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

Carlos Sainz finally secured his much-awaited maiden race win this weekend at the 2022 F1 British Grand Prix 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.

Lewis Hamilton, 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 third podium finish of the season behind Sergio Perez. 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.

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

Pos	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Max Verstappen	NED	Red Bull Racing RBPT	181
2	Sergio Perez	MEX	Red Bull Racing RBPT	147
3	Charles Leclerc	MON	Ferrari	138
4	Carlos Sainz	ESP	Ferrari	127
5	George Russell	GBR	Mercedes	111
6	Lewis Hamilton	GBR	Mercedes	93
7	Lando Norris	GBR	McLaren Mercedes	58
8	Valtteri Bottas	FIN	Alfa Romeo Ferrari	46
9	Esteban Ocon	FRA	Alpine Renault	39
10	Fernando Alonso	ESP	Alpine Renault	28
11	Pierre Gasly	FRA	AlphaTauri RBPT	16
12	Kevin Magnussen	DEN	Haas Ferrari	16
13	Sebastian Vettel	GER	Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes	15
14	Daniel Ricciardo	AUS	McLaren Mercedes	15
15	Yuki Tsunoda	JPN	AlphaTauri RBPT	11
16	Zhou Guanyu	CHN	Alfa Romeo Ferrari	5
17	Mick Schumacher	GER	Haas Ferrari	4
18	Alexander Albon	THA	Williams Mercedes	3
19	Lance Stroll	CAN	Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes	3
20	Nicholas Latifi	CAN	Williams Mercedes	0
21	Nico Hulkenberg	GER	Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes	0