The seventeenth qualification of the championship of F1 2021 ends in a truly exciting way. Only five teams manage to reach the Q3 and bear the name of Red Bull, Mercedes, Ferrari, McLaren e AlphaTauri. Great duel between Verstappen e Hamilton with some raindrops go and put some pepper in the finish. The check Max who manages to get on Lewis a 2 tenths of distance: 1’32”910 the time made by the Dutch. Third is the companion Sergio Perez, author so far of a great start to the weekend.
Good pace also of Ferrari that thanks to the penalty of Valtteri Bottas will start from the fourth and fifth squares on the grid respectively with Charles Leclerc e Carlos Sainz. The Finndese of the Mercedes instead it will start from ninth position due to the replacement of the internal combustion engine (the sixth in season). 6th and seventh placement for Ricciardo e Norris which, although behind, remained very close to the Prancing Horse cars.
In Q2 we have seen massive use of the compound Media. The intention of the pilots was to avoid a double stop and the adoption of the Soft in competition. Too bad for Sainz. The Spanish of the Ferrari will be the only one together with Tsunoda to have to use the softer compound tomorrow at the start of the race. This at least among the drivers present in the top-10.
Appointment so see you tomorrow for 21:00, starting time of United States GP.
Live Qualifications
00:02 – This is the starting order: pole position per Verstappen, according to Hamilton, then to follow we find Perez, Leclerc, Sainz, Ricciardo, Norris, Gasly e bottas (5 positions back) in front of Tsunoda.
00:01 – Pole position per Max Verstappen: 1’32”910!
00:00 – Sainz fifth ahead of McLaren! Leclerc in the end he manages to steal his position: 1’33 ”606 for the Monegasque.
00:00 – Hamilton on provisional pole: 1’33 “119
00:00 – Checkered Flag !!
23:59 – Norris does not improve and neither does Ricciardo Sain and Leclerc.
23:59 – The Mercedes they do not improve in T1
23:58 – 6 thousandths divide Leclerc and Ricciardo… It will be pulled
23:57 – Verstappen and Perez out.
23:56 – Again all out of the garage except the two Red Bulls.
23:56 – Mercedes the first cars to return to the track.
23:55 – Everyone in the pits.
23:54 – The ranking after the first attempt.
23:54 – But it comes Sergio Perez: 1’33 ”180 !! 3 tenths trimmed to Bottas.
23:53 – Provisional pole for Verstappen: 1’33”199
23:53 – Third Sainz ahead of Ricciardo and Norris: 1’33 ”826, fourth Leclerc: 1’33”897
23:52 – Bottas: 1’33”475!
Hamilton in P2: 1’33”564
23:51 – Norris close to the time of Hamilton in T1.
23:49 – Everyone on the track. AlphaTauri with used compounds, the others with Soft new.
11:48 pm – Green light! Q3 begins !! 12:00 at the drivers’ disposal to get the pole position and the best place on the grid.
23:44 – These tires that will use the pilots present in Top Ten at the start of tomorrow’s race: Average per Verstappen, Hamilton, Norris, Leclerc, Bottas, Perez, Ricciardo e Gasly.
Sainz e Tsunoda they will be the only ones with the Soft.
23:41 – The Q2 session ends. These are the eliminated pilots: 11th Ocon (Alpine), Vettel (Aston Martin), Giovinazzi (Alfa Romeo), Alonso (Alpine), Russell (Williams). George canceled the time for overstepping the track limits.
23:40 – Sainz fails to improve. The Spaniard will start with rubber Soft.
23:40 – Tenth Tsunoda to knock out Ocon.
23:40 – Ninth Ricciardo, the Australian at risk.
11:40 pm – Checkered flag !! Final laps
23:39 – Perez have box.
23:38 – P7 for Sergio Perez: 1’34 “178. Ocon, Russell and Giovinazzi also ride on Media compound tires.
23:38 – Medium Rubber new also for Norris and Sainz.
