| Row 1 | 1. Nico Rosberg 1’35.766 Mercedes |
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| 2. Sebastian Vettel 1’37.386 Red Bull |
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| Row 2 | 3. Jenson Button 1’38.200 McLaren |
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| 4. Nico Hulkenberg 1’38.329 Force India |
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| Row 3 | 5. Kevin Magnussen 1’38.417 McLaren |
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| 6. Lewis Hamilton 1’39.232 Mercedes |
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| Row 4 | 7. Sergio Perez 1’40.457 Force India |
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| 8. Daniel Ricciardo 1’40.608 Red Bull |
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| Row 5 | 9. Daniil Kvyat 1’40.707 Toro Rosso |
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| 10. Jean-Eric Vergne 1’40.855 Toro Rosso |
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| Row 6 | 11. Romain Grosjean 1’38.496 Lotus |
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| 12. Jules Bianchi 1’38.700 Marussia |
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| Row 7 | 13. Adrian Sutil No time Sauber |
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| 14. Valtteri Bottas 1’45.318 Williams |
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| Row 8 | 15. Felipe Massa 1’45.695 Williams |
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| 16. Fernando Alonso 1’45.935 Ferrari |
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| Row 9 | 17. Max Chilton* 1’39.800 Marussia |
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| 18. Kimi Raikkonen 1’46.684 Ferrari |
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| Row 10 | 19. Esteban Gutierrez** 1’40.912 Sauber |
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| 20. Pastor Maldonado*** 1’44.018 Lotus |
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| Row 11 | 21. Marcus Ericsson**** 1’49.421 Caterham |
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| 22. Kamui Kobayashi**** 1’49.625 Caterham |
*Five-place penalty for gearbox change
**Ten-place grid penalty for unsafe release from the pits and five-place penalty for gearbox change
***Excluded from qualifying due to insufficient fuel to provide a sample
****Failed to set time within 107% of fastest Q1 time, given dispensation to start
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DaveD (@daved)
5th July 2014, 14:07
Did Lewis have an issue at the end of Q3 or did he not even try a flying lap at the end? It looked like he didn’t even try…totally excusable.
PorscheF1 (@xtwl)
5th July 2014, 14:07
He just went in the pits, nothing more. He must’ve seen the delta and thought it was impossible.
Kingshark (@kingshark)
5th July 2014, 14:08
He thought he had pole in the bag and pulled out on his lap, let Rosberg through. Huge mistake, the final sector was completely dry.
Pawel (@marik)
5th July 2014, 14:09
Toto just said Lewis decided it was too wet and gave up.
MaroonJack (@maroonjack)
5th July 2014, 14:11
I guess Nico is hungrier after all.
Tifoso1989 (@tifoso1989)
5th July 2014, 14:13
@marik
It was actually too wet in the 1st and the 2nd sector but the 3rd was completely dry, Vettel was actually 2s down from the best time heading into the 3rd sector, and then he was on provisional pole, very strange !!!
Pawel (@marik)
5th July 2014, 14:16
Exactly, last sector dried and that’s it.
Patrick (@paeschli)
5th July 2014, 14:16
This leaves me wondering, is there an issue with the timing? It’s a bit too strange for me
Pawel (@marik)
5th July 2014, 14:18
what sort of issue?
Mike Dee (@mike-dee)
5th July 2014, 14:25
No issue. The last few corners were just very wet at the beginning of Q3 so when it had dried up you can make up lots of time. @paeschli
D (@f190)
5th July 2014, 14:47
Hamilton just gave up.
Les (@lrb007)
5th July 2014, 14:22
Was he told to come in? Again he ‘makes a mistake’ his body language says he is not happy!!!
Jason (@jason12)
5th July 2014, 14:35
The last sector surprised everyone.
I don’t blame Lewis for aborting the lap, seemed like unnecessary risk.
The elements seem to be working in Nico’s favour, so far anyway.
DaveD (@daved)
5th July 2014, 14:59
I meant to say “inexcusable”. Very disappointed as a HAM fan to see this sort of thing happening far too often with Lewis. There always seems to be *something* going on. I believe he’s the quickest driver on the grid, but we often don’t get to see it.
