F1: expected to suffer – Leclerc

Leclerc surprised by Ferrari’s performance (Photo: AFP)

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Valtteri Bottas He did a great final lap and, thanks to his lap of 1: 25.269, he achieved the 14th pole position of his career, which continued the Mercedes timing series. The defending guard has been unbeaten in the qualifiers since the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix that ended last year’s season, so his series has been written for 12 competition weekends.

“It feels really good when you manage to seize your last chance and the Q3 nail has done very well now and everything has gone well. Conditions are not easy as we had quite a bit of time to prepare and it was very difficult to get the tires in the correct operating range, which was the biggest challenge today. Lewis (Hamilton) drove onto the field around the same time, this time he was in line to move on. I tried to pay attention on the starting circle and also managed to warm up the tires and the spike did well. Hopefully I have a good start on Sunday. ” The Finn shared his thoughts.

Nico Rosberg – who defeated Hamilton at the World Cup in 2016 – Bottas said about Saturday’s performance, it shouldn’t be described yet.

„Bottas did a fantastic lap as I saw, there was nothing wrong with so much pressure on him. With that, he sent Lewis exactly the message that he’s not done yet, he’s still in the league fight. It would be great if you continued in a similar way on Sunday“ Said the German pilot.

Flying Finn career pole No.

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Long Hamilton It seemed more likely that he would reach pole position, but the final British lap did not do very well, falling behind his mark by 256 regiments.

“If I look at the data, I’m sure I will see exactly where I lost so much time. Now there are more than two tenths between us. Valtteri did a very good job, so congratulations. Many factors will play an important role in the race, so I have to keep going with my head down.“ He said, then said he was not ruling out the possibility that Red Bull was faster than them in the race.

„They made some improvements and got closer to us, which means it won’t be easy to compete. They are also usually louder on Sundays, so they can be faster than us.“ – added and shared that he would have liked to start with the medium mix,

Max verstappen he was still in the lead after his first Q3 attempts, but had to settle for third place. The Dutch bar was a bit disappointed, but generally satisfied, as Red Bull was noticeably closer to Mercedes.

“He was a very interesting timekeeper, after missing the whole program on Friday, the day was pretty busy for everyone. We got a good qualifying, but unfortunately the car oversteer a bit at the beginning of the third stage, and when it oversteers the car starts eating tires, which has caused a loss of time. What is very positive is that we are getting closer and closer to Mercedes. I’m a bit disappointed as maybe there could be more to this, but overall I’m very happy.“ – summed up the Dutch and also talked about the updates.

„We made some improvements which resulted in the car performing better as well. Obviously, due to limited testing options, I still have to go through the data and then optimize the settings while struggling with oversteer. We are definitely moving in the right direction and I hope we can develop further in the future. As for Sunday, they forecast even colder weather than now, so it will be interesting to see how the tires perform. It feels good to drive on this track so I can’t wait for the race, I hope we are in a fight with Mercedes.“ I look forward.

Fourth, to my great surprise Charles Leclec He closed with the Ferrari, which is preparing for the Nürburgring with several novelties.

“I have no idea where it came from, I was expecting us to suffer in the cool weather. We’ve had trouble warming up the tires in cold weather since the beginning of the season, but now it seems to be going well. I am very happy with my nails, everything went well and fourth place is great“ – enthusiastic.

The story of the day was undoubtedly provided by Racing Point: Lance Stroll was forced to skip the third free practice due to discomfort, and it later turned out that he couldn’t even sit in the car at the jump. The team was immediately alerted by the British and was already leading the RP20 in the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix. Nico Hulkenberget, that is beyond a crazy day.

“It felt pretty good to sit back in the car, especially after I had a leg stroke around eleven in the morning. It was even wilder and happier than my first jump. I was in Cologne which is an hour from the track, I would have come here this afternoon to do some TV stuff for RTL tomorrow anyway. I was having coffee with one of my friends around eleven o’clock when Otmar (Szafnauer) called me to hurry up because he needed him. I got in a car and came, and the rest is history“ – said the German.

„It was quite different to Silverstone, it was obviously a completely different track, the car had also changed and some improvements had been made which resulted in a complete driving feeling. It wasn’t easy to get back on track in four laps, but overall, I’m so happy with my laps that I was the last“ Added.