“Verstappen not trying tax,” Fans react as Carlos Sainz grabs a shock pole position at the 2022 US Grand Prix edging out Max Verstappen

“Verstappen not trying tax,” Fans react as Carlos Sainz grabs a shock pole position at the 2022 US Grand Prix edging out Max Verstappen

Carlos Sainz

Carlos Sainz and Ferrari left everyone with their jaws dropped after a dramatic end to the 2022 US grand prix qualifying session which ended the Spaniard finishing first. Meanwhile teammate Charles Leclerc finished behind him in second place. Although a change of engine parts led to the Ferrari driver being given a 10 place grid penalty for Sunday’s race. This promotes Max Verstappen to the front row of the grid.

During last year’s race at COTA, Lewis Hamilton started second and managed to go down the inside of Max Verstappen as the pair tackled turn on. 2nd place on the grid seems like a good place to start the race. Meanwhile, Red Bull Racing has been in mourning ever since the announcement of Dietrich Mateschitz’s death hit the F1 paddock. Carlos Sainz on the other hand will be having a completely different set of emotions.

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Pole number 3 it is for Carlos as he glided through to become today’s winner. At a time where the team needed him to deliver, the Spaniard took this opportunity to show his worth and it worked out pretty well for him. Mercedes on the other hand looked like they had the means for pole today. Sadly they weren’t able to convert their performance into results. Here is how Twitter reacted to the session results.

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F1 Twitter reacts to Carlos Sainz’s pole position at the 2022 US Grand Prix

Scuderia Ferrari F1 driver Carlos Sainz
Scuderia Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz

There has been a lot of hate directed towards Carlos Sainz whereas fans don’t treat him the same as they do to Charles Leclerc. Some think that he doesn’t deserve to be Leclerc’s teammate. However this result shows that he is hungry and will perform well on his day which wad today. The US grand prix is gonna he one to watch as there are 6 cars that have the potential to win the race. It all to play for in Austin.

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