Marko Hanželic
With that, he also became the first Ferrari racer after Michael Schumacher with four consecutive first places in the qualifiers. When the German managed this achievement (2001 season), he was Leclerc is only three years old.
Q1: Albona error and collision, problems for Vettl
But let's go nicely in order. With the exception of Daniil Kvyat, who already had problems with the powertrain in the third free practice, all other racers could be the most important event in Q1 it was a collision Alex Albon, thus being at Red Bulluv Q3 can only be bet on again Max Verstappen, who eventually finished fourth.
Ferrari first sent both racers into the fire on medium tires, taking it Hag had quite a few problems - first he made a mistake in the thirteenth turn, but later he was hindered in setting up a fast lap Robert Kubica in Williams. The third attempt was thwarted by the already mentioned Albon, which caused the red flag to flutter.
He was next Hag forced to continue on a fresh set of soft mix, which he used for a quick lap and overtook by a few tenths Hamilton in Verstappen in second and third place. Kimi Räikönen, who was well on his way, made a mistake in the third sector and allowed a teammate Giovinazzito overtake him, and they finished the qualifiers in Q1 Albon and both Williams racers, George Russell in Robert Kubica.
Q2: Leclerc class by itself, fast Grosjean
Mercedes, which is not going according to plan in Sochi either, in Q2 both tires were fitted with tires of medium compound, while in Ferrari in Red Bullu use softer ones. He took care of the surprise Romain Grosjean, who broke through to sixth place and had less success Magnussen, which at Gasly, Perez, Giovinazzi in Stroll failed to rank in Q3.
Both Renault they managed to break into the top ten, the same is true for both McLaren, which ranked seven and eight.
Q3: Leclerc fastest again, Hamilton ahead of Vettl
Charles Leclerc he made it clear at the outset that it would be very difficult to defeat even today. His most serious rival, teammate Vettel, he was three tenths behind and by no means managed to make a perfect circle. Monačan overtook the German in the qualifiers for the ninth time in a row, since Canadian GPwhen Vettel started from first position.
Lewis Hamilton managed to get into another between both Ferraris, so you can hope to take advantage of it tomorrow Leclerc's breeze and break into the lead in front of the main tribune. Interestingly, for the first time in five years, he is faster than Bottas, who finished fifth in qualifying, and due to Verstappn's penalty (engine), Carlos Sainz will start there, thus equaling his best starting position.
He will start as the sixth Nico Hulkenberg, and they lined up behind him Lando Norris, Romain Grosjean in Daniel Ricciardo, who also lost his first internal duel in Sochi.
