2018 Brazilian Grand Prix
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In any case, this promises an intriguing Brazilian Grand Prix. Lights out Sunday at 15:10 p.m. Interlagos time (18:10 p.m. in France). You will be able to follow the penultimate round of the 2018 world championship with live commentary on AUTOhebdo.fr.
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Leclerc: “I did an incredible last lap in Q2 but I couldn't do the same in Q3. Congratulations to Marcus who gave a superb performance. I'm still a little frustrated because I made a few mistakes that I shouldn't have made. The Haas seem faster, but we will do everything to keep them behind. »
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Ocon on Canal+: “We should have had the possibility of going to Q3, but we did not find the level of performance previously reached. It will be harder with the penalty. If it rains, however, it will call everything into question. »
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Vettel: “It will be better if I don't comment on the stewards' investigation. I got angry because I wanted the commissioner to hurry up. »
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Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) won pole at the Brazilian GP by setting the new lap record in 1'07''281 with less than a tenth ahead of Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari). Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) and Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari) are on the second row in front of the Red Bulls of Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo, but the Australian will have to move back 5 places on the grid.
Marucs Ericsson (Sauber) will start from 6th place in front of his teammate Charles Leclerc. The French Romain Grosjean (Haas) and Pierre Gasly (Toro Rosso) completed the Q3 rankings.
The results remain provisional. Sebastian Vettel is under investigation for failing to follow weigh-in procedures. Lewis Hamilton hampered Kimi Räikkönen and Sergey Sirotkin (Williams) in Q2, the Russian narrowly avoiding the collision, but the stewards have not yet made an announcement on these incidents.
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Hamilton is on pole with less than a tenth ahead of Vettel. Bottas and Räikkönen are on the 2nd row in front of the Res Bull of Verstappen and Ricciardo, but the Australian will have to fall back 5 places. Ericsson should therefore start from 6th place ahead of his teammate Leclerc. Grosjean and Gasly complete the Q3 rankings.
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Hamilton takes pole at the Brazilian GP with a new lap record of 1'07"281. This is his 10th pole of the season!
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The pilots left to make their second attempt.
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Here is the provisional ranking for Q3 2 minutes from the end of the session:
Q3: Here's how things stand with 5 mins to go #BrazilGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/xWTbB6YMFP
- Formula 1 (@ F1) November 10, 2018
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Grosjean and Gasly complete the provisional Top 10. Hamilton is on provisional pole ahead of Vettel, Bottas, Räikkönen, Verstappen, Ricciardo, Ericsson and Leclerc after the first attempt.
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Hamilton takes provisional pole and the new lap record in 1'07"301, 73 thousandths ahead of Vettel. Bottas follows more than a tenth ahead of Räikkkönen and the Red Bulls of Verstappen and Ricciardo.
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Räikkönen improves Ericsson's time by almost a second but Vettel does better by 82 thousandths.
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Ericsson set a time of 1'08"432, 6 hundredths ahead of his teammate Leclerc.
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The drivers set off with the super soft tires when the rain no longer seemed to be a threat.
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The stewards indicated that the weighing could not be carried out correctly and that the car scale was damaged as a result.
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Q3 starts for 12 minutes. The rain no longer seems to worry the drivers since the track remains virgin.
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While Hamilton could face a penalty, it is Vettel who is under investigation for not having properly followed weigh-in procedures. The Ferrari driver kept his engine running.
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The Q2 ranking:
Q2 CLASSIFICATION: It's so tight between the top three #BrazilGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/VKcAwXvt15
- Formula 1 (@ F1) November 10, 2018
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Kevin Magnussen (Haas) was the first eliminated in this session after failing to be less than a tenth behind Pierre Gasly (Toro Rosso). The Dane is ahead of the Force India of Sergio Pérez and Esteban Ocon who will have to move back 5 places on the grid. Nico Hülkenberg (Renault) and Sergey Sirotkin (Williams) complete the ranking.
Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) set the new lap record with a time of 1'07''727 ahead of Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) and Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes). Max Verstappen (Red Bull) and Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari) complete the Top 5 ahead of Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull) and Romain Grosjean (Haas).
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Leclerc climbs to 8th place and pushes Magnussen back into the elimination zone as the checkered flag is displayed.
