The week of respite has passed and Formula 1 is back in the spotlight this weekend. He will do so at Paul Ricard, home of the French Grand Prix, to compete in the 12th round of the 2022 World Championship.
Ferrari and Red Bull arrive in France with conflicting moods: the Red is a veteran of two great successes achieved by Carlos Sainz Jr. at Silverstone and by Charles Leclerc in Austria, but also with some too many worries about reliability, a true heel. ‘Achille of F1-75 in the first part of the season.
The Milton Keynes team, on the other hand, knows they have to respond to Ferrari’s two consecutive victories, also because the impression is that the Reds are overall stronger than the RB18s from a performance point of view, although the cars prepared in England are less fragile. .
Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing RB18
Photo by: Alessio Morgese
The duel between the two powers of the season will certainly also continue at Paul Ricard, while there is curiosity to understand if Mercedes will be in the game or not. The W13s expressed good potential only at times, on certain tracks that did not suffer from porpoising first and then bouncing the Silver Arrows.
The fight for fourth place in the Constructors’ Championship is becoming more and more inflamed. If the first 2 teams are unreachable and Mercedes is still too strong to see its third position questioned, Alpine, McLaren and Alfa Romeo will continue to compete in the home race of the team headed by Otmar Szafnauer.
The A522s have recently taken a significant step forward thanks to the numerous innovations proposed during the last GPs, however, even in this case, reliability has denied – especially Fernando Alonso – placings that would have allowed Alpine to take off on the direct rivals.
The Paul Ricard will also be another important grand prix for Haas F1, which has just returned from an excellent double points finish at the Red Bull Ring. The desire of Guenther Steiner’s team is to take advantage of the positive moment that has lasted since the beginning of the year and continue to bring home important points.
Kevin Magnussen, Haas VF-22, Mick Schumacher, Haas VF-22
Photo by: Glenn Dunbar / Motorsport Images
French GP: the numbers of Paul Ricard
First grand prix disputed: 1971
Number of laps to be made: 53
Track length: 5,842 meters
Race distance: 309.69 kilometers
DRS areas: 2 (Sector 2 and Sector 3)
Record lap: 1’32 “740 (Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari SF71H)
Last winner: Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing, RB16B)
French GP: TV schedules (Italian time)
Fernando Alonso, Alpine A522
Photo by: Glenn Dunbar / Motorsport Images
Sky Schedule (Live)
Friday 22nd July
Free Practice 1: 14:00 – 15:00
Free Practice 2: 17:00 – 18:00
Saturday 23 July
Free Practice 3: 13:00 – 14:00
Qualifications: 16:00 – 17:00
Sunday 24th July
Race: 15:00 – 17:00
TV8 Schedule (Live)
Saturday 23 July
Qualifications: 16:00 – 17:00
Sunday 24th July
Race: 15:00 – 17:00
Motorsport.com schedule (LIVE LIVE)
Friday 22nd July
Free Practice 1: 13:30 – 15:10
Free Practice 2: 16:30 – 18:10
Saturday 23 July
Free Practice 3: 12:30 – 14:30
Qualifications: 3:30 pm – 5:10 pm
Sunday 24th July
Race: 2:30 pm – 5:10 pm
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