Internet reactions GP Spain | 'Hope Red Bull reconsiders that strategy'
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The 2022 Spanish Grand Prix provided an exhilarating race. After a spin, Max Verstappen had to recover, but after Charles Leclerc's sudden retirement, the Dutchman was able to recover well and eventually ran away with the victory.
Yet not everyone agrees with the way Verstappen won in Barcelona. Sergio Perez was in the lead, but the Mexican had to give up his position and let Verstappen pass. The Dutchman drove on fresher tyre and was, therefore, a lot faster than his teammate.
Mercedes also provided a surprise in Spain. The team came to the circuit with new updates and managed to get a podium finish with George Russell. Lewis Hamilton also drove a strong race after having to drive back to the front from P19 due to an incident with Kevin Magnussen. In the end, the Briton finished on P5.
Internet reacts to GP Spain
What a disaster race from Ferrari. Just unbelievable.
— Toni Sokolov (@tonisokolov1011) May 22, 2022
Leclerc had an easy win on its hands and Sainz from his start to his spin and overall pace was just terrible.
Big loss of points in both WDC and WCC. No space for mistakes.
Max won every race he finished. #F1 #SpanishGP
Ooo Perez mad mad. As he should tbh. This was his win. He has the ability to fight for wins and they’re not letting him unlock his full potential. I understand why they did what they did but… yeah doesn’t feel good when you’re being sacrificed no matter the reason
— (@stopbeingthem) May 22, 2022
A Mercedes overtaking a Ferrari on pure performance, is that a first in 2022?
— Aldas(@Aldas001) May 22, 2022
Imo checo deserved the win but we move
— amaya (@mevamaya) May 22, 2022
Pretty hilarious that even with Lando having to lie down on the driver's parade because he feels so ill that he finished P8 and Ricciardo was like P12.
— Danny (@DannyBrennan72) May 22, 2022
What the fuck happened to Danny Ric????
The hard way??? The leader DNF’d 15 seconds in front of the field!
— Josh Wilcock (@JustJoshingF1) May 22, 2022
Sainz fans will be amused by this but reminder that he needed Hamilton to lift+coast to pass him for 4th in a car that could’ve won when Lewis was 19th in the first few laps
— amelia (@formulaAMELIA) May 22, 2022
LH’s recovery drive was absolutely epic, shame about the end
— Jordan ¹⁰³ (@F1_Jordan) May 22, 2022
George maximised what he could have got from the car today
Both solid drives
When George got rid of the no points curse it needed a new host and found Mick
— Simon Weigang (@CRGSimon) May 22, 2022
The implication from this race is that Perez will never be allowed to finish ahead of Verstappen under any circumstances, which is brutal. I hope Red Bull reconsiders this strategy...#SpanishGP #F1
— Bryson Sullivan (@NaturalParadigm) May 22, 2022
Can’t believe we got an exciting Spanish GP
— Benjamin (@Tiametmarduk) May 22, 2022
Monaco, I’m starting to believe
Verstappen fans have given Bottas grief for years but are now praising Perez endlessly for doing the same but worse.
— Abz (@zeeterstar) May 22, 2022
I'm all for letting them race, but even I think Red Bull would have been nuts not to have Verstappen and Perez swap positions during that Grand Prix. Anyone who had a problem with it is probably not understanding the situation and taking it at face value #SpanishGP
— Sean Kelly (@virtualstatman) May 22, 2022