Verstappen beat Sainz and Alonso with a tight finish, even without luck

Max Verstappen Won before Carlos Sainz.. The Spaniard had it in front of him. He believed it and fought. He fought everything he had. I wanted to achieve a new Spanish victory in F1 for nine years, one month and seven days after the last Spanish victory so far. Fernando Alonso. I wanted to end the wait.of Monaco 2021 He was later left with honey on his lips Guthrie.. The history would have been different from another lap.And in Monaco 2022 Due to the number of seconds he lost in the double (Latifi), he was left without the first win. Carlos wanted this to be attractive.of MaranelloThe pressure has increased in recent months due to the very high level of Leclerc. Italian fans needed Carlos Sainz to win. That’s what his chest shield demands. And the Spaniards, who had to fight in a car that didn’t fit their driving from the beginning of the course, took a step forward to reach this Canadian Grand Prix with the real option of fighting Max face-to-face. I was able to win. I wanted to send a message of power this Sunday. But it brushed on it.He only 0 “993 from achieving it, the distance he took Verstappen To win Canada F1GP2022, Sainz 2nd, Hamilton 3rd.

Final classification of F12022 Canadian Grand Prix

1. Max Verstappen (PB / Red Bull) 1 hour 36 minutes 21 seconds 757
2. Carlos Sainz (ESP / Ferrari) 0 ”993
3. Lewis Hamilton (GBR / Mercedes) 7 ”006
4. George Russell (GBR / Mercedes) 12 ”313
5. Charles Leclerc (MON / Ferrari) 15 ”168
6. 23.890 Esteban Ocon (FRA / Alpine)
7. Valtteri Bottas (FIN / Alfa Romeo) 25 ”247
8. Zhou Guanyu (CHN / Alfa Romeo) 26.952
9. Fernando Alonso (ESP / Alpine) 29 inch 945 *
10. Lance Stroll (CAN / Aston Martin) 38.222
11. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS / McLaren) 43.047
12. Sebastian Vettel (ALE / Aston Martin) 44 ”245”
13. Alexander Albon (THA / Williams) of 44.893
14. Pierre Guthrie (FRA / AlphaTauri), 45 inch 183
15. Lando Norris (GBR / McLaren) 52 inch 145
16. Nicholas Latifi (CAN / Williams) 59.978
17. Kevin Magnussen (DIN / Haas) 1’08 ”180”
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* Alonso finished in 7th place, but was penalized for 5 seconds for turning several times straight before Bottas’ final attack.

Strategic battle from the beginning

The race was a purely strategic battle. At the circuit where there is a high possibility that a “safety car” will appear Canada That will be the key to the final result.

Max Verstappen He took off like an airplane and realized that he had to escape in the first few meters to try to escape. Sainz.. Carlos, who started from 3rd place, lags behind Alonso (2nd place) However, on the 3rd lap, a Madrid man overtook his compatriots and started chasing after a delay of about 3 seconds. Max.. In previous races, Max showed more pace and less deterioration, but in Canada Sainz held the champion’s pulse, Verstappen I started suffering before the tires deteriorated.

Verstappen had to stop after Perez left due to reliability issues and used a virtual “safety car” to change tires. Hamilton adopted the same strategy as Max. Instead, Sainz took the leadership ahead of Alonso, who neither stopped.

“Max Attack”They talked to him on the radio Sainz.. Carlos pressed, but the tires began to deteriorate and Sainz had to stop using the second on lap 20. “Virtual safety car” Of a career. However, on this occasion, he couldn’t get the slice he should have from this situation because his virtual car ended while Carlos was changing tires.

That same virtual safety car completely excluded Alonso, Because the “virtual” period ended just before Fernando wanted to enter. He decided to stay without changing tires and lengthen the stint, but as the wheels started to break down and he was competing for the podium with many options, he fought Bottas in 7th place at the end of the race and was penalized. Finished in 9th place for. Due to the lack of speed due to an engine failure, I had to protect myself from a botta that turned straight several times. Everything was bent for the Asturians.

The last “safety car” changed everything

Verstappen Sainz had a young wheel because he was stopped at the first virtual. He was able to reach the end, but Max had to stop again. Sainz He cut the difference and the Dutch suffered from his tires. With 25 laps remaining, the World Champion finally stopped, 10 seconds behind Carlos.

Max He had to push, but with his new tires he cut a lot of ground from the Spaniards and turned every turn. I intended to hunt him down, but Max admitted that he didn’t have everything after the race and didn’t know if he was going to win. “They were so fast in the race that it would have been difficult to fill that gap even with newer tires.” Verstappen commented. Carlos thought so too: “I was always a little faster and more comfortable than Max. The strategy was so important that I think it would have been difficult for him to overtake me without the final” safety car “.” Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto Max was coming so fast that it was “difficult to tell” if Sainz won without that final “safety car.” However, the situation has changed with the emergence of “safety cars.”

If he didn’t stop, he would Safety car I was going to reorganize him before Verstappen With much older tires, it ends all its strategic benefits. Thus, Carlos chose a pit stop to change the tires and left the lead, but started second after Verstappen’s wheels made six turns... The race resumed with Max and Carlos glued together and fought without stopping. A duel of 15 laps without thinking from you to you, accelerating to the maximum. Sprint race. It was a great opportunity that Sainz had been waiting for. A man who fights hard for his first victory in F1. And he went for it.

15 laps to Max

The schedule was resumed with 15 laps remaining. Max and Sainz put a knife between their teeth and gave them everything. Sainz was able to stay within a second by the time the DRS kicked a few laps later. And when this happened, Carlos went for Max. He painted his time purple and then tried it on lap 57 with the last chicane on the last stretch of a Canadian track. He passed Max very close in front of the Champions Wall and tried again on the finish straight, but Verstappen defended his loot well. From there, the psychological struggle was enormous.

Carlos looked a little further away, but he was just out of breath. If there are no 6 turns, it will hit again. Carlos relentlessly put pressure on him, but Verstappen didn’t fail. The end was closest to Monza 2020 when Carlos chased Pierre Guthrie closer to victory than ever before. But this time there was a big difference. Before him was a very fast Red Bull champion.

If you don’t have 5 turns Carlos It was still 0 ”6. I kept trying Verstappen He was always able to keep those key meters so that the Spaniards couldn’t get the car into him.Verstappen wins.. Sainz stayed at the gate.

Hamilton benefited third from strategy against Russell, who was fourthAs the only driver to finish in the Top 5 this year, he continues to run great. Leclerc was fifth and overtook the two Alpines twice. Ocon (6th) and Alonso (7th in the race, but 9th due to the final penalty) did not understand why Alpine did not finally attack Esteban. “This weekend was 100 times faster than him.”, He replied. Yes, true, the “virtual safety car” has finished his career and has benefited Ocon and many of his enemies. Fernando did everything to get inside the box, but when he began to believe that the podium was possible, luck wanted to take that candy from him.

Verstappen, more leaders

Max Verstappen has reached 175 points, 46 points more than Perez and 49 points more than Charles, due to his victory, Leclerc’s fifth place, and Perez’s abandonment due to his car breakdown.