Chinese GP qualifying final moments showed that the position of the track is at times crucial.Video: evening magazine’s F1-expert Jyrki lake grove is going through the situation Ferrari inside: Sebastian Vettel has received a strong challenge to Charles Leclerc.
the F1 season in the third time trial of the last section was five in the garage between the otatus. Included were both Mercedes, Ferrari, Red Bull, Renault and Haas drivers.
the Time trial was solved in a familiar way only a 12-minute the last moment. The first to the last stroke of the outgoing Mercedes-drivers, then the ferrari of Charles Leclerc , Red bull’s Max Verstappen Ferrari Sebastian Vettel . When the cars went around the 5,451-kilometer-long track warm-up round signs, the seconds passed in a threatening manner toward zero.
the Driver gets to drive the fastest round normally, if he has time to send it before the chequered flag goes to the end of the period. Now all they didn’t have time.
on the Fifth line in the Vetteliä apparently called the long back straight I hurried to do so, the German would have time to go to the last for a quick round today. The track 13. corner, tight to the eye of the needle entering ahead of him was Verstappen slowed down the fair, to get a good distance ahead of you go to the Leclerc. At this stage Vettel, however, outside the season pass, and Verstappen was waving her hand.
Verstappen was forced to slow down more to let vettel was far enough away, and at the same time also Renault Nico Hulkenberg and Daniel Ricciardo came to Dutch over.
Max, you need to go now! Red bull’s pit wall said.
This was here, right? Verstappen answered?
– Yes, this was this.
Ricciardo was finally the last one, which managed to go for a quick round. Verstappen was also behind him came team mate Pierre Gasly as well as the Haas Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean did not have time to do the last bet.
“Trying to be nice”
when he Realized the situation Verstappen cursed his car as a pirate. Half of his comments were covered by the ugly words out to clean up the beep-sound.
I’m just Trying to be nice, and others put it all fucked up.
Verstappen was eventually fifth. He lost pole position vieneelle Valtteri bottas a waterfront lot 0,542 seconds. Places three and four reached the Ferraris were more than two tenths away. 21-year-old dutchman was upset still after the time trial.
I’m just Trying to track ahead of a Ferrari and be comfortable. I was able to overtake him, but not in time-in time to do so. It’s kind of like an unwritten rule that the last in the sector to remain behind. Then suddenly the eye of the needle bend in they began to overtake me, Verstappen said the Formula1.’s according to the.
It wasn’t a nice thing to do, and I’ll remember this next time. If such a situation comes, I know what to do. This is irritating, because we could have to fight three instead. Now just have to do more overtaking in the race.
a Similar situation
a Somewhat similar, albeit different ends of the country led, the situation was seen two weeks ago at the Bahrain GP’s qualifying of the first section. Vettelillä was even a crucial role in the events.
the Quick round menu prepared for the German overtook in a similar situation have been Grosjeanin the track in the last corner, and the frenchman had this to slow down the pace but did not notice behind at full speed come fast round the Mclaren Lando Norris . Danger was really near.
Vettel caused this mess. He didn’t respect the unwritten rule, according to which in such situations is not bypassed before the last bend, Grosjean said two weeks ago.
This time Vettel overtook verstappen was calculated depending on the track, second or third in the last corner.
Max Verstappen was not at all pleased with the time-driving to the end of the moment events. EPA / AOP
