world champion Lewis Hamilton won the pole position for the first qualifying session of the new Formula 1 season. The Englishman sat down on Saturday in Melbourne against his teammate Nico Rosberg by. Third was Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel with a distance of 0.8 seconds behind the winner of the race starting place ahead of his Ferrari colleague Kimi Raikkonen from Finland. The Italians, it is apparently not succeeded in reducing the gap with the world champion team, at least in the sprint competition. However, referring team boss Maurizio Arrivabene on the particular circumstances at the Grand Prix of Australia (Sunday, 6 pm EDT). The race takes place on a street circuit at Albert Park, which does not allow generally applicable statements about the quality of the cars, overlooking the course of the season due to its slippery pavement.
Author: Anno Hecker, Managing Editor for Sport.
completely against it has failed the first attempt to create a new qualification mode more tension. Although led the introduced three weeks before changes to ensure that all teams sent their race cars at the beginning of the three crossings on the route. But the hope, the best underwent in the rush fault, was not fulfilled. On the contrary. The preliminary pecking order corresponds to the forecast, even the advance of the relatively small team Toro Rosso, Max Verstappen took fifth place, is not a sensation, but an amazing feat. In contrast, viewers and observers did not trust in the closing stages of their eyes. In the last five minutes the car remained in the pits. Viewers left in droves and grandstands. Toro Rosso, Williams and Ferrari saw no chance to decisively improve the positions. “I can be satisfied,” said Vettel, “the third place was the optimum today. We would have liked to be closer. The distance is not the whole truth “Facing the new format of Heppenheim added.” It was funny, in the end not to be out, although the track so is faster (by the rubber pad of tire wear). But we have the last test saved in order to save a set of tires. “
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on demand did not spare criticism of Vettel with the new rules: “I do not understand why now everyone is surprised. At the end, when it counts, but people want to Lewis, Nico, me or who see ever fight (for the pole). . But we have indeed criticized earlier “Rosberg joined the ruling more or less:”. A good try, but the wrong way “His team boss Toto Wolff has been quoted as saying:” This is quite a waste “
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the new qualifying format has led to the exit of all the teams at the beginning of the three passages. But the best teams allowed themselves in the rush no errors. The preliminary, with caution to enjoying equal ranking with the exception of Toro Rosso in about the prognosis. Mercedes ahead of Ferrari, Toro Rosso, Williams, Red Bull, Nico Hülkenberg was the Force India in tenth. Pascal Wehrlein came in Manor, the weakest car in the field, only to the last rank, surprisingly, albeit almost beaten by Indonesian Rio Haryanto.
Three weeks ago, Formula 1 had decided after a few minutes in each qualifying session every 90 seconds the slowest pilots to wave from the runway. So dropped out twice seven riders before the last eight should go for the pole position. But some pilots failed not only at their own pace. The new mode will not let them because of the necessary tire change sometimes enough time to go to the better placed front. The round must be completed within 90 seconds otherwise the result does not count. Some tax artist decided, in view of an excessive distance but also to save tires for the Grand Prix and finished their presentation. The number of usable blocks is limited.
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