French Grand Prix Charles Leclerc will start the French Grand Prix from pole position after overtaking Max Verstappen in qualifying on Saturday.
Monaco benefited from a trailer provided by Ferrari’s teammate Carlos Sainz, setting the fastest time of 1’30.872, 0.304 seconds ahead of Verstappen on P2.
Verstappen’s fellow Red Bull driver Sergio Perez is in third, Lewis Hamilton in fourth, and Lando Norris in fifth.
Despite reaching the third quarter, Sainz will start the race from behind due to an engine penalty. He will be joined by Kevin Magnussen, who has been punished for exceeding the permitted use of various power unit components.
The following starting grid is tentative until confirmed by the F1 governing body, the FIA.
French Grand Prix 2022 live Kick Off Time
F1 French Grand Prix
Date: Sunday 24th July 2022
Start time: 2:00pm BST, 3:00pm local time
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Ferrari drivers won the Paul Ricard on Saturday after taking advantage of the strategy of using teammate Carlos Sainz as a tow truck in the third quarter.
Ferrari planned to move to the third quarter to help Leclerc in a pole battle with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen before the weekend as Sainz left behind the grid due to changes in power unit components.
Ferrari made a mistake in his tactics on the first run of the third quarter, but next time Leclerc managed to win the pole.
Verstappen, hoping that Red Bull’s straight lead will help him win against Leclerc on Sunday, will start in second place with teammate Sergio Perez in third place.
Lewis Hamilton starts fourth but admits that Mercedes’ current form means that the first victory in 2022 is still far away. Lando Norris split the Mercedes duo into 5th place and George Russell in 6th place.
French Grand Prix STARTING GRID: 2022 F1 FRENCH GRAND PRIX
| Pos | Driver | Team |
| 1 | Leclerc | Ferrari |
| 2 | Verstappen | Red Bull |
| 3 | Perez | Red Bull |
| 4 | Hamilton | Mercedes |
| 5 | Norris | McLaren |
| 6 | Russell | Mercedes |
| 7 | Alonso | Alpine |
| 8 | Tsunoda | AlphaTauri |
| 9 | Ricciardo | McLaren |
| 10 | Ocon | Alpine |
| 11 | Bottas | Alfa Romeo |
| 12 | Vettel | Aston Martin |
| 13 | Albon | Williams |
| 14 | Gasly | AlphaTauri |
| 15 | Stroll | Aston Martin |
| 16 | Zhou | Alfa Romeo |
| 17 | Schumacher | Haas |
| 18 | Latifi | Williams |
| 19 | Sainz * | Ferrari |
| 20 | Magnussen * | Haas |
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French Grand Prix Before Ferrari arrived in France for the race at Paul Ricard this weekend, the team had a clear plan on how to beat Red Bull and Max Verstappen in qualifying on Saturday.
French Grand Prix The strategy was simple, as Carlos Sainz Jnr took the fourth power unit and destined him behind the grid on Sunday: putting Sainz in Q3 and then giving Charles Leclerc a slipstream. Promote him. From Red Bull. After performing the tactics with all the precision of Patrouille de France aerobatic, Ferrari’s reward was Leclerc’s pole position. As planned.
But for Leclerc to win Sunday, Ferrari may need to sharpen his strategy. This latest French Grand Prix, especially at Paul Ricard, could be the most challenging for the team since the venue returned to the calendar in 2018.
French Grand Prix Leclerc, who was the fastest at the end of Friday and Saturday, will know how stronger he is than Verstappen at the last Grand Prix and will be able to confidently head for the race. However, Leclerc knows that his work has been cut out for him because there are two Red Bulls right behind him on the grid and no teammates nearby.
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French Grand Prix Behind Verstappen and his teammate Sergio Perez sits Lewis Hamilton and George Russell’s Mercedes separated by Lando Norris McLaren. Norris was naturally pleased to be in line with the third-best car on the grid but felt that the results were talking more about Mercedes than McLaren.
“French Grand Prix I don’t think it’s an’overperformer’, but I think it’s doing very well today, probably underperforming, and tomorrow will be a little ahead as usual,” Norris said. “But we want to say we can fight them, so we’ll do our best to do so.”
Toto Wolff, principal of the Mercedes team, agreed with Norris’ evaluation.
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“We’ve been experimenting with rear wing levels and tire temperatures. It wasn’t enough because we found that installing new tires in the third quarter would be the third fastest in all seasons.”
As for the types of races that may take place on Sunday, it all comes down to two T’s: temperature and tires.
As the tarmac is exposed to the raw heat of the summer sun, the temperature of the truck can be the hottest driver has to fight all season. Not surprisingly, it puts tire management at the forefront of pit wall and cockpit concerns.
“It will be a challenge for everyone,” said seventh-place starter Fernando Alonso. “Tire also has a lot of trouble with these long corners, such as temperature, overheating, and graininess, so it will be a challenge.
French Grand Prix According to Pirelli data, the theoretically fastest route to the checkered flag is probably via a medium to difficult stop. However, as Alonso points out, this year’s pit lane exit revision could result in even longer pit time losses than before, which could have a significant impact on Sunday’s strategy.
“The pit lane is the longest in the championship. I think we will lose 27 or 28 seconds in the pit,” Alonso explained. “Therefore, if you can avoid the second loss of 27 seconds, then a stop is ideal, but I’m not sure if that’s possible.”
Ferrari and Red Bull have different tire strategies
Assuming Leclerc is off the lead (despite the improved Ferrari clutch, there is no guarantee of a reasonable race length for one lap), Leclerc’s priority is Ferrari in the previous race. Is to avoid the grain problem that bothered Verstappen and allowed Verstappen to hunt down and pass him for the race lead on the track. However, as Pirelli’s Mario Isola points out, Leclerc has strategic advantages.
“Of my favorites, Leclerc is the only tire left in the race with one set of hard tires and two sets of medium tires,” said Isola. “Most of his direct rivals have only two hard games and one medium game.” Ferrari is preparing to take advantage of better tire performance than Red Bull in previous races. It seems.
The fact that Ferrari and Red Bull perform better than the rest of the field shows that leaders don’t have to worry about their runners.
