Formula 1: Lewis Hamilton on Pole for the 2016 Australian Grand Prix
With Lewis Hamilton beating his team-mate Nico Rosberg for pole position at the Australian Grand Prix, let’s take a look at the full qualifying report of the 2016 Formula 1 season.
So, for all of you who might be thinking (or saying) ‘this season will be the same’ – I’d reply and say don’t jump to conclusions!
It’s only the start of the new season and we have so much more to come! 🙂
Whilst Ferrari seemed promising in the final practice things didn’t seem to fall in place for the team with Vettel starting 3rd and Raikkonen 4th on the grid – ‘normal‘ results like last season.
With Lewis Hamilton paving the way with times that were already good enough for pole position, other drivers sat back in the garage ‘waiting’ to be eliminated from the Qualifying knock-out zones.
With the added pressure (time-wise) to get cars (and drivers) in and out of the pits on time meant that there were NO cars on track for the final minutes of qualifying sessions – talk about making things ‘fun’ for the audience watching at home.
Qualifying Results
1 – Lewis Hamilton – Mercedes
2 – Nico Rosberg – Mercedes
3 – Sebastian Vettel – Ferrari
4 – Kimi Raikkonen – Ferrari
5 – Max Verstappen – Torro Rosso
6 – Felipe Massa – Williams
7 – Carlos Sainz – Torro Rosso
8 – Daniel Ricciardo – Red Bull
9 – Sergio Perez – Force India
10 – Nico Hulkenberg – Force India
11 – Valtteri Bottas – Williams
12 – Fernando Alonso – McLaren
13 – Jenson Button – McLaren
14 – Jolyon Palmer – Renault
15 – Kevin Magnussen – Renault
16 – Marcus Ericsson – Sauber
17 – Felipe Nasr – Sauber
18 – Daniil Kvyat – Red Bull
19 – Romain Grosjean – Haas
20 – Esteban Gutierrez – Haas
21 – Pascale Wehrlein – Manor
22 – Rio Haryanto – Manor
So, there we have the roundup for tomorrow’s first race of the season – I’m excited, are you? 🙂
The Formula 1 Girl
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Image – BBC Sport
