Team Summary:
With qualifying delayed due to the repairs to lose drain covers then opening
period would get underway with a rush of drivers coming out all on the soft
tyre. Kvyat would set a 1m:18.408 but Perez would go quicker with a
1m:18.040. Sainz was second from Ricciardo, Norris, Ocon, and Gasly sixth.
Bottas would go quickest with a 1m:17.064 while the Williams drivers were
15th and 18th. Norris went second ahead of Perez. Verstappen was able to go
quickest from Bottas and Hamilton. Perez was fourth followed now by Leclerc,
Gasly, Norris, Sainz, Stroll and Albon tenth. Hamilton would go quickest
with a 1m:16.828 as the track emptied. Both Williams drivers would return
again on the soft tyre. With the top five remaining in their pits the rest
were out for second soft tyre runs. Williams drivers after their second runs
were 16th and 19th. Their second laps on this set of tyres would see one
driver George make it out of Q1 in 15th while the other Nicholas would
finish the period in 20th.
The second period would see Bottas out on the medium joined by Hamilton and
both Ferrari's, everyone else was on the soft. A 1m :16.466 from Bottas
followed by Perez, Norris, Verstappen, Gasly and Leclerc sixth. Hamilton was
able to go second from Verstappen, Perez, Sainz, Norris, Gasly, Leclerc,
Albon and Ricciardo tenth. Drivers all on the soft tyres were back out with
George going 14th. Ricciardo would spin going in to the gravel but was ale
to get out and slowly drive back to his pit. With the end of the period that
was it for Williams Racing with their cars finishing in 14th and 20th. Sort
of around where based on their practice performances where they would be. It
was still great work by George to be able to get into Q2.
The final period would commence and after the first runs it would be Bottas
quickest with a 1m:16.986 followed by Hamilton, Verstappen, Leclerc, Perez,
Sainz, Norris, and Albon. Gasly and Ricciardo had yet to set a time. On
their second runs Hamilton and Albon would come out on the medium tyre. They
would be joined by Bottas while Hamilton would set a 1m:16.934 to be
quickest. But Bottas would go quicker with a 1m:16.754. Verstappen would go
second ahead of Hamilton but Hamilton would get pole with a 1m:16.652 with
the top ten Bottas, Verstappen, Leclerc, Perez, Albon, Sainz, Norris, Gasly
and Ricciardo would not set a time with the issues having gone off in Q2.
For Williams racing it was very much the expected result with George making
it into Q2 and finishing 14th and Nicholas in 20th, which was a
disappointment for the Canadian. |