2016 British Grand Prix
Accidented in free practice 3 and transferred to hospital for additional examinations, Marcus Ericsson was authorized to start by the FIA doctors. The Sauber driver will start from the pit lane.
Rain could disrupt the race as a few drops are currently falling on the track.
On the starting grid side, Lewis Hamilton, after his 55th pole position obtained yesterday in qualifying, will start on the front row alongside Nico Rosberg. The Red Bulls of Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo will share the second row in front of the Ferrari of Kimi Räikkönen and the Williams of Valtteri Bottas. Sixth in qualifying, Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) will start from 11th place after his gearbox change penalty after qualifying.
The light has just turned green at the end of the pitlane. Several single-seaters quickly took to the track to judge the conditions.
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Hamilton is ahead of Rosberg by 319 thousandths while the two Red Bulls of Verstappen and Ricciardo monopolize the second row for Red Bull. The Ferraris of Räikkönen and Vettel follow in fifth and sixth, but the German will have to observe his five-place penalty for changing gearboxes. The Ferrari driver should start 11th, leaving Pérez in the top 10. Bottas (Williams) and Hülkenberg (Force India) follow in the standings ahead of Carlos Sainz (Toro Rosso) and Fernando Alonso (McLaren).
Rosberg is too far away to claim pole position after the first two sectors. Pole position for Lewis Hamilton, the 55th of his career.
1'29″287 for Hamilton, who beats Nico Rosberg!
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Hamilton returned to the track first for the second attempt against Nico Rosberg. Will the Briton be able to repeat his performance to win pole against his teammate?
Significant change in the ranking, since Lewis Hamilton's time was canceled for exceeding the track limits at turn 9, the former first turn of the old Silverstone track.
Ricciardo (Red Bull) is followed by Räikkönen and Vettel (Ferrari), author of an impressive slide at the exit of the Stowe corner.
Verstappen failed in third position in 1'30″313, 0″974 behind Hamilton.
Nico Rosberg was slightly hampered by traffic in the second sector. The German will try to take advantage of his second attempt to get pole.
1'29″606 for Rosberg on the line, but Hamilton improves and signs a 1'29″339.
Hamilton immediately improves the first sector by five thousandths!
Rosberg began his flying lap. 28″284 in the first sector.
Start of Q3. Twelve minutes to determine the poleman for this British Grand Prix. Rosberg took to the track followed by his Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton.
Daniil Kvyat (Toro Rosso) complained about Kevin Magnussen (Renault), who allegedly blocked him during Q2.
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