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Sainz duped everyone in qualifying at Silverstone - Vettel and Schumacher had no chance

2022-07-03T03:00:16.062Z


Sainz duped everyone in qualifying at Silverstone - Vettel and Schumacher had no chance Created: 07/03/2022 04:46 By: Marius Epp Formula 1: Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz surprisingly secured pole position at Silverstone. Vettel and Schumacher experienced a bitter Saturday. Formula 1: Qualifying at the Silverstone Circuit Sainz surprises in the Silverstone rain: pole position for the Spaniard Vet


Sainz duped everyone in qualifying at Silverstone - Vettel and Schumacher had no chance

Created: 07/03/2022 04:46

By: Marius Epp

Formula 1: Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz surprisingly secured pole position at Silverstone.

Vettel and Schumacher experienced a bitter Saturday.

  • Formula 1: Qualifying at the Silverstone Circuit

  • Sainz

    surprises in the Silverstone rain: pole position for the Spaniard

  • Vettel

    and

    Schumacher

    mercilessly left behind: German drivers are already eliminated in Q1

  • The ticker for qualifying at Silverstone to read.

Formula 1: Starting grid for the race at Silverstone

1 Sainz

2 Verstappen

3 Leclerc

4 perez

5 Hamilton

6 Norris

7 Alonso

8 Russell

9zhou

10 Latifi

11 Gasly

12 bottas

13 Tsunoda

14 Ricciardo

15 Ocon

16 Albon

17 Magnussen

18 hags

19 Schumacher

20 stroll

5:06 p.m .:

Second is Max Verstappen, third is Charles Leclerc.

Perez is fourth, Hamilton clearly beats his teammate Russell and grabs fifth place.

Sainz surprises in the Silverstone rain: pole position for the Spaniard

5:01 p.m .: Carlos Sainz dupes everyone!

Everyone had expected a duel between Leclerc and Verstappen, but the Spaniard steers the red goddess around the corners with great sensitivity and flies towards pole position in the rain at Silverstone.

The first of his career!

Carlos Sainz, Silverstone's rain tamer.

© IMAGO/FLORENT GOODEN

4:58 p.m .:

Leclerc does a great lap, but Verstappen counters directly!

Contrary to forecasts, the rain has stopped again.

More drama is not possible!

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4:56 p.m .:

What a tension!

Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes deliver a tough exchange of blows at the top.

Verstappen is currently in the lead.

The last minutes begin.

4:53 p.m .:

Alonso does magic!

Suddenly the Spanish warhorse is on the one.

Who can counter?

4:52 p.m .: Now it’s about pole!

Q3 begins.

It's supposed to rain more heavily soon, so the first laps will probably be decisive.

And Verstappen spins!

Formula 1: qualifying at Silverstone - interim result after Q2

1 Verstappen

2 Hamilton

3 Leclerc

4 Sainz

5 Russell

6 Norris

7 Alonso

8 Perez

9zhou

10 Latifi

11 - out: Gasly

12 - out: Bottas

13 - out: Tsunoda

14 - out: Ricciardo

15 - out: Ocon

16 - out: Albon

17 - out: Magnussen

18 - out: Vettel

19 - out: Schumacher

20 - out: Stroll

4.45 p.m .: Verstappen and Hamilton are the fastest in Q2.

Big surprise in blue: Williams driver Nicholas Latifi made it into the top ten for the first time in his career!

Out are: Gasly, Bottas, Tsunoda, Ricciardo and Ocon.

4.30 p.m.: Q2 is underway.

Who will make the top ten?

Formula 1: qualifying at Silverstone - interim result after Q1

1 Verstappen

2 Leclerc

3 Russell

4 Sainz

5 Hamilton

6 Perez

7zhou

8 bottas

9 Norris

10 Alonso

11 Gasly

12 Ocon

13 Tsunoda

14 Ricciardo

15 Latifi

16 - out: Albon

17 - out: Magnussen

18 - out: Vettel

19 - out: Schumacher

20 - out: Stroll

Update, 4.30 p.m .:

“We had a problem with the car.

I had massive oversteer,” explains Mick Schumacher.

Something was wrong with the steering wheel.

Vettel and Schumacher mercilessly left behind: German drivers are already eliminated in Q1

Not again.

