British GP: Carlos rains in the Pole
Carlos Sainz Jr. takes his maiden Pole position at British GP 2022. Max and Charles were P2 and P3, thanks to the yellow flag in sector 2.
Rains favor Carlos in the British Quali
Finally it has happened. The fist Pole position for Carlos Sainz Jr. 2022 has been the season where for the first time he has good a race winning machinery from Ferrari. While team-mate Charles LeClerc has bagged in 6 poles this season, Carlos has been left wanting in the Quali sessions. This time however things worked out perfectly for him.
As with any rainy session, the conditions were changing rapidly. There was literally no reference point for any lap as the track conditions changed. In the final lap of Q3 session Carlos managed to string together a decent enough lap. More importantly Max and Charles had to slow down in sector 2 due to yellow flag, pretty much ensuring that Carlos gets the Pole. Would they have been able to beat Carlos? Possible but we will never know.
Strong Pace by Red Bull and Ferrari
Both the Red Bulls and the Ferraris have shown strong pace in the dry in practice sessions. With them occupying the first two rows of the grid it will be an exciting start to the race. Max would like to continue his lead and top form, whereas Ferrari would be desperate to close the yawning gap to Red Bull.
Mercedes have brought new upgrades at the British GP and they showed improvement in their race pace. However their timing of running hot laps was not that great. Lewis Hamilton despite the strong pace was P5. George Russell got stuck in traffic and will be starting P8 tomorrow.
Lando Norris doing a great job at his home race, coming in at P6 at a time when his team-mate Daniel Ricciardo will be starting P14. Similarly Alonso was able to string a fantastic lap to get P7 whereas Ocon managed P15. Rookie Zhou Guanyu managed to beat his much experienced team-mate Valtteri Bottas, starting at P9.
Latifi becomes Goatifi
Latifi was without a doubt one of the stars of the show. Williams brought in upgrades but was only given to Albon due to lack of spares. But in a twist of fate Albon got out in Q1 itself whereas Latifi not only climbed to Q2 but also to Q3 for the first time. He would be very pleased starting from P10.
British GP starting grid: Carlos on Pole
