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F1 2022 What do the Driver Standings look like after the British GP

Carlos Sainz celebrates on the podium after winning the 2022 F1 Grand Prix of Great Britain Carlos Sainz finally secured his much-awaited maiden race win this weekend at the after starting from pole position for the first time in his career. With this, the Spaniard has put himself back into the top four in the drivers' standings, with a total of 127 points to his name. He now has a mere 11-point deficit to his teammate Charles Leclerc, who remains third. , for the first time in a long time, led several laps of his home race this Sunday. He put up a real challenge against the likes of Red Bull and Ferrari and managed to beat Charles Leclerc to secure his . Although the seven-time world champion remains sixth in the standings, he is quickly catching up to his teammate George Russell. Max Verstappen had a strong start to the race and seemed in a position to take yet another win this Sunday, only to devastatingly lose the lead in the first half of the race after his Red Bull suffered floor damage from going over debris in earlier laps. He only managed to come seventh, yet remains in the lead of the championship standings, ahead of his teammate Sergio Perez. In what was undeniably one of the most exciting races of the season so far, six cars were forced to retire, including the Mercedes of George Russell, who would have been gutted to disappoint his home crowd this weekend. Alfa Romeo's Zhou Guanyu had a particularly nasty crash, although it was later confirmed that the young driver was doing alright after his medical examination. Amidst all the drama, Mick Schumacher managed to score his first F1 championship points at Silverstone with an eighth-place finish ahead of Sebastian Vettel. Nicholas Latifi, who had his career-best starting position of tenth, only managed to secure a twelfth-place result in the end, leaving him as the only driver yet to score a point this season.

Here are the 2022 F1 Driver Standings after the British Grand Prix

PosDriverNationalityCarPTS1Max VerstappenNEDRed Bull Racing RBPT1812Sergio PerezMEXRed Bull Racing RBPT1473Charles LeclercMONFerrari1384Carlos SainzESPFerrari1275George RussellGBRMercedes1116Lewis HamiltonGBRMercedes937Lando NorrisGBRMcLaren Mercedes588Valtteri BottasFINAlfa Romeo Ferrari469Esteban OconFRAAlpine Renault3910Fernando AlonsoESPAlpine Renault2811Pierre GaslyFRAAlphaTauri RBPT1612Kevin MagnussenDENHaas Ferrari1613Sebastian VettelGERAston Martin Aramco Mercedes1514Daniel RicciardoAUSMcLaren Mercedes1515Yuki TsunodaJPNAlphaTauri RBPT1116Zhou GuanyuCHNAlfa Romeo Ferrari517Mick SchumacherGERHaas Ferrari418Alexander AlbonTHAWilliams Mercedes319Lance StrollCANAston Martin Aramco Mercedes320Nicholas LatifiCANWilliams Mercedes021Nico HulkenbergGERAston Martin Aramco Mercedes0 Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Thank You! Show More Comments No thanks Delete Cancel Update Reply ❮ ❯ No thanks Delete Cancel Update Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Logout No Results Found