Kimi couldn't get into round 2 of the qualifying, he got caught out with hard tires on. Shame, especially since Grosjean qualified 3rd in the Lotus-Renault showing that the car is competitive.
Otherwise, looks like McLaren is the car to beat in the beginning of the season. They posted times of .3 seconds faster then anyone else in Q3. Then it looks like Mercedes, RBR and Lotus-Renault are stronger then the others. It is only the first qualifier of the season, but that is what I'm seeing so far.
On a positive note, seems like MS is getting his mojo back and it will be exciting to follow him throughout the season, as it will be to follow Kimi as well.
Qualified:
Otherwise, looks like McLaren is the car to beat in the beginning of the season. They posted times of .3 seconds faster then anyone else in Q3. Then it looks like Mercedes, RBR and Lotus-Renault are stronger then the others. It is only the first qualifier of the season, but that is what I'm seeing so far.
On a positive note, seems like MS is getting his mojo back and it will be exciting to follow him throughout the season, as it will be to follow Kimi as well.
Qualified:
1 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:26.800 | 1:25.626 | 1:24.922 | |
2 | 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:26.832 | 1:25.663 | 1:25.074 | |
3 | 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 1:26.498 | 1:25.845 | 1:25.302 | |
4 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:26.586 | 1:25.571 | 1:25.336 | |
5 | 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:27.117 | 1:26.297 | 1:25.651 | |
6 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:26.773 | 1:25.982 | 1:25.668 | |
7 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:26.763 | 1:25.469 | 1:25.686 | |
8 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Renault | 1:26.803 | 1:26.206 | 1:25.908 | |
9 | 12 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 1:27.464 | 1:26.314 | 1:26.451 | |
10 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | STR-Ferrari | 1:27.024 | 1:26.319 | No time |
12 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:26.688 | 1:26.494 |
18 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus-Renault | 1:27.758 |
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