2017 Malaysian Grand Prix
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The start of the Malaysian GP will be held tomorrow at 9 a.m. The race will be followed live on Canal+ and with our live text.
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Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) takes his ninth pole of the season at the Malaysian GP in Sepang with a lap record set at 1'30''076. Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari) failed by just 45 thousandths and will complete the first row. The Red Bulls of Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo are on the second row ahead of Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes).
Esteban Ocon (Force India) completes the third row while his teammate Sergio Pérez fails behind Stoffel Vandoorne (McLaren) and Nico Hülkenberg (Renault). Fernando Alonso (McLaren) completes the top ten.
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Räikkönen fails 45 thousandths behind Hamilton. Mercedes driver takes pole at Malaysian GP!
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Hamilton does not improve his time but Räikkönen seems faster…
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The checkered flag is presented to the drivers.
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Hamilton complains of power losses. His team replied that they saw nothing in the telemetry data.
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The drivers set off again for their second attempt less than 3 minutes from the checkered flag.
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Hamilton reported having a problem with his Mercedes even if the times do not show it…
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Hamilton could win the 70th pole of his career, his 5th at Sepang in six years.
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Ricciardo took 3rd place, 4 hundredths ahead of his teammate Verstappen.
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Hamilton took provisional pole and the new lap record in 1'30″076. Räikkönen follows 2 tenths ahead of Ricciardo and Bottas. Pérez climbs to 5th place ahead of Ocon and the McLarens of Vandoorne and Alonso. Hülkenberg remains in the garage.
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The drivers are in their first flying lap. Hamilton set off at a good pace.
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Q3 starts for 12 minutes.
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The Q2 ranking:
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Pierre Gasly (Toro Rosso) was unable to go further than Q2 at the Malaysian GP. The Toro Rosso driver set the last time of the session more than a tenth behind his teammate Carlos Sainz Jr. The Williams are also eliminated, Felipe Massa having failed two hundredths behind Fernando Alonso (McLaren) while Lance Stroll is in the lead. 13th place behind Jolyon Palmer (Renault).
Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) set the new lap record with a time of 1'30''803, a tenth ahead of Kimi Räikkönen and Max Verstappen (Red Bull). Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) followed in fourth place.
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Hamilton improves his lap but remains 4th behind Räikkönen and Verstappen.
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The checkered flag is presented to the drivers. Bottas improves the record in 1'30"803.
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Räikkönen is the only driver with Verstappen to stay in the garage. They occupy the first two places in the ranking.
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All the drivers returned to the pits. Gasly is 14th between Sainz Jr and Stroll. Bottas is the first to return to the track.
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Vettel: “I started my lap and lost power in the middle of the track. We had a problem with the turbo pressure. We need to understand why. It's hard for the team because I knew we had a fast car. We will be able to regain places tomorrow in the race by taking advantage of the opportunities. We know that a lot of things can happen. »
