Brysl offered excitement and surprise from start to finish. On Friday, in the qualifiers, Kevin Magnussen He left everyone speechless by taking pole position. On Saturday, in the sprint race, George Russell confirmed the stability of Mercedes, which it confirmed in its 71 laps Grand Prix Sao Paulo. Behind the Briton, who won for the first time this year, everything happened.
In the first lap, the aforementioned Magnussen and Daniel Ricciardo collided and both were out of the race. A few turns later, there were two near-simultaneous touches: Lewis Hamilton blocked the paths of Max Verstappen, while Lando Norris did not see Charles Leclerc, who ended up in the wall. The Red Bull driver and the McLaren driver were penalized for five seconds, but all four cars continued. It looked like they would suffer with the damage done, but it didn’t.
The winner of our 113th Grand Prix… GEORGE!! 🖤#BrazilGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/1xcXwwsaqd
—Formula 1 (@F1) November 13, 2022
Hamilton finished second, while Leclerc was fourth. The Monegasque, who was last with his accident, benefited from a safety car on lap 53 (Norris was abandoned). On soft tires he moved up places, beating Checo Pérez, who would have secured the podium but for the Briton’s mechanical problem. The Mexican was eventually seventh, finishing behind team-mate Verstappen. This time luck (and strategy) did not favor the man from Guadalajara, who now shares second place in the World Cup with Leclerc, both on 290 points.
Between Leclerc and Verstappen it’s over Fernando Alonso. The Spaniard from Alpine, who has already assured that he is looking forward to testing the Aston Martin with which he will race in 2023, surprised with a remarkable performance: it is worth noting that he started 17th after a fateful sprint race.
Final results and standings of the 2022 Brazilian GP race
| pos. | Pilot | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | G.Russell | – |
| two | L. Hamilton | in 1s529 |
| 3 | C. Sainz | in 4s051 |
| 4 | C. Leclerc | in 8s441 |
| 5 | F. Alonso | in 9s561 |
| 6 | M Verstappen | at 10s056 |
| 7 | S. Perez | at 14s080 |
| 8 | E. Ocon | at 18s690 |
| 9 | B. Bottas | at 22s552 |
| 10 | L. Stroll | at 23s552 |
| eleven | S. Vettel | at 26s183 |
| 12 | G.Zhou | at 29s325 |
| 13 | M. Schumacher | at 29s899 |
| 14 | P. Gasly | at 31s867 |
| fifteen | A. Albon | at 36s016 |
| 16 | N. Latifi | in 37s038 |
| 17 | Y. Tsunoda | a turn |
- Abandonment: D. Ricciardo and K. Magnussen (lap 1) and L. Norris (lap 53)
