So much more to the British Grand Prix than Carlos Sainz turning a first-ever pole position into his maiden F1 win writes OllieHarden
The record books will show Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz converted his first Formula 1 pole position into his maiden victory in the 2022 British Grand Prix, but anyone who witnessed it will tell you there was so much more to this race than that.Sainz’s first win a reward for someone who never knows when he’s beaten
Even from his earliest days, his car control – inherited from his World Rally Champion father, no doubt – marked him out as a formidable force in low-grip conditions, and as the heavens opened shortly before qualifying on Saturday there was a sense of opportunity knocking. He didn’t quite dance in the rain – in fact he came dangerously close to not making the top 10 at all after a cautious first couple of laps in Q2 – but avoided the mistakes of Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc to secure his maiden pole position in conditions perfectly suited to his skillset.
Yet this is a driver of enormous resilience, who not only survived but thrived alongside Verstappen at Toro Rosso but recovered from an underwhelming year at Renault in 2018 to rebuild his reputation at McLaren and eventually graduate to Ferrari.a decisive tyre advantage over Leclerc, but it was up to Carlos – unlike in Canada – to make it count this time.
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