2024-04-20 12:19:23
The Dutch Max Verstappen (Red Bull) will only start this Sunday after achieving the best time in the last qualifying round (Q3) for Chinese Grand Prixwhich will be held on the Shanghai circuit after a five-year absence.
The reigning world champion covered the 5,451 meters of the Shanghai circuit in one minute, 33 seconds and 660 thousandths, ahead of teammate Mexican Sergio ‘Checo’ Perezof 3 tenths (+0.322).
The Spaniard will be third on the grid tomorrow Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin), who will be accompanied in the second row by the British Lando Norris (McLaren).
The Australian will be in the third row Oscar Piastri (McLaren) and Monegasque Charles Leclerc (Ferrari), while the Spanish Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) and the British George Russell (Mercedes) will start from fourth.
The worst in Shanghai
The worst times in Q3 were for the German Nico Hulkenberg (Haas) and the Finn Valtteri Bottas (Spark Sauber), so they start tomorrow’s race from the fifth group.
Behind them, those who were eliminated in the second round (Q2): the Canadian Lance Stroll (Aston Martin), the Australian Daniel Ricciardo (RB), the French Esteban Ocon (Alpine), the Thai Alexander Albon (Williams) and Gaul Pierre Gasly (Alpine).
That Q2 was marked by the accident of Carlos Sainzwho slipped on the gravel in the last corner of the route and crashed into the barrier, though was able to start his vehicle and replaced the front wing to end up setting the third fastest time in the stage, although in the final lap he dropped to seventh place.
And finally, the drivers who had been excluded in the first phase of the classification (Q1), with the seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) in the lead as a surprise after finishing second in both ‘sprint shootout’ as in the reduced race, the first of the season.
The driver who has won the most times in Shanghaiwith 6 wins, will be accompanied in the tail group by the Chinese Zhou Guanyu (Spark Sauber), the Dane Kevin Magnussen (Haas), the Japanese Yuki Tsunoda (RB) and the American Logan Sargeant (Williams).
Quoted by Shanghai It is the fifth day of the World Cup after Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Australia and Japanand goes ahead Miami Grand Prixwhich will be held on 5 May.
After the morning’s Sprint race, which had the current world champion, the Dutchman, as the winner Max Verstappen (Red Bull), Sunday’s complete competition will see 56 laps at the Shanghai circuit.
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