Bullfrog (@bullfrog)
5th July 2014, 16:21
At least he made a decision for himself – I never liked it when he waited for the team to decide things for him – and he’ll be past the McLarens and Force India in no time.
And I think we’ll have a Williams in the top ten by turn 3.
DaveD (@daved)
5th July 2014, 18:04
True. And I did like that he simply took responsibility for it himself and just moved on. But dang, I am so ready to see him get back on top.
PorscheF1 (@xtwl)
5th July 2014, 14:07
Silverstone never fails to deliver. That is it!
Patrick (@paeschli)
5th July 2014, 14:07
Hamilton should really stop screwing up his quali …
Sauber proved again that their problem is not the car, it’s their drivers. Come on guys, you are behind Max Chilton …
Strontium (@strontium)
5th July 2014, 14:18
Yeah. I honestly don’t get why they chose to keep somebody who scored a 6 points compared to his team-mate who scored 51. Even for rookie standards that is absolutely dreadful.
And Sutil, who is simply old-news and has nothing more to give now.
I wouldn’t be surprised if even Caterham ended up beating them this year.
Sven (@crammond)
5th July 2014, 14:24
I don´t think that was their choice. They just couldn´t pay Hülkenberg, as they were/are in financial trouble, and they just had to stick with Gutierrez due to sponsorship-deals. Keep in mind that Sutil is a pay-driver, too, though paying less than most other pay-drivers out there.
Patrick (@paeschli)
5th July 2014, 14:25
Worse even, they could have hired Bianchi given that they are close to Ferrari. I’m pretty sure a Bianchi – Kobayashi line-up would have scored points this year.
On Hamilton, the only thing that can save him tomorrow is rain
Breno (@austus)
5th July 2014, 14:32
I assume Ferrari might put Bianchi there next year (unless Marussia end up being faster than Sauber).
JCost (@jcost)
5th July 2014, 14:27
Indeed. He’s compromising races on Saturdays. He will need a massive race tomorrow to win at home. I wish him luck.
Kingshark (@kingshark)
5th July 2014, 14:07
What a stunning Q3!
Liam (@)
5th July 2014, 14:08
I don’t think Muhammad Ali was ever that cocky.
BasCB (@bascb)
6th July 2014, 8:59
I liked Rosberg using a phrase from Magic Jordan to explain why he went on despite being slower in the first 2 sectors (Saw a picture of Hamilton with Jordan last week, certainly one of Hamilton’s heroes)
Robert (@gicu)
6th July 2014, 10:54
Jordan, Michael. Johnson, Magic. The picture was with Magic Johnson.
BasCB (@bascb)
6th July 2014, 16:19
Ok, sorry for that one, keep mixing them up!
greg-c (@greg-c)
5th July 2014, 14:08
That was a crazy quali
Great value
Many drivers kicking themselves for not going out , ric thought he was safe ended up 8 th
Lucas Wilson (@full-throttle-f1)
5th July 2014, 14:08
Hamilton! Every single time…. Next time, just finish the quali… :-(
Corrado (@)
5th July 2014, 14:09
Wooooohooooooo, ROS is the chaaaaamp !!!!!!!
What the heck happened to Ferrari ?!?! Stupid lads, they did not go out in FP3… and this is the result !! They copied Mercedes strategy, but forgot that the Mercedes car is a lot better !
Breno (@austus)
5th July 2014, 14:34
FP3 had nothing to do with it. Williams and Ferrari messed up their strategy in Q1.
Yes (@come-on-kubica)
5th July 2014, 14:09
The qualifying always seems be better than race when it comes to Silverstone, hopefully the race lives up to the hype, outstanding session.
tino852 (@tino852)
5th July 2014, 14:09
Hamilton should be fired. His championship is basically over now.
Bobby (@f1bobby)
5th July 2014, 14:14
Fired for being the quickest driver on the grid but getting caught out with unbelievable track conditions in S3? Get real.
Dizzy
5th July 2014, 14:19
Everyone else had the same track conditions & they decided not to give up & push to the end.
Lewis made an idiotic mistake by bailing out of the lap after only 4 corners just because he felt it was too wet. Everyone else felt it was dry enough so carried on.
