Kimi Raikkonen records fastest lap ever at Shanghai 1:32.181 during qualifying.
Lap record (1:32.238) is held by Michael Schumacher (2004)
Likely to be improved upon in tomorrow’s race.
[Lewis Hamilton sets 1:31.902 in final qualifying.]
Kimi Raikkonen records fastest lap ever at Shanghai 1:32.181 during qualifying.
Lap record (1:32.238) is held by Michael Schumacher (2004)
Likely to be improved upon in tomorrow’s race.
[Lewis Hamilton sets 1:31.902 in final qualifying.]
Last edited by SteveB; 08-04-17 at 08:05.
Lewis Hamilton takes pole position for the race tomorrow.
1. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1m 31.678s
2. Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1m 31.864s
3. Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1m 31.865s
4. Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1m 32.140s
5. Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 1m 33.033s
6. Felipe Massa Williams 1m 33.507s
7. Nico Hulkenberg Renault 1m 33.580s
8. Sergio Perez Force India 1m 33.706s
9. Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso 1m 33.719s
10. Lance Stroll Williams 1m 34.220s
11. Carlos Sainz Toro Rosso 1m 34.150s
12. Kevin Magnussen Haas 1m 34.164s
13. Fernando Alonso McLaren 1m 34.372s
14. Marcus Ericsson Sauber 1m 35.046s
15. Antonio Giovinazzi Sauber -No Q2 Time
16. Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren 1m 35.023s
17. Romain Grosjean Haas 1m 35.223s
18. Jolyon Palmer Renault -1m 35.279s
19. Max Verstappen Red Bull 1m 35.433s
20. Esteban Ocon Force India 1m 35.496s
Bad start for Sebastian Vettel.
He has got away cleanly but has been reported for having his car out of position on the start grid. Doesn’t want a penalty.
Antonio Giovinazzi has crashed. Safety car deployed.
Lance Stroll is also out from an earlier spin.
Everyone has pitted and changed from the intermediate tyres to the soft tyres. It may be possible to go to the end on those tyres. But the track is damp and it is hard to get heat into the tyres especially under safety car conditions.
Safety car in and Valtteri Bottas spins and drops from fifth to eleventh.
Max Verstappen goes around the outside of Kimi Raikkonen and is up into fourth.
Lewis Hamilton looks well in control in first place.
Sebastian Vettel will face no action for being out of position on the starting grid.
He is at present in fifth position after the safety car. He pitted to early losing time while all the others pitted under the safety car.
Last edited by SteveB; 09-04-17 at 06:31.
Max Verstappen driving well. Now up into second.
Kimi Raikkonen is complaining about his Ferrari. Engineers telling him they see no problem.
But he is holding his team-mate Sebastian Vettle up badly.
Max Verstappen has gone from fourteenth to second. Can he challenge Lewis Hamilton?
Max Verstappen certainly good in damp conditions.
Sebastian Vettel is up to third after banging wheels with Daniel Ricciardo.
Lewis Hamilton is pulling away at the front. Looks like only a problem with the car or tyres will stop him winning.
Sebastian Vettel up into second as Max Verstappen locks up but Sebastian Vettel's tyres are going off.
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