11/2/2023 0 Comments Front rusian leg sweep![]() Kevin Magnussen just sneaked through to the second round but his Haas team mate Nico Hulkenberg missed the cut, as did Alfa Romeo pair Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu. Albon left it late to finally post a time but it was good enough for P12 to split the Alpines of Gasly and Esteban Ocon. ![]() There was a roar of approval from the grandstands as local hero Yuki Tsunoda went seventh, but his AlphaTauri team mate Lawson did even better and snatched fourth. The top five cars now stepped aside to leave the rest of the field to fight over the scraps. Ferrari immediately got to work in a bid to avoid traffic, Leclerc reporting in to third which split the McLarens, Sainz fifth ahead of Perez. The session resumed with nine minutes remaining, six drivers yet to set a time after both Pierre Gasly and Alex Albon had their laps deleted for exceeding track limits. The rookie took the blame, citing a 'heavy right foot' rather than blustery winds. Before the Ferraris could also complete flying laps, Logan Sargeant lost control and crashed into the barriers at the last corner to bring out the red flag, the Williams a bit of a wreck. Norris confirmed his practice pace by slipping into second just 0.185s behind Verstappen, with Piastri reporting for duty in third ahead of Perez and the two Mercedes of George Russell and Lewis Hamilton. Lawson set the initial benchmark of 1:31.729s but by then the Red Bulls were rolling, and it was no surprise to see Verstappen fly to the top with a time of 1:29.878s proving almost two seconds quicker, his job effectively done for Q1. Liam Lawson and Lance Stroll had the place to themselves as they headed out on track on soft compound tyres. Q1: Verstappen and Norris lead, as Sargeant crashes out While pole might look all-but assured, the battle for the shotgun spot was very much alive going into qualifying. Max Verstappen completed a clean sweep of the weekend's sessions, while McLaren's Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri had slipped ahead of Sergio Perez and Ferrari duo Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz. 2023 Japanese Grand Prix - Qualifying resultsĪfter a humid and overcast Friday, there had been overnight rain at Suzuka washing the track clean, and for Saturday the circuit had been bathed in brilliant sunshine in time for final practice.21-race 2016 F1 calendar approved, Austin TBC.COTA boss unsure of F1's true support for USGP.BBC confirms it is dropping F1 coverage, Channel 4 steps in.Ecclestone: No ad breaks key to Channel 4 F1 deal.Ecclestone casts more doubt on 2016 USGP.Alonso in favour of expanded F1 championship.First Azerbaijan Grand Prix in jeopardy?.Elimination-style qualifying to be introduced in 2016.F1 not ready yet for new qualifying, admits Ecclestone.Revised qualifying format proposed for Melbourne.Full elimination qualifying gets green light for Melbourne.Reserve criticism over new qualifying - Williams.Ferrari leads pre-season engine token spending.F1 teams warned over radio coded messages.Qualifying change by Bahrain should be the target.Emergency meeting Sunday morning to address qualifying format.F1 looking to tweak elimination-based qualifying for Bahrain.Title battle still wide open, insists Allan McNish.Verstappen tops overtaking chart in 2016, sets new record. ![]()
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