Lewis still making rookie, stupid errors. he doesn’t deserve to win this championship because of that, Rosberg has been outsmarting Lewis all year while Lewis has been crumbling under the pressure just like 2011.
Sri Harsha (@harsha)
5th July 2014, 14:24
Caught out?
He didn’t set the time when he should be and backed off thinking he and his team -mate couldn’t improve and he said its his fault,
Fired may be exaggerated but he should be told to use be him self more which is what he was not doing for some time now
Corrado (@)
5th July 2014, 14:18
Why to be fired ? Actually, I think Mercedes is happier now: the gap between their drivers is increasing, so a lot of pressure disappears. Both drivers are still 1-2 in the WDC, Mercedes no.1 in the WCC… so no problems for them.
SubSailorFl
5th July 2014, 14:18
Huh? Half way thru the season and it’s over?
Colossal Squid (@colossal-squid)
5th July 2014, 14:21
That’s a ridiculous comment. We’re not even halfway through the season, and Hamilton could yet win tomorrow. This qualifying should be a reminder that anything can happen in Formula 1.
Eric (@fletch)
5th July 2014, 14:33
Sure can, especially when you stop trying
Les (@lrb007)
5th July 2014, 14:27
Hamilton comes in too soon!! Team instruction? He is an experienced world champion. His body language says it all. Is he making mistakes or just obeying team instructions?
InSilico_ (@insilico)
5th July 2014, 14:36
@tino852 Absurd comment, what a surprise that is, seeing as there are so many on the internet. It was a mistake, but it was so incredibly easy to make considering that it had been raining and that it seemed like no chance in hell that people would improve. He was really unlucky in my opinion.
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
5th July 2014, 22:27
@tino852 Kudos. I genuinely don’t believe I could have got two quite such ridiculous exaggerations into just ten words.
tino852 (@tino852)
6th July 2014, 8:39
Thanks it takes a lot of practice.
greg-c (@greg-c)
6th July 2014, 10:50
@tino852
well done champ.
Takes some heat off Lewis … :)
Jason (@jason12)
12th July 2014, 19:47
@tino852
And there’s only 4 points separating them now…. :D
Lewis gets the last laugh.
Magnificent Geoffrey (@magnificent-geoffrey)
5th July 2014, 14:09
I will not yet believe that Rosberg will win this championship.
Ivan (@wpinrui)
5th July 2014, 14:15
@magnificent-geoffrey Nor I… at least I don’t want to. Your profile picture is pretty funny by the way
PorscheF1 (@xtwl)
5th July 2014, 14:16
@wpinrui Second time I read that, what is with his avatar?
Kingshark (@kingshark)
5th July 2014, 14:26
@magnificent-geoffrey
Same. I’ve had a soft spot for Rosberg since his debut in Bahrain 2006 but I remain overly skeptical. ;)
David BR2
5th July 2014, 14:10
Yep, Rosberg is going to win this championship by making much better calls. Completely frustrating being a Hamilton fan, and knowing he is (slightly) faster all told, but one or two poor decisions is undoing several races of edging the race on track. Once again puts himself and the car under extra, unnecessary pressure.
Lancer033 (@lancer033)
5th July 2014, 15:38
and even more frustrating when you take out car failures and even out the pit stops, Hamilton would have as much lead if not more than ROS.
Slava (@)
5th July 2014, 14:11
Why Alo and Rai are higher on the grid?
Congrats to Ros. Ham made again a mistake in a key moment.
Congrats to the Hulk. Hope for a podium.
Michael Brown
5th July 2014, 14:13
Penalties for Gutierrez and Chilton.
Slava (@)
5th July 2014, 14:17
Thanks, I just figured it out)
Valhyre (@ausuma)
5th July 2014, 14:11
Perez was so close to having a great qualy.
Eric (@fletch)
5th July 2014, 14:12
Thank you Lewis for showing my kids what happens when you stop trying
Funkyf1 (@funkyf1)
5th July 2014, 14:22
+1
D (@f190)
5th July 2014, 14:42
+1
exactly this. Even if he felt he couldn’t improve it wouldn’t have killed him to do an extra lap and celebrate with all the fans, especially at his home gp.
as it happens it cost him and im glad it did because its unforgivable to give up.
