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Team Summary:
With the start of the eighteen minute period the majority of drivers would
be suing the supersoft tyres except for Ferrari and Mercedes who were on the
soft tyre. As times were set Hamilton would go fastest with a 1m:43.543 but
Raikkonen would move ahead with a 1m:42.585. Vettel would not be second
followed by Hamilton and Ericsson. The top three were all of the soft tyre
with only thirteen times been set. Verstappen would move up to third ahead
of Hamilton. Ocon was now fifth followed by Perez, Leclerc, Hulkenberg,
Grosjean and Magnussen.
Bottas had yet to come out but given that he would start the race from the
back due to grid penalties there would be questions as to whether he would
come out. Hamilton would move into second ahead of Vettel. Ricciardo was now
in tenth as Bottas did come out. The Williams drivers were in 18th and 19th
after their first runs. Bottas would move into second behind Raikkonen using
the supersoft tyres. The top five cars would all be back in their pits along
with the Force India cars. Despite small improvements both Williams cars
would be out after the first period finishing in 18th and 19th. Ericsson
would move into tenth.
The second period would see the top ten end up with Vettel quickest from
Raikkonen, Hamilton, Bottas, Verstappen, Perez, Grosjean, Ricciardo, Ocon
and Magnussen in tenth. The final period of qualifying would see the rain
finally arrive seeing drivers pit to change to intermediate tyres. After the
first laps it would be Vettel quickest from Raikkonen, Verstappen, Ricciardo
and Hamilton in fifth. But further runs would see Perez go second but this
would become third as Hamilton went fastest with a 1m:58.179. Grosjean was
now fourth followed by Raikkonen, Verstappen, Ricciardo and Magnussen ninth.
Bottas was not running in the period. Ocon would go third while Vettel was
now second seeing Hamilton take pole from Vettel, Ocon, Perez, Grosjean,
Raikkonen, Verstappen, Ricciardo, and Magnussen. |
