Sunday, July 24, 2022

F1 2022: Lenovo Grand Prix de France

The Paul Ricard racetrack is the next stop for the F1 22 season with the Lenovo Grand Prix de France.

As the lights went out, the French Grand Prix is underway with Fernando Alonso surging through the competition while Yuki Tsunoda made contact with Esteban Ocon and then spun. With Charles Leclerc leading after Lap 3, Max Verstappen is on the hunt for Leclerc. As Verstappen's hunt for Leclerc continues, Lewis Hamilton's making great strides in 3rd. As the race heats up, Charles Leclerc sadly crashed at Lap 18 and surrendered heartbrokenly. As the race restarted at Lap 21, Verstappen is in the lead with Hamilton and Sergio Perez chasing him. Lap 24 saw Carlos Sainz Jr. slapped with a 5-second penalty for an unsafe release on Lap 19. As the race reached its 37th lap, Nicolas Latifi and Kevin Magnussen made contact but returned to the circuit while Lap 42 saw George Russell and Sergio Perez making contact. With three laps left, Zhou Guanyu retires.

Screengrab from Formula 1

After an intense race, Max Verstappen wins the French Grand Prix while Lewis Hamilton finished 2nd and George Russell finished 3rd. Other finishers include Sergio Perez, Carlos Sainz, Fernando Alonso, Lando Norris, Esteban Ocon, Daniel Ricciardo, and Lance Stroll.

The next race of the F1 22 season will be the Aramco Magyar Nagydij at the Hungaroring on the 31st of July, 2022.

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