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Vettel for the second consecutive time ahead of Leclerc
Between Silverstone and Imola, Leclerc was ten times faster than his teammate in qualifying. Now Vettel was leading twice in a row. A little turnaround at Ferrari? Meanwhile, Verstappen and Russell still have a clean slate. Here he is now 15: 0 in the respective duel against teammate. Albon got the maximum possible for him today with P4. On Verstappen, however, another six tenths were missing.
The complete overview of all qualifying duels can be found here!
Vettel: “A little more” would have been possible
The German explains to ‘Sky’ that Q3 would have been possible. “In general, the central sector in the last sprint was not ideal. I had some problems getting the front tires up to temperature, finding a gap with the final lap, on which everyone drove slowly in the last few meters,” he said. the Ferrari driver.
“I think at the end of the first sector and the beginning of the second there was a bit of momentum, of momentum taken away. Maybe there was a little bit more in there, but otherwise it was fine. It was difficult to get to the point . In the end we only had a shot at the red flag, “he recalls.
Polo for Hamilton!
The world champion improved even more in his second attempt and took pole with a 1: 27.2 ahead of Bottas and Verstappen. Albon is pushing forward to P4. He is followed by Perez and the two Renaults. Qualification voting continues here in the ticker!
The first round goes to Hamilton
After the first attempts, the world champion leads with a 1: 27.6 ahead of Verstappen and Bottas. Behind them are Perez, Gasly and Ocon, Albon is only in P7. But everyone has a chance to finish again.
What was happening to Stroll?
The Canadian was almost a second slower than Q1, so there must have been a problem. He himself speaks of a “misunderstanding” on the radio. At McLaren, meanwhile, it is suspected that there was a problem with Sainz’s braking system. We will obviously try to fix it later in the day. But first of all, let’s get into Q3!
Both Ferraris out
Last year in the lead, today in Q2 with both cars … Vettel, Leclerc, Stroll, Russell and of course Sainz were eliminated. After all: Vettel beat his teammate for the second consecutive time in qualifying. Also, tomorrow you have a free choice of tires with P11 and P12. Better than nothing, but obviously too little for the Scuderia.
Hamilton in front
The world champion leads with a 1: 27.5 ahead of Verstappen, Bottas and Albon. Exciting: only six riders have set a time, all the others are making only one attempt. The last three minutes are running out.
Go ahead!
The session is taking place again and again we see mainly yellow medium tires. Hardly anyone wants to start soft here.
Red flag
The session is stopped because Sainz is in turn 1. Something broke on the car. There are 9:10 minutes to the clock and no one has set the time yet. So this will be a pretty mess again on reboot. By the way, only the two AlphaTauris were on soft, all the others on medium. But it doesn’t matter anyway, the cards will be completely shuffled in no time. Who will then still dare to use the vehicle?
Focus on the tires
In Q2, the focus is on the tires. The top 10 have to start tomorrow with the tires they are using now. That’s why some riders are trying to get away with the medium so that they can’t start tomorrow with the soft. Does this plan work? It will be exciting!
Russell arrives
The Williams driver improved on his latest attempt and made the jump into Q2. Outside Giovinazzi, Räikkönen, Magnussen, Grosjean and Latifi. The usual suspects. The best time goes to Hamilton before – surprise – Stroll and Albon. In the end, they both improved a lot.
Outside would be currently …
… Russell, Raikkonen, Grosjean, Magnussen and Latifi. Leclerc also has to go up again, staggers to P15 and complains about traffic. Who would have thought … Incidentally, Hamilton is now ahead with a 1: 28.3 ahead of Bottas and Verstappen. They should be safe.
First time
Verstappen now puts down a 1: 28.8 and then provides an initial guideline. Russell had stopped his tour. Now we are filling up on the track. Even at the moment, because the last ten minutes of Q1 are already underway and 19 drivers have not yet set a time.
The pilots wait
George Russell has the road to himself, the other 19 drivers are still waiting. In theory it makes sense, because the later you get out, the faster the path should be. But when everyone leaves at the same time, traffic naturally becomes a problem again. So it could be chaotic …
Now open the session ticker
Qualifying in Bahrain is about to begin! At this point, therefore, follows the obligatory note to simultaneously open our session ticker with Christian Nimmervoll. There you will find full coverage of qualifications, here we focus as always on the most important information, images and statements.
AlphaTauri: rider decision in December
Pierre Gasly has already been chosen for the young bulls for 2021. His teammate will most likely be Formula 2 driver Yuki Tsunoda. But it’s not official yet. Team boss Franz Tost explains that Red Bull will make a decision “in December”. The good news: December will start in a few days. And anything but Tsunoda would still be a big surprise.
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