He wanted rain for today above all Lewis Hamilton, as they were faster in the simulation of fast qualifying rounds yesterday Red Bull feces Classic Ferrari for sale, while analyzes of race simulations are expected to show about 3 tenths per lap of advantage Mercedesa. The rain washed away the tire that the racers had applied yesterday from the track at night, so the grip on the smooth Russian asphalt was worse again, and the first one drove on the track Lando Norris.
Grip, however, is not the biggest concern this weekend host Kvjata, who was already dealing with many technical problems yesterday, but after only twenty minutes of the third training he stopped again at the track and told the team by radio that it was engine problems. Meanwhile, the top of the timeline was already occupied by both Ferraris, it was faster again Leclerc, which is Vettel won the qualifiers eight times in a row!
Halfway through training, he interspersed between them Verstappen, who approached the Monaco with slower medium-hard tires for just under half a second, while nothing optimistic information came from the Mercedes camp: “‘ Are we still 1,1 seconds behind? I don't know where we will make up for this backlog, " he noted anxiously over the radio Hamilton. It got better meanwhile for his teammate who did Leclerc approached at just under two-tenths. Another point of interest: Bottas on this track in qualifying, he has never lost a duel with a teammate.
Twenty minutes before the end it was Leclerc with soft tires with a time of 1: 32.861 further solidified in the lead, but he got it Bottas in a few minutes approached only 50 thousandths. The Finn was faster in the latter sector, where soft tires tend to overheat, but The Mercedes race car is obviously more forgiving to its footwear. Hamilton, meanwhile, came close to 4 tenths. Meanwhile, a message came from the garage Toro Rossa - They will have to replace the engine in the Kvjata race car again, which will not change much for the Russian, as he will have to start from the beginning anyway. The mechanics are already at work, but Kvjat will not perform at all in the qualifications.
At the end of his workout, he tried soft tires for the first time as well Verstappen, but he spun in a fast lap and crawled the fence with his back wing, Leclerc however, with a good three tenths of a second ahead of his teammate, he kept the first place on the time table. Both Mercedes follow, with a big lag, but without a fast lap on soft tires, in fifth place Verstappen, surprisingly fast this weekend Haas, it's somewhere in the middle Renault, while apparently continuing McLarn's grip problems.
If the trail stays dry, it is a big favorite of the Ferrari qualifiers, but there is still the possibility of rain, which would certainly shuffle the cards a bit.
