Carlos Sainz converted his first ever pole position in Formula 1 into his maiden Grand Prix victory at Silverstone in a dramatic race, beating out the Red Bull of Sergio Perez and home hero Lewis Hamilton.
In a 2022 British GP which was full of drama, the Spaniard managed to pass Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc for the victory following a late Safety Car, with Perez rallying form slipping down the order following damage after the race restart after Zhou Guanyu’s crash to come home in second.
Meanwhile championship leader Max Verstappen‘s gap at the top of the Driver Standings has been cut after the Dutchman finished seventh at Silverstone, his car slowed down after suffering damage to the rear end and a puncture which took him out of contention.
F1 2022 Drivers’ Standings after British GP
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 181 |
| 2 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | 147 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 138 |
| 4 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 127 |
| 5 | George Russell | Mercedes | 111 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 93 |
| 7 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 58 |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 46 |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 39 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | 28 |
| 11 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 16 |
| 12 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 16 |
| 13 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 15 |
| 14 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 15 |
| 15 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 11 |
| 16 | Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo | 5 |
| 17 | Mick Schumacher | Haas | 4 |
| 18 | Alexander Albon | Willilams | 3 |
| 19 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 3 |
| 20 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 0 |
| 21 | Nico Hulkenberg | Aston Martin | 0 |
F1 2022 Constructors’ Standings after British GP
Meanwhile in the Constructor Standings, Red Bull comfortably ahead of Ferrari despite the victory for Sainz and Verstappen‘s disappointing outing, with Mercedes in third.
| Pos. | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull | 328 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 265 |
| 3 | Mercedes | 204 |
| 4 | McLaren | 73 |
| 5 | Alpine | 67 |
| 6 | Alfa Romeo | 51 |
| 7 | AlphaTauri | 27 |
| 8 | Haas | 20 |
| 9 | Aston Martin | 18 |
| 10 | Willilams | 3 |
