Max Verstappen went from “f***ing” DRS problems to winner of the Spanish GP, taking the chequered flag ahead of Sergio Perez after Charles Leclerc retired while leading.
For 27 laps it looked as if Leclerc was heading towards the top step of the podium, aided by Verstappen’s faulty DRS and George Russell’s epic defending.
However, it ended in misery for the Ferrari driver as he reported “no power” and parked his F1-75, his first DNF of the season costing him the lead in the Drivers’ Championship.
That left it up to the Red Bull team-mates and Russell to fight for the win and while the latter put up a good battle, in the end it was Verstappen ahead of Perez with Russell P3.
P1!!! ☝️Max Verstappen wins the 2022 Spanish Grand Prix in a Oracle Red Bull Racing One-Two 🤩🇪🇸
With the win Max is the new World Championship leader 🏆#UnleashTheLion #KeepPushing #SpanishGP pic.twitter.com/3IDGs7daXN
— Max Verstappen (@VerstappenCOM) May 22, 2022
The drivers braced for a swelteringly hot 66-lap Spanish GP, the track temperature 49’C, predictions of a race with high tyre degradation.
Leclerc on shiny new soft tyres had the advantage, keeping Verstappen behind him but the other Ferrari of Carlos Sainz didn’t have as good a start, falling to fifth place with Russell P3 ahead of Perez.
Lewis Hamilton’s medium tyre strategy was destroyed as he and Kevin Magnussen collided leaving the Briton with a slow puncture and needing to pit. He did so for softs with Magnussen in for mediums. A racing incident declared the stewards.
LAP 1/66
Contact between Magnussen and Hamilton 💥
The Dane runs off into the gravel at Turn 4. The Mercedes driver has damage and limps back to the pits for repairs #SpanishGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/7mV0YAbGxF
— Formula 1 (@F1) May 22, 2022
As for the other Haas, Mick Schumacher made a flying start as he shot up from 10th to sixth ahead of Valtteri Bottas and Daniel Ricciardo, which five laps later was Bottas,
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