Malaysian Grand Prix Qualifying
With Lewis Hamilton looking strong this weekend, lets see what’s going to happen throughout the Malaysian Grand Prix Qualifying session.
Malaysian Grand Prix Qualifying – Pit Lane Opens
Qualifying 1 – Malaysian Grand Prix
Wehrlein is the first driver to set a time during qualifying 1 – 1:36.999
Rosberg sets a fastest lap time however Hamilton crosses the line a few seconds later setting a faster time of – 1:34.444
A spin for Button.
Hamilton and Rosberg come into the pits – they’re the top two with Ferrari’s Vettel in third. Raikkonen 7th fastest losing a bit of time going off-track.
A lot of drivers are struggling with the grip and conditions of the track – they’re not finding the grip they’ve been expecting.
The grid is currently mixed up – people you’d expect to be at the back of the grid are out of the knock-out zone.
Many drivers are still not finding the grip.
Fernando Alonso pits and gets out of his car ending his qualifying session – he receives a 30 place grid penalty and will be starting at the back of the grid. See more here.
Knock- Out Zone
Ericsson
Nasr
Palmer
Ocon
Wehrlein
Alonso
Qualifying 2 – Malaysian Grand Prix
Rosberg sets the first and fastest lap time during Q2 – team-mate Hamilton now goes faster setting a time of 1:33.046
Ricciardo goes 4th fastest so far with Verstappen in 3rd.
The Ferrari’s are still to set their times.
Hamilton and Rosberg now come into the pits along with the two Red Bull’s – the Ferrari’s are now on track.
Vettel goes 6th fastest, his team-mate now sets a lap time putting him 5th fastest compared to earlier when he wasn’t finding the grip on track.
Cars all back in the pits and getting ready for the end of Q2.
Knock-Out Zone
Bottas
Grosjean
Gutierrez
Magnussen
Kvyat
Sainz
Qualifying 3 – Malaysian Grand Prix
Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen sets a faster lap time than his team-mate considering he was having problems with grip during Q1.
Rosberg loses a lot of time after going wide at Turn 5, he goes fourth fastest.
Lewis Hamilton sets the fastest lap time of 1:32.850
Cars are now coming back into the pits to get ready for another run for the end of Q3.
Rosberg goes second fastest – he locks up during the final turn and knows that he lost a lot of time.
It’s Hamilton on pole for the Malaysian Grand Prix!
Hamilton
Rosberg
Verstappen
Ricciardo
Vettel
Raikkonen
Perez
Hulkenberg
Button
Massa
Qualifying Reaction (Brief Reaction) – Malaysian Grand Prix
Jenson Button – “Very happy, the car is a bit more normal now and I’m enjoying qualifying now. P9 isn’t too bad considering. I think we’re in a reasonable position for tomorrow and we’ve improved the car a lot since yesterday – it’s been interesting with temperatures dropping so I’m pretty happy with that.“
Hamilton – “I want to say a big thank you to all the fans for their support here so a big thank you and secondly a big thank you to the whole team who continue to improve. Great work done coming into this weekend and the car felt fantastic. My lap could have been faster.“
Rosberg – “I’m going for pole, what else would I be doing out there – Lewis’ lap was very fast out there but unfortunately I made a mistake on the last corner. Second place, I’ve got to live with that now and it doesn’t mean that the victory is not possible.“
Verstappen – “I think the whole weekend has been quite positive for me, we made a few changes after Singapore and everything is looking promising. We found a good setup and happy with the car.“
Hamilton – “I think they’re going to be very quick this weekend. Tomorrow providing the conditions are like this, the course is a lot better, it’s smoother and it works a lot better with the tyres. I think we are looking quite strong also so hopefully this is the case tomorrow.“
Lots more to come soon ahead of the Malaysian Grand Prix tomorrow! 🙂
The Formula 1 Girl
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