Portuguese Grand Prix 2021
17h
This is the end of this live text of qualifying for the Portuguese Grand Prix. See you this Sunday at 16:00 p.m. for the race, still on AUTOhebdo!
17h
Valtteri Bottas on pole at the Portuguese Grand Prix. The Finn is ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen. Sergio Pérez and Carlos Sainz complete the Top 5. Following behind Esteban Ocon, Lando Norris, Charles Leclerc, Pierre Gasly and Sebastian Vettel
17h
Hamilton misses his last attempt. Pole will go to Bottas!
16h
3rd provisional time for Verstappen, 4 tenths behind Bottas. There will be no pole for the Dutchman. Everything will come down to Bottas and Hamilton
16h
Bold bet at Mercedes which sends its two drivers on medium tires. The rest of the board is tender
16h
Things are moving on the track. All the drivers leave their garage
16h
Here is the ranking 5 minutes from the end of the session: Bottas, Hamilton, Pérez, Sainz, Norris, Leclerc, Gasly, Ocon, Vettel and Verstappen
16h
It's totally calm in Portimão. The drivers returned to the pits to put on a new set of tires for their final attempt in this Q3
16h
Bottas and Hamilton take the lead. Advantage to the first city who is only 7 thousandths ahead of his teammate!
16h
Verstappen saw his first time erased by race direction for going wide at turn 4
16h
1'19″482 for Ocon who provisionally takes the lead in Q3
16h
Here we go for Q3!
16h
This is the end of Q2. Hamilton set the best time ahead of Bottas and Norris. Great performance for the Frenchman Ocon who finished 4th, 6 tenths off the lead in Q2. Vettel also responded and will be in Q3 for the first time in 15 Grand Prix. Russell, Giovinazzi, Alonso, Tsunoda and Räikkönen were eliminated
16h
12th time for Alonso who will not see Q3
16h
No Q3 for Tsunoda. 12th time for the Japanese
16h
Gasly moves up to 8th place a few moments before the end of Q2
16h
Gasly improving on his flying lap. The Frenchman is currently 10th and first not eliminated
16h
Vettel improves but remains 7th, 1 second behind Hamilton
16h
Another failed attempt at mediums for Leclerc. The Scuderia driver is 8th. Attention !
16h
1'19'142 for Sainz who moves up to 9th place
