F1: Hamilton on pole, Vettel third Ferrari – Il Sole 24 Ore

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This article was published April 11, 2015 at 13:06.
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Front Row Mercedes in the Chinese Grand Prix. World champion Lewis Hamilton took pole position ahead of team-mate Nico Rosberg. Third place for Ferrari Sebastian Vettel.

Fourth position for Williams Felipe Massa, ahead of team-mate Valtteri Bottas and Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen. Seventh Red Bull Daniel Ricciardo in front of the Lotus of Romain Grosjean and the Sauber of Felipe Nasr and Marcus Ericsson. Depart still far behind the McLarens: seventeenth Jenson Button in front of team-mate Fernando Alonso.

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He does not hide his satisfaction Sebastian Vettel for the third position achieved in qualifying for the Grand Prix of China, and provides a close race with Mercedes: “He was the greatest we could do today – says the German driver – I believe that tomorrow we will be closer to them. The race is long and we will try to bring home as many points, I look forward to challenge the Mercedes. ” Vettel also focuses on the rivalry between Hamilton and Rosberg to place the winning shot: “If they fight in the first corner maybe we can overcome them.”

The world champion Lewis Hamilton, however, appears enthusiastic after the pole position, the third in a row and the 41st in his career: “China is a good circuit for me, I feel very positive vibrations and car felt so fantastic, better than in Malaysia. ” “The team continues to do a fantastic job, the guys did a great job bringing improvements for this weekend,” adds the Anglo-Caribbean driver of the Mercedes, while keeping your feet on the ground in view of tomorrow: the title of today ‘ not to say that we have already won, will be a long race. ”

It seems frustrated, however, Nico Rosberg, behind only 4 cents a fellow of the Mercedes. “Bothers to be so close, it was possible to get pole but the ride was good – adds the German – Today, however, there are no points at stake, the points are tomorrow.” As for the competition of Ferrari, “is strong but we think we are a bit ‘faster than them in the race. Only that we have to stop before the tires while they fail to make the longest stint and that is a problem. ”

The race tomorrow at the start at 8 am.

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