Lewis Hamilton won his 66th career pole by setting the fastest time in the final qualifying session for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Baku GP: Lewis Hamilton wins pole with thrilling lap | NBC Sports NBCS-Logo Hamilton had struggled through the practice sessions in Baku but found his form at the start of qualifying and was comfortably quickest in both the first and second sessions. F1 2016 - Jolyon Palmer Baku Flying Lap videoF1 2016 - Trailer Sjekk ut denne traileren for F1 2016, som viser oss 142 fra det kommende racing The Finn lapped the six-km Baku street circuit in one minute, 40.495 seconds, just 0.059 seconds faster than team mate and championship leader Lewis Hamilton. By FIA. But they did not even have the consolation of a decent performance on track - Fernando Alonso was knocked out in first qualifying for the first time this season in 16th place, with team-mate Stoffel Vandoorne qualifying slowest, 0.7secs behind. 28-04-2018 17:42 . Sala F1. Segnala. Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. With the session running late after two lengthy red-flag delays, and with temperatures dropping and no slipstream, Vettel was unable to extract the lap time from his Ferrari. I've seen the struggles Lewis H. made to stay in the game. Several other drivers, including Vettel and Renault’s Nico Hulkenberg clipped the barriers or had close escapes at the same turn eight. Russian Daniil Kvyat was sixth for Toro Rosso ahead of McLaren’s Lando Norris. However, the Monegasque -- fired up after being ordered to move over for Vettel in China and denied a maiden Formula One win by engine trouble in Bahrain -- hit the wall. Time and again he proves that he has that ability to drag an extra 4 10ths out of whatever car he's driving. Robert Kubica brought out the first red flag, the Pole ploughing his Williams into the barriers at exactly the same spot as Leclerc in the opening phase. F1 2012 Chine / Q3 : Rosberg Pole Lap. Bottas impresses to take Baku pole position By Steven De Groote on Sat Apr 27, 2019 2:56 pm. It is going to be a long, hard race but we are in the best position to start.". Lewis Hamilton banished his Baku qualifying demons of 12 months ago to claim a resounding pole for the Azerbaijan GP, as title leader Sebastian Vettel could only manage fourth. The Finn lapped the six-km Baku street circuit in one minute, 40.495 seconds, just 0.059 seconds faster … "I am so pumped with that. For much of qualifying, Red Bull's Max Verstappen looked the closest challenger to Mercedes, but he was left breathless as the top two teams turned up their engines into qualifying mode. The 2016 European Grand Prix (formally known as the 2016 Formula 1 Grand Prix of Europe) was a Formula One motor race that was held on 19 June 2016 at the Baku City Circuit in Baku, Azerbaijan. Lewis Hamilton will start the 2017 Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix from pole position after beating Mercedes team mate Valtteri Bottas by half a second in a frantic end to Saturday’s qualifying session in Baku. “It was a nice feeling getting it done on the last lap,” said the Finn, after the eighth pole position of his career and second in a row. He and his dad worked 10 times as hard to be considered1/10th as good. Bottas Takes Pole in Baku Thriller as Leclerc, Kubica Crash Out. As all the true greats do, Lewis Hamilton pulls out a performance that makes your jaw drop. Sebastian Vettel on Baku pole: The car just kept getting better. Lewis Hamilton produced a stunning last-gasp lap in qualifying for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix to beat team-mate Valtteri Bottas to pole. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts “In the end, I had a good lap but I had no tow.”. ... His lap was a second off Rosberg’s, at 1m 43.526s, but he was safe in P2. BAKU (Reuters) - Valtteri Bottas snatched pole position for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Saturday in an incident-packed qualifying session that saw Mercedes lock out the front row and Ferrari favourite Charles Leclerc crash out. Yes undoubtedly. Bottas took the pole position for the 51-lap race around the 20-turn, 3.73-mile (6.003-kilometer) Baku City Circuit temporary street circuit in Azadliq Square, Baku, Azerbaijan by recording a … Press J to jump to the feed. Getting a bit tired of this "poor darling fernando" business. ... "It was a nice feeling getting it done on the last lap," said the Finn, after the eighth pole position of his career and second in a row. Ferrari's Formula One championship leader Sebastian Vettel completed a pole position hat-trick on Saturday by beating title rival Lewis Hamilton to the top slot at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Renault to test in Austria ahead of first race. 1:53.635 (on lap 17) The 2017 Baku FIA Formula 2 round were a pair of motor races held on 23 and 25 June 2017 at the Baku City