were swapped between the Haas and Aston Martin drivers, led by Kevin Magnussen, followed by Sebastian Vettel, Mick Schumacher and Lance Stroll.
Tomorrow at 3:00 p.m. the British Grand Prix race will start with LIVE broadcast of F1Latam.com.
These were the results of the session:
| Qualifying – British GP |
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| Pos. | Pilot | Escudería | Nac. | Weather | Gap | session | Event |
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| 1 | C. Sainz | Ferrari | ESP | 1:40.983 | -.— |
Q3 |
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| 2 | M. Verstappen | Red Bull | NLD | 1:41.055 | +0.072 |
Q3 |
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| 3 | C. Leclerc | Ferrari | MON | 1:41.298 | +0.315 |
Q3 |
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| 4 | S. Perez | Red Bull | MEX | 1:41.616 | +0.633 |
Q3 |
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| 5 | L. Hamilton | Mercedes | GBR | 1:41.995 | +1.012 |
Q3 |
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| 6 | L. Norris | McLaren | GBR | 1:42.084 | +1.101 |
Q3 |
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| 7 | F. Alonso | Alpine | ESP | 1:42.116 | +1.133 |
Q3 |
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| 8 | G. Russell | Mercedes | GBR | 1:42.161 | +1.178 |
Q3 |
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| 9 | G. Zhou | Alfa Romeo | CHN | 1:42.719 | +1.736 |
Q3 |
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| 10 | N. Lafiti | Williams | CAN | 2:03.095 | +22.112 |
Q3 |
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| 11 | P. Gasly | AlphaTauri | FROM | 1:43.702 | +2.719 |
Q2 |
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| 12 | V. Bottas | Alfa Romeo | FIN | 1:44.232 | +3.249 |
Q2 |
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| 13 | Y. Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | JAP | 1:44.311 | +3.328 |
Q2 |
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| 14 | D. Ricciardo | McLaren | OUT | 1:44.355 | +3.372 |
Q2 |
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| 15 | E. Ocon | Alpine | FROM | 1:45.190 | +4.207 |
Q2 |
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| 16 | A. Albon | Williams | THIS | 1:42.078 | +1.095 |
Q1 |
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| 17 | K. Magnussen | Haas | FROM | 1:42.159 | +1.176 |
Q1 |
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| 18 | S. Vettel | Aston Martin | BUT | 1:42.666 | +1.683 |
Q1 |
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| 19 | M. Schumacher | Haas | BUT | 1:42.708 | +1.725 |
Q1 |
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| 20 | L. Stroll | Aston Martin | CAN | 1:43.430 | +2.447 |
Q1 |
