Ferrari qualifying report: Charles Leclerc P5, Carlos Sainz P7 at Lusail circuit

Max Verstappen’s late push earned him an unbelievable Pole Place forward of a wonderful George Russell in a tightly contested battle. McLaren and Ferrari are additional behind than anticipated: the British staff occupies the second row, whereas the Ferraris line up in fifth and seventh positions. Let’s recap what occurred on this Saturday night with a abstract and the outcomes from the Qatar GP F1 qualifying session.

Q1
Gentle tires for everybody, with Russell setting a powerful tempo immediately with a 1:21.519, forward of Norris and Alonso by 59 and 89 thousandths of a second. Verstappen took fourth, adopted by Gasly and Stroll, with Sainz and Piastri half a second behind. Hamilton and Perez rounded out the High 10, with Leclerc additionally secure to this point. Bottas, Lawson, Tsunoda, and Albon have been additionally secure. The Ferraris improved with Sainz in second and Leclerc in fifth, whereas Piastri had a not-so-clean lap in eighth.

New tires for everybody within the last minutes. Sadly, Franco Colapinto and Esteban Ocon remained in the back of the grid. Perez made a powerful transfer to climb to eighth. Tsunoda eradicated Albon and Lawson, whereas Hulkenberg couldn’t discover his rhythm and stayed in 18th. On the entrance, Russell lowered his time and remained on the prime, with the Ferraris subsequent in line, Leclerc second and Sainz third, inside a tenth of a second. Norris, Verstappen, Alonso, Hamilton, Perez, Piastri, and Gasly closed out the High 10. The 2 Stake Sauber drivers, Bottas in twelfth and Zhou in 14th, additionally carried out effectively.

Q2
Used tires for Verstappen, McLaren, Ferrari, and Mercedes. Verstappen led the group with a 1:21.085 forward of Russell and Piastri. Norris adopted two-tenths behind, with Perez and Gasly three-tenths additional again. The Ferraris have been in sixth and seventh positions, with Charles Leclerc forward of Carlos Sainz. Hamilton and Magnussen rounded out the High 10.

Oscar Piastri was the primary to return to the monitor and improved his time, closing to inside 36 thousandths of Verstappen. Everybody else adopted swimsuit, with Norris setting the quickest time of 1:20.983 forward of Verstappen, Russell, and Leclerc, all inside a tenth and a half. Carlos Sainz and Hamilton have been solely eighth and ninth. The McLarens returned to the pits, and the others pushed on. Verstappen went quicker with a 1:20.687, with Leclerc third, three-tenths behind. Russell was fourth forward of Hamilton, whereas Carlos Sainz was seventh, simply forward of Alonso. Magnussen and Perez eradicated Gasly, together with Zhou, Bottas, Tsunoda, and Stroll.

Q3
First try: It was a battle between Russell and Verstappen. The British driver posted a powerful 1:20.575 forward of Verstappen by just a few thousandths of a second. Charles Leclerc was third, three-tenths behind, adopted by Hamilton and Sainz. The McLarens had a troublesome session: Oscar Piastri was sixth, whereas Norris canceled his lap after making a mistake. Alonso’s time was additionally deleted, with Kevin Magnussen and Perez seventh and eighth.

Second try: Lando Norris was the primary to return to the monitor however instantly canceled his lap after struggling in Flip 1. Max Verstappen improved his time, in contrast to Russell, and beat him by 55 thousandths to take Pole Place! McLaren locked out the second row, with Norris and Oscar Piastri forward of Charles Leclerc, all inside a tenth of a second. Lewis Hamilton squeezed between the 2 Ferrari vehicles, beating Carlos Sainz by 30 thousandths. Behind Carlos Sainz have been Fernando Alonso, Sergio Perez, and Kevin Magnussen.

Qatar GP F1 Qualifying Outcomes.

Nov 30, 2024David Carter

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