Circuit in Baku , Azerbaijan as part of the FIA Formula 2 Championship . All quotes delayed a minimum of 15 minutes. But he also became a very divisive figure at several teams and chose to quit ferrari knowing full well the risk of honda. Championship leader Sebastian Vettel finished fourth behind Ferrari partner Kimi Raikkonen. That crash was the latest blow on a difficult weekend for struggling Williams with rookie George Russell striking a loose manhole cover in Friday practice and wrecking his car. This is standard for many from a poor background, where rising above racism means proving you're the best. "That was one of the most exciting laps I've had all year and a lot of pressure," Hamilton said. Lewis Hamilton produced a stunning last-gasp lap in qualifying for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix to beat team-mate Valtteri Bottas to pole. Having had something of a 'Freaky Friday' yesterday, it was pretty much 'business as usual' this morning for world championship leader Sebastian Vettel. Video. To use comments you will need to have JavaScript enabled. That's how qualifying should be. Verstappen said he had lost 0.3secs on his final lap because of a gear shift problem on the main straight and felt he could have been third fastest. The session was restarted with enough time for one lap and Hamilton beat his Mercedes team-mate by 0.434 seconds. Great lap by Lewis. Live text commentary, leaderboard and imagery on BBC Sport website and app. Team mate Kimi Raikkonen will therefore move up to eighth. Segnala. "The first lap I easily had the time but I made a mistake in the last corner. The 29-year-old also started the previous race in China from the front. The two Force Indias were next, Sergio Perez just pipping Esteban Ocon by 0.075secs, and behind them rookie Lance Stroll out-qualified Williams team-mate Felipe Massa for the first time this season, by just 0.045secs. He struggled on Friday, but Sebastian Vettel found that little bit of magic once more on Saturday afternoon in Azerbaijan as he captured his third pole position in a row. Segui. "Mercedes will also be quick, but I have no doubts that we can be a match," he said. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, fastest in the second phase of qualifying, was fourth ahead of Racing Point’s Sergio Perez -- the only driver to have stood on the Baku podium more than once. After a delayed start and an early red flag, Matsushita knocked ART Grand Prix Nyck de Vries from the top of the times with his last lap, a whole 0.444s ahead. Lewis Hamilton s’est offert la 66ème pole position de sa carrière en Formule 1 hier sur le circuit urbain de Bakou, en Azerbaïdjan, grâce à un tour réalisé en 1:40.593. Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel claimed the 53rd pole position of his career after qualifying first for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton’s first effort saw him undercut last year’s pole position by around eighth tenths, a first sign of what was to come. Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo will start alongside Rosberg on the front row. F1: Bottas takes Baku pole after Leclerc crashes. If you don't like it then do something more productive with your time than criticise. Bottas takes Baku pole after Leclerc crashes. He lost most of final practice because of a hydraulics problem and Ferrari had to do a last-minute engine change before qualifying. When he won he transcended colour but haters still hate and it seems some English people just prefer their champions white, even as LH is flying the England flag. r/formula1: Formula 1 news and stories. Turn 11 -- where I was a bit greedy and went a bit wider than I should, but the rest of the lap was just really good. I aborted the lap and when I came in and was told I was on pole, I was really happy.” Vettel joked he doesn’t have a crystal ball with which to predict the result tomorrow, but he is hopeful of a strong outcome as he now feels comfortable in the car around the tight Baku streets. Bottas was on course for victory in Baku last year when a blown tyre three laps from the end handed it to Hamilton instead. Sod the haters, Hamilton will get that Pole record this season. ... it becomes clear that driver are confused as to who is on a hot lap - or second hot lap - and who isn't. BarriKimi. But he added that he expected to be able to challenge for the win. Hamilton was planning a second lap when Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo slid into the wall at Turn Six and forced the session to be stopped while marshals recovered his car. Race on BBC Radio 5 live. The 2016 Baku GP2 Series round was a pair of motor races held on 18 and 19 June 2016 at the Baku City Circuit in Azerbaijan as part of the GP2 Series.It was the third round of the 2016 GP2 Series and was run in support of the 2016 European Grand Prix.The first race, a 26-lap feature event, was