2017 Chinese Grand Prix
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The start of the Chinese GP will take place tomorrow at 8 a.m. and will be followed live on Canal+ and with our live text.
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Hamilton: “The weekend is proving to be interesting. Our tests were limited to this morning. The Ferraris have seemed very fast since FP3. We expected close qualifying. I managed to progress session after session. I followed the plan and performed well enough, even if it didn't go very well at first. I was wary of turn 14 and the last turn because you can lose big in these places. I am very happy with this result. My fight with Vettel fascinates me, that's what motorsport is all about. »
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Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) won the 63rd pole of his career, the 6th in a row, by winning qualifying for the Chinese GP with a new lap record in Shanghai set in 1'31''678.
Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) will follow on the front row, preceding Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) by a thousandth. Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari) completes the second row ahead of Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull), Felipe Massa (Williams), Nico Hülkenberg (Renault), Sergio Pérez (Force India), Daniil Kvyat (Toro Rosso) and Lance Stroll (Williams).
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Hamilton takes pole for the Chinese GP, beating Vettel by 2 tenths. Bottas fails only a thousandth behind the Ferrari. Räikkönen completes the 2nd row ahead of Ricciardo, Massa, Hülkenberg, Pérez, Kvyat and Stroll.
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The checkered flag is presented to the drivers.
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The drivers make their last attempt at qualifying for the Chinese GP.
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Vettel will be the last to leave the pits. The Mercedes have already come out.
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Hülkenberg left his Renault. The German will not return to the track.
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Hamilton can hope to clinch a 6th consecutive pole, but Ferrari remains a serious threat to the Briton.
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Hülkenberg, 6th after his first attempt:
Nico returns from his run. He is currently P6. 5mins left! #Q3 #ChineseGP pic.twitter.com/NxoFLHdQat
— Renault Sport F1 (@RenaultSportF1) April 8th
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Here are the provisional times for the top 5 in Q3:
EARLY PACE-SETTERS, Q31 HAM 1:31.902 2 VET 1:32.0863 BOT 1:32.2654 RAI 1:32.6165 RIC 1:33.261#ChineseGP #Which pic.twitter.com/Csjucm35UA
- Formula 1 (@ F1) April 8th
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Räikkönen questions his car, complaining about the grip of his rear axle.
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Vettel fails by almost 2 tenths and is closest to the Mercedes driver.
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Hamilton took the best time in 1'31″902. Bottas is more than 3 tenths behind, ahead of Räikkönen, Ricciardo and Hülkenberg.
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Pérez and Stroll were the only drivers to remain in the pits. They will qualify on a single attempt.
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Q3 starts for 12 minutes; This is the first time that a Renault has been in this session since the takeover of Lotus F1 Team by Losange.
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The results of Q2:
PROVISIONAL CLASSIFICATION: END OF Q2#ChineseGP #Which pic.twitter.com/Yo4yQ0WmzP
- Formula 1 (@ F1) April 8th
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Vandoorne on Canal+: “I’m a little disappointed. We lost a lot of time staying in the garage for some reason. I had the potential to do better. The weather will perhaps allow us to have a good strategy. »
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Räikkönen improved Schumacher's circuit record with a time of 1'32.
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Sainz Jr, Magnussen, Alonso, Ericsson and Giovinazzi are eliminated from this Q2.
