The 2022 French Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Lenovo Grand Prix De France 2022) was the 12th race of the 2022 FIA Formula One World Championship, and was held at Circuit Paul Ricard on the weekend of July 22 to July 24 2022. The race was won in dominating fashion by Max Verstappen in a Red Bull, followed by the Mercedes drivers of Lewis Hamilton and George Russell.
Background[]
Entry List[]
The full entry list for the 2022 French Grand Prix is outlined below:
Practice[]
FP1[]
FP2[]
FP3[]
Practice Results[]
The full practice results for the 2022 French Grand Prix are outlined below:
| No. | Driver | Team | FP1 | FP2 | FP3 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Pos | Time | Pos | Time | Pos | ||||||||
| 1 |  Max Verstappen
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 Red Bull
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1:34.021 | 2 | 1:33.077 | 3 | 1:32.272 | 1 | |||||
| 3 |  Daniel Ricciardo
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 McLaren-Mercedes
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1:35.660 | 10 | 1:33.984 | 9 | 1:33.788 | 11 | |||||
| 4 | Lando Norris
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McLaren-Mercedes
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1:35.232 | 7 | 1:33.607 | 6 | 1:33.669 | 9 | |||||
| 5 |  Sebastian Vettel
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Aston Martin-Mercedes
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1:35.851 | 14 | 1:34.420 | 13 | 1:34.536 | 20 | |||||
| 6 |  Nicholas Latifi
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Williams-Mercedes
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1:37.043 | 20 | 1:35.412 | 20 | 1:33.841 | 12 | |||||
| 10 |  Pierre Gasly
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 AlphaTauri-RBPT
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1:34.979 | 5 | 1:33.906 | 7 | 1:33.869 | 13 | |||||
| 11 |  Sergio Pérez
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Red Bull
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1:35.174 | 6 | 1:34.060 | 10 | 1:33.293 | 5 | |||||
| 14 |  Fernando Alonso
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Alpine-Renault
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1:35.875 | 15 | 1:34.259 | 11 | 1:33.505 | 7 | |||||
| 16 |  Charles Leclerc
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Ferrari
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1:33.930 | 1 | 1:32.628 | 2 | 1:32.909 | 3 | |||||
| 18 | Lance Stroll
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Aston Martin-Mercedes
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1:35.810 | 12 | 1:34.595 | 15 | 1:34.177 | 18 | |||||
| 19 | Nyck de Vries
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Mercedes
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1:35.426 | 9 | DNP | ||||||||
| 20 |  Kevin Magnussen
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 Haas-Ferrari
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1:36.104 | 17 | 1:33.928 | 8 | 1:34.031 | 16 | |||||
| 22 |  Yuki Tsunoda
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AlphaTauri-RBPT
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1:36.127 | 18 | 1:34.540 | 14 | 1:33.751 | 10 | |||||
| 23 |  Alexander Albon
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Williams-Mercedes
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1:35.414 | 8 | 1:34.653 | 16 | 1:33.558 | 8 | |||||
| 24 |  Guanyu Zhou
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 Alfa Romeo-Ferrari
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1:35.676 | 11 | 1:34.654 | 17 | 1:33.911 | 15 | |||||
| 31 | Esteban Ocon
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Alpine-Renault
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1:35.828 | 13 | 1:34.660 | 18 | 1:34.122 | 17 | |||||
| 44 | Lewis Hamilton
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Mercedes
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DNP | 1:33.517 | 5 | 1:33.255 | 4 | ||||||
| 47 | Mick Schumacher
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Haas-Ferrari
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1:36.022 | 16 | 1:35.195 | 19 | 1:34.222 | 19 | |||||
| 55 | Carlos Sainz, Jr.
