Qualifying duels | Verstappen and Leclerc deal blows, Russell evens score

With the fourth qualifying session of the Formula 1 season now over, the balance of power between the drivers is beginning to take shape. Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc, among others, are again dealing blows, but some drivers are actually catching up.

For example, George Russell evens the score with Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton, who confronted team boss Toto Wolff after Q2. Fernando Alonso also evens the standings with Esteban Ocon.

Meanwhile, Verstappen extends his lead over Sergio Perez. Leclerc does the same to Carlos Sainz, who has not managed to qualify ahead of his teammate a single time this year. The same goes for Daniel Ricciardo, who is losing out to Lando Norris.

Mutual qualifying duels F1 2022

Mercedes: Hamilton/Russell = 2-2
Red Bull Racing: Verstappen/Perez = 3-1
Ferrari: Leclerc/Sainz = 4-0
McLaren: Norris/Ricciardo = 4-0
Alpine: Alonso/Ocon = 2-2
AlphaTauri: Gasly/Tsunoda = 3-1
Aston Martin: Vettel/Stroll = 2-0 *
Alfa Romeo Racing: Bottas/Zhou = 4-0
Haas F1: Magnussen/Schumacher = 3-1
Williams: Albon/Latifi = 3-1

*Vettel was replaced by Nico Hulkenberg in the first two Grands Prix.