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Team Summary:
After a difficult Saturday practice with both Williams drivers having spins
now it was qualifying. Nico Hulkenberg would take over from Stroll who was
ill. First out would be the Haas cars followed by Hulkenberg. More drivers
were out including both Williams drivers. First time would be a 1m:28.970
from Grosjean. Gasly would move ahead with a 1m:28.295 but the times weer
coming quickly as Kvyat went fastest with a 1m:28.147. Hamilton was now
quickest with a 1m:26.703 followed by Bottas and Norris. Leclerc was now
second but Verstappen would go quickest with a 1m:26.319 followed by Bottas,
Hamilton, Leclerc, Albon, Ricciardo, Norris, Gasly, Vettel and Sainz tenth.
After the final set of runs Verstappen would remain quickest from Bottas,
Hamilton, Norris, Ricciardo, Lecler4c, Gasly, Ocon, Vettel, and Perez in
tenth. The Williams drivers would finish in 17th and 18th and out of
qualifying. The second period would see so many drivers on the medium with
Hamilton going quickest on this time but Verstappen would set the quickest
time but on the soft with a 1m:25.720. But the Mercedes would switch to the
soft tyre and we would see Bottas second from Hamilton, Albon, Norris, Ocon,
Sainz, Perez, Leclerc and Ricciardo. But with more soft tyre runs Hamilton
would go quickest with a 1m:25.390. The end of the second period would see
Hamilton remain fastest from Verstappen, Bottas, Ricciardo, Leclerc, Albon,
Norris, Perez, Sainz and Ocon tenth.
The final period of qualifying would see Verstappen quickest with a
1m:25.744 after the first runs. he was followed by Bottas, Hamilton, Albon,
Leclerc, Ocon, Norris, Sainz, Ricciardo, with Perez yet to set a time. But
on the second runs the result would be Bottas taking pole from Hamilton,
Verstappen, Leclerc, Albon, Ricciardo, Ocon, Norris, Perez and Sainz in
tenth. So the Williams Racing drivers will start the race from 17th ans 18th
but with the choice of tyres to start the race. |