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Ferrari
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1:34.268 | 3 | 1:32.527 | 1 | 1:32.626 | 2 | |||||
| 63 | George Russell
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Mercedes
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1:34.881 | 4 | 1:33.291 | 4 | 1:33.376 | 6 | |||||
| 77 |  Valtteri Bottas
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Alfa Romeo-Ferrari
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DNP | 1:34.264 | 12 | 1:33.872 | 14 | ||||||
| 88 |  Robert Kubica
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Alfa Romeo-Ferrari
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1:36.332 | 19 | DNP | ||||||||
| Source: [2][3][4] | |||||||||||||
Qualifying[]
Q1[]
Q2[]
Q3[]
Qualifying Results[]
The full qualifying results for the 2022 French Grand Prix are outlined below:
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Grid | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Time | Pos. | Time | Pos. | Time | ||||||||
| 1 | 16 | Charles Leclerc
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Ferrari
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1 | 1:31.727 | 2 | 1:31.216 | 1 | 1:30.872 | 1 | |||
| 2 | 1 | Max Verstappen
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Red Bull
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2 | 1:31.891 | 3 | 1:31.990 | 2 | 1:31.176 | 2 | |||
| 3 | 11 | Sergio Pérez
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Red Bull
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4 | 1:32.354 | 4 | 1:32.120 | 3 | 1:31.335 | 3 | |||
| 4 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton
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Mercedes
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9 | 1:33.041 | 5 | 1:32.274 | 4 | 1:31.765 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 4 | Lando Norris
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McLaren-Mercedes
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5 | 1:32.672 | 9 | 1:32.777 | 5 | 1:32.032 | 5 | |||
| 6 | 63 | George Russell
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Mercedes
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10 | 1:33.109 | 7 | 1:32.633 | 6 | 1:32.131 | 6 | |||
| 7 | 14 | Fernando Alonso
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Alpine-Renault
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7 | 1:32.819 | 6 | 1:32.631 | 7 | 1:32.552 | 7 | |||
| 8 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda
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AlphaTauri-RBPT
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13 | 1:33.394 | 10 | 1:32.836 | 8 | 1:32.780 | 8 | |||
| 9 | 55 | Carlos Sainz
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Ferrari
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3 | 1:32.297 | 1 | 1:31.081 | 9 | No time | 19 | |||
| 10 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen
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Haas-Ferrari
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6 | 1:32.756 | 8 | 1:32.649 | 10 | No time | 20 | |||
| 11 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo
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McLaren-Mercedes
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14 | 1:33.404 | 11 | 1:32.922 | 9 | |||||
| 12 | 31 | Esteban Ocon
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Alpine-Renault
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12 | 1:33.346 | 12 | 1:33.048 | 10 | |||||
| 13 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas
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Alfa Romeo-Ferrari
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8 | 1:33.034 | 13 | 1:33.052 | 11 | |||||
| 14 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel
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Aston Martin-Mercedes
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11 | 1:33.285 | 14 | 1:33.276 | 12 | |||||
| 15 | 23 | Alexander Albon
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Williams-Mercedes
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15 | 1:33.423 | 15 | 1:33.307 | 13 | |||||
| 16 | 10 | Pierre Gasly
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AlphaTauri-RBPT
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16 | 1:33.439 | 14 | |||||||
| 17 | 18 | Lance Stroll
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Aston Martin-Mercedes
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17 | 1:33.439 | 15 | |||||||
| 18 | 24 | Guanyu Zhou
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Alfa Romeo-Ferrari
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18 | 1:33.674 | 16 | |||||||
| 19 | 47 | Mick Schumacher
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Haas-Ferrari
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19 | 1:33.701 | 17 | |||||||
| 20 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi
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Williams-Mercedes
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20 | 1:33.794 | 18 | |||||||
| 107% Time: 1:38.148 | |||||||||||||
| Source:[5] | |||||||||||||
- Bold indicates the fastest driver's time in each session.
- Carlos Sainz, Jr. and Kevin Magnussen received penalties for exceeding their allotments of power unit elements. They will start from the back of the grid, so everyone who qualified 11th to 20th gained two grid positions.
