F1, Chinese GP: Verstappen also dominates qualifying. The distant Ferraris, disastrous Hamilton: the starting grid

Qualifying on the Shanghai circuit powered by Red Bull. The Austrian team has monopolized the front row and in China, the fifth round of the Formula 1 season, it will start with Max Verstappen first and Sergio Perez ahead of everyone else. After the victory achieved in this morning’s Sprint Race, the world champion […]

Qualifying on the circuit Shanghai traction Red Bull. The Austrian team has monopolized the first row and in ChinaThe fifth event of the Formula 1 season, will start with Max Verstappen first e Sergio Perez in front of everyone else. After the victory centered in the Sprint Race this morning, the reigning world champion reiterated his strength by obtaining the fifth consecutive pole position this season start and the 37th in career. Its time to 1’33″660 he was about three and a half tenths faster than his teammate, who stopped the clock at 1’33″982.

He won third place Fernando Alonsopilot ofAston Martin, able to make up for the performance in the Sprint Race which ended with a retirement due to a tire puncture. Further back Ferrari that they will leave with Charles Leclerc to the sixth place (1’34″289) e Carlos Sainz to the seventh (1’34″297). The Monegasque driver found himself in difficulty especially in the first sector, but managed to get ahead of his teammate who, halfway through Q2, lost control of his car at the last corner of the Chinese circuit and ended up against the barriers.