Convincing even on wet tires: Lewis Hamilton at the Mercedes
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton has impressively demonstrated also on flooded stretch his extra-qualities. The British Formula 1 World Champion took in qualifying for the Malaysian Grand Prix on Saturday after a cloudburst pole position. He starts so on Sunday (Start: 0900 Clock CEST / RTL and Sky and Live Scores in FAZ.NET) for a total of 40 times in his career from position one of
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Sebastian Vettel triumphed at the Sepang International Circuit in the Ferrari in second at large. He let Nico Rosberg in the Mercedes second behind. “Too bad that did not quite make it,” said Vettel. “But of course I’m happy. The first row is for us something special “The triple-winners were missing in Sepang. 1: 49.908 minutes only 0.074 seconds on Hamilton. “My first lap was quite good,” the Briton said to his best.
Rosberg had to put away a setback. “This was definitely not ideal,” he said. “It was disappointing for me.” A native of Wiesbaden is hoping to overtake Vettel at the start of the race because he is on the clean side of the track.
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© AFP Had not throw in the towel: Lewis Hamilton is clearly even in the rain and sets fastest time in qualifying
Had to throw in the towel not: Lewis Hamilton is clearly even in the rain and sets fastest time in qualifying
For the former Formula 1 world champion Kimi Raikkonen did much worse: Because the middle of the 15-minute second unit began a downpour to Vettel’s team-mate could not move from the eleventh to the front. “We had a plan, and to keep to. And who was wrong, “the Finn criticized the Ferrari strategists.
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Nico Hulkenberg also failed to make it into the top ten. The Force India driver from Emmerich was ranked “The rain had 13 must come sooner. In the dry we are just too slow, “complained Hulkenberg. “In the race would also help us rain, also because I personally like to ride in the rain. Unfortunately, the predictions are that it will be dry. “
The most prominent victim in the first knockout round were the two former champions in the McLaren-Honda. The two-time title winner Fernando Alonso can only start from 18th place out in his season debut. The Spaniard had missed due to a severe concussion during test drives the opener in Australia two weeks ago. Team-mate Jenson Button, the champion in 2009, landed right in front ranks 17th
© dpa Early After Work: Fernando Alonso
Early After Work: Fernando Alonso
As expected, both failed pilots of the Manor team on its Grand Prix debut. The Spaniard Roberto Merhi reached far behind the 19th Place 7.3 seconds back. The Briton Will Stevens came in qualifying not to drive.
. 1 Boot: . 1 Lewis Hamilton (England) Mercedes 1: 49.834; 2. Sebastian Vettel (Heppenheim) Ferrari 1: 49.908
. 2 Boot: . 3 Nico Rosberg (Wiesbaden) Mercedes 1: 50.299; 4. Daniel Ricciardo (Australia) Red Bull 1: 51.541
. 3 Boot: . 5 Daniil Kwjat (Russia) Red Bull 1: 51.951; 6. Max Verstappen (Netherlands) Toro Rosso 1: 51.981
. 4 Boot: 7. Felipe Massa (Brazil) Williams 1: 52.473; 8. Romain Grosjean (France) 1 Lotus: 52.981
. 5 Boot: 9. Valtteri Bottas (Finland) Williams 1: 53.179; 10. Marcus Ericsson (Sweden) Sauber 1: 53.261
. 6 Boot: 11. Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) Ferrari 1: 42.173; 12. Pastor Maldonado (Venezuela) Lotus 1: 42.198
. 7 Boot: 13th Nico Hülkenberg (Emmerich) Force India 1: 43.023; 14. Sergio Perez (Mexico) Force India 1: 43.469
. 8 Boot: 15. Carlos Sainz Jr. (Spain) Toro Rosso 1: 43.701;. 16. Felipe Nasr (Brazil) Sauber 1: 41.308
. 9 Boot: 17. Jenson Button (England) McLaren Honda 1: 41.636; 18. Fernando Alonso (Spain) McLaren Honda 1: 41.217
10th Boot: 19th Roberto Merhi (Spain) Manor 1: 46.677; 20. Will Stevens (England) Manor –
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