F1 News - Austrian Grand Prix: Ferrari's Charles Leclerc powers to pole position
https://ift.tt/2Yl9hpx Ferrari's Charles Leclerc blitzed qualifying to take pole position for the Austrian Grand Prix. The 21-year-old set two laps quick enough for pole and ended the session 0.259 seconds clear of Lewis Hamilton. However, the Mercedes driver faces a possible penalty for impeding Alfa Romeo's Kimi Raikkonen. Red Bull's Max Verstappen was third and Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas fourth, as Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel failed to go out in Q3 because of an engine problem. Vettel's car had a problem with the air-pressure line to the engine and Ferrari had to withdraw him from qualifying after failing to fix it in time. Hamilton sounded on edge throughout qualifying and looked to be struggling, but pulled a lap out of the bag in the end for a place on the front row. "Charles has been quick all weekend," Hamilton said. "We have not really been able to keep up with him. Positioning was so difficult. I was always at the front and never getting the slipstream. Luckily on the last lap I got a decent position." Getting a tow from another car has become a vital part of qualifying in 2019, after regulation changes to make the front and rear wings bigger significantly increased drag. Three drivers from three different teams in the first three positions sets up a tantalising prospect for the race, especially as Leclerc will start on the faster, soft tyres, and Hamilton, Verstappen and Bottas on the slower but more durable mediums. More to follow. #F1 via BBC Sport - Formula 1 https://ift.tt/OHg7x6 June 29, 2019 at 09:15AM Leave a Reply. |
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