“F1 is unmatched on days like these,” Twitter explodes as Carlos Sainz claims maiden F1 victory in an edge of the seat thriller in Silverstone
We have only witnessed a total of ten Grands Prix in the 2022 Formula 1 Championship, but fans are already forming the opinion that today’s British GP will go down as the most entertaining race of this year. With a massive collision right at the start, some intriguing battles for Championship points during the middle of the race, and a desperate attempt from Lewis Hamilton to get a podium finish at the very end–the historic Silverstone Circuit saw a slew of actions at the front, middle and the back of the grid as the racers took part in a brilliant show of their skills.
And the most satisfying result that came out of all of it, of course, is a first-ever Grand Prix victory for Ferrari racer Carlos Sainz who took pole yesterday and converted it to a mind-blowing race win today. As the lights went off to mark the start of the Silverstone GP for the first time, he was quickly and tactfully overtaken by Max Verstappen, but then they had to restart the race as the collision between George Russell and Guanyu Zhou brought in a red flag. And after getting a second chance at leading the race, Carlos Sainz waved off all sorts of attacks from Verstappen and soared to extend his gap with the rest of the grid.
What followed was a flurry of motion, and Carlos Sainz had a fierce battle with his own teammate as Ferrari allowed their two drivers to decide who would take the lead at Silverstone. And finally, at the end of the 52 laps, Sainz gave a victorious cheer in the team radio as he converted his 150th race start in F1 into his first-ever Grand Prix victory.
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Carlos Sainz’s first-ever Grand Prix victory sends F1 fans into a frenzy as they react to his win on Twitter
Overwhelmed fans simply exploded Twitter with their praises of the Spaniard as they took to their social media handles to discuss what went down at Silverstone today. Here are some of the reactions to today’s race that are worth mentioning!
Rise and Sainz #SilverstoneGP @ScuderiaFerrari @Carlossainz55
— Willy Wright (@ETA_Willy) July 3, 2022
And he’s gotten his victory finally well done @Carlossainz55 #BritishGP #SilverstoneGP #F1 https://t.co/u4wy11HJPL
— bearded dragon (@Ramal20659980) July 3, 2022
What a beautiful race!!! I may have traumatized my dog with all the screaming & cheering though. #SilverstoneGP
— Rita Makhoul (@rampurple) July 3, 2022
@Carlossainz55 ganooooooooooooo
Primer triunfo del español.#SilverstoneGP #formula1 #f1 #SilverstoneGP #Carlossainz #sainz pic.twitter.com/m8k1QHPLPQ
— Más Motor (@mas_motor1) July 3, 2022
HE DID IT HE WON HE DID IT #CarlosSainz #SilverstoneGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/dm0WJ6so27
— Carlos Sainz News! (@CSainzNews) July 3, 2022
. @Carlossainz55 GREAT THINGS COME TO THOSE WHO WAIT AND IT FINALLY HAPPENED ? CONGRATS CHILI, WE’RE SO PROUD OF YOU ???#CarlosSainz #BritishGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/uHnxKv1g8P
— Carlos Sainz News! (@CSainzNews) July 3, 2022
With this, Ferrari gathers quite a few points to narrow the gap between them and their rival team Red Bull. As of now, the gap between the two Championship contenders stands at 63 points.
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