Posted in: 03/07/2022 – 18:56
Silverstone (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Ferrari’s Spanish driver Carlos Sainz claimed his first victory in Formula One as he finished first in the British Grand Prix at Silverstone on Sunday, in a thrilling race that saw a grueling start that halted the start.
Science led the race ahead of Red Bull’s Mexican Sergio Perez, while seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton finished third with Mercedes.
The current Dutch world champion Max Verstein finished the race in seventh place, but he maintained the lead in the world championship standings.
“I don’t know what to say, it’s fantastic. First race win in 150 races with Ferrari and at Silverstone, it’s a very special day,” said Sainus after the victory.
Behind Science was a final epic battle between Pires, Hamilton and another Ferrari driver, Charles Leclerc of Monaco.
This is the eleventh consecutive race that Hamilton has not won, and is the longest losing streak for the seven-time world champion.
“I was in the middle of the fight, but the adjustment we brought here brought us closer to them,” said Hamilton, who greeted the 130,000 fans in the stands.
And the tenth round of the World Championship began with the raising of the red flag after a terrible accident involving many drivers at the start of the race.
While Verstein jumped to the top at the expense of the one who took off first at the first turn, the “massacre” of the cars behind them took place, with the car of the Chinese Alfa Romeo driver Djo Guanyu overturning and exiting the track.
The event included the British Mercedes driver George Russell, the French Esteban Ocon driver Alpine, the Japanese Yuki Tsunoda (Alpha Toure), and the British Williams driver Alex Albon.
Djou was safely removed from his car and taken by ambulance to the medical center. Medical reports stated that Joe and Albon were not seriously injured.
However, the accident caused the race to be delayed by an hour.
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