Chinese Grand Prix Qualifying LIVE

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Chinese Grand Prix Qualifying LIVE – All you need to know about the Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix, Updated LIVE as it happens. 

Starting with 100% chance of rain the conditions are currently changing and the track is getting dry after a wet morning on the Shanghai Circuit.

Qualifying 1

Mercedes on track first with Hamilton saying “The track is dry…so far” – team on the wrong tyres.

Pascale Wehrlein is straight into the wall due to opening DRS, going through a damp-patch on track and going over a bump  – red flag.

Reports: Hamilton was reporting a problem with his power unit just before Wehrlein’s accident and with the session currently being ‘red-flagged’  and with the clock stopped, this gives Mercedes time to have look at the issue.

Track sweepers on track attempting to dry damp sections on track…

Qualifying resumes – Guitierrez on track using supersoft tyres…

Jenson Button on track using new set of supersoft tyres followed by Alonso on track too…

Mercedes still working on Hamilton’s car after he reported an issue with his power unit – 9 minutes left of Qualifying 1.

Hamilton now on track but still down on power with his team-mate setting the current fastest lap of 1:37:669


Raikkonen and Vettel on flying laps with Raikkonen setting fastest lap of 1:37:347


Vettel now sets the fastest lap of 1:37:001 and Hamilton out of Q1 starting last on the grid….not a great weekend for the Mercedes driver who has dominated in Shanghai in previous years.

Haryanto, Palmer, Guitierrez, Magnussen out of Q1 and starting at the back of the grid in tomorrow’s race….

Qualifying 2 

Rosberg currently on track using soft tyres setting a fastest time 1:36:240 followed by Ericsson and Nasr who are also on track.

Ferrari are on-track using the supersoft tyres – both drivers on the supersoft tyres…. Raikkonen sets the fastest lap time of a 1:36:118

Team-mate Vettel closely follows, in second place.

Session Red Flagged – Hulkenberg loses front left tyre, mistake from the Force India team….

As the session has been red-flagged it looks like Nasr, Ericsson, Grosjean, Button, Alonso and Massa are all out of Qualifying 2 through no fault of their own.

Qualifying 3 

Force India first car on track followed by Nico Rosberg – supersoft tyres…

Track conditions for the race tomorrow are expected to be like in Practice 2 which will suit the Ferrari’s well!

Rosberg sets the fastest lap of 1:36:111 with Perez currently in second place – more cars on track…

Raikkonen sets the fastest lap of a 1:35:972 – team mate Vettel still in the pits, Rosberg in second place and Riciardo in third….

The Ferrari’s are back on-track, Vettel only going for a single run…..

 Rosberg on pole, and surprisingly – Ricciardo in second, Raikkonen in third and Vettel in fourth place – Well done to the Red Bull team for such a result!

So here’s the lineup for the race tomorrow!

Nico Rosberg

Daniel Ricciardo

Kimi Raikkonen

Sebastian Vettel 

Valtteri Bottas 

Daniil Kvyat

Sergio Perez

Carlos Sainz

Max Verstappen

Nico Hulkenberg 

Felipe Massa


Fernando Alonso

Jenson Button

Romain Grosjean 


Marcus Ericsson


Felipe Nasr

Kevin Magnussen

Esteban Guitierrez

Jolyon Palmer

Rio Haryanto 

Pascale Wehrlein

Lewis Hamilton 

Looks like it’s going to be an exciting race tomorrow for the Chinese Grand Prix 2016 on the Shanghai Circuit!

The Formula 1 Girl

xx

Image – Sky Sports F1 





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