won by Prema Racing driver Antonio Giovinazzi from pole position. Well, I would be the first to admit I'm not a great Hamilton fan- however that was a stonking lap! Hamilton takes Baku pole. Ferrari had started the session looking dominant after Leclerc had led every practice session. Guarda altri video Red Bull were trying a different approach to their rivals, sending Max Verstappen out for a quick lap, a cool down lap, another quick lap and then parking him as the others headed out for their second runs. Sebastian Vettel will start from third. Lewis Hamilton’ s pole time of 1m40.593 s, set on the P Zero Red supersoft tyre, was the fastest-ever seen in the one-year history of the Baku City Circuit, more than two seconds faster than last year’s pole. Hamilton’s second-fastest time gave Mercedes their third front-row lockout of the season, leaving the German marque well-placed to extend their streak of three straight one-two finishes in as many races. By: Reuters | April 27, 2019 10:08:39 pm Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas in action during qualifying. The race was the 4th round of the 2019 Formula One World Championship, marked the 3rd time that the Azerbaijan Grand Prix had been run as a World Championship round, and the 4th time … by Jake Williams-Smith. Nico Rosberg turned in a dominating qualifying performance to take pole in Baku while Hamilton struggled throughout and will start from tenth. No driver has won from pole so far this season while retired champion Nico Rosberg in 2016 is the only driver to have converted pole to victory in Baku. Back to all videos. However, Kimi Raikkonen blew Ferrari's hopes of a front-row lockout after making a crucial mistake in the last sector of his final run. Championship leader Sebastian Vettel finished fourth behind Ferrari partner Kimi Raikkonen. Does his talent behind the wheel deserve more then 2 titles? The only glimmer of good news was that they will not be right at the back - Jolyon Palmer will be behind them after not being able to take part in qualifying because of an engine fire in final practice. Qualifying - Rosberg on Baku pole as Hamilton crashes out Mercedes Europe Nico Rosberg. il y a 8 ans | 252 vues. Max Verstappen left it until the last lap of the final Formula One qualifying session of the season to break the Mercedes stranglehold on pole position and put his Red Bull in … “Ferrari have looked incredibly quick,” said Hamilton, who won in Baku last year and leads Bottas by six points in the overall standings. It was all or nothing but the lap just got better and better throughout. Never been on a feed where so many people who don't like F1 decide to go and comment about it. "I saw Valtteri ahead and knew he was doing a good lap. I was like, 'please be enough'. Ferrari's Formula One championship leader Sebastian Vettel completed a pole position hat-trick on Saturday by beating title rival Lewis Hamilton to the top slot at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. McLaren already knew they would be starting from the back after a plethora of engine penalties for both drivers even before the weekend started. Take your pick. WATCH: Vettel's Baku pole lap. Ferrari fitted an old-specification engine, the first one he used this season, which has less power than the newer engine he was meant to use, and Vettel was never close to the Mercedes pace. Valtteri Bottas and Mercedes kept themselves under the radar, but were very much on form when it mattered, securing an all-Mercedes front row for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. This is why Lewis earns so much money and gets so many endorsement deals. Force India’s Sergio Perez finished qualifying in second but will be penalised five places for changing his gear box after FP3. Ricciardo posts 44.480 to make it a Red Bull 1-2, with Massa splitting the pair moments later. Signaler. Vettel take Baku pole. NEWS STORY 24/06/2017. Red Bull were trying a different approach to their rivals, sending Max Verstappen out for a quick lap, a cool down lap, another quick lap and then parking him as the others headed out for their second runs. Max Verstappen admitted he was “lucky everything came together” after he set a scintillating lap to secure the first non-Mercedes-powered pole of the season for Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.. Verstappen had set the fastest time in final practice but looked set to be beaten by Mercedes’ Valterri Bottas until he pulled out what team boss Christian Horner described as an … Video successivo. The gap to Mercedes in front was bigger than anyone expected.". Pole Lap Onboard - F1 2015 Round 19 - GP Abu Dhabi (Yas Marina) Nico Rosberg. 