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Team Summary:
With several drivers receiving penalties for engine component changes as
well as gearbox changes it would be interesting to see what grid positions
both Williams drivers would finally start from even with qualifying. Both
Williams drivers would take to the track very early running on the hypersoft
tyre. More drivers would leave the pits all on the hypersoft tyre. The first
time would come from Magnussen with a 1m:34.078. But Raikkonen would go
quickest only to see Vettel move ahead with a 1m:33.534 with the Williams
drivers now ninth and tenth. Ocon was now fourth with Perez fifth. The
Williams drivers had now dropped to 13th and 14th. Bottas was now quickest
with a 1m:33.170 followed now by Raikkonen and Vettel.
Hamilton was down in 11th with the Renault's in 12th and 13th. Bottas would
set a 1m:32.964 to improve his quickest time. But Hamilton would go quicker
with a 1m:32.825. With five minutes remaining the order was Hamilton,
Bottas, Raikkonen, Vettel, Magnussen, Perez, Ocon, Leclerc, Gasly and
Ericsson. The Williams drivers were 16th and 18th. Both Red Bull cars were
out on the track but they will be starting from the rear due to engine
penalties. Verstappen would go third with the fastest final sector but
Ricciardo would take this spot making it a Red Bull third and fourth. This
would see the Williams drivers 18th and 20th. Hamilton would then set a
1m:32.410 to improve his quickest time. Both William drivers would fail to
improve their times on their second runs ending their qualifying in 18th and
20th.
Neither Red Bull drivers out of their cars they would not be taking part in
qualifying any further. With five minutes remaining only ten drivers had set
a time with Hamilton fastest using the ultrasoft tyre, followed by Bottas,
Vettel, Raikkonen, Leclerc, Grosjean, Ocon, Magnussen, Perez and Ericsson.
Neither Renault had set a time while the top four times were all set on the
ultrasoft tyre. Both Renault drivers would not coming out allowing them to
pick the best tyre for the start of the race and not be stuck on the
hypersoft tyre. The top four would all come back out on the hypersoft tyre
in preparation for the final period as they would not want to set a quicker
time.
The final period of qualifying would see everyone come out on the hypersoft
tyres with only Ericsson remaining in his garage. The first laps would see
Bottas leading from Hamilton, Vettel, Raikkonen, Ocon, Leclerc, Magnussen,
Perez and Grosjean. The second runs on the hypersoft tyre would see all ten
drivers come out and it would see Bottas remain quickest with Hamilton still
second followed now by Vettel, Raikkonen, Magnussen, Ocon, Leclerc, Perez,
Grosjean and Ericsson tenth. Hamilton had made a mistake in the middle
sector allowing his team-mate to retain pole. For the Williams team
qualifying would see them finish in 18th and 20th but with all the penalties
applied Sergey and Lance will start Sunday's race from 13th and 15th with a
choice of tyre for the start of the race, which will most likely be the
ultrasoft. |