Formula 1: Lewis Hamilton in qualifying ahead of Nico Rosberg and Sebastian Vettel – SPIEGEL ONLINE

Lewis Hamilton will start at the Grand Prix of China from first place. The world champion secured with the best time of 1: 35.782 in the best position for the race on Sunday (8 clock CEST, live ticker SPIEGEL ONLINE TV: RTL and Sky). Team-mate Nico Rosberg ended up with a gap of 42 hundredths of a second in second place, ahead of Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel in third place.

For Hamilton it is the third pole position of the season, the 41st overall and fourth on the course in Shanghai. Fernando Alonso was forced to retire with technical problems the training before the start of the McLaren and so had, as in the past few weeks in the qualifying major problems. Former world champion starts from only rank 18th Nico Hulkenberg (Force India) goes from position 16 in the race.

Hamilton was thus his role as favorite, he had already determined both Friday units and also the third free practice session. The Briton, who had to change his seat due to excessive heat, leading before the third race of the season, the championship standings ahead of Vettel and Rosberg.

Ferrari technical director James Allison makes itself due to the dominance of the “Silver Arrows” no great hopes for the World Cup. The chances for the title he holds despite the success of Vettel in Malaysia “unrealistic” for.

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  The most world titles
Michael Schumacher (7)
The most Grand Prix victories
Michael Schumacher (91)
Most wins in a season
Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel (both 13)
Most start-finish victory
Ayrton Senna (19)
The most podiums
Michael Schumacher (155)
The most podiums in a season
Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel (both 17)
The most pole positions
Michael Schumacher (68)
The most pole positions in a season
Sebastian Vettel (15)
The fastest laps
Michael Schumacher (77)
The most Grand Prix starts
Rubens Barrichello (323)