Dutch Max Verstappen (Red Bull) He consolidated his lead in the Formula 1 World Championship by winning the Canadian Grand Prix on the ninth Sunday of the year, when Spaniard Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) had to endure the enormous pressure he put on him, especially in the final laps. He finished the test in second place and made the fastest lap of the race with a sensational performance.
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Verstappen, 24, scored his sixth victory of the year at the Gilles Villeneuve circuit in Montreal, ahead of Sainz, who signed his eleventh podium in F1; and seven-time British world champion Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) finished third in a race behind fellow Spaniard, double Asturian world champion Fernando Alonso (Alps), finishing ninth after receiving a five-second penalty that cost him two places. ; and that Mexican Sergio Pérez, who was a friend of the leader and only retained second place in the championship, was abandoned.
Verstappen currently leads the World Cup with 175 points, 46 over ‘Checo’ and 49 over Monegasque. George Russell; and ahead of two Alpines, in a race where Frenchman Esteban Ocon developed a position at the finish line for his Spanish teammate; after the penalty, he finished ninth behind Finn Valtteri Bottas’ Alfa Romeo and eventually seventh and eighth Chinese Guanyu Zhou.
The next race of the Formula 1 World Championship will be the one that coincides with the British Grand Prix at Silverstone circuit (England) on 3 July.
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Canadian GP results
.one. Max Verstappen NED Red Bull 1:36:21,757
.two. Carlos Sainz ESP Ferrari + 0.993
.3. Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes 7.006
.4. George Russell GBR Mercedes 12,313
.5. Charles Leclerc MON Ferrari 15,168
.6. Esteban Ocon FRA Alpine 23,890
.7. Fernando Alonso ESP Alpine 24,945
.8. Valtteri Bottas SON Alfa Romeo 25,247
.9. Zhou Guanyu CHN Alfa Romeo 26,952
10. Lance Walk CAN Aston Martin 38,222
11. Daniel Ricciardo AUS McLaren 43,047
12. Sebastian Vettel GER Aston Martin 44,245
13. Alexander Albon THA Williams 44,893
14. Pierre Gasly ARF Alpha Tauri 45,183
15. Lando Norris GBR McLaren 52,145
16. Nicholas Latifi CAN Williams 59,978
17. Kevin Magnussen DIN Haas 1:08,180
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. . Yuki Tsunoda JPN Alpha Tauri 47
. . Mick Schumacher GER Haas 18
. . Sergio Perez MEX Red Bull 7
– Quick lap: Sainz, 1:15.749.
World Cup qualification (9/22)
1. Max Verstappen NED Red Bull 175 points
.two. Sergio Perez MEX Red Bull 129
.3. Charles Leclerc MON Ferrari 126
.4. George Russell GBR Mercedes 111
.5. Carlos Sainz ESP Ferrari 102
.6. Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes 77
.7. Lando Norris GBR McLaren 50
.8. Valtteri Bottas SON Alfa Romeo 46
.9. Esteban Ocon FRA Alpine 39
10. Fernando Alonso ESP Alpine 22
11. Pierre Gasly FRA Alpha Tauri 16
12. Kevin Magnussen DEN Haas 15
13. Daniel Ricciardo AUS McLaren 15
14. Sebastian Vettel GER Aston Martin 13
15. Yuki Tsunoda JPN Alpha Tauri 11
16. Zhou Guanyu CHN Alfa Romeo 3
17. Alexander Albon THA Williams 3
18. Lance Ride CAN Aston Martin 3
19. Mick Schumacher GER Haas 0
20. Nico Hulkenberg GER Aston Martin 0
21. Nicholas Latifi CAN Williams 0
Source: Informacion
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