F1 | Rosberg: “I thought I had done well, but here the pole counts less” – FormulaPassion.it

April 2, 2016 – In qualifying for the Bahrain Grand, Nico Rosberg Prize gained the second position on the grid, clocking a time higher than that of Lewis Hamilton of less than a tenth.

Only 77 thousandths separated Nico Rosberg from the pole position on the track at Sakhir. The German driver in his second and final Q3 timed attempt failed to overtake Lewis Hamilton and will have to be content to aid in the now customary front row Mercedes license plate.

It was a qualification always in the head for Rosberg positions which used only tires of compound Supersoft, with a single attempt in Q1 and Q2 and two rounds launched in Q3. The first of these rounds in the last segment of the session had given Nico provisional pole, which then had to yield to Lewis Hamilton. A nothing has served the attempt to Keke son’s response, which has improved, but stopped at the time of 0’077 teammate .

There is a bit ‘of regret in the words of Nico Rosberg, who was convinced that he could put his wheels in front of everyone: “ Today simply Lewis has managed to pack a great result . I thought I had done well, but unfortunately it was not so. I was sorry, I said to myself: ‘You can not’, I was convinced I made the first , “he said the German, who has been standing at a height of twenty-two pole position in his career. Nico not raise the white flag, many are in fact the possibilities that might arise in the course of the race, as happened two weeks ago in Melbourne: “ I think this is one of the tracks on which all in all the pole counts less . Tomorrow many things can happen, even the strategy can be a bit ‘of confusion. But there are still many opportunities to be exploited .

<'p> The 30 year old from Wiesbaden fact is confident in the strategy: “ Our quarterback is a beautiful genius, then we will be in good shape tomorrow. However will be complicated, three different tires, very low temperatures that make casino , there will be a bit ‘of all “. the use of the only medium-train is not excluded brought here by Mercedes: “ We do not know if we will, we have to see. It will be an interesting race and anything could happen. We expected that the Ferraris were nearby and were pleased to be able to stay ahead of him . “

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