Row 1 | 1. Sebastian Vettel 1’36.338 Red Bull | |
2. Mark Webber 1’36.441 Red Bull | ||
Row 2 | 3. Romain Grosjean 1’37.155 Lotus | |
4. Nico Hulkenberg 1’37.296 Sauber | ||
Row 3 | 5. Lewis Hamilton 1’37.345 Mercedes | |
6. Fernando Alonso 1’37.376 Ferrari | ||
Row 4 | 7. Sergio Perez 1’37.452 McLaren | |
8. Heikki Kovalainen 1’37.715 Lotus | ||
Row 5 | 9. Valtteri Bottas 1’37.836 Williams | |
10. Daniel Ricciardo 1’38.131 Toro Rosso | ||
Row 6 | 11. Paul di Resta 1’38.139 Force India | |
12. Nico Rosberg 1’38.364 Mercedes | ||
Row 7 | 13. Felipe Massa 1’38.592 Ferrari | |
14. Jean-Eric Vergne 1’38.696 Toro Rosso | ||
Row 8 | 15. Jenson Button* 1’38.217 McLaren | |
16. Adrian Sutil 1’39.25 Force India | ||
Row 9 | 17. Pastor Maldonado 1’39.351 Williams | |
18. Giedo van der Garde 1’40.491 Caterham | ||
Row 10 | 19. Jules Bianchi 1’40.528 Marussia | |
20. Esteban Gutierrez** 1’38.034 Sauber | ||
Row 11 | 21. Max Chilton 1’41.401 Marussia | |
22. Charles Pic*** 1’40.596 Caterham |
*Three-place penalty for failing to observe red flags in practice
**Ten-place penalty for impeding Pastor Maldonado during qualifying
***Five-place penalty for gearbox change
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Joshua Mesh (@joshua-mesh)
16th November 2013, 19:05
meh
Mach1 (@mach1)
16th November 2013, 19:06
Well chuffed for Kovalainen
Malik (@)
16th November 2013, 19:07
which gearbox will be opened to promote Alonso into P5???
Kingshark (@kingshark)
16th November 2013, 19:08
Hulkenberg, realistically. It is a Ferrari gearbox after all. ;-)
Kingshark (@kingshark)
16th November 2013, 19:07
Uh, Webber screwed up in the final sector.
Sri Harsha (@harsha)
16th November 2013, 19:09
final corner only mate. He him self said that
danclapp (@danclapp)
16th November 2013, 19:15
No no final sector 4 tenths up in sector 2 only finished 2 tenths up. Vet as not ben impressive atalii imo in qually lately, he should be eating this guy for breakie. Especially as wheneveri say Ham is as quick in qually people always say Seb is just cuz he gets more poles.
Juzh (@juzh)
16th November 2013, 19:25
Web has beaten vet once this entire season on merit. in japan vet would melt him if not kers failure.
danclapp (@danclapp)
16th November 2013, 19:28
Yes but its been alot closer in qually than it should be, Web is really not that great this past years. He is really slow. Look Vet has beat him alot and done well, more than well but come on this car is something else.
David-A (@david-a)
16th November 2013, 19:08
Vettel pulled it out of the bag in sector three. Fantastic effort.
Also well done to Hulkenberg and Grosjean. They’re the drivers of the day.
Diceman (@diceman)
16th November 2013, 19:08
Heikki wasn’t any worse than Räikkönen in the qualifying. Good for him.
jjpyro
16th November 2013, 19:08
I think I heard Chilton has a penalty too for a gearbox change – If so, does that put him last as the penalty was given to him after Pic’s?
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
16th November 2013, 22:25
He may have a penalty for impeding, but not for a gearbox change. The FIA did put out an incorrect statement saying Bianchi had a gearbox change penalty, but rescinded it and issued a corrected document saying Pic had that penalty.
Kribana (@krichelle)
16th November 2013, 19:08
Why Mark just came alive at this part of this season??? I wonder if Webber lost time in the final sector because he was 2 tenths of his personal best.
Kingshark (@kingshark)
16th November 2013, 19:09
He slid wide going into turn 15. Although it could also have been due his KERS usage.
