2018 British Grand Prix
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Romain Grosjean will start 8th, ahead of Charles Leclerc and Esteban Ocon.
Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo will be on the third row.
Sebastian Vettel was not able to improve his time, unlike Kimi Räikkönen, who overtook Valtteri Bottas at the last minute for 3rd place!
Pole position for Lewis Hamilton!
1'25″892 is a new record for Lewis Hamilton!
Hamilton record in the 2nd sector!
Lewis Hamilton begins his final attempt.
Romain Grosjean (8th) drove two tenths slower than his teammate Kevin Magnussen (7th).
The two Haas of Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen are driving together while the other drivers have returned to the pits.
Max Verstappen is 5th, just ahead of his teammate Daniel Ricciardo. The gap between the two Red Bulls is quite significant (four tenths).
The duel is fierce between Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel! The German is ahead of the Briton by 57 thousandths, and both have given the other drivers quite a pill: Valtteri Bottas is at 281 thousandths, Kimi Räikkönen at 360 thousandths.
Sebastian Vettel is the fastest of the quartet in the first sector.
Kimi Räikkönen will set the first scoring time ahead of Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas and ahead of his teammate Sebastian Vettel.
Here we go for Q3! Ten drivers are on track to determine the first lines of the starting grid.
Let's take a look at the hierarchy of the first two parts of the qualification:
Q2 CLASSIFICATION: @OconEsteban edges out @HulkHulkenberg to advance into Q3 #BritishGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/3hpusi80IB
- Formula 1 (@ F1) July 7, 2018
All the drivers completed their time on soft tires (yellow sidewalls); there will therefore be no different strategies at the start of the race tomorrow…
Renault can already prepare for the race; Nico Hülkenberg is eliminated (11th).
Esteban Ocon is doing well, because no driver managed to improve their time apart from Pierre Gasly, who passes Marcus Ericsson for 14th place.
End of Q2!