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Valtteri Bottas achieved pole position in the Sahiri Formula One Grand Prix time trial, but the Finn did not make a statement as he said he did not perform well. Similarly, George Russell, who replaced the Lewis Hamilton coronavirus, was not entirely happy, regretting being behind the start. Third Max Verstappen and fourth Charles Leclerc, meanwhile, spoke quite positively about qualifying, although both acknowledged that tough competition awaited them.
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| The new Russell was not far behind at the start (Photo: AFP) |
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The Sahiri Grand Prix timekeeper brought a great pyrotechnic show: Colonel Valtteri Bottas, who could not improve on his last fastest lap, took the 16th pole position of his career with a 26 advantage, although he did not necessarily have the flag at the start of the race weekend. George Russell, who replaced the coronavirus Lewis Hamilton, had already sparked some warm moments for the Finn at Thursday’s press conference, as the hottest topic was obviously what would happen if Bottas immediately fell short of the brilliant Brit in Williams. .
The Finnish driver replied that he would not cast a good light on him if he failed to win the internal battle, but the statement was followed only by continued errors on Friday, while the incoming Brit finished in the lead in both free practice sessions. Bottas, for his part, absorbed himself on Saturday and signaled in the third practice that the match was far from over. The Finn was then able to get close ahead of his interim mark in the first two stages of the time trial, but pole position almost slipped out of hand, as while his rivals were able to improve on his last fastest lap, he did not hit his best. previous brand. Bottas did not even express satisfaction after qualifying, saying he did not perform well.
“Obviously, it created a whole new situation for my teammate to be different, but I just wanted to focus on my own stuff and didn’t want to waste my energy. I feel that, overall, this has been achieved. We are in a great position strategically and it’s good to see that thanks to Russell we also have the front row for the team. It feels great to be on pole position but it didn’t qualify very well so I’m happy that in the end it was enough. Bottas started, then explained why he couldn’t improve on his last try.
“I didn’t have a car in front of me at all, so I couldn’t catch a wind shadow. I also saw and felt that I was not fast enough on the straight lines. However, the turns were okay, it’s true, the combination of Turns 7 and 8 didn’t work out perfectly, and I also made a little mistake coming out of Turn 10. ” He examined his start-up circle.
Russell He had the great opportunity of Mercedes, and although for the first time in his career he was eliminated from the time trial by his teammate, he had the opportunity and he showed it immediately. The young Briton, on the other hand, was not entirely happy with his second place, he feels he could have won pole as well.
“If they had told me five days ago that I was finishing second, I would have thought they were just joking, but we worked very well with the team. However, the third free practice was not good at all as I made a lot of mistakes and pushed too hard. At the time, I thought I was going to drop out of Q1 or Q2, but I managed to shake off. I’m not lying, I’m very disappointed to have lost pole position so little ” – stated the Briton, who also shared that his team expected a top 6 result from him, this is the Mercedes team boss, Toto wolff He also confirmed and also revealed how they had tried to take the load off Russell’s shoulder.
“I told him that if he gets close to the top four, it’s already a fantastic result, and if a Ferrari or McLaren possibly jumps out and finishes fifth, it’s an equally great result. I didn’t expect more from him, and I felt like he went more calmly after that. “
Finish the third starting cube in the third free practice and in the second stage of the time trial. Max verstappen appropriate.
“It’s a pretty short road, I tried to get as close as possible and managed to get closer to the Mercedes than average, however, it was mainly due to the characteristics of the track. We are going to start with a different combination, so it will be interesting to see what effect this will have. Everything is possible, since the lap times are very close to each other. Mainly the start and the deciding factor will be how you manage your traffic, that’s all but nevertheless it won’t be easy at all ” The Dutchman, 56,000 behind the post, shared his thoughts.
Fourth, to my great surprise Charles Leclerc He finished the Ferrari with just one shot in the final stages of qualifying. According to Monaco, it was his decision to start so early, and although he completed a near perfect lap, he knows that a difficult race awaits him.
