2016 Malaysian Grand Prix
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The Briton will start on the front row alongside Nico Rosberg, who was unable to rise to the level of his Mercedes teammate. Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo offer a second row to Red Bull while Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari) will start on the 3rd row. Sergio Pérez and Nico Hülkenberg (Force India) follow in the standings ahead of Jenson Button (McLaren) and Felipe Massa (Williams).
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Lewis Hamilton takes pole position for the 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix!
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1’33″264 for the German who moved up to second position ahead of the two Red Bulls of Verstappen and Ricciardo.
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Rosberg does not improve in the first sector against Hamilton.
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The drivers returned to the track for their final attempts in this Q3.
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If the weather were to interfere in the proceedings, Rosberg would carry out a very bad operation in view of the race tomorrow.
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A few drops of rain were reported on the track.
Drops of rain in sector 2 #Which #MalaysiaGP #redseason
- Scuderia Ferrari (@ScuderiaFerrari) October 1, 2016
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Mercedes indicates that a deviation in trajectory is the cause of Rosberg's poor time.
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Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) made everyone agree after these first attempts by achieving a lap in 1’32″850. Poor performance on the other hand for Rosberg, only 5th behind Verstappen, Ricciardo (Red Bull), and Räikkönen (Ferrari).
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The Mexican's mark was immediately improved by Vettel (Ferrari), then Verstappen (Red Bull).
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Pérez set the first time in 1’35”173 with his Force India.
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Nine drivers took to the track in this Q3, Jenson Button (McLaren) being the only one not to leave the pits.
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Green flag for the last 12 minutes of this qualifying session in Malaysia.
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Here is the ranking at the end of Q2 in Malaysia.
PROVISIONAL CLASSIFICATION (END OF Q2) HAM half-a-second clear of ROS #Which #MalaysiaGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/cGogrDXmCP
- Formula 1 (@ F1) October 1, 2016
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Lewis Hamilton was once again the fastest in Q2, and precedes his Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg by almost 6 tenths. Followed by the two Red Bulls of Verstappen and Ricciardo, and the Ferraris of Räikkönen and Vettel. Valtteri Bottas (Williams), however, did not make it past Q2, unlike his teammate Felipe Massa. The Haas of Grosjean and Gutiérrez, the Toro Rosso of Sainz and Kvyat and the Renault R.S.16 of Magnussen are also among those eliminated.
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BREAKING – ELIMINATED, Q2
11 BOT 12 GRO 13 GUT 14 MAG 15 KVY 16 SAI#Which #MalaysiaGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/xwmI3nUD9O
- Formula 1 (@ F1) October 1, 2016
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End of Q2, while Hülkenberg (Force India) improved to move up to 9th place behind Button (McLaren).
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Räikkönen still dominates Vettel in the Ferrari clan, the two drivers climbing into 5th and 6th positions and separated by less than 70 thousandths.
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Lewis Hamilton set a record lap at Sepang.
HAM Q2 2016 – 1:33.046 MSC Q2 2004 – 1:33.074
The record is finally broken! What a lap @LewisHamilton! #F1 #MalaysiaGP #Which
— MERCEDES AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1) October 1, 2016
