Again a lot of fans in the stands for the qualification. The Ferrari fans had to hope that Carlos Sainz could conquer pole position because Charles Leclerc was given a grid penalty for changing some engine parts.
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Ferrari immediately performed strongly during the first qualifying leg with a fastest time for Carlos Sainz and a second time for Charles Leclerc.
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However, we also got some surprises as Kevin Magnussen, Daniel Ricciardo, Esteban Ocon, Mick Schumacher and Nicholas Latifi were eliminated in Q1. Painful, especially for the American Haas F1 team.
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In Q2 we saw Charles Leclerc set the fastest time, just 0.048 seconds followed by Max Verstappen. Carlos Sainz followed with a third fastest time. Sainz vs. Verstappen in Q3 for the battle for pole? Pharrell Williams, a guest at Ferrari, was undoubtedly hoping for a pole position for Ferrari.
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The first set of fast runs in Q3 saw Max Verstappen set a provisional best time but both Ferraris went even faster with a fastest time for Charles Leclerc, followed by Carlos Sainz. Given the grid penalty for Leclerc, Sainz was virtually on pole.
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However, an ultimate second fast run followed in which we saw both Ferraris tighten their lap times even further. However, it was Carlos Sainz who was a handful of thousandths faster than Charles Leclerc, followed by a third fastest time for Max Verstappen. However, due to the grid penalty for Leclerc, Verstappen will start from the front row next to Sainz.
1 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 1:35.297s 1:35.590s 1:34.356s
2 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:35.795s 1:35.246s 1:34.421s
3 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:35.864s 1:35.294s 1:34.448s
4 Sergio Pérez Red Bull 1:36.163s 1:35.864s 1:34.645s
5 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:36.148s 1:35.732s 1:34.947s
6 George Russell Mercedes 1:36.195s 1:35.692s 1:34.988s
7 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1:36.860s 1:36.032s 1:35.598s
8 Lando Norris McLaren 1:36.465s 1:36.341s 1:35.690s
9 Fernando Alonso Alpine 1:36.446s 1:35.988s 1:35.876s
10 Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo 1:36.746s 1:36.321s 1:36.319s
11 Alexander Albon Williams 1:36.932s 1:36.368s
12 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin 1:36.695s 1:36.398s
13 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri 1:36.577s 1:36.740s
14 Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo 1:36.656s 1:36.970s
15 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri 1:36.808s 1:37.147s
16 Kevin Magnussen Haas 1:36.949s
17 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren 1:37.046s
18 Esteban Ocon Alpine 1:37.068s
19 Mick Schumacher Haas 1:37.111s
20 Nicholas Latifi Williams 1:37.244s
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(F1journaal.be)