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The Briton takes the best starting position in Sochi and has good prospects of setting Michael Schumacher’s GP record on Sunday.
Five years after his first and only pole position in Sochi, Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton will start again on Sunday in Russia. The British world champion aims for his victory in GP 91 and will draw with Michael Schumacher.
For Hamilton it is already the seventh pole position in the tenth race of the season. His teammate Valtteri Bottas, who finished third, will not come out alongside him for once. Max Verstappen took the place alongside the world champion at Red Bull, who for the first time since the Styrian GP again flew a front row of Mercedes in mid-July.
Vettel crashes into the rail
The two Ferrari drivers, Charles Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel, barely survived the first qualifying stage at 14th and 15th places. As a result, the German did not improve, on the contrary.
The 33-year-old man crashed into the gang in Q2, but was unharmed in the crash. Therefore, it was not enough for more than 15th place on the grid. His teammate Leclerc at least improved to 11th place.
Raikkonen after the last mistake
After Antonio Giovinazzi was left behind four times in a row in Alfa Romeo’s internal duel against Kimi Räikkönen, the Italian once again moved ahead of the Finn. Raikkonen made a mistake on his last lap in Q1 and it was his last after a spin. Giovinazzi was also 17th in the first qualifying stage on the track.
Räikkönen will catch up with record holder Rubens Barrichello on Sunday with his 322nd Grand Prix start.
