Lewis Hamilton’s next magic round! The Mercedes star takes pole position at the premiere of the Qatar Grand Prix in Doha. For the fourth time this year, the Briton is starting from his place in the sun and is setting the next exclamation mark in the world championship fight. “A mad lap by Hamilton, but the Mercedes suddenly had a top speed advantage again,” analyzes Sky expert Timo Glock.
“We changed a few things on the car yesterday,” reveals Lewis Hamilton. “The last lap was wonderful. The track is incredible to drive. It’s very fast with lots of high speed turns. And tire wear is not huge either. ”
Verstappen only remains the pursuer role.
Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko warns: “The backlog is alarming. The car was never as good over the lap. But traditionally we are better off with a full tank. That’s why we’re still positive. ”
Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff gives the opponents little hope, however: “Positions one and three were our dream scenario. Overtaking is difficult here. ”
Mick Schumacher lands in 19th place, one place ahead of his Haas team-mate Nikita Mazepin, who does not have a competitive lap time after problems in the free practice sessions. He also damaged his front wing in qualifying.
Formula 1 Grand Prix of Qatar
Qualifying:
2. Max Verstappen (Netherlands) – Red Bull +0.455 sec.
3. Valtteri Bottas (Finland) – Mercedes +0.651
4. Pierre Gasly (France) – Alpha Tauri +0.813
5. Fernando Alonso (Spain) – Alpine +0.843
6. Lando Norris (Great Britain) – McLaren +0.904
7. Carlos Sainz Jr. (Spain) – Ferrari +1.012
8. Yuki Tsunoda (Japan) – Alpha Tauri +1.054
9. Esteban Ocon (France) – Alpine +1,201
10. Sebastian Vettel (Heppenheim) – Aston Martin +1.958
11. Sergio Perez (Mexico) – Red Bull 1: 22.346
12. Lance Stroll (Canada) – Aston Martin 1: 22,460
13. Charles Leclerc (Monaco) – Ferrari 1: 22.463
14. Daniel Ricciardo (Australia) – McLaren 1: 22.597
15. George Russell (Great Britain) – Williams 1: 22.756
16. Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) – Alfa Romeo 1: 23.156
17. Nicholas Latifi (Canada) – Williams 1: 23,213
18. Antonio Giovinazzi (Italy) – Alfa Romeo 1: 23.262
19. Mick Schumacher (Gland / Switzerland) – Haas 1: 23,407
20. Nikita Masepin (Russia) – Haas 1: 25.859
