• Latest
  • Trending

Carlos Sainz starts British Grand Prix on pole

July 3, 2022

Nick Cassidy to race with Citroën in Formula E while balancing WEC drive with Peugeot

September 17, 2025

Cormac Buchanan battles through tough Misano weekend in Moto3 rookie season

September 16, 2025

Ryan Yardley and David Musial Jr. claim victory in Porsche Endurance Challenge at Road Atlanta

September 15, 2025

Tough weekend at the Bend for Giltrap and Osborne in Porsche Carrera Cup

September 15, 2025

Scott McLaughlin secures historic podium for JMR at Suzuka 1000km

September 15, 2025

Kiwis – Born to Fly 3. First trailer drops and final phases of shooting commence.

September 15, 2025

Kostecki and Hazelwood win The Bend 500 as Payne delivers podium for Kiwis in Enduro Cup opener

September 14, 2025

Christopher Bell wins as Van Gisbergen’s playoff dream ends at Bristol night race

September 14, 2025

Feeney Earns Pole, Wood and Payne Starting in Top 10 at The Bend

September 13, 2025

Wood leads the way in final practice at The Bend

September 13, 2025

Drama at The Bend: Whincup runs into Pye during safety car simulation, Moffatt fastest

September 13, 2025
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
VelocityNews
Be the first to know and subscribe for real-time updates on Kiwi drivers, events and much more!
Subscribe to New Alerts
  • International
    • Formula 1
    • Formula 2
    • Formula 3
    • Formula E
    • Esports
    • Super GT
    • Super Formula
    • TCR
    • WEC
    • GT
    • Porsche Carrera Cup
    • BTCC
    • DTM
    • IMSA
    • IndyCar
    • Road to Indy
    • NASCAR
    • WRC
    • MotoGP
    • Motorcycle Racing
    • Historic Racing
  • New Zealand
    • Toyota Formula Regional
    • Toyota GR86 Championship
    • Rally
    • Speedway
    • Drifting
    • Formula Ford
    • Formula First
    • TCR NZ
    • TransTasman V8 Series
    • V8 Utes
    • GT New Zealand Championship
    • GTRNZ
    • Central Muscle Cars
    • Pirelli Porsche
    • Mazda Racing Series
    • NZ Endurance Championship
    • NIERDC
    • SIERDC
    • Pro8 South Island Series
    • SsangYong Utes
    • Kartsport
    • NZ Historic Racing
    • NZ General
  • Australia
    • Supercars
    • Super2
    • Australian V8 Touring Car Series
    • Porsche Carrera Cup Australia
    • Porsche Sprint Challenge
    • S5000
    • Australian GT
    • TCR AU
  • Features
    • Features
    • Opinion
    • Profile
    • Race Cars
  • Circuit News
  • Velocity TV
  • Performance Cars
  • Jobs
    • Jobs
    • Post a Job
    • Job Dashboard
No Result
View All Result
VelocityNews
No Result
View All Result

Carlos Sainz starts British Grand Prix on pole

by Matthew Sampson
July 3, 2022
in Formula 1, News
0

Carlos Sainz will start tomorrows British Grand Prix on pole after a wet qualifying session at Silverstone. In what is the first pole of his career, Sainz will start alongside championship leader Max Verstappen, with teammate Charles Leclerc starting third. Sergio Perez rounds out the front two rows in fourth, with Lewis Hamilton starting fifth.

Umbrellas went up 10 minutes before qualifying as a rainband reached Silverstone, providing a glimpse of a potentially mixed grid for tomorrows British Grand Prix. Conditions dramatically deteriorated and visibility was severely reduced as intense spray meant following needed to be done at a distance.

Alfa Romeo driver Valtteri Bottas had an early spin in Q1, the only casualty of the first downpour. He recovered to successfully go through to Q2.

In typical English fashion, the conditions quickly improved before the end of Q1, allowing for a dry line to form towards the end of the session. As a result, driver times continued to improve and saw familiar faces return towards the front.

Q1 saw the two Haas cars of Kevin Magnussen and Mick Schumacher eliminated, along with the two Aston Martin’s of Sebastian Vettel and Lance Stroll. The Williams of Alex Albon also failed to progress.

Intermediate tyres were the order of Q2 as light rain persisted and then built to worsen conditions once again. Early lap times proved critical as the majority of the field failed to improve times later in the session.

This session saw the Alpha Tauri’s of Pierre Gasly and Yuki Tsunoda eliminated, along with Esteban Ocon of Alpine, Bottas and Daniel Ricciardo, whose woes at McLaren continue.

Nicholas Latifi managed to put his Williams through to Q3 for the first time this season.

The heavy rain once again cleared before Q3 and slightly improved track conditions.

Verstappen did a full 360 while setting a lap at the midpoint of the session, however he remained on track and carried on, similar to the spin at Hockenheim in 2019 where he held on to win. The Dutch driver went on to set the second fastest lap the very next run, despite running over the chicane at turn 16.

There was also a spin for Latifi at turn one which saw no damage to his car. He did however return to the pits and will start in 10th.

Leclerc went sideways on his final run which saw the pole showdown ultimately to be decided between Sainz and Verstappen, with the Spaniard emerging as the fastest.

It was a disappointing Q3 for George Russell who could only manage eighth in his upgraded Mercedes.

Tags: British Grand PrixFormula 1SainzSilverstoneVerstappen

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy & Policy
  • Contact Us

© 2022 VelocityNews - Independent New Zealand and International Motorsport news.

error:
No Result
View All Result
  • International
    • Formula 1
    • Formula 2
    • Formula 3
    • Formula E
    • Esports
    • Super GT
    • Super Formula
    • TCR
    • WEC
    • GT
    • Porsche Carrera Cup
    • BTCC
    • DTM
    • IMSA
    • IndyCar
    • Road to Indy
    • NASCAR
    • WRC
    • MotoGP
    • Motorcycle Racing
    • Historic Racing
  • New Zealand
    • Toyota Formula Regional
    • Toyota GR86 Championship
    • Rally
    • Speedway
    • Drifting
    • Formula Ford
    • Formula First
    • TCR NZ
    • TransTasman V8 Series
    • V8 Utes
    • GT New Zealand Championship
    • GTRNZ
    • Central Muscle Cars
    • Pirelli Porsche
    • Mazda Racing Series
    • NZ Endurance Championship
    • NIERDC
    • SIERDC
    • Pro8 South Island Series
    • SsangYong Utes
    • Kartsport
    • NZ Historic Racing
    • NZ General
  • Australia
    • Supercars
    • Super2
    • Australian V8 Touring Car Series
    • Porsche Carrera Cup Australia
    • Porsche Sprint Challenge
    • S5000
    • Australian GT
    • TCR AU
  • Features
    • Features
    • Opinion
    • Profile
    • Race Cars
  • Circuit News
  • Velocity TV
  • Performance Cars
  • Jobs
    • Jobs
    • Post a Job
    • Job Dashboard

© 2022 VelocityNews - Independent New Zealand and International Motorsport news.