Sebastian Vettel on the pit radio after his qualifying knockout at Silverstone

4:15 p.m .: Vettel and Schumacher are out!

What a disappointment for the German pilots.

With Mick it's only enough for 19th place, Vettel is 18th. The qualification is already over for the two.

Also out are: Schumacher teammate Magnussen, Alexander Albon and Vettel teammate Lance Stroll.

A crippled Sebastian Vettel after Silverstone qualifying.

© IMAGO/Eibner press photo

Mick Schumacher: Frustration in Haas again.

© IMAGO/Andy Hone

4:12 p.m .:

Vettel and Mick have to tremble!

Only five minutes left on the clock, as of now both are out.

The Silverstone rain is not her terrain yet.

4:07 p.m .:

The rain eases off a little, Verstappen and Leclerc snatch the top time from each other.

What happens at the top is not that interesting in Q1 - from a German point of view much more whether Vettel and Schumacher make it into the second round.

Both usually do well in the rain.

4:05 p.m .:

The drivers take it easy at first.

Just don't end up in the gravel bed and set a time first so that you don't have to be eliminated in Q1.

This is especially true for the top riders who don't let their foot on the gas too hard.

4 p.m.: Qualifying is on!

The English rain set in just in time for the start.

The cars are going out on intermediates, but soon the rain tires will be needed.

Update from July 2, 3:25 p.m .:

World champion Max Verstappen flexed his muscles in the third free practice session.

The Dutchman was clearly the fastest, followed by his teammate Sergio Perez in second place.

Red Bull is the favorite going into qualifying, which begins at 4 p.m.

Lewis Hamilton could be up front again at Silverstone.

© JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP

Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc followed in third place.

Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and George Russell proved once again that they can have a say in the top spots this weekend.

The two finished fourth and fifth.

Mick Schumacher can hope for a good starting position, the German finished in ninth place.

Sebastian Vettel ended the session in 12th place. Q1 will rise in a good half hour - stay tuned!

Formula 1 at Silverstone: Mercedes hopes

First Announcement July 2nd:

Silverstone - In the stands, fans cheered, waving their Union Jack flags, and their hero, Lewis Hamilton, did not disappoint.

With a strong performance in free practice for his home round at Silverstone, the Mercedes star raised hopes of a coup in Sunday's race.

World champion Max Verstappen in the Red Bull and Ferrari star Charles Leclerc had trouble with the traditional track before the British Grand Prix (Sunday, 4 p.m. / RTL and Sky).

Formula 1 at Silverstone: Verstappen with problems, Hamilton strong

Hamilton surprisingly set the second fastest lap on Friday in 1:29.105 minutes, his Mercedes team had made numerous updates to his car especially for the home race.

Nevertheless, Hamilton, who has already won eight times at Silverstone, complained again on the radio about bouncing on the fast straights.

And yet: only Carlos Sainz in the second Ferrari was better in practice, covering the 5.891 km in 1:28.942 minutes.

After the first free practice session was spoiled by the notorious English weather, the sun shone over Silverstone in the afternoon.

On a dry track, ex-world champion Sebastian Vettel (Heppenheim/+1.393) in the Aston Martin in twelfth place and Haas driver Mick Schumacher (+1.667) in 19th place had no chance of a front place.

Verstappen, who confidently leads the World Championship with 46 points, apparently did not feel really comfortable in his car and finished fourth, a good two tenths of a second behind.

Behind him came Leclerc, who despite all the setbacks doesn't want to give up the title: "I still believe in it as much as I did five races ago.

It will be more difficult, but anything is possible.”

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Verstappen is also (still) stacked low after six wins from the previous nine races.

"There's not really a reason to celebrate because I'd rather be where I'm at now, even at the end of the season," said the Dutchman: "So there's still a lot to do and we can improve, that's what we're concentrating on." us.” Even if things didn't go so well in training, Verstappen is again the favorite for the win with the bookmakers.

But Hamilton goes into his home race with great motivation.

The grandstands at Silverstone were already packed on Friday, and a total of 400,000 spectators are expected to watch the Formula 1 classic at the weekend.

And most will roar Hamilton forward.

Mercedes Motorsport Director Toto Wolff believes Hamilton may be able to capitalize on that advantage.

"If we give him a car that is only a few tenths behind the leaders, he will win the race," said the Austrian.

(epp/SID)

Source: merkur

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