Grid[]
| Pos. | Pos. | |
|---|---|---|
| Driver | Driver | |
| ______________ | ||
| Row 1 | 1 | ______________ |
| 16. Leclerc
|
2 | |
| ______________ | 1. Verstappen
| |
| Row 2 | 3 | ______________ |
| 11. Pérez
|
4 | |
| ______________ | 44. Hamilton
| |
| Row 3 | 5 | ______________ |
| 4. Norris
|
6 | |
| ______________ | 63. Russell
| |
| Row 4 | 7 | ______________ |
| 14. Alonso
|
8 | |
| ______________ | 22. Tsunoda
| |
| Row 5 | 9 | ______________ |
| 3. Ricciardo
|
10 | |
| ______________ | 31. Ocon
| |
| Row 6 | 11 | ______________ |
| 77. Bottas
|
12 | |
| ______________ | 5. Vettel
| |
| Row 7 | 13 | ______________ |
| 23. Albon
|
14 | |
| ______________ | 10. Gasly
| |
| Row 8 | 15 | ______________ |
| 18. Stroll
|
16 | |
| ______________ | 24. Zhou
| |
| Row 9 | 17 | ______________ |
| 47. Schumacher
|
18 | |
| ______________ | 6. Latifi
| |
| Row 10 | 19 | ______________ |
| 55. Sainz
|
20 | |
| ______________ | 20. Magnussen
|
Race[]
Report[]
Prior to the race, some teams worried that the high temperatures may overheat the power unit or tyres.[6][7] The race started at 15:00 local time on 24 July and was contested over 53 laps.[8] Charles Leclerc maintained his first position into turn one, from Max Verstappen. Lewis Hamilton jumped Sergio Pérez and attempted to challenge Verstappen, but could not complete a move.[9] Esteban Ocon and Yuki Tsunoda collided at turn eight.[10] Both were able to carry on initally, though Tsunoda later retired due to damage received in the crash.[11] Ocon was given a five-second time penalty by the FIA.[12]
Verstappen pitted on lap 16 to undercut Leclerc, but on lap 18, Leclerc lost the rear end, due to driver error, spun and hit the tyre barrier.[13][14] He could not reverse out and was forced to retire. The safety car was deployed, which allowed the majority of the field to pit. Carlos Sainz Jr. was released into the path of Alexander Albon and the FIA determined it was an unsafe release and subsequently awarded Sainz a five-second time penalty.[15][16] As the race restarted, Verstappen kept first place, further back Zhou Guanyu and Mick Schumacher collided.[17] Both were able to carry on, and Zhou was given a five-second time penalty by the FIA.[18]
On lap 41, Sainz overtook Pérez.[19] George Russell, who was behind Pérez, attempted an overtake in the braking zone of turn eight, where they made contact.[20] Pérez was forced wide and kept the place from Russell. Sainz later pitted due to tyre concerns and was relegated to ninth (also serving his 5 second time penalty),[21] fighting back up to fifth.[22]
Kevin Magnussen and Nicholas Latifi collided,[23] contributing to both of their retirements later in the race,[24][25] while Zhou, who had a power unit issue, pulled over on lap 49,[26] which brought out the virtual safety car (VSC). Once his car was recovered, the VSC ended and Russell immediately got past Pérez; Pérez said that he was slow at the restart, as he expected the race to resume earlier, and could not react in time to the delayed restart.[27]
Verstappen won the race,[28] with Hamilton in second and his Mercedes teammate, Russell, in third.[29] Pérez finished fourth and Sainz was fifth.[30][22] Fernando Alonso finished sixth,[31] ahead of Lando Norris and Esteban Ocon, who finished seventh and eighth respectively.[32][33] Daniel Ricciardo finished ninth,[34] just ahead of Lance Stroll,[35] who was pressured to the line by his Aston Martin teammate Sebastian Vettel.[36]
Results[]
The full results for the 2022 French Grand Prix are outlined below:
Milestones[]
- 300th race start for Lewis Hamilton.
