The Mercedes champion hits the pole and the new record of the Sakhir circuit mocking his teammate Rosberg . Second row for Vettel and Raikkonen, on the distant lap: German aims to repeat the departure of Melbourne.
ROME – second round of elimination qualifications has confirmed what we saw in Australia two weeks ago: first, the format is confusing , in Mercedes on lap are impregnable , the third the Silver Arrows and the Reds are level higher than the other team.
NOW brawl – At 17.00 of the “Wild West” of the shoot-out qualifying with drivers in the queue at the traffic lights and tussle within to to score a good time avoiding the scythe that after seven minutes reaps its first victim, in this case Nasr. One-two for Rosberg and Hamilton that outweigh suffered Ferrari, took to the track first, with the German stopping the chrono at 1: 31,325, ahead of the world champion of 66 milliseconds to 311 milliseconds and leaving Vettel.
STOFFEL GREAT DEBUT – In Q2 good fight between Mercedes and Ferrari that fall under the wall dell’1’31, with Hamilton hits a good 1: 30 039 followed by Vettel to +370 milliseconds then Rosberg and Raikkonen while Kvyaat is the first casualty of the stop watch. To highlight the amazing debut Stoffel Vandoorne : the third McLaren guide, called to replace the bruised Alonso finished the second qualifying session in 12th position, ahead of team-mate (and world champion 2009) Jenson Button. He returned to the pits he received the well-deserved praise from Alonso, remained at Sakhir to follow the race and support his replacement.
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LEWIS BEFFA NICO – At 17:46 triggered the last session when the sun has set at the Sakhir circuit, with Mercedes and Ferrari coming down the track using the penultimate supersoft available train. Raikkonen is the first to launch: the Finn scored a great lap, but was overtaken by Vettel and finally by Rosberg who hits another exceptional time: 1’29.897 in the first attempt. But Hamilton does not fit. The world champion pulls out the pride in the last five minutes remain on track only the Fantastic 4 and the British unleashed stops the timer to 1: 29,493, crumbling the track record and conquering the 51st career pole on a circuit that you like the least.
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NICO teases LEWIS – In a nice press conference curtain between the two Mercedes drivers: Hamilton expresses his satisfaction for the ride perfect and Rosberg came his turn, he does not skimp a little dig at fellow commenting that “this is one of the tracks where the pole counts less”, while Hamilton was looking for, if not paid, the look of Vettel, the series “but you feel it?” .
SEB HOPE iN DEPARTURE – the German Mercedes understandably disappointed but tasted already on pole, the Ferrari countryman as much for having to start in third position after taking over five tenths from the fastest . During the conference Seb commented: “I was very happy with the first attempt, I was hoping that the gap is less; half a second is not cheap but are very happy with the car, which is perfect in every sector of the track. I hope to do the same starting two weeks ago, I have to keep the tires at the beginning and maybe then attack. But I could not do more. ”
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