Shows how much better Rosberg is right now. Choosing to stay out despite being much slower and seeing your team mate pit. Look at that for someone who never gives up lewis.
Scepter (@scepter)
5th July 2014, 15:24
I wonder what you would’ve said if he pitted and still had pole? it was calculated gamble not a “give up” as you suggest. even RBR did something similar by keeping Ricciardo in the pits.
D (@f190)
5th July 2014, 16:09
The same thing. Drivers were still pushing and he backed off after one sector. In mixed conditions thats simply unforgivable. Im sorry but in sport you never give up.. Hamilton did and it rightly cost him.
Max Jacobson (@vettel1)
5th July 2014, 14:49
I heard comments made about arrogance, and I do partially agree with them. Of course, nobody predicted that, but he was so sure he was going to get pole – and then he didn’t. In retrospect, not an intelligent move, and little things like that will prove costly in a tight championship fight.
Michael Brown
5th July 2014, 14:12
I would have thought the same as Hamilton. The first two sectors aren’t any good, and there won’t be enough time to make up in the final sector. How wrong I was.
Best qualifying session I’ve ever seen.
Yoshisune (@yobo01)
5th July 2014, 14:12
Highest Ferrari engine on the grid is 12th, a Marussia! Who would have thought!
Very interesting grid for tomorrow, though. I have to say that qualifying sessions in 2014 never fail to deliver.
Euro Brun (@eurobrun)
5th July 2014, 14:29
Sods law for Chilton tho, the one time that he qualifies high enough for a 5 place grid penalty to make a difference! lol
18th is still better than normal tho!
Bobby (@f1bobby)
5th July 2014, 14:12
Jesus. Another gift for Rosberg. Shell shocked. Can’t be bothered watching it tomorrow; I’d like Rosberg to pick my lottery numbers please. Joker.
Slava (@)
5th July 2014, 14:19
Taking right call is not a gift from others. It is not Rosberg fault that Hamilton gives up.
Sven (@crammond)
5th July 2014, 14:45
In an environment where one should expect everyone to do the right thing, your main opponent doing it wrong is a gift. There´s nothing wrong with receiving gifts, though. I mean, who would say no if someone else just says “Here, have your WDC, mate”?
Strontium (@strontium)
5th July 2014, 14:26
@slava is right. Don’t start criticising Rosberg when it was clearly Hamilton’s fault. Rosberg did what was required of him, Hamilton didn’t.
Sri Harsha (@harsha)
5th July 2014, 14:27
I don’t know trying hard to achieve what ever you can is also called as GIFT
ruliemaulana (@ruliemaulana)
5th July 2014, 15:32
@harsha but but… Hamilton is the one with gifted driving skills…
Sri Harsha (@harsha)
5th July 2014, 15:56
@ruliemaulana
He was on pole because he put a better lap than his team mate
He was not on Pole because he didn’t put a better lap than his team mate
where is the Gifted option came up here
Breno (@austus)
5th July 2014, 14:37
Indeed, first Lewis gave Rosberg brakes in Canada, in Austria he gave his Q3 lap, and now another Q3 lap!
Nick (@npf1)
5th July 2014, 18:24
I’d like you to start a sore loser hotline. Everytime I feel like a sore loser and start to despair because my favorite drivers aren’t winning, maybe I could get a hold of you and remind me what an actual sore loser sounds like?
Max Jacobson (@vettel1)
5th July 2014, 14:12
I’m still utterly gobsmacked. I thought Red Bull and Vettel had had another almighty screw-up, but a 3s+ gain in the final sector – now that I did not anticipate.
Ferrari and Williams also, and Bianchi, and McLaren, and Hamilton & Ricciardo…
spoutnik (@spoutnik)
5th July 2014, 14:22
I first thought there was an error in the times displayed.
Eric (@)
5th July 2014, 14:35
@vettel1
Nor did Red Bull. or they would have sent Ricciardo out as well.
It’s looking more and more like they’re trying to keep Vettel unsettled. Why on earth would they not have him go out together with Ricciardo when, up until then, he was actually (a lot) quicker than Ricciardo. It makes absolutely no sense to me. Just like the 2nd pitstop at Canada.
That bit in the end was finally a bit of luck for Vettel this season. Something that has been long overdue. But who knows, his engine might die again tomorrow and he’ll be back to square one again.