Andrei (@crandreico)
16th November 2013, 19:14
RB decided to give him the same gear as Vettels. :P
NickF12013 (@nickf12013)
16th November 2013, 19:08
Dissapointed for Bottas. He could have been on the 2nd row had he not done those little mistakes. And I think I can now see why Lotus would prefer Maldonado over Hulkenberg. Maldonado has really stunned the world with his performances this year…
Jeanrien (@jeanrien)
16th November 2013, 19:20
@nickf12013 you forgot to mention how greatful Maldonado was to the team during his interview on sky … That’s the spirit !
Kimiwillbeback
16th November 2013, 19:45
It will take a brave team to take on Maldonado after his behavior this weekend. He’s behaving like a spoilt child.
On the plus side I think more and more teams are learning that pay-drivers don’t benefit the team. Last time Lotus went with a pay-driver they slipped back in the standings. McLaren has obviously learned a lesson. Sauber would have had a lot more points if they had another driver than Gutierrez this year.
This would suggest that “pay-drivers don’t pay off for the teams in the long run”.
Tifoso1989 (@tifoso1989)
16th November 2013, 23:00
@Kimiwillbeback
The problem is that only Ferrari, Red Bull, Mercedes and maybe McLaren are the only teams that could afford not hiring a driver having an annual sponsorship around 30 million euro
The midfield teams are struggling to survive, i think that it will take a brave team not to take Maldonado with that money
Kribana (@krichelle)
16th November 2013, 19:11
This Red Bull car is something different than the ones in the last 2 years… Somewhat like 2010 I remember wherein they had almost half a second plus advantage in qualifying. 8 tenths quicker than Grosjean the next non Red Bull car.
MattiM (@mattim)
16th November 2013, 19:15
Vettel came out and drove like a boss when it mattered. There is no other way to put it, regardless of the Webber mistake.
Hats off to Grosjean and Hulkenberg.
Johnny L. (@eljohny78)
16th November 2013, 19:16
Happy for my paisanos Checo & Esteban. Both in Q3
Fikri Harish (@)
16th November 2013, 19:18
Shake and Bake! Priceless joke from Rocky there at the end of Seb’s run.
Lots of disparity between teammates today. I have absolutely no idea how Lotus would sign Maldonado after today, if they need money, I hope to God they’ll sign Perez instead.
danclapp (@danclapp)
16th November 2013, 19:19
Red bull are that sad they keep on bringing updates even know. Honestly their ego is huge Vet is a great driver but i so hope he dont win 9 in a row. Because no way does he deserve it, to have 9 clean races in a rocketship with out any reliability is well lucky. Not that i wish him to retire orhave an accident i would be way more satasfied if he got beat on track. Were areall the people who say its only the driver two? I mean look at Ham and Alo struggling down end of top 10 and these guys are 8 tenths ahead of 3rd. Ridicolous
Kribana (@krichelle)
16th November 2013, 19:25
(@danclapp
First, Hamilton and Rosberg had problems with tyre warmup. Both of them having trouble with the tyres. However, Hamilton said his car was OK, only the tyres. Rosberg’s been struggling with oversteer the whole quali session. Just let them bring updates, they will pay that in 2014. Especially considering that their car is one of the worst in terms of RELIABILITY in the field.
Second, Alonso be surprised that Alonso was able to get into Q3 considering that that car has poor traction and how he was acting at the wheel in the practice sessions.
crr917 (@crr917)
16th November 2013, 19:27
And “dumbest comment of the day” award goes to…
Juzh (@juzh)
16th November 2013, 19:27
Should roles be reversed you’d absolutely no issue about it. hippocrate
danclapp (@danclapp)
16th November 2013, 19:35
Look you could look at it both ways@crr917 @juzh. Maybe its other teams fault for giving up on this season, but how come the gap is getting bigger and bigger, its now a certainty every race that Webber is near Vet the car is 8 tenths faster than 3rd. What part of my comment is dumb, your the dumb 1’s even disputing what i have just wrote. Its true how lucky would it be to win 9 races in a row? Duh of course its lucky when 7 is the record.
crr917 (@crr917)
16th November 2013, 19:47
@danclapp HA HA HA
Doing what one is supposed to do is a “sad” thing? And I am the dumb one. True actually. It’s the smart people’s fault, right?