- 50th race start for Alexander Albon.
- 20th front row start for Charles Leclerc.
- Fernando Alonso suppasses Kimi Räikkönen's record for most career laps raced.
Standings[]
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See Also[]
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References[]
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References:
- ↑ 2022 French Grand Prix - Entry List (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.
- ↑ "2022 French Grand Prix – Practice 1 Results". Formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 22 July 2022. https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2022/races/1116/france/practice-1.html. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ↑ "2022 French Grand Prix – Practice 2 Results". Formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 22 July 2022. https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2022/races/1116/france/practice-2.html. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ↑ "2022 French Grand Prix – Practice 3 Results". Formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 23 July 2022. https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2022/races/1116/france/practice-3.html. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ↑ "2022 French Grand Prix - Qualifying Result" (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), accessed on 23 July 2022
- ↑ "High temperatures in France could affect Verstappen and Red Bull" (in en). 21 July 2022. https://www.marca.com/en/f1/2022/07/21/62d917d2ca4741b70a8b4580.html. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ↑ Butterworth, Michael (21 July 2022). "How Ferrari plan to counter the extreme French GP heat" (in en). https://racingnews365.com/how-ferrari-plan-to-counter-french-gp-heat. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ↑ "French Grand Prix 2022" (in en). https://www.formula1.com/en/racing/2022/France.html. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ↑ "Enjoy the race start at Le Castellet as Leclerc leads Verstappen at the French GP" (in en). 24 July 2022. https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.watch-enjoy-the-race-start-at-le-castellet-as-leclerc-leads-verstappen-at.7Ha07IgjnpfM6cwIdrgryp.html. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ↑ "Esteban Ocon and Yuki Tsunoda collide on the opening lap!" (in en). https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/f1/12658296/esteban-ocon-and-yuki-tsunoda-collide-on-the-opening-lap. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ↑ "2022 French GP: Race" (in en). 24 July 2022. https://scuderia.alphatauri.com/en/2022-french-gp/. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ↑ "Offence - Car 31 - Causing a collision" (in en). 24 July 2022. https://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/decision-document/2022%20French%20Grand%20Prix%20-%20Offence%20-%20Car%2031%20-%20Causing%20a%20collision.pdf. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ↑ "Charles Leclerc crashes into barriers and out of French GP" (in en). https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/f1/12658322/charles-leclerc-crashes-into-the-barriers-and-is-out. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ↑ Murphy, Luke (24 July 2022). "Leclerc furious with himself after 'unacceptable' mistake" (in en). https://racingnews365.com/leclerc-furious-with-himself-after-unacceptable-mistake. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ↑ "Carlos Sainz unsafe pit release (five-second penalty) at Paul Ricard" (in en). 24 July 2022. https://scuderiafans.com/video-carlos-sainz-unsafe-pit-release-five-second-penalty-at-paul-ricard-2022-french-gp/. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ↑ "Offence - Car 55 - Unsafe release" (in en). 24 July 2022. https://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/decision-document/2022%20French%20Grand%20Prix%20-%20Offence%20-%20Car%2055%20-%20Unsafe%20release.pdf. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ↑ "Zhou Guanyu makes contact with Mick Schumacher!" (in en). https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/f1/12658342/zhou-guanyu-makes-contact-with-mick-schumacher. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ↑ "Offence - Car 24 - Causing a collision" (in en). 24 July 2022. https://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/decision-document/2022%20French%20Grand%20Prix%20-%20Offence%20-%20Car%2024%20-%20Causing%20a%20collision.pdf. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ↑ "Sainz overtakes Pérez amidst Ferrari pit confusion" (in en). 