At the same time, the other championship contender (Sergio Perez) crashed out, bringing the red flags at the end of Q2. The two Haas drivers are in P5 and P6. For Mick Schumacher, a P6 is the best result by far in his career, and hopefully, this will give him some confidence in the near future.
Max Verstappen enters the Canadian Grand Prix with a 21 points lead over his teammate and a 34 points lead over the other title challenger, Charles Leclerc.
20:17 UTC The next race will be at the legendary Silverstone track in no more than two weeks. Until then, we leave you with the champagne celebration.
19:45 UTC In the Constructors' Championship, Red Bull got away from the competition, having now 279 points, while Ferrari has 199 and Mercedes 161.
19:44 UTC As a result, Max extends his lead even more. Now he has 46 points over his teammate Sergio Perez and 49 over Charles Leclerc.
19:43 UTC Sainz grabbed the point for the fastest lap of the race, but Verstappen is the one with the 25 points.
19:40 UTC And it's done. Max has done it again and wins in Canada. Behind him is Carlos Sainz with another P2 finish, while Lewis Hamilton grabs another podium for Mercedes in 2022.
19:39 UTC Verstappen has more than one second between him and Sainz after a very fast middle sector.
19:38 UTC We enter now the last lap. Can Sainz make the lap of his life and overtake Verstappen for that first win?
19:37 UTC Meanwhile, Alonso is still in that DRS train with Bottas and Zhou out there, as his team mate remains just ahead to ensure the Spaniard has DRS.
19:37 UTC With three laps to go it seems like Verstappen can hold his ground good enough to take another win in the 2022 season.
19:34 UTC After overtaking the Alpine cars, Leclerc is two seconds behind Russell. Could he overtake the British driver?
19:33 UTC A new fastest lap for Sainz, and the gap is down to six tenths. Is this the lap? However, Max is still quick enough to stay ahead.
19:32 UTC With seven laps to go Hamilton and Russell look vaguely comfortable in third and fourth. Leclerc has recovered to fifth, and then the Alpine cars are engaged in a private fight to try and maximise points for the team. Behind, the two Alfa Romeo's are waiting for any mistakes.
19:31 UTC ou can see the determination of Sainz to get that first win after being so close for many races, going more and more aggressive on every curb, trying to get an advantage everywhere.
19:29 UTC Sainz is very close to Verstappen, but Max knows how to deal with this kind of pressure. Meanwhile, Charles Leclerc overtakes both Alpine drivers and he is now in P5 behind the Silver Arrows.
19:27 UTC Leclerc outbraked himself before the last chicane, so Alonso got his place back.
19:25 UTC Zhou did pick off Vettel once DRS was enabled last time around for P9, and now the Aston Martin man has his mirrors full of Daniel Ricciardo. Leclerc is all over the back of Alonso, who can't find a way past his own team mate. Moments later, Leclerc overtakes the Alpine of Fernando Alonso.
19:24 UTC On Lap 58, Sainz is 0.7 seconds behind Verstappen, looking much faster than Max. Besides, the DRS is available now.
19:20 UTC Max Verstappen had a very good restart, keeping the lead away from Sainz.
19:18 UTC Lap 54 and the Safety Car is ending. Let's see if Sainz will attack.
19:16 UTC The track section is clear now - and the lapped cars can now unlap themselves. We'll be back racing soon, for what should be a barnstorming finish here.
19:14 UTC On Lap 52, the order under the Safety Car is the following one: Verstappen, Sainz, Hamilton, Russell, Ocon, Alonso, Leclerc, Bottas, Vettel and Zhou in the top ten.
19:13 UTC Yuki had a chance to bring some points for AlphaTauri, but unfortunately he just lost the car at the pit exit. Weird accident by an F1 driver.
19:12 UTC WIth 20 laps to go, the battle for the win and for the podium places will be very heated. Maybe we will see a first-ever victory for Carlos Sainz.
19:10 UTC The Spanish Gods are with Sainz today. Just as he was in Sector 3, Yuki Tsunoda brought the Safety Car. As a result, Sainz is in the pits, mounting fresher tires than Max.
19:08 UTC Bottas has yet to stop so he is proving that the hard tire will do plenty of laps out there.
19:07 UTC In Lap 47, Sainz has an eight-second lead over Max. Meanwhile, Lewis set the race's fastest lap, and Charles Leclerc overtakes Zhou for P9. Seconds later, Leclerc overtakes Lance Stroll for eight place.
19:05 UTC On Lap 45, Charles Leclerc grabs another place, overtaking Yuki Tsunoda.
19:04 UTC After overtaking Hamilton, Verstappen is hunting the race leader Carlos Sainz.
19:03 UTC A lap later, third-place sitter Lewis Hamilton had a flawless pit stop, going out in P4. Meanwhile, Leclerc overtakes Ricciardo for a place in the top ten.
19:02 UTC The defending world champion got out behind Lewis Hamilton, making us remember about the 2021 duels.
19:01 UTC On Lap 44 Red Bull made a move in the strategic war. Verstappen is in the pits.
