Singapore GP final practice and qualifying
By: Geoff Creighton
Summary
Hamilton takes pole, Vettel down in third | |
Nervy moment as Vettel has his floor changed ahead of qualifying | |
Q2 exits for Alonso, Sainz, Leclerc, Ericsson and Gasly | |
Out in Q1: Magnussen, Hartley, Vandoorne, Sirotkin, Stroll | |
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Status: Stopped
Driver, Team
Hamilton, Mercedes
Verstappen, Red Bull
Vettel, Ferrari
Bottas, Mercedes
Raikkonen, Ferrari
Ricciardo, Red Bull
Perez, Force India
Grosjean, Haas
Ocon, Force India
Hulkenberg, Renault
Hamilton, Mercedes
Verstappen, Red Bull
Vettel, Ferrari
Bottas, Mercedes
Raikkonen, Ferrari
Ricciardo, Red Bull
Perez, Force India
Grosjean, Haas
Ocon, Force India
Hulkenberg, Renault
Vettel: "Not ideal, obviously we wanted to get pole and we didn’t.
"For us, it was a bit of a messy qualifying session, but in the end, there was too much time missing, so no better than third."
"For us, it was a bit of a messy qualifying session, but in the end, there was too much time missing, so no better than third."
Q3 result: 1 Hamilton; 2 Verstappen; 3 Vettel; 4 Bottas; 5 Raikkonen; 6 Ricciardo; 7 Perez; 8 Grosjean; 9 Ocon; 10 Hulkenberg
Hamilton isn't improving on his second lap so far (not surprisingly really as attempt one was huge).
There's some racing for position going on on the out-lap, as Raikkonen passes both Bottas and Hamilton. Bottas is also passed by Hulkenberg.
A very confusing message from Vettel: "Try next time to get me a good out-lap, and notice that the Mercedes are a lot slower than us".
The response is "understood".
The response is "understood".
"Pretty disconnected. First three corners was losing the rear, then losing the front [in] middle sector," Ricciardo said. Red Bull tells him his car will be reverted to how it was earlier.
First runs: 1 Hamilton; 2 Verstappen +0.319s; 3 Vettel +0.613s; 4 Bottas +0.771s; 5 Raikkonen +1.388s; 6 Ricciardo +1.593s; 7 Hulkenberg +2.872s; 8 Ocon +3.132s; 9 Perez +3.189s. No time yet: Grosjean
Raikkonen didn't exactly ease off in that lap - he was clearly pushing even in the final sector, with a major wobble at one point.
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