The champion “spoke”! THE Max Ferstappen reminded of last year’s great year and with a faster lap in the πε adventurous qualifying tests in Ίμολαwhich had 5 red flags (four for accidents, one for heavy rainfall), took the pole position and will start first in the sprint race (23/04) and the Grand Prix (24/04).
The drivers left for the last lap at 2:58 before the end, but a new accident this time from Norris deprived the possibility of change at the top since the remaining 38 seconds were not enough to make a round …
Second is the leader of the standings Charles Leclerc, leaving behind Norris, Magnussen, Alonso, Ricardo Perez, Botas, Vettel and Saint who completed the top ten. “Tragedy” for Mercedes, which saw for the first time after Suzuka in 2012 not having either of its two cars in Q3!
It is reminded that with the new changes, the victory in tomorrow’s sprint race will give 8 points, the one in the Grand Prix on Sunday 25 and another one of the fastest laps. If a pilot makes the… absolute then we will be talking about 34 points!
The good day from the morning seems to say the thymosophical people and this was confirmed with the beginning of Q1 in the qualifying tests, after Albon Williams brakes caught firethen there was an explosion in the car and of course the action was stopped with a red flag, since the track was full of debris!
The final of the first part of the qualifiers found them Chunoda, Gasli, Latifi, Okon and Albon offline, with the red flag making its. reappearance in Q2 when Saint made the mistake and left the track. He had, however, managed to make time faster than other drivers, securing a place in the top ten and in the sprint race he will start on Saturday in the sprint race from 10th place. Still, Q2 in rainy Imola was devastating for her Mercedeswho saw him Lewis Hamilton and George Russell to stay out of the top ten! As was the case with Schumacher, Zhou and Stroll.
Q3 was also adventurous, where the rain made the track slippery and the cars go slower than expected. THE Magnussen left the track, but came off the sand trap, entered the pits and after the changes in his car managed to continue, with the red flag turning… green and having normal qualifications. THE Leclerc made a faster lap and passed first, the yellow flag, from the accident of Botas, “forced” him Ferstappen to cut speed in sector 2 but this was not a problem to get first. The red flag came out again with 2:58 left, which meant that the drivers were just one lap ahead.
When they got back on the track and started their last attempt, with him Leclerc to hope for… overthrow, came the Norris to go off the track and get a red flag again, with the 38 seconds left to “finish” the trials and give the pole position to Ferstappenwho will be accompanied on the first line of the start Leclerc.
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