Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) finished second in the 2022 F1 Round 10 British Grand Prix qualifying.
Q3 In his first attack, Max Verstappen far outperformed his rivals in Sectors 1 & 2, but he was too hard at the stow corner to spin. He rebuilt the car, but the first flying lap sank to the bottom.
Max, who summarized the second flying lap with no trouble, thinned to Leclerc at 1’44.887, and on the next lap, shortened to 1’42.996, overtaking Leclerc and Hamilton to take the lead for the first time in Q3.
The battle for pole position became a battle for “who can be in the right place at the right time”. With one minute left, Carlos Sainz Jr. would have taken the lead and Charles Leclerc would take it back. However, just behind the Ferraris, Max marked 1’41.055 and took the lead again.
The top four cars passed the control line just before the checkered flag was waved. However, it was Carlos Sainz Jr. who hit 1’40.983 to make the most of the course condition that improved with the big flying lap. Max Verstappen’s Sector 2 was damaged by the Yellow Flag and forced to slow down to fit on the second grid.
“It was a good qualifying. The car was comfortable,” commented Max Verstappen.
“Needless to say, it was slippery on the track. That 360 ° spin in Q3 is a new tire warm-up technique (laughs). Anyway, I think we did a good job overall and we have a great race machine. Is made “
“In Q3, luck is especially important in wet conditions. I couldn’t update the time on the last lap because of the yellow flag. I lost my pole position.”
“As you can see, the top group is very close and the Ferraris are very strong. I think it will be a close battle tomorrow, but I hope we can finish before Ferrari. Wet and dry machines Is doing well, so if it’s doing well tomorrow’s race, there’s a good chance we’ll win. “
Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) / British Grand Prix Qualifying
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