In Montreal a great performance by the Dutch Red Bull who precedes the Spaniard and Hamilton’s Mercedes. Then Russell and the Monegasque
Giusto Ferronato
June 19
– Montreal (canada)
Number 1 on the car and number 1 on the car. It was a masterful Max Verstappen who won the Canadian GP, beating the Ferrari of a Carlos Sainz who tried them all. In fact, a first part of the controlled race was followed by a painful second part of the race, in which he had to unleash all his talent to keep the Spanish driver’s F1-75 at bay, involuntarily favored by the Safety Car entered for an accident of Yuki Tsunoda. Third place for Lewis Hamilton, who finally managed to fold team mate George Russell; Mercedes, however, was a supporting player in this ninth GP of the season. Excellent Charles Leclerc, who recovered from the penultimate position to fifth place. Ocon (Alpine), Bottas and Zhou (Alfa Romeo), Alonso (Alpine) and Stroll with Aston Martin also scored points.
heavy win
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It is a very heavy victory for Verstappen, because the Dutchman fully capitalized on Ferrari’s choice to fill up on new power units with Leclerc. The Monegasque, very good in his comeback from the penultimate row, however, only finished fifth and now the distance from the Dutchman has risen to 49 points. Thinking about the world championship is always a must, also because Ferrari today proved to have a beautiful car with which we can take away other satisfactions. But that of the Red Bull world champion was an overbearing show of strength. And classy.
responsive red bull
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Max, as mentioned, controlled the first part of the race well, keeping his head from pole position very well. The Red Bull wall proved to be reactive, so much so that when Sergio Perez retired due to a technical problem, he immediately called the Dutchman back inside, taking advantage of the Virtual Safety Car. An apt move that recalled that of Ferrari’s last week in Baku with Leclerc: the result is that when there was a second Virtual Safety Car for Mick Schumacher’s exit, Sainz, who was second, found himself at 9 seconds from rival. Also unfortunate because the Virtual was called after he had already passed the pit lane.
grand finale
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The game of pit stops seemed to have decided the race for Red Bull because Verstappen made the second stop on lap 44 and set off in pursuit of Sainz with the certainty of picking him up. But a lucky stroke of fate, in the form of a Tsunoda accident, reopened the games on lap 49. Safety Car to remove the Japanese’s AlphaTauri and a sensational opportunity for Ferrari to get back in the race for the GP: pit stop for Sainz and fresh tires for the Spaniard to attempt the assault on Verstappen in the last 15 laps, with 7 laps cooler than his rival. Fifteen laps of emotion, with Carlos who managed to stay in the Drs area, but he could do nothing against the elastic driving of the world champion, very skilled in braking and coming out of every slow corner not to give Sainz the opportunity to take the wake for overtaking. To be seen in the Driver Academy, assuming it is that easy to replicate. Honor to Verstappen who flies in the standings. But this Ferrari is liked in terms of performance, it can still give fun in this 2022. The Verstappen-Red Bull package, however, still has something more.
arrival and rankings
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Canadian GP finish order:
1. Verstappen (Red Bull) 70 laps in 1h36’21 “757, average 190.075 km / h
3. Hamilton (Mercedes) at 7 “
4. Russell (Mercedes) at 12 “3
5. Leclerc (Ferrari) at 15 “1
7. Bottas (Alfa Romeo) at 25 “2
8. Zhou (Alfa Romeo) at 26 “9
9. Alonso (Alpine) at 29 “9
10. Stroll (Aston Martin) at 38 “2
11. Ricciardo (McLaren) at 43 “
12. Vettel (Aston Martin) at 44 “2
13. Albon (Williams) at 44 “8
14. Gasly (AlphaTauri) at 45 “1
15. Norris (McLaren) at 52 “1
16. Latifi (Williams) at 59 “9
17. Magnussen (Haas) at 1’08 “1.
World rankings after 9 races:
1. Verstappen (Ola) points 175
June 19, 2022 (change June 19, 2022 | 23:57)
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