Max Verstappen won the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix. 22.05.2022
Max Verstappen won the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix. 22.05.2022
Verstappen took the lead in the drivers' classification with this win.
Max Verstappen, the Dutch driver of the Red Bull team, came first in the 6th leg of the Formula 1 World Championship, the Spanish Grand Prix.
The 6th match of the season was held over 66 laps on the 4.6 kilometer Catalonia Track in the city of Barcelona.
Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc in pole position maintained his lead at the start. Second-placed Red Bull's Max Verstappen blew off the track on lap 9, falling behind Mercedes' George Russell and teammate Sergio Perez.
Verstappen, who Perez gave way on the 13th lap, could not pass Russell, who was fighting for the 2nd place, due to a problem in his car's DRS (friction reduction system).
Leading the race with a margin of more than 12 seconds, Leclerc said goodbye to the fight on the 27th lap due to a malfunction of his car.
Perez, who came behind Russell after Versteppen's "pit stop", took the lead with his attack on lap 31. Versteppen took the lead from his teammate, who made a "pit stop" on lap 38.
Red Bull pilots, who took control of the race in the remaining section, came to the finish in the first 2 places. Verstappen, who saw the checkered flag in the first place, reached the 4th place of the season and the 24th of his career.
Perez was second, 13 seconds behind his teammate, and Russell was third, 32.9 seconds away from the leader.
Increasing his score to 110, Verstappen also rose to the leadership of the drivers' classification, 6 points ahead of Leclerc.
The 7th race of the season, the Monaco Grand Prix, will be held on 29 May.
After the Spanish Grand Prix, the top 5 places of the drivers and teams classification were as follows:
pilots
1. Max Verstappen (Netherlands): 110 points
2. Charles Leclerc (Monaco): 104
3. Sergio Perez (Mexico): 85
4. George Russell (Great Britain): 74
5. Carlos Sainz (Spain): 65
Teams
1. Red Bull: 195
2. Ferrari: 169
3. Mercedes: 120
4. McLaren: 50
5. Alfa Romeo: 39