Qatar GP Grand Prix Q1 results: Verstappen fastest from Norris Leclerc reset the bar on a second set of tyres with 1m25.452s, before Norris took P1 away with 1m25.131s and Verstappen beat them all with 1m25.007s.įalling at the first hurdle were Logan Sargeant (pipped by Williams team-mate Alex Albon on his last lap by 0.092s), Lance Stroll (Aston Martin), Liam Lawson (AlphaTauri), Kevin Magnussen (Haas) and Zhou Guanyu (Alfa Romeo). The track’s condition was improving throughout, with Alonso retaking P1 with 1m25.685s on his first set of tyres. Norris then set the pace, but the McLaren driver’s 1m26.043s was deleted for exceeding track limits. Guanyu Zhou was in 17th for Alfa Romeo and Yuki Tsunoda in 20 for AlphaTauri.Verstappen set the early pace at 1m26.884s, which was quickly pipped by Fernando Alonso’s Aston Martin with 1m26.715s, then Charles Leclerc’s 1m26.444s in his Ferrari. The two McLaren drivers had a poor run, with Lando Norris finishing in 15th and Oscar Piastri in 18th. Daniel Ricciardo moved to 14th for AlphaTauri. Nico Hülkenberg was 13th or Haas and Lance Stroll was in 14th for Aston Martin but will take a five-place grid penalty for overtaking under yellow flags during practice. Sergio Pérez was 11th for Red Bull, the team mistiming his runs in Q2. Once the racing resumed, Alex Albon and Logan Sargeant were an impressive sixth and seventh for Williams, Valtteri Bottas in eighth for Alfa Romeo, Kevin Magnussen in ninth for Haas and Fernando Alonso in 10th for Aston Martin. Many fans did not believe this represented sufficient compensation, particularly astheywere online only and did not include shipping costs. No compensation was offered to fans with three-day tickets but Thursday-only ticket holders were promised a voucher worth $200 to spend in the Las Vegas GP official store. It has been highly criticised as a further insult to those who had been prevented from seeing almost any track action. This is believed to be for legal reasons, to avoid the organisation being open to lawsuits if it had made an admission of guilt. It noticeably did not contain any apology across the 650 words. “It happens, and we hope people will understand.” “We have all been to events, like concerts, games and even other Formula One races, that have been cancelled because of factors like weather or technical issues,” they said. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. For more information see our Privacy Policy. Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain info about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties. Enormously disappointed fans, many of whom had paid huge sums, were forced to leave while the second session went on behind closed doors. However, an hour before that, fans were told to leave because F1, who are promoting and organising the race, had contractual and transportation problems maintaining their staff at the circuit. It caused a five-hour delay before FP2 could begin at 2.30am. The first session was stopped within five laps after Sainz’s Ferrari was struck violently by a water-valve cover, bringing practice to a close as the FIA had to inspect and confirm the integrity of the other 30 covers on the Strip. Fans attending practice had been able to watch eight minutes of the cars on track. Hamilton appeared to be unable to eke out more from his car, telling his team he simply “couldn’t go faster”.īefore the session had begun, F1’s handling of the fall out from the debacle of Thursday’s practice sessions had not gone down well. It is his 23rd career pole, a fine tally but one undermined by a low conversion rate of five wins, an indication of how Ferrari have consistently failed to deliver a suitably competitive race car in recent years. He will be hopeful of a strong showing again but while Ferrari have been promising over a single lap, Red Bull are still likely to be quicker once more in race pace. He took pole in Baku and inherited the top spot in Spa when Verstappen was given a grid penalty and was once more quickest in the US and Mexico, but has yet to convert any of them to a win. This was Leclerc’s fifth pole of the season.
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