“I’m quite surprised, I don’t want to say that I made a perfect trip because there is always something you could have done better, but I managed to do everything the way I wanted. I made tremendous progress in driving after the third free practice, I was also able to make better use of the track limits, and dared to attack the shaker at Turn 7 after watching the recordings on board from Pierre (Gasly) , so I owe you a big thank you for that. Also, my last shift went well, even though I suffered a lot all weekend there. ” He told Monaco, and also spoke about Sunday’s chances.
“It has happened a few times this year that we qualified earlier than we expected and then on Sunday we got very frustrated during the race, so this time I’m trying to be realistic. We have a difficult race ahead of us, I don’t think we are as competitive as I think ours is not the fourth fastest car. However, I will do my best to maximize my chances. ” Added.
| 1. | Valtteri Bottas | Finnish | Mercedes | 53,377 | average: 238,956 km / h |
| 2. | George Russell | brit | Mercedes | 53,403 | 0.026 mp h. |
| 3. | Max verstappen | Holland | Red Bull-Honda | 53,433 | 0.056 |
| Four. | Charles Leclerc | Monaco | Ferrari | 53,613 | 0.236 |
| 5. | Sergio Perez | Mexican | Racing Point-Mercedes | 53,790 | 0.413 |
| 6. | Danyiil Kvjat | Russian | AlphaTauri-Honda | 53,906 | 0.529 |
| 7. | Daniel Ricciardo | Australian | Renault | 53,957 | 0.580 |
| 8. | Carlos Sainz | Spanish | McLaren-Renault | 54,010 | 0.633 |
| 9. | Pierre Gasly | France | AlphaTauri-Honda | 54,154 | 0.777 |
| 10. | Walk Lance | Canadian | Racing Point-Mercedes | 54,200 | 0.823 |
| eleven. | Esteban Ocón | France | Renault | 53,995 | 0.348 |
| 12. | Alexander Albon | Thai | Red Bull-Honda | 54,026 | 0.379 |
| 13. | Sebastian Vettel | German | Ferrari | 54,175 | 0.528 |
| 14. | Antonio Giovinazzi | Italian | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 54,377 | 0.730 |
| fifteen. | Lando norris | brit | McLaren-Renault | 54,693 | 1,046 |
| sixteen. | Kevin Magnussen | paste | Haas-Ferrari | 54,705 | 0.801 |
| 17. | Nicholas latifi | Canadian | Williams-Mercedes | 54,796 | 0.892 |
| 18. | Jack Aitken | brit | Williams-Mercedes | 54,892 | 0.988 |
| 19. | Kimi raikkonen | Finnish | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 54,963 | 1,059 |
| twenty. | Pietro Fittipaldi | Brazil | Haas-Ferrari | 55,426 | 1,522 |
| SECTION 1 | SECTION 2 | ||||
| 1. | Bottas | 53,904 | 1. | Verstappen | 53,647 |
| 2. | Verstappen | 54,037 | 2. | Perez | 53,787 |
| 3. | Russell | 54,160 | 3. | Bottas | 53,803 |
| Four. | Norris | 54,194 | Four. | Sainz | 53,818 |
| 5. | Gasly | 54,207 | 5. | Russell | 53,819 |
| 6. | Perez | 54,236 | 6. | Leclerc | 53,825 |
| 7. | Leclerc | 54,249 | 7. | Walk | 53,840 |
| 8. | Vettel | 54,301 | 8. | Kvjat | 53,856 |
| 9. | Or with | 54,309 | 9. | Ricciardo | 53,871 |
| 10. | Kvjat | 54,346 | 10. | Gasly | 53,941 |
| eleven. | Ricciardo | 54,388 | eleven. | Or with | 53,995 |
| 12. | Sainz | 54,450 | 12. | Albon | 54,026 |
| 13. | Giovinazzi | 54,523 | 13. | Vettel | 54,175 |
| 14. | Walk | 54,595 | 14. | Giovinazzi | 54,377 |
| fifteen. | Albon | 54,620 | fifteen. | Norris | 54,693 |
| sixteen. | Magnussen | 54,705 | |||
| 17. | Latifi | 54,796 | |||
| 18. | Aitken | 54,892 | |||
| 19. | Raikkonen | 54,963 | |||
| twenty. | Fittipaldi | 55,426 | |||
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