Monegasque Pilot charles leclerc (Ferrari) won pole position on the Paul Ricard Circuit this Saturday and will lead the starting lineup ahead of the Red Bulls in Sunday’s French Grand Prix, the twelfth race of the Formula One World Championship. Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez, Fernando Alonso (Alp) seventh.

With 1:30,872 hours, Leclerc was the fastest in the third quarter, helped in part by the competition. carlos sainz, Who was Monegasque’s aide was not on the list as he was not placed first on the grid due to a sanction after he fitted a new power unit to his car.

Dutchman Verstappen to finish the race First line at Paul Ricardafter a pretty bad lap, three-tenths of Monegasque (1:31.176) ‘Czech’ Perez He will start third with a time of 1:31,335. After Norris finished the third quarter in fifth place, Alonso finished seventh ‘at home’ (1:31.552). Lewis Hamilton Y George Russell.

That’s why the Madrid driver, who mounted his fourth engine at this GP and will start the penultimate race this Sunday, played a pivotal role in his teammate’s pole position after Kevin Magnussen (Haas) was penalized for the same reason. Garage up to the 3rd quarter. The Danish driver will start last on the grid after determining the best time of the weekend (1:31,081) with Sainz’s second-quarter show.

They are less happy in the Austrian team, alongside Ferrari, who has always managed all the qualifying laps, and failed to beat Italy in 2021 after ‘Poleman’ in France and ‘Mad Max’, the fastest of the free practice 3. single-seaters that seem like the best of Paul Ricard for at least one lap. Yes definitely, Red Bull This Sunday, he will be able to attack Monegasque with his two cars behind Leclerc.

Hamilton is very fit on the French circuit and George Russell is fourth (1:31.765) and sixth (1:32.131), respectively. Two serious podium options this Sunday at Paul Ricard, but the Brits Lando Norris (McLaren) He took advantage of the gap between Mercedes to sneak into third place and place fifth on the grid thanks to a good final lap in the third quarter.

And so alonso finally dropped to seventh place for this Sunday. The Spaniard were the best of the Alps with a time of 1:32,552 in the third quarter. local driver Esteban Ocon took twelfth place (1:33,048) after remaining in the second quarter.

It was the only good news for Japan’s Yuki Tsunoda, in a qualifying marked by high temperatures of up to 53º on the track in Q3. alphatauriThe team with the most improvements for this half, ranked eighth after France Pierre Gasley He will be eliminated in Q1.

French GP schedule

  • Sunday, July 24:

Race: 15:00 CET (57 laps)

Where to watch the French Formula 1 GP

Sunday’s race can be watched live DAZN and this newspaper. if any Movistar+ You can also see Formula 1 on the channels. DAZN F1 (Dial 58).