Emilia Romagna’s Grand Prix was hit by rain for the second year in a row, with Max Verstappen in control while others got confused. We chose six winners and five losers from Imola.
Winner: Max Verstappen
This weekend could not have been better for Max Verstappen, the Red Bull driver who took a pole in the qualifiers, winning the first F1 sprint of the season before turning P1 into a Grand Prix in his second victory in the campaign – with the most -fast lap to charge.
This big collection of points breathed new life into the challenge for the title of reigning world champion. He is now just 27 points behind Charles Leclerc and heading to Miami with momentum after an excellent performance.
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Verstappen returns to the championship after collecting maximum points
Loser: Charles Leclerc
The top of the F1 Sprint’s lead until the last few laps must have felt like a long time ago for Charles Leclerc, who had a bad start in the main Grand Prix to fall from second to fourth.
Although he recovered to third, a rare mistake in the chicane later put him in the barriers. He returned to the pits to get a new front wing, but that took him down to nine. He retreated in three places, but the sixth was at least three places lower than his car was capable of.
Winner: Lando Norris
There’s just something about Imola that seems to be doing great for Lando Norris, the McLaren driver who achieved stellar performance in tough conditions to follow his podium at last year’s event with his first of the season.
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Now he has finished in the stands in the last three races held on Italian soil (he finished second in Monza) and advanced over compatriot Lewis Hamilton to sixth in the drivers’ championship.
Norris and McLaren turned their seasons after just four races
Loser: Carlos Sainz
Carlos Sainz recovered well from a qualifying error to qualify for fourth place in the Grand Prix after an excellent performance in Formula One Sprint, but his participation on Sunday lasted less than a minute after being put in the gravel by Daniel Ricciardo.
The Spaniard failed to escape, which necessitated his second consecutive retirement. This means that he has managed only one full lap in the last two events and now lags behind his Ferrari teammate Leclerc with 48 points in the championship.
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Winner: Kevin Magnussen
Kevin Magnussen’s wonderful return to Formula One continued as he added two points in Sunday’s Grand Prix to the one he won the day before in the F1 Sprint.
That ended a good weekend that put him in fourth place in qualifying – the best performance of Haas ever in qualifying – and means he has already scored in three of the first four races to finish 10th in the standings. the pilots.
Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 2022: Sainz faces gravel problems at Imola start
Loser: Lewis Hamilton
It was a tough weekend for Lewis Hamilton, the Briton finished in a low 13th place for his first pointless score of the season.
This is his worst result of the race since he finished 18th in Azerbaijan last year, when he ran on the road to escape in the last restart with two laps left while fighting for the lead.
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Winner: Valteri Botas
Valteri Botas’ dream to start living at Alfa Romeo continued in Imola, with the Finn securing the best fifth place of the season with an excellent performance, which saw him increase the pressure on George Russell in the final stages.
Botas excelled in Imola both wet and dry
This puts him in eighth place in the drivers ‘standings, while Alfa Romeo jumped to fifth place in the constructors’ championship after their best result at the 2019 Brazilian Grand Prix.
Losers: Typhoid
Loyal Ferrari fans went into effect in Imola on Sunday, with the venue providing 64,000 sales – but they were not rewarded with a victory – or even a podium.
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While Ferrari, chaired by John Elkan on Sunday, retained its lead in the constructors’ championship, they are now just 11 points ahead of Red Bull.
The fans were in effect all weekend in Imola
Winners: Aston Martin
Aston Martin finally got on board in 2022 – and they did with both cars, as Sebastian Vettel switched to pictures at the right time and ended up eighth.
His teammate Lance Stroll defended well to secure 10th place, maintaining his record for finishing in every race this season (and never lower than 13th).
WATCH: Watch the slippery start of Emilia Romagna’s Grand Prix as Sainz and Ricciardo get tangled up
Losers: Alpine
The 2022 Alpine points series ended in Imola, with Fernando Alonso retiring earlier after a break from contact with Mick Schumacher.
Another race you should forget about Alonso, car damage leading to early retirement
Esteban Ocon was 11th but fell 14th after a five-second penalty for a dangerous release, ending his seven-point streak. As a result, Alpine dropped to sixth place in the constructors’ rankings.
Winner: George Russell
George Russell is one of only two drivers to score in each Grand Prix this year – the leader in the championship Leclerc is the other – as the Mercedes racer showed a flawless performance in Imola.
The Briton comfortably surpassed the capabilities of the W13 in Italy, holding back the pressure of Botas – the driver he replaced with the Silver Arrows – to finish P4 for his fourth consecutive place in the top five.
HIGHLIGHTS: Experience the action from the Imola race again, as Verstappen dominates to lead Red Bull 1-2
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