News Details

Hamilton secures pole for Russian GP

Lewis Hamilton secured his seventh pole position of the season, outperforming his team mate Nico Rosberg and Williams' Valtteri Bottas, even though the latter came very close to a better grid slot. Qualifying kicked off under sunny skies and ambient temperatures at around 20°C. Nothing to worry about there, but the ever improving surface of a new track was set to be the major point of focus as teams were unable to comfortably predict the cut-off time for Q2. Proof of the different expectations were the different tyres being used on the first runs. McLaren notable went out on the medium while Hamilton and most others opted for the soft immediately. 5 minutes into the session, Maldonado...
Full Story »
10y ago from F1Technical.net 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

FIA post-qualifying press conference - JapanFIA...

(L to R): Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1, pole istter Nico Rosberg...
10y ago from Formula1.com

Rosberg beats Hamilton to Japan pole

Mercedes AMG Petronas Nico Rosberg beat Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton...
10y ago from F1Zone.net

Rosberg storms to pole ahead of Hamilton

– Nico Rosberg beat Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton to pole...
10y ago from GPUpdate.net

Hamilton on pole for inaugural Russian GP

– Lewis Hamilton took pole position for the inaugural Russian Grand...
10y ago from GPUpdate.net

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Liberty Media completes 4.3 billion takeover of...

Two weeks on from receiving unanimous EU approval, Liberty Media...
14h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Honda confirms Jorge Martin ‘an option’ for 2026...

Honda Team Manager Alberto Puig has reiterated its interest in signing...
18h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Kyle Kirkwood runs to the top in opening IndyCar...

The NTT IndyCar Series returned to action on Friday, completing a...

Christian Rasmussen handed six-place IndyCar grid...

IndyCar officials have handed Christian Rasmussen a six-place grid...
13h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Feature: Evaluating IndyCar’s hybrid power system...

The NTT IndyCar Series introduced its long-developed hybrid system in the...

RLL having to ‘unwind’ and ‘backtrack’...

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing is making a concerted effort to move...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Oliver Solberg goes Rally1 – Sebastien Ogier enters...

After dominant victories in WRC2 in Rally Sweden, Portugal and most...
23h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Thomas Partey's lawyer responds to rape charges as...

Former Arsenal defensive midfielder Thomas Partey has been charged with...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Arsenal set for battle with PSG and Real Madrid after...

Arsenal are reportedly set to face competition from Paris Saint-Germain...
2h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Noni Madueke's stance on joining Arsenal amid links...

Chelsea star Noni Madueke is reportedly open to joining Arsenal this...
2h ago from SportsKeeda.com

A sad day for Tomiyasu : A dark day for Arsenal...

Good morning, this is going to be a tough blog to write today. I recognise...
11m ago from Arseblog.com

Comments

Hottest News

F1 News Today: Max Verstappen makes EXIT decision as...

Max Verstappen has confirmed his plans for 2026... Read More »
1h ago from GPFans.com

FIA confirm Silverstone circuit changes at British Grand...

The FIA have confirmed several revisions to the... Read More »
31m ago from GPFans.com

Brown: Ferrari look very tough

Runaway leaders McLaren expect old rivals Ferrari... Read More »
21m ago from GrandPrix247.com

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.