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2022 FIA Formula One World Championship
13 Round
2022 Hungarian Grand Prix
Hungaroring
Mogyoród, Hungary.
Sunday, 31 July 2022
Carlos Sainz Jr will be hoping to record his second victory of the current season when he competes at the
Hungarian Grand Prix.
The Ferrari driver secured a podium finish in last year's Hungarian Grand Prix as he finished third having started in position 15 on the grid.
However, Sainz Jr missed out on a podium spot at the recent French Grand Prix on July 24 as the Spanish star finished fifth.
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The 27-year-old put on a great show, moving through the field from 19th to fifth and also depriving Max Verstappen of the race's fastest lap which earned him the Driver of the Day award.
Verstappen of Red Bull Racing-RBPT won the French Grand Prix and the Mercedes duo of Lewis Hamilton and George Russell finished second and third respectively.
Looking at the 2022 Drivers' Championship standings, Verstappen remains at the top and he is followed by Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and Red Bull Racing-RBPT Sergio Perez respectively.
Sainz Jr is still placed fourth in the standings and he will eager to move into the top three by clinching the Hungarian Grand Prix title having won this year's British Grand Prix.
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"It was a hard race today but I also enjoyed going through the field, making lots of overtakes. To make places up with the Hards was tricky but as soon as I put the Mediums the pace improved a lot and I managed to make good moves," Sainz Jr said after the French GP.
"I gave everything out there today and, even though we were a bit unlucky with the pit stop and the penalty, we managed to fight at the front.
"Like always, we will review everything these couple of days to see where we can improve and hopefully we can bring home a better result before the summer break. A pity for Charles as he was doing a great race. We’ll keep pushing."
Red Bull Racing-RBPT are placed at the top of the Constructors' Championship standings and they are followed by Ferrari and Mercedes respectively.
2021 Hungarian Grand Prix results
Winner: Estaban Ocon- Alpine Renault
Second-Place: Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes
Third-Place: Carlos Sainz Jr - Ferrari
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