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He risked not qualifying for Q3, but finally Lewis hamilton won pole (his 96th race) also at the Sochi GP in F1. In Russia, the English Mercedes driver will start ahead of all with a time of 1’31 “304, some six tenths better than Max Verstappen (Red Bull), who surprised Valtteri Bottas, third in the final. Race point) . Ferrari out of the Top 10: 11th Leclerc and 15th Vettel, victim of an off-piste.
Hamilton experienced a dangerous Saturday because Vettel’s accident (with the display of the red flag) nearly wiped him out before he could play for pole. Lewis was still out of time with two minutes to go due to a track boundary violation on his first lap. So, even with a bit of luck (he dropped 1 “before the checkered flag), the Englishman managed to save himself. He improved his 2019 pole position (1’31” 628). Tomorrow he could equal the legend’s record of 91 wins. Schumi.
Surprisingly, the first of the pursuers is not Bottas, ma Verstappen, which snatched the front row from the Finn by less than a tenth. More or less what he managed to do Perez with Daniel Ricciardo for fourth place. A little more distant Car.os Sainz, Esteban Ocon, Lando Norris, Pierre Gasly and Alexander Albon, who completed the places up to 10th.
Once again, however, the move to Q3 remained a pipe dream for Sebastian Vettel, but this time not only because of the car. In the second qualifying round, in fact, the German lost the rear and crashed heavily against the barriers: he will start 15th on the grid. The disaster could have been twofold for Maranello, since at that time Charles Leclerc he followed it and just touched it. But, also due to having to brake, the Monegasque was the first excluded from the decisive session, with the eleventh fastest time. Q1. in one breath …
Also bad was host Daniil Kvyat with AlphaTauri and Lance Strool, delayed by technical problems at his Racing Point. Disappointment also for him Alfa Romeo, with Antonio Giovinazzi and Kimi Raikkonen (victim of a spin during the decisive lap on the record weekend for his 323 GP) immediately eliminated in Q1 and forced to start from the penultimate and last row, divided by Kevin Magnussen and Nicolas Latifi .
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