Racing Bulls takes a step back: double elimination in SQ2
Both Lawson and Lindblad failed to make it into the top 10 in this morning’s Sprint qualifying.
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Step back. No repeat of the Melbourne miracle for Isack Hadjar in Shanghai, at least not in today’s qualifying which defined the grid of
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Minute-by-minute coverage of the Chinese GP Sprint Qualifying, the Ferraris go on the attack against the Mercedes
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China Sprint Qualifying: pole position for Russell, who leads Antonelli by almost three tenths. Norris at six tenths, Ferrari 4th and 6th
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The radio exchange between the Ferrari driver and his race engineer, after the Shanghai Sprint Qualifying
Verstappen resigned: “Undriveable car”. And Mekies apologizes over the radio.
The Dutchman only achieved the eighth fastest time in Sprint qualifying, trailing Russell’s Mercedes by over one second and seven tenths.
Vasseur and the Macarena wing: “Reliability test in Free Practice, then we decided not to use it today”
The words of Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur at the end of the Chinese GP Sprint Qualifying
Leclerc via radio: “What the hell is going on?”. And then explains: “4 tenths lost on the second straight”
Leclerc is not satisfied with 6th place in the Sprint Qualifying and accumulated a 4 tenths gap only on the second straight in Shanghai.