19:00 UTC Charles Leclercgot out just behind Ricciardo in P12 after a five seconds pit stop. Quite a lot for a team with title wishes.
18:59 UTC Leclerc is now into the pits choosing to follow the Plan B because for more than ten laps he was not able to overtake Ocon who has a much inferior car.
18:57 UTC Pierre Gasly is struggling a lot with some kind of technical problem. He is frustrated because he had to pit again and is now in P17. However, Tsunoda is in P11 with a chance to grab some points for AlphaTauri.
18:54 UTC The Silver Arrows are great on the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Hamilton holds his place in third while George Russell is just outside of a podium finish in P4.
18:52 UTC The Ferrari boys are struggling a bit. Sainz cannot close the gap to Max, and Leclerc is still trying to overtake Ocon for what seems like 20 laps.
18:51 UTC With Verstappen losing grip, Carlos Sainz will be looking to push harder in order to close the gap from the defending world champion.
18:49 UTC Max Verstappen said that he is already feeling a loss in the grip level on his 20 laps old tires.
18:48 UTC Is Lap 33 and the gap between Verstappen and Sainz is still eight seconds. Meanwhile, Leclerc is between the two Alpines, trying and trying to overtake Ocon.
18:44 UTC On Lap 29, Alonso pits. He gets rid of those old medium tires and swaps to the hard compound. It's a decent stop, and he returns to the track in seventh place, behind Leclerc.
18:39 UTC At the start of Lap 27, Leclerc is right behind the Alpine car.
18:39 UTC On Lap 26, Leclerc is all over the back of Esteban Ocon in the fight for P6. He is almost in the DRS range.
18:38 UTC From replays, the McLaren crew did it all wrong on Norris pit stop by putting the wrong tires on his car. As a result, he is on 17th place. Meanwhile, the Ferrari crew did a better job and Sainz is in P2.
18:34 UTC Leclerc overtakes Bottas with a beautiful move and now he finds himself on P7.
18:34 UTC The VSC has now ended. Verstappen is back in the lead after Sainz stopped under the VSC. Alonso is second as he didn't pit, and Sainz returned in third.
18:33 UTC Mick Schumacher had a big chance to take his first ever points finish in F1. But, due to a mechanical failure he had to retire.
18:31 UTC A slow stop for Norris though as McLaren double stack.
18:31 UTC Hamilton is complaining about his tires with this race turning more and more into a two-stop for those who came in under the early VSC period. Sainz is told he is still on "Plan A" which sounds like a one-stop, and the tyres seem to be coming back to him.
18:30 UTC George Russell takes advantage and he immediately comes into the pits.
18:29 UTC The unluckiest driver on the F1 grid? Mick Schumacher stopped the car for unknown reasons at the moment.
18:29 UTC After overtaking Alonso, Verstappen is pushing to catch Carlos Sainz, who leads the race. The gap between them is 4.3 seconds.
18:27 UTC At the end of Lap 18, Bottas overtakes Albon, followed closely by Leclerc who is getting closer and closer to the points. Now he is on P11.
18:25 UTC On Lap 16, Charles Leclerc is on P12, just behind Bottas, who is in a fierce duel with Alex Albon for P10. Meanwhile, Max overtakes Alonso for second place.
18:24 UTC Horner confirms that Verstappen is now on a different strategy to the two Spaniards ahead. And he is eating up that time gap - which is now down to 5.7s.
18:23 UTC Christian Horner announces Verstappen about Perez's problem, encouraging him to work with what he has.
18:21 UTC Here we are on Lap 13, where the top five sounds like this: Carlos Sainz, Fernando Alonso, Max Verstappen, George Russell and Lewis Hamilton. They are followed by Ocon, Schumacher, Zhou, Ricciardo and Albon.
18:20 UTC On Lap 12, Lewis Hamilton was all over the back of Esteban Ocon, but finally he is able to overtake the French driver from Alpine.
18:19 UTC The VSC is ending - and off goes Sainz down the road in the race lead. Meanwhile, Perez is heading to the Red Bull garage.
18:16 UTC While the Virtual Safety Car is out, Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton and other drivers came into the pit stop.
18:15 UTC What a hit for the leaders in the Drivers' World Championship. Sergio Perez retires due to a transmission problem. Apparently, he is stuck in gear, and he is not able to do anything. Unfortunately for Checo, this was a weekend to forget.
18:13 UTC The crew tells Kevin Magnussen to come to the pit stop to change the damaged front wing. If he doesn't listen, he will be disqualified by the FIA officials.
18:11 UTC While George Russell overtook Magnussen, the Danish driver saw the black and orange flag.
18:10 UTC Sainz overtakes Alonso with the help of DRS. Now he sits in P2 and is chasing Max, who is 2.6 seconds ahead. Magnussen is told that the damage to his front wing is "small" and that he can continue.
18:07 UTC Verstappen gets a great start and is off down to Turn 1, which comes up fast. He's already well clear and Alonso is side by side with Sainz. Magnussen tries to overtakes Hamilton, but the Mercedes driver remains in front. Top five have held station but Ocon has picked off Schumacher.
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