Max Jacobson (@vettel1)
5th July 2014, 14:37
The way they showed Mark Webber in the garage at Red Bull will have fostered a lot of superstition, particularly if his engine does indeed die tomorrow!
Eric (@)
5th July 2014, 14:50
@vettel1
LOL. Yeah, something to look out for.
Perhaps Webber didn’t actually leave RBR but instead he’s now controlling the team from the shadows…
The ultimate payback. Not bad for a number 2 driver.
Max Jacobson (@vettel1)
5th July 2014, 14:39
It is strange though, isn’t it @baron-2? Vettel was quite clearly a lot faster – for perhaps the first time this season – yet Red Bull sent him out too late, in (at the time) sub-optimal conditions.
I’m certainly not a conspiracy theorist, so I don’t believe it was malicious, but they’ve made a few questionable decisions this season (as you have highlighted) and Vettel has had in contrast to Ricciardo an alarmingly high rate of unreliability.
Eric (@)
5th July 2014, 14:54
Me neither. Maybe it’s just a run of tough luck paired with some unfortunate calls from the pitwall. We’ll see how this progresses.
But in the back of my mind I’m already wondering if Red Bull know a little more about Vettel’s future than we do and that they’re not too happy about it.
Something to do with Domenicale’s phonecall perhaps…
Pawel (@marik)
5th July 2014, 14:13
Shame for Williams, hope they’ll recover tommorrow.
yihwarang (@yihwarang1)
5th July 2014, 14:14
What a silverstone!!
JackySteeg (@jackysteeg)
5th July 2014, 14:16
What a thrilling qualifying session! Shame about the result for Mercedes, though, since Hamilton is too far back to stop Rosberg from walking away with it. It’s looking like a thriller from 2nd place down though!
Vincenzo Paolo LEONE (@tifoso)
5th July 2014, 14:17
I am not a Hamilton fan, actually I do strongly support Ferrari, but watching his interview on BBC made me very sorry for him. Go Lewis, go! (never believed one day I could have said that…)
Patrick (@paeschli)
5th July 2014, 14:20
Same here, not a ‘fan’ of him but I really would like to see the two Mercedes drivers closer to each other in the championship.
Dan_the_McLaren_fan (@dan_the_mclaren_fan)
5th July 2014, 14:17
Button P3, Magnussen P5
Alonso P17, Raïkkönen P19
This makes my day!
spoutnik (@spoutnik)
5th July 2014, 14:21
I’ll never understand people enjoying other’s failure.
kpcart
5th July 2014, 14:45
its called sport. im happy Hamilton is 6th :)
Strontium (@strontium)
5th July 2014, 14:30
Kills mine, but Alonso clearly found the situation of 4 front cars being at the back so ridiculous he was almost laughing at his own loss.
I have nothing against McLaren, and don’t mind seeing them succeed, but I am a Ferrari fan and this result is just a disaster.
Dave (@)
5th July 2014, 17:33
I must admit I found Alonso’s attitude in the press pen surprising. In a good way of course. Seems he’s decided to just enjoy himself this weekend, and not worry too much about a championship he’s probably not going to win anyway :-)
greg-c (@greg-c)
5th July 2014, 14:17
Can anyone remember a larger gap between pole and last place in recent times ?
Like 15 seconds ,
Wow
Mike Dee (@mike-dee)
5th July 2014, 14:31
quite normal in mixed conditions.
Strontium (@strontium)
5th July 2014, 14:31
The weather conditions made it like that though. If the weather and track conditions change between Q1 and Q3 then it is perfectly understandable.
peter
5th July 2014, 14:18
i am a Ham fan from the start but he seriously has a mental mindset problem. it is obvious he thought he could screw up Rosberg lap as payback. Unless he gets his own strategist & some guidance from someone like Mika Hakkenin his year & career is finished.
Vincenzo Paolo LEONE (@tifoso)
5th July 2014, 14:23
Not Lewis fan, but he really needs to start getting himself together. He is so talented that it is a sin not being able to deliver your best
Breno (@austus)
5th July 2014, 14:40
Or if he bothered to finish laps. He made the same mistake here as in Austria.
spoutnik (@spoutnik)
5th July 2014, 14:19
What a great result for the Marussias!
