The defending champion overcame his qualifying power loss and a spin thanks to expert tyre management to complete his accession from 10th to victory to extend his points lead. Lewis Hamilton headed a Mercedes 2-3 over maiden polesitter George Russell, who had led for 30 laps, as front-row starter Carlos Sainz slid to fourth over
Month: July 2022
The Mercedes driver finished second in Sunday’s race, having lined up seventh after a DRS failure on his final Q3 lap scuppered his chances of matching team-mate George Russell’s pole time. Russell finished third, with Max Verstappen taking victory despite having started down in 10th. But seven-time F1 world champion Hamilton says, though the cooler