British Grand Prix: Carlos Sainz Takes First F1 Career Pole

Carlos Sainz set the fastest time of 1 minute 40.983 seconds late in the third qualifying session, edging F1 champion Max Verstappen b🐬y just .072 seconds.

Updated on: 2 July 2022 4:24 pm

This is the seventh pole in 10 races for Ferraꦬri this F1 season.

This is the sevenꦕth pole in 10 races for Ferrari this F1 season.

Carlos Sainz was fastest in the rain at the British Grand Prix to earn his first career pole position in his 150th start in Saturday qualifying. (More Sports News)

Sainz set the fastest time of 1 minute 40.983 seconds late in the third qualifying session to edge reigning Formula One champion Max Verstappen by jus🧸t .072 seconds. It was the seventh pole in 10 races for Ferrari t𝓰his season, though it was Sainz teammate Charles Leclerc on pole prior to Sainz's surprise run.

“I didn't expect that one,” Sainz told his 🍸team over the radio.

Leclerc wilꦺl start third, ahead of Sergio Pé꧟rez in the second Red Bull.

Seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton qualified fifth for his home race as Me🧔rcedes seemed to have made progress with its problems of bouncing at ꦉhigh speed. His teammate George Russell was eighth.