Saturday, the qualifications gave rise to a very beautiful spectacle on the burning tarmac of Le Castellet. Charles Leclerc, well helped by his teammate Carlos Sainz who gave him the slipstream in Q3, took pole position. The sixteenth in career and the seventh of the season. The Monegasque thus confirms that he is impressive on a flying lap. Relegated to almost four tenths, Max Verstappen is content with second place on the grid but the Red Bulls are well placed. In the last line following penalties, Carlos Sainz will not be able to help his teammate on Sunday while Sergio Perez, third, will be there to support his world champion teammate.
Behind, far very far from the two dominant teams, Lewis Hamilton managed to clinch the fourth fastest time and the second row ahead of his teammate at Mercedes George Russell (6th). We will also note the good performance of Lando Norris with his McLaren (5th) and that of Fernando Alonso with his Alpine (7th).
Climbing that list! 📈@Charles_Leclerc now sits at No.3 on the list of Ferrari polesitters 👊#FrenchGP #F1 @Scuderia Ferrari pic.twitter.com/9Uesv0FScB
— Formula 1 (@F1) July 23, 2022
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