05 Jun 2020 F1 2020: A hot lap around Baku circuit. Vettel said: "We were not quick enough. À suivre. Despite the extenuating circumstances, Ferrari may well be concerned by the size of the margin to Mercedes - Hamilton was 1.1secs quicker than Raikkonen, with Vettel 0.148secs behind his team-mate. Copy link Share on WhatsApp ... Ride on board with Sebastian Vettel as he twists and turns his way around the narrow streets of Baku to take pole position for the 2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Vidéos à découvrir. 16h ESPN. Last updated on 24 June 201724 June 2017.From the section Formula 1comments376. Only a special brand of person feels compelled to click on an on-line discussion for a sport they profess to hate and contribute less than nothing. I had money on Bottas for pole, as as tight as I am, even I didn't mind missing out on my winning bet to that. Ahead of the Virtual Azerbaijan Grand Prix, ride on board with Antonio Giovinazzi on a hot lap around Baku … Go for it Lewis. F1 Grand Prix, GP Azerbaijan, Baku Street Circuit. See here for a complete list of exchanges and delays. There were just three and a half minutes left - time for just one more lap when it takes two minutes to get out of the pits and round to the start line on F1's second longest track. But in a thrilling conclusion, Hamilton produced a peach of a lap that gave him a big margin over the field. Part 2 on youtube :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uncG4qAv8U4 Maybe they are suffering. The Briton made a mistake on his first lap when he looked set to go fastest and a red flag looked like it might have cost him a chance of pole. Analysis and opinion from the BBC's chief Formula 1 writer. NEWS STORY 28/04/2018. MERCEDES DRIVER LEWIS HAMILTON SETS FASTEST - EVER LAP OF BAKU TO CLAIM POLE ON SUPERSOFT TYRE. The 2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 SOCAR Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2019) was a Formula One motor race that took place on 28 April 2019 at the Baku City Circuit in Baku, Azerbaijan. Get the latest results and headlines sent straight to your phone, find all our Formula 1 coverage details with our Live Guide, sign-up to our newsletter and learn where to find us on online. Bottas’ lap of 1:40.495 - a track record - won pole by a margin of 0.059s. I am ecstatic. Suivre. Unfulfilled, envious, lonely, narcissistic, inadequate, immature, dumb, cowardly, vicious - any combination of these traits would describe them. Pace-wise we are closer in race trim,” added the five-times champion. Once again LH does what only he can do, pull off a phenomenal last lap under intense pressure...and beat his team-mate by almost 1/2 a second...shows why he is one of the very best....ever. Lewis Hamilton won his 66th career pole by setting the fastest time in the final qualifying session for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. After 66 poles, it's easy to take for granted how well Lewis Hamilton handles the pressure of qualifying as well as being a phenomenally fast driver. “This is a massively great result for us. 3y Connor McDonagh. That's just genius. The Finn lapped the six-km Baku … But on his first lap in the top 10 shootout Hamilton ran wide at the final real corner, Turn 16, on to the long pit straight and lost half a second in the final sector as a result. Valtteri Bottas took his second pole position of the 2019 FIA Formula One World Championship at the end of a marathon, incident-packed qualifying session that saw two red flag periods for separate crashes involving Robert Kubica and pole position contender Charles Leclerc. The race was the eighth round of the 2016 season, and marked the twenty-third running of the European Grand Prix as a round of the Formula One World Championship. Niki Lauda blown away by Hamilton's last-ditch lap in Q3 that handed him pole in Baku. 1:17. Pole position; Driver: Lewis Hamilton; Mercedes: Time: 1:40.593: Fastest lap; Driver: Sebastian Vettel: Ferrari: Time: 1:43.441 on lap 47 : Podium; First: Daniel Ricciardo; Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer: Second: Valtteri Bottas; Mercedes: Third: Lance Stroll; Williams-Mercedes: Lap leaders. The supersoft was used by everybody from the start to finish of … Bottas was on course for victory in Baku last year when a blown tyre three laps from the end handed it to Hamilton instead. Lewis Hamilton produced a stunning last-gasp lap in qualifying for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix to beat team-mate Valtteri Bottas to pole. Lewis Hamilton’s first effort saw him undercut last year’s pole position by around eighth tenths, a first sign of what was to come. Formula 1 have released a hot lap of Baku City Circuit venue of this weekend’s Virtual Azerbaijan Grand Prix, on the F1 Game, ahead of race day when a couple more F1 drivers taking the challenge alongside the usual suspects and a host of celebs to claim top prize.. The first race in Baku in 2016 was a snore-fest, but the last two have been full of incident, and the weekend so far has suggested another unpredictable and incident-strewn race is in store. Alfa Romeo’s Antonio Giovinazzi set the eighth-fastest time but the Italian will drop 10 places after being hit with an engine-related grid penalty. Read about our approach to external linking. He was just 0.15secs behind Bottas. He will still start ninth, however. Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel will start third and fourth. F1 2016 - Daniel Ricciardo Baku Flying Lap videoF1 2016- Trailer Check out this new trailer for F1 2016, which shows us 146 from the upcoming racing Verstappen's lap yielded the first non-Mercedes pole of the season with Lance Stroll's Turkish Grand Prix effort set in his Mercedes-engined Racing Point. Hamilton had been fastest after the first flying laps in the third and final phase but Bottas found the extra speed just when it mattered. Honda Formula 1 junior Nobuharu Matsushita delivered a stunning pole position for the Formula 2 race in Baku after an epic battle with Nyck de Vries and Luca Ghiotto 4 anni fa | 289 views. Motorsports Tribune Apr 27, 2019. Pole Lap Onboard - F1 2015 Round 19 - GP Abu Dhabi (Yas Marina) Nico Rosberg. LEWIS HAMILTON took pole position for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix with a terrific last-gasp flying lap. Like him or not there is no arguing today was a top class performance lets hope the mercs don't just drive away tomorrow then we can at least have a chance of a good race and lets hope mad max doesn't ruin the race at the first corner. Vettel, who starts the race 12 points ahead of Hamilton in the championship, salvaged a decent position in fourth after a difficult day. Lauda: 'Nobody' could match Lewis pole lap. BAKU, Azerbaijan -- Lewis Hamilton took pole position at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix with a remarkable last-minute lap that put him 0.434s clear of Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas in second. “It was quite tricky, the track cooled down, it was difficult to find the right balance,” he said. BAKU, April 28 — Valtteri Bottas snatched pole position for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix yesterday in an incident-packed qualifying session that saw Mercedes lock out the front row and Ferrari favourite Charles Leclerc crash out. Valtteri Bottas took pole in Baku, five-hundredths of a second ahead of his Mercedes teammate, Lewis Hamilton, with Sebastian Vettel third and Charles Leclerc crashing out Carlin?s Nobuharu Matsushita took his second career Formula 2 pole in Baku, and the first since his return to the championship from Super Formula. Bottas takes Baku pole, Ricciardo to start 12th. Alexander Albon of DAMS took his maiden FIA Formula 2 Championship pole position at Baku, Azerbaijan, snatching the quickest lap on his final run of a 1:54.480 just before the session ended on a red flag to go ahead of Carlin’s Lando Norris and George Russell of ART Grand Prix. See all Baku F1 Street circuit F1 wiki info: Check out lap record, layout, history, podiums, … So was Ricciardo in P4 on 1m 44.141s, but that left Grosjean in the cold in 11th, missing Haas’s first Q3 by a fraction with 1m 44.755s. Pressure produced beautiful lap - Hamilton. Being a Hamilton hater must be incredibly unfulfilling! Baku GP: Lewis Hamilton wins pole with thrilling lap | NBC Sports NBCS-Logo Hamilton, who had struggled in practice, looked set to miss out on pole in Baku for the second year in a row after a mistake late on his first lying lap left him behind Bottas. Sebastian Vettel, the sole Ferrari driver chasing pole after Leclerc crashed out in the second phase of qualifying, will line up in third place after his fastest lap was 0.302 seconds off Bottas’s pace. the fact is that if alonso had behaved better at mclaren and had patience with ferrari he would not have to lie in this bed hes created. 26.06.2017. “I managed to hit the sweet spot,” added the Finn. By Abhishek Takle. Guarda altri video. Valtteri Bottas takes Baku pole after Charles Leclerc crashes Valtteri Bottas snatched pole position for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Saturday in an incident-packed qualifying session that saw Mercedes lock out the front row and Ferrari favourite Charles Leclerc crash out. Pole Lap Onboard - F1 2016 Round 08 - GP Europa (Baku) Nico Rosberg. Lewis Hamilton will start the 2017 Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix from pole position after beating Mercedes team mate Valtteri Bottas by half a second in a frantic end to Saturday’s qualifying session in Baku. Pole position; Driver: Sebastian Vettel; Ferrari: Time: 1:41.498: Fastest lap; Driver: Valtteri Bottas: Mercedes: Time: 1:45.149 on lap 37 : Podium; First: Lewis Hamilton; Mercedes: Second: Kimi Räikkönen; Ferrari: Third: Sergio Pérez; Force India-Mercedes: Lap leaders. F1 2012 Chine / Q3 : Rosberg Pole Lap. We came here, we didn’t have an upgrade so for us to lock out the front row, it puts us in a great position for tomorrow.