Carlos Sainz held off Sergio Perez and Lewis Hamilton, who had both been in excellent form all weekend of the British Grand Prix.
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Carlos Sainz’s victory at the 2022 British GP was his first in Formula 1. In his 150th F1 start, the Spaniard managed to hold off Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton and teammate Charles Leclerc to win the race. Carlos Sainz held off Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton, who had both been in excellent form all weekend, by driving well for the remainder of the race. Sergio Perez, meanwhile, finished the race in P2 after suffering damage at the initial race restart. The Mexican driver’s outstanding racing speed and technique earned him the title of Driver of the Day.
The 2022 British GP was full of thrills and turns, with a massive incident on lap one involving George Russell and Guanyu Zhou bringing out the red flag. There was a red flag and the race stopped for a considerable amount of time. The race was led by Max Verstappen at the start, however a red flag brought the grid order back to the post-qualifying position. After the race resumed, the Dutchman suffered minor floor damage and finished seventh.
Carlos Sainz had an amazing qualifying round leading up to the race. Sainz who qualified on the pole position brought the momentum on to the race and managed to keep ahead of Sergio Perez. “I don’t know what to say, it’s amazing. First race win, 150 races later, with Ferrari in Silverstone…I cannot ask for more. It’s a very special day and a day that I will never forget. Thank you everyone for the cheers.” expressed the Spaniard.
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“Lewis [Hamilton] was on it today, one of his days, but we managed to hold on and I am very very happy. I struggled quite a bit on the balance, especially on the first stint with the Medium tires. Max [Verstappen] pushed us a lot on the high speeds. The safety car gave me an opportunity to get back on it and yeah, we did it.” revealed Sainz speaking to Jenson Button in Parc Ferme after the 2022 British Grand Prix.