Shame for Ferrari and Williams, Sauber drivers as disappointing as usual, big kudos to Rosberg, Vettel and Button !
iAltair (@)
5th July 2014, 14:21
Not bad for Red Bull #2 driver today ;)
tino852 (@tino852)
5th July 2014, 14:25
In 2008 Heikki Kovalainen took pole position for the British Gp. On July 6th 2008, Hamilton won the British GP. Tomorrow will be the 6th anniversary of that day.
Strontium (@strontium)
5th July 2014, 14:33
Rosberg is also Finnish, so therefore what we are saying here is… Button is going to win the Grand Prix!
Patrick (@paeschli)
5th July 2014, 14:33
If it rains tomorrow (if, if …), Hamilton could win it yeah ^^
Breno (@austus)
5th July 2014, 14:42
Yeah, no. If it rains there is no DRS, and there is a Red Bull in front of him. If Vettel defends, he’ll have a hard time.
Stizl
5th July 2014, 14:34
For a split second I thought we were going to see the Vettel finger :p.
Oli (@dh1996)
5th July 2014, 14:35
Here’s hope the weather will stay as unpredictable as today. It’s time for another Button win.
Ricardo Ferreira (@yes-master)
5th July 2014, 14:37
Wow, Vettel, Wow!!! And did he do it?!! And Nico still beating Ham like a pro! Great job. Well, great qlf. Let’s hope that tomorrow delivers us a great race too.
kpcart
5th July 2014, 14:38
what a surprising finish to qualifying. It would have been more interesting if Hamilton finished his lap, he would have finished it ahead of Rosberg – which would have had rosberg fuming that Hamilton held him up, and then it would have been a never before seen investigation into holding up – as they would have finished 1-2. watching rosberg’s onboard of his final lap, it is obvious he was going faster then Hamilton. as it stands – another costly mistake by Hamilton in qualifying, not entirely his fault, but still.
Chris (@cgturbo)
5th July 2014, 16:47
Well, look at it this way.
Had Hamilton finished his lap and got on pole… He would have been given a 5 place grid penalty for impeding, and would have started 6th, anyway XD
(Joke)
Imre (@f1mre)
6th July 2014, 9:02
It was entirely his fault.
JCost (@jcost)
5th July 2014, 14:38
Common sense has killed Lewis qualy. He gave up because people were over two seconds downs by sector 2… but S3 was the place to be. Wish you and epic race, otherwise Rosberg will extend his lead even more.
kpcart
5th July 2014, 14:49
he was also told by his team that if he cant go fastest to let nico past. so he let nico past – great job by nico to keep the pressure on and try all the way to the end, even when it looked like it was not possible. 1 up for rosberg in the mental games. unfortunate for lewis, if rosberg was 2 seconds behind him entering the final lap, it might have been different, but rosberg won, he was the one pushing lewis to get that last timed lap in, which led to the team telling lewis to move over if he couldn’t go quicker (ironic as no one was going quicker)
Ricardo Ferreira (@yes-master)
5th July 2014, 14:38
Wow, Vettel, Wow!!! And how did he do it?!! And Nico still beating Ham like a pro! Great job. Well, great qlf. Let’s hope that tomorrow delivers us a great race too.
Gideon Hadi (@)
5th July 2014, 14:49
I did not watch the Qualifying because I went to Concert, but by looking at the grid this look like a thrilling Qualifying
Lars (@lars)
5th July 2014, 14:57
Great qualifying by Button and K Mag. They show great skill when conditions are tough – as good drivers do.
Chris (@tophercheese21)
5th July 2014, 15:00
Lol gotta love all these Monday-morning quarterbacks.
Just shut up. It was a crazy session and it caught out several of the top teams like Ferrari, Williams as well as Hamilton.
Anything can happen. People just love to say “it’s over”. Fools.
Nick_speed
5th July 2014, 15:05
I’m a Hamilton fan. It is really hard to take this right now. We support you, and we will continue to support you. I just wish you better luck. At least try and make Rosberg work for this championship. Rosberg is potentially going to be a 2 time champion if the Honda PU is not good enough and Ferrari and Renault do not respond. I’m just stunned.