2020 Turkish Grand Prix
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Be careful though, the commissioners must review the last laps of Q1 which, for some, took place under yellow flag. The final ranking could change shortly.
This is the first pole for a Canadian since Jacques Villeneuve at the 1997 European Grand Prix
Albon and Ricciardo complete the Top 5! Hamilton is only 6th, his worst performance of the season, ahead of Ocon and Räikkönen. Bottas and Giovinazzi are 9th and 10th respectively
Lance Stroll in pole position! The first of his career. The Canadian is ahead of Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez!
Pérez improves his time! He completed the lap in 1’49”321 while Stroll set the second time
Albon moves up to third place, just under five tenths behind Pérez
Less than 5 minutes from the end of Q3 Pérez is in the lead ahead of Verstappen and Räikkönen. Stroll and Ricciardo complete the Top 5. Following behind Bottas, Albon, Hamilton, Giovinazzi and Ocon
Third time for Räikkönen 1″6 behind Pérez
Improving in the first two sectors, Verstappen sacrificed his lap to pass intermediates
Best time for Pérez in 1’52″037
1’52″326 for Verstappen who launches the hostilities
Green flag, Q3 is launched!
Great Q2 from the Alfa Romeos. Antontio Giovinazzi is 5th and Kimi Räikkönen 8th. The Renaults of Esteban Ocon (6th) and Daniel Ricciardo (10th) will also be present in Q3.
15th Gasly will not see Q3 just like the two Ferrari drivers Sebastian Vettel (12th) and Charles Leclerc (14th) just like the McLarens. Lando Norris is 11th and Carlos Sainz 13th
Q2 finished! Best time for Verstappen ahead of Albon and Hamilton. Stroll and Giovinazzi complete Yop 5
1’52″036 for Verstappen. The Red Bull driver is 1″7 ahead of Bottas and 1″8 over Hamilton
Thanks to a time of 1’56″954 Esteban Ocon ranks 10th
Here is the Top 10 with 5 minutes to go: Verstappen, Pérez, Bottas, Stroll, Räikkönen, Ricciardo, Albon, Vettel, Giovinazzi. Ocon, Leclerc, Norris, Gasly and Sainz are provisionally eliminated
Stroll takes control almost a second ahead of Albon. He rode in 1’55″730