David-A (@david-a)
16th November 2013, 21:15
@danclapp –
I’d like to say in the middle of the abuse you seem to be getting, that your comments are usually pretty decent. But why is it “lucky” to set a record? Surely breaking records is supposed to show off how good a car/driver combination is? It’s like deriding 9 consecutive podiums as a rookie as lucky, when it’s a brilliant achievement.
Maksutov (@maksutov)
17th November 2013, 0:25
@danclapp
i dont think ur comment is dumb, .. you are just frustated like many of us are. But you said it yourself, the problem simply is that:
“its other teams fault for giving up on this season,..” , either giving up or they simply can’t do it.
And btw, RB know about these statistics and so why shouln’t they keep up with upgrades if they have a chance to break the record…
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
16th November 2013, 22:22
@danclapp Do you think Ascari and Schumacher also made it to seven wins in a row without the benefit of a reliable car?
uan (@uan)
16th November 2013, 23:28
@danclapp
I think many of the updates Red Bull are bring are usable on, or at the least, ideas for, next year’s car.
Generally, I am surprised that many of the other teams stopped developing as early as they. Red Bull deserves the season they’re having since they’ve committed to winning this season in terms of development.
danclapp (@danclapp)
17th November 2013, 0:19
yes your right guys, sorry but its just got boring and trust me i never moan at RBull dominance like, some its just so annoying when Merc were the qually kings and now Red bull are wrapping them off 1 after another, 8 tenths is huge. But ohwell.
danclapp (@danclapp)
16th November 2013, 19:26
Wow Williams are unreal whole engineers should be sacked, they find out end of year its faster if they move the exhaust. Heads gone, Heads gone, Heads gone.
Oscar (@oscar)
16th November 2013, 19:31
Was there any mistake in the official timing monitors?
According to them, WEB best lap was: 26.091+38.507+31.615:= 1:36.213 but shows 1:36.441 as his time… :s
And Vettel did pole with 1:36:338
I´m not a WEB fan, but I think there´s something wrong there…
bharat (@bharat141)
17th November 2013, 10:26
the lap you have made up is the sum of best sector times of WEB and all of them are not on same lap. So the sum doesnt giv u the best lap.
danclapp (@danclapp)
16th November 2013, 19:37
Lol at Adrian “i try to hold up Hamilton every time” Sutil compalinig about being blocked in quali. Bye bye Adrain no F1 for you next year, you getting beat by someone who is yet to beat a teammate.
bull mello (@bullmello)
16th November 2013, 20:29
Very happy for Kovalainen, Hulkenberg and Bottas.
Strangely enough the pole and grid are identical to my predictions except I have Kovalainen in place of Hamilton. Only 1/3 second off the pole time too. This surely indicates their finishing positions for the race will be completely different.
electrolite (@electrolite)
16th November 2013, 22:42
Great stuff! I missed qualifying, so it’s great to see so many of my favourite drivers in the top ten. Really hoping Grosjean can at least put up a bit of a fight with the Red Bulls, and as standard, the Hulk can keep up there.
Paul A (@paul-a)
16th November 2013, 23:43
OK, so RBR way ahead, both drivers about equal on times, Webber seeming relaxed about leaving F1. Amongst the drivers who are changing teams, Maldonado shows arrogance, insults his team and gets seriously trashed by his teammate; Perez forced Button to sound really depressed over a three quarter second deficit; Raikkonen disappears into the sunset to be fit for his next job; but — the most surprising — Massa who recently had been showing some form, drives a second and a quarter slower than his teammate.
What on earth has happened to sportsmanship and the competitive spirit? Down the drain because of money?
Sam (@)
17th November 2013, 8:50
I really like how they give cars at the back drive-throughs instead of +10 gird positions that result in just 2 laces backwards. Hope they also do it when there is for example a Ferrari in there.