2022 Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix highlights

Introduction

 

Max Verstappen claimed his fifth win in the last six races at the 2022 Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix, withstanding a late onslaught from Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, as Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton took his second podium of the season in P3.

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Verstappen was looking well-placed for a comfortable victory over Sainz at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve when a Safety Car was called on Lap 49 of 70 after Yuki Tsunoda hit the Turn 2 barriers after exiting the pits.

Racing resumed with 16 laps remaining, Verstappen holding off the attacks of the fresher-tyred Sainz to claim his sixth victory of the season, and his 26th overall, as Sainz took his fifth podium of the year – although the Spaniard’s wait for his first victory continues.

Hamilton had been scathing in his assessment of the Mercedes W13 on Friday, but the car looked handy on race day in Canada, as the seven-time champion completed the podium, his first rostrum appearance since the Bahrain season opener.

George Russell backed up his teammate in P4, while Charles Leclerc was able to recover to P5 for Ferrari, having started 19th after a raft of power unit element changes.

Despite starting P2 after a sensational qualifying on Saturday, Fernando Alonso finished a frustrated P7 behind his Alpine teammate Esteban Ocon, as Valtteri Bottas led home his Alfa Romeo teammate Zhou Guanyu for P8, Zhou taking over his second-ever points score. Home hero Lance Stroll rounded out the top 10 for Aston Martin.

A slow stop for Daniel Ricciardo contributed to him finishing just outside the points in P11 for McLaren, ahead of the Aston Martin of Sebastian Vettel, with Alex Albon taking 13th for Williams.

Pierre Gasly encountered problems early on and was left to come home 14th for AlphaTauri, ahead of McLaren’s Lando Norris – who also had a slow stop – Williams’ Nicholas Latifi and Haas’s Kevin Magnussen, the Dane dropping from behind P5 on the grid to P17 after a tough day in Canada.

Tsunoda was joined by Haas’s Mick Schumacher and Red Bull’s Sergio Perez in the retirements category, both Schumacher and Perez pulling up at Turn 8 early doors with technical issues.

For Verstappen, though, there were no such problems, as he further stretched his lead at the top of the standings, with what was only his second-ever Montreal podium.

Mario Isola – Motorsport Director, Pirelli:

It was nice to see our new 18-inch tyres providing close competition in Canada all the way down the grid, delivering some hard-fought battles. The same strategy but slightly different timings for Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz set up a thrilling fight to the finish, in which they were able to follow each other right to the flag. The P Zero medium and hard tyres allowed all the drivers to push to the maximum from start to finish, enabling a duel for victory and a brilliant fightback from the bottom of the grid for Charles Leclerc.

2022 Formula 1 Canadian GP Race Results

Pos No Driver Country Team Time Points Overall
1. 1 Max Verstappen Netherlands Red Bull Racing Honda 1:34:05.941 25 150
2. 11 Sergio Perez Mexico Red Bull Racing Honda +20.823s 19 129
3. 63 George Russell Great Britain Mercedes-AMG Petronas +45.995s 15 99
4. 44 Lewis Hamilton Great Britain Mercedes-AMG Petronas +71.679s 12 62
5. 10 Pierre Gasly France Scuderia AlphaTauri +77.299s 10 16
6. 5 Sebastian Vettel Germany Aston Martin F1 Team +84.099s 8 13
7. 14 Fernando Alonso Spain Alpine F1 Team +88.596s 6 16
8. 3 Daniel Ricciardo Australia McLaren Racing +92.207s 4 15
9. 4 Lando Norris Great Britain Mclaren Racing +92.556s 2 50
10. 31 Esteban Ocon France Alpine F1 Team +108.184s 1 31
11. 77 Valtteri Bottas Finland Alfa Romeo F1 Team +1 lap 0 40
12. 23 Alexander Albon Thailand Williams Racing +1 lap 0 3
13. 22 Yuki Tsunoda Japan Scuderia AlphaTauri +1 lap 0 11
14. 47 Mick Schumacher Germany Haas F1 Team +1 lap 0 0
15. 6 Nicholas Latifi Canada Williams Racing +1 lap 0 0
16. 18 Lance Stroll Canada Aston Martin F1 Team DNF 0 2
17. 20 Kevin Magnussen Denmark Haas F1 Team DNF 0 15
18. 24 Zhou Guanyu China Alfa Romeo F1 Team DNF 0 1
19. 16 Charles Leclerc Monaco Scuderia Ferrari DNF 0 116
20. 55 Carlos Sainz Spain Scuderia Ferrari DNF 0 83

2022 Constructor Standings

Pos Picture Team Points
1. Red Bull Racing 304
1. Scuderia Ferrari 228
3. Mercedes-AMG F1 Team 188
4. McLaren Racing 65
5. Alpine F1 Team 57
6. Alfa Romeo Racing 51
7. Scuderia AlphaTauri 27
8. Aston Martin F1 Team 16
9. Haas F1 Team 15
10. Williams Racing 3

Here are the team-by-team highlights:

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