A guide as to the qualifying times for the 2011 Korean Grand Prix.
Korean GP Qualifying Times
Pos Driver Team Time
1. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m35.820s
2. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m36.042s
3. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m36.126s
4. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m36.468s
5. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m36.831s
6. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m36.980s
7. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m37.754s
8. Vitaly Petrov Renault 1m38.124s
9. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes no time
10. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes no time
Q2 cut-off time: 1m38.254s Gap **
11. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m38.315s
12. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m38.354s
13. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m38.508s
14. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m38.775s
15. Bruno Senna Renault 1m38.791s
16. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 1m39.189s
17. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m39.443s
Q1 cut-off time: 1m39.464s Gap *
18. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1m39.538s
19. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 1m40.522s
20. Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 1m41.101s
21. Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1m42.091s
22. Jerome D'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 1m43.483s
23. Tonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 1m43.758s
24. Daniel Ricciardo HRT-Cosworth no time
107% time: 1m44.351s
* Gap to quickest in Q1
** Gap to quickest in Q2
the onboard shots were very telling- Maldonado slowed right down for the tight left hander towards the end of the lap, ended up having to put on opposite lock, then had to lift off massively again for that little sharp left hander before the final acceleration, right left to conclude the lap.
Vettel took the left hander much faster- it looked glued on and in fast forward by comparison, and despite approaching that left flick at a higher speed, he was almost flat.
Its rare to be able to see a visible difference, but today it was very telling indeed.
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