![]() ![]() L12 To Lewis Hamilton: “This is a critical time of the race, Lewis, give it everything you’ve got.” Lewis Hamilton’s pave prompted Vettel to make an early pit stop. L10 To Jolyon Palmer: “Try to pick up the pace a bit Jo if you can.” L10 To Valtteri Bottas: “Valtteri, the most important thing at the moment is if we can pick the pace up.” L7 Lewis Hamilton: “It’s not easy to keep up with him.” L4 Nico Hulkenberg: “I think I could go faster but the dirty air is crazy.” L4 To Stoffel Vandoorne: “Pace is good Stoff you’re matching Magnussen, he’s P8.” L2 Felipe Massa: “I touched my corner, I don’t know if I have a problem. Here are the team radio highlights from the race.įelipe Massa had his first tangle of the race with Fernando Alonso at the start. Hamilton improved with a 1m19.149s while Vettel’s middle sector pace was slower, placing him in second with a considered giving Sebastian Vettel a fresh set of tyres after he was passed by Lewis Hamilton in the second half of the Spanish Grand Prix, but decided against the move. This is it!! #SpanishGP #F1 #Quali /RwHK9LVOUo #LH44 ventures out… he's on provisional pole. Five minutes left in the session and all cars were in the pits. A 1m19.149s from Hamilton placed the Brit in first place, Vettel claimed third before Raikkonen stole that place with a much faster lap. Top ten in this session comprised of Hamilton, Vettel, Bottas, Raikkonen, Verstappen, Ricciardo, Ocon, Massa, Perez and Alonso.īottas kicked off Q3 with a 1m19.390s on the clock, Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull were all out on new soft tires. In the end, Magnussen, Sainz, Hulkenberg, Grosjean and Wehrlein were all eliminated. Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull were satisfied with their first laps, and with four minutes remaining, nine cars headed out for the second attempt to escape the drop zone. As predicted, softs were the tires of choice throughout qualifying.įernando's out on track for his first Q2 run. Vettel came in second after his first attempt leading Bottas and Raikkonen. Q2 started with Bottas locking up at turn 1 but the Mercedes driver managed to get back in line, teammate Hamilton set the clock going with a 1m20.210s. The top ten comprised of Hamilton, Raikkonen, Vettel, Bottas, Verstappen, Ricciardo, Grosjean, Ocon, Sainz and Magnussen.Įveryone will end the session on the soft tyres – which we should see until the end of qualifying #SpanishGP The Haas drivers went out for a final stint on new soft tires as they tried to evade the drop zone.Įliminated in Q1 were Ericsson, Palmer, Stroll, Vandoorne and Kvyat. Meanwhile, Raikkonen took his time to set a proper time but the Finn managed to slot in second pushing teammate Vettel in third. Hamilton bettered Vettel’s time with a much quicker 1m20.511s, Grosjean met trouble on turn 13 where he spun his Haas. Heart-stopping moment for VET as his #Quali looks over – before he regains power seconds later #SpanishGP □□ /iLoLTzMj8o But the Ferrari driver kept pushing until he set the fastest time on 1m20.939s. It appears as if the new power unit had its own issues too. “Try to reach the box, Sebastian,” he was told. ![]() Moments later, on his second lap, Vettel began slowing down on the track. Vettel led the field into action in Q1 wearing a set of softs, Ocon and Vandoorne followed the Ferrari. Vettel’s Ferrari has also received a new power unit. ![]() Bottas’ car suffered a water leak this morning after only getting fixed for an electrical failure, he missed nearly the whole session and will be running an older spec engine. Mercedes managed to top both practice sessions yesterday but Ferrari was fastest on the final session today with Kimi leading Vettel on the timesheet. This is Hamilton’s 64th pole in F1, just one pole behind Senna’s 65 poles and 4 behind record holder, Michael Schumacher with 68 poles. Bottas will start from third alongside Raikkonen on the second row. ![]() Hamilton has won the Spanish Grand Prix 2017 pole and will share the front row with Ferrari man Sebastian Vettel. ![]()
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