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Vettel: Really a good feeling …
“I actually had a very good feeling today, if I’m honest,” reports the German in ‘ORF’ and reveals:[Ich] I was also relatively happy with the laps I had, but it doesn’t matter. The last time I did not feel good, today I felt better, but the performance was more or less the same. In the end I tried to balance everything, and then I lost the car a bit. “
“Then it became clear to me that I had drifted off a bit. But I thought if I didn’t try, I would blame myself later. I definitely wanted to try. It didn’t work out,” said Vettel. The last lap of Q2 was canceled. But that would only have offset one position.
Leclerc is not completely satisfied with P7
That does not surprise us. “I’m not completely satisfied with P7,” Leclerc said angrily on ‘Sky’, referring to the narrow gap with P4. Gasly was only a tenth of a second away. “I expected more,” he admits, admitting: “We weren’t as competitive as we wanted to be today. But the race isn’t until tomorrow and points will be awarded there. I’ll try to get the most out of it.” Let’s see if anything can go ahead.
Ricciardo: Best lap of the year
The Australian finished just 0.018 seconds behind Gasly. “As for the laps in Q3, I don’t think I will. [in diesem Jahr] I already had such a good one, “Ricciardo said on ‘Sky’ with satisfaction, adding:” That was the best lap I did this year. “He also reveals:” I’ve had a lot of fun qualifying for various races. Not anymore. ”That’s partly due to the track, but certainly also because of its good location.
Marko: Gasly is a “top driver”
Today there are also accolades for Helmut Marko’s Gasly. “Pierre has been at the highest level all season, he is improving,” says the Austrian in ‘ORF’ adding: “Now that the contract has been extended, that seems to have given another boost. It is even more important that he leads AlphaTauri with us. The team aims to be at the top of the midfield next year. And you need a top-notch driver. ” As is well known, there is no place for Gasly at Red Bull Racing.
Gasly satisfied with “strong turns”
In P4, the Frenchman was “the best of the rest” today. In ‘Sky’ he reveals: “I felt good all day. Practice was good, and I made small changes for qualifying that improved the car. In qualifying, then I did some strong laps.” With P4, Gasly established his best qualifying result in Formula 1 to date. He is “very satisfied” with that. Another good performance.
McLaren: what’s left of the race?
P9 and P10 only for Norris and Sainz. And the Spaniard doubts that tomorrow there will be much more progress. Above all, the big difference to Renault and AlphaTauri in Q3 is worrying. “If they had only beaten us a tenth of a second, you could compensate for that in the race. But three or four tenths could be too much,” he reflects and reveals to ‘Movistar’: “Today I have not felt comfortable with the car. I hope tomorrow tomorrow be a little better in the race with more fuel. “
Wolff: Bottas still lacks that against Hamilton
The Finn achieved his second pole position in the last three races. “He’s incredibly fast in one lap, and you can see that again now,” praised Toto Wolff on ‘ORF’. The team boss also explains: “The race is also about understanding and evaluating the tires. And I think Lewis still has an advantage. But Valtteri’s form curve and development curve definitely point in the right direction.” Let’s see if tomorrow he can take better advantage of the pole than at the Nürburgring.
Red Bull: spark plug replacement in record time
Today Helmut Marko praises more not only one of the drivers but the whole team. Many did not expect Verstappen to be able to drive again in the second quarter. “Our mechanics have done a great job again and have changed this spark plug in record time,” said the Austrian happily at ‘ORF’.
What is the secret of the crew? Marko reveals: “Of course we do trainings, we have motivational courses and the crew has been together for a long time. And when there is pressure, they seem to not feel it. I remember Hungary, that was the highest we have ever experienced. He showed again. They are a great group. “
Hamilton expects a “boring” race
The world champion already said after training that overtaking in Imola was almost impossible. Now you are adding one more time. After the second corner I could no longer follow the other car. That is why tomorrow’s start and strategy are crucial. He even compares the classification “a little” with Monaco. Pretty drastic. “I hope I am wrong,” said the world champion.
Verstappen: After Q2 the rhythm went away
Red Bull was able to fix the engine problem, but Verstappen explains that this caused him to lose his rhythm before Q3. Before the decisive stage, after just one fast lap in Q2, “I hadn’t had a good benchmark” on the medium tires. “That definitely seems to have given us trouble,” he believes. In fact, I was hoping they were a little closer to Mercedes. But that didn’t work out after tough Q2.
Hamilton is not satisfied
The world champion congratulates his teammate on pole position, Bottas did “a good job”. At the same time, he also explains that his own lap in Q3 was pretty bad at the end. Or to put it another way: In his own opinion, pole position would have been possible for Hamilton if he had passed the last lap. But in this case it is not so.
Still white vest
Verstappen and Russell remain undefeated internally in this year’s standings. In the match against Albon and Latifi it is now 13: 0. At Renault, Ricciardo increased against Ocon to an equally impressive 12: 1, Gasly bai AlphaTauri to 11: 2 against Kwjat. And at Ferrari, Leclerc was able to beat Vettel for the tenth time in a row.
Overview
Small disappointment for Ferrari, Leclerc only lands on P7. Kwjat is still behind, ahead of the two McLaren drivers. The voices for the classification continue here. Before, as usual, the summary:
Qualification report
Outcome
Starting grid
Post for Bottas!
The Finn does it and beats Hamilton with a 1: 13.6 by a tenth of a second. Verstappen makes the most of P3. In fact, fourth place goes to Gasly ahead of Ricciardo and Albon. Strong!
Hamilton submits
1: 13.7 for the world champion, who is slightly ahead of his teammate Bottas (1: 13.8). Verstappen at P3 is a long way off with an expected 1: 14.4. Surprise: Gasly is P4 ahead of Leclerc after the first few attempts.
On medium tires …
… from the top 10, only Hamilton, Bottas and Verstappen will start tomorrow. All the others in smooth. So in the third trimester. It seems clear that there will be another Mercedes Pole. The only question is for which driver.
Vettel only P14
That too, eliminated Vettel’s second-quarter fastest time. He even falls behind Russell at the Williams. P13 is, of course, a great success for the Brit.
