Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2019
Find the results of this endless qualifying session below. Stay connected to AUTOhebdo.fr to read the declarations of the main drivers and follow all the motorsport news, including the summary of the Fe in Paris and the live WRC in Argentina this evening!
QUALIFYING CLASSIFICATION: Bottas pips his team mate Hamilton to pole as @MercedesAMGF1 claim their 60th front-row lock out #AzerbaijanGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/nqLEVcN4TU
- Formula 1 (@ F1) April 27th
Sebastian Vettel lost time in sector 2! He goes 2nd behind Lewis Hamilton! Valtteri Bottas traps everyone and takes pole position in 1'40″495!
Sector 1 record for Sebastian Vettel! for 58 thousandths!
Sebastian Vettel attacks his turn.
The drivers leave the pits for their last attempt.
Max Verstappen insists, and he is right! The Dutchman climbs to second place, 366 thousandths behind Lewis Hamilton, and is therefore ahead of Sebastian Vettel.
The two Alfa Romeos of Antonio Giovinazzi and Kimi Räikkönen appear at the bottom of the top 10.
There are five minutes left in this Q3.
Sergio Pérez has so far achieved a superb fifth place, ahead of rookie Lando Norris (McLaren).
Valtteri Bottas is in third place, 469 thousandths behind his teammate.
Great performance from Lewis Hamilton who passes 1'40″703! Sebastian Vettel is relegated to four tenths…
Max Verstappen laps in 1'41″447. The Mercedes should go faster.
Charles Leclerc is comforted in his Ferrari box while Max Verstappen is the first man to drive in Q3.
Start of the final phase of these qualifications. Q3 lasts 12 minutes at the end of which we will know the identity of the pole sitter!
Find below the ranking of this Q2 full of twists and turns. Charles Leclerc is qualified for Q3 but his Ferrari is too damaged to continue due to his accident:
Q2 CLASSIFICATION: @Anto_Giovinazzi bags his first Q3 appearance #AzerbaijanGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/XyN6W1eIFI
- Formula 1 (@ F1) April 27th
End of this long Q2. Carlos Sainz Jr is eliminated at the last minute in favor of Antonio Giovinazzi!
Daniel Ricciardo, Alex Albon (Toro Rosso), Kevin Magnussen (Haas), Antonio Giovinazzi and Pierre Gasly are in a situation of elimination 2 minutes from the end of Q2.
There are five minutes left in this Q2.
Brave F1 enthusiasts will be delighted: Q2 is back!
A few moments before Charles Leclerc's crash, Sebastian Vettel caused himself a lot of heat by touching the inside wall at the narrows:
Vettel salvándose por poco. #AZEmovistarF1 pic.twitter.com/R58TfKwIop
— F1 in Movistar+ (@movistar_F1) April 27, 2019
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