23:34 – Sergio Perez e Daniel Ricciardo they try again, another ride with the Medium tire. Drivers choose to focus on a one stop strategy and avoid the Soft.
23:33 – Everyone in the pits. This is the ranking. At the moment they may be able to get through the shift using the yellow compound: Verstappen, Hamilton, Norris, Leclerc e bottas. Gasly e Ocon considering that Perez e Ricciardo they are left without time, they will probably have to take a ride with the Soft if they want to be sure to get in Q3.
23:31 – Deleted the time of Perez (1’34”074) e Daniel Ricciardo (1’34”248)
23:30 – Norris ahead of Charles: 1’33 ”880, but the differences are not high.
23:30 – Leclerc!! Great time with yellow rubber! Third place ahead of Bottas: 1’33 ”928
23:29 – Verstappen: 1’33”464
23:29 – Hamilton: 1’33”797
23:29 – Bottas: 1’33”959
23:28 – Differentiated strategy in Ferrari. I got many le Soft.
23:27 – Tires Average per Leclerc, Verstappen, Ricciardo, Norris, Bottas, Hamilton, Gasly e Ocon.
23:26 – Session in which the compounds that the pilots who manage to qualify in the Top-Ten will have to use tomorrow on departure.
11:25 pm – Green light! Q2 begins! 15:00 minutes available for the drivers to enter Q3.
23:22 – Good Giovinazzi which finds the Q2 for 63 thousandths!
23:20 – End the session here Q1. The reason for the previous yellow flag was a spin (without consequences) by Antonio Giovinazzi (Alfa Romeo). This is the ranking. The eliminated are: 16th Stroll (Aston Martin), Latifi (Williams), Raikkonen (Alfa Romeo), Schumacher (Haas) e Mazepin (Haas).
23:18 – Solo Charles it improves so significantly and this bodes well. Also Gasly improves his time but is 7th behind Sainz: 1’34”567
23:18 – Leclerc at the top of the time list: 1’34 ”153.
11:18 pm – Checkered flag!
23:17 – Leclerc makes the first sector light up in purple. Yellow flag, but in the last sector. Leclerc continues and improves in T2.
23:16 – Except for the top 5 riders, the others have decided to go back to the track with new tires. Mercedes with used compound.
23:12 – Perez in P2: 1’34 “369. The Mexican is very competitive. This is the ranking.
23:10 – Leclerc torna ai box.
Verstappen returns to dictate the pace: 1’34”352
23:08 – Norris in third position: 1’34”551, 4° Sainz: 1’34”558.
23:08 – Ricciardo at command: 1’34 ”407
23:07 – Bottas in third position: 1’34 ”659, then Hamilton: 1’34”797
23:06 – Except for Schumacher (Haas) who has decided to return to the pits, all the others are on the track with Soft rubber.
23:05 – Perez to follow in second position: 1’34”575. Red Bull does not spare.
23:05 – Arriva Verstappen: 1’34”521
23:04 – Leclerc sets the reference: 1’35 ”281
23:04 – Also out of the pits Mercedes
11:03 pm – Risk of rain for this session it is 40%.
23:01 – Red Bull e Leclerc on the track.
11:00 pm – Green light at the end of the pit lane! Q1 begins! 18 minutes available to drivers to get the pass for Q2.
22:54 – Weather conditions: mostly cloudy sky, temperature asphalt 37 ° C, ambient 30 ° C, humidity 53%.
22:50 – The bumps and disconnections of the circuit Austin led to fractures on the rear wing on the Red Bull from Max Verstappen during FP3. The mechanics Red Bull they went on to add glue to the surfaces of the wing mounted on the RB16B N.33 to stiffen the structure and avoid the repetition of such episodes.
22:48 – We are ready to dive in qualifications Americans, the 17th season.
22:47 – Good evening friends e friends from FUnoAT and welcome back / e.
F1-Author: Marco Sassara – @marcofunoat
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