24 July 2022. https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/video.2022-french-grand-prix-sainz-overtakes-perez-amidst-ferrari-pit-confusion.1739247289621217073.html. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ↑ "@F1 on Twitter - RUSSELL AND PEREZ MAKE CONTACT! 😳". 24 July 2022. https://twitter.com/F1/status/1551209919457726465?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1551209919457726465%7Ctwgr%5Ehb_1_10%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fthe-race.com%2Fformula-1%2Fdid-f1-fail-to-follow-its-guidelines-in-russell-perez-ruling%2F. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ↑ "French Grand Prix: Carlos Sainz defends Ferrari strategy after pit stop debate" (in en). 24 July 2022. https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12040/12658544/french-grand-prix-carlos-sainz-defends-ferrari-strategy-after-pit-stop-debate. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 "Sainz defends Ferrari strategy after late pit stop sees him finish fifth in French GP recovery drive" (in en). 24 July 2022. https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.sainz-defends-ferrari-strategy-after-late-pit-stop-sees-him-finish-fifth-in.3yPUHkbSjfj94W3N55OQeU.html. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ↑ "@F1 on Twitter - Contact between Latifi and Magnussen 😬". 24 July 2022. https://mobile.twitter.com/F1/status/1551208187633831936. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ↑ "French Grand Prix: Race Recap" (in en-US). 24 July 2022. https://www.haasf1team.com/news/french-grand-prix-race-recap-2. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ↑ "Team reflect on a “tricky” French Grand Prix | AA23 was our sole finisher in P13 after NL6 retired with damage" (in en). 24 July 2022. https://www.williamsf1.com/posts/8da22cae-cc00-40f2-a7a1-86de6b24de8e/report-race-france-2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ↑ "French GP: Race team notes - Alfa Romeo". 24 July 2022. http://www.pitpass.com/73193/French-GP-Race-team-notes-Alfa-Romeo. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ↑ "Perez left feeling 'screwed' by Virtual Safety Car ending as Russell revels in 'satisfying' overtake at French GP" (in en). 24 July 2022. https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.perez-left-feeling-screwed-by-virtual-safety-car-ending-as-russell-revels-in.1wTcZyAQpsVNyW2wRf6PMw.html. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ↑ Koster, Kees-Jan (24 July 2022). "Max victoriously controls French GP: 'A great day'" (in en). https://news.verstappen.com/en/article/4830/. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ↑ "Double Podium for Mercedes-AMG in France: Lewis P2, George P3" (in en). https://www.mercedesamgf1.com/en/news/2022/2022-french-grand-prix/2022-french-grand-prix-mercedes-sunday-race-lewis-hamilton-george-russell/. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
- ↑ Duncan, Lewis (24 July 2022). ""Totally wrong" VSC message interfered in French GP result - Perez" (in en). https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/totally-wrong-vsc-message-interfered-in-french-gp-result-perez/10342909/. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ↑ Williams, George (24 July 2022). "Alonso: "It was a comfortable sixth place"" (in en). https://sportsfinding.com/alonso-it-was-a-comfortable-sixth-place/158326/. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ↑ "Mixed feelings for McLaren after double-points finish" (in en). 24 July 2022. http://www.gptoday.com/details/view/845204/Mixed_feelings_for_McLaren_after_doublepoints_finish/. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ↑ "BWT Alpine F1 Team into fourth position in constructors’" (in en). 24 July 2022. https://www.alpine-cars.co.uk/f1-news/news-17.html. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ↑ "Daniel Ricciardo: P9 in French GP not 'enough points to make me feel satisfied'" (in en). 24 July 2022. https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/video.daniel-ricciardo-p9-in-french-gp-not-enough-points-to-make-me-feel-satisfied.1739248711059336613.html. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ↑ "Race Report by ARAMCO - France" (in en). https://www.astonmartinf1.com/en-GB/races/2022-french-gp. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ↑ "French GP: Race team notes - Aston Martin" (in en). 24 July 2022. http://www.gptoday.com/full_story/view/845185/French_GP_Race_team_notes__Aston_Martin/. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ↑ "2022 French Grand Prix - Race Result" (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2022), accessed on 24 July 2022
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