| Row 1 | 1. Lewis Hamilton 1’24.109 Mercedes | |
| 2. Nico Rosberg 1’24.383 Mercedes | ||
| Row 2 | 3. Valtteri Bottas 1’24.697 Williams | |
| 4. Felipe Massa 1’24.865 Williams | ||
| Row 3 | 5. Kevin Magnussen 1’25.314 McLaren | |
| 6. Jenson Button 1’25.379 McLaren | ||
| Row 4 | 7. Fernando Alonso 1’25.430 Ferrari | |
| 8. Sebastian Vettel 1’25.436 Red Bull | ||
| Row 5 | 9. Daniel Ricciardo 1’25.709 Red Bull | |
| 10. Sergio Perez 1’25.944 Force India | ||
| Row 6 | 11. Kimi Raikkonen 1’26.110 Ferrari | |
| 12. Jean-Eric Vergne 1’26.157 Toro Rosso | ||
| Row 7 | 13. Nico Hulkenberg 1’26.279 Force India | |
| 14. Adrian Sutil 1’26.588 Sauber | ||
| Row 8 | 15. Esteban Gutierrez 1’26.692 Sauber | |
| 16. Pastor Maldonado 1’27.520 Lotus | ||
| Row 9 | 17. Romain Grosjean 1’27.632 Lotus | |
| 18. Kamui Kobayashi 1’27.671 Caterham | ||
| Row 10 | 19. Jules Bianchi 1’27.738 Marussia | |
| 20. Max Chilton 1’28.247 Marussia | ||
| Row 11 | 21. Daniil Kvyat* 1’26.070 Toro Rosso | |
| 22. Marcus Ericsson** 1’28.562 Caterham |
*Ten-place penalty for engine change
**To start from pit lane
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Theo Parkinson (@theo-hrp)
6th September 2014, 14:03
About time. Come on Lewis!
Dan
6th September 2014, 14:09
Exactly what i thought mate about damn time. Ros has had edge admittadely though Ham has had a few issues in 2 qually sessions. I just want Ham to win more races than Ros if he wins atleast 2 more it will make Nico look so stupid.
Theo Parkinson (@theo-hrp)
6th September 2014, 14:12
Yeah. I was beginning to think I was jinxing Lewis by watching. Glad that isn’t the case. Hope we see a competitive fight between the top 4 tomorrow and that Mclaren beat Red Bull.
Dan
6th September 2014, 14:18
Yes would be nice dude a good Mclaren is better for the sport to me thats why i love Williams this year but im biast as a Ham fan so hopefully they can beat Nico tommorow:).
RACERNORRISKI (@racernorriski)
8th September 2014, 0:56
I just want Ham to win more races than Ros if he wins atleast 2 more it will make Nico look so stupid????? So kindly inform me how Ham winning 2 more races makes NRos look stupid??? Thanks, rnr
iAltair (@)
6th September 2014, 14:04
Formula Mercedes?
hzh (@hzh00)
6th September 2014, 18:12
Formula Rosberg…
Dom (@3dom)
6th September 2014, 14:08
Very important from Hamilton’s point if view that he comes out of the first chicane ahead with those speed trap times from rosberg & bottas
Formula Indonesia (@)
6th September 2014, 14:08
of course Nico did not participate on FP3, but otherwise it still a decent job by Lewis
Dan
6th September 2014, 14:12
If the gap was say 0.057 something i would agree but not nearly 3 tenths that is a huge margin at a track like this between teammates. Ros has probably done more laps anyway Ham done 16 in FP2 Ros 41.
RogerA
6th September 2014, 14:22
Nico is running slightly less downforce so while he’s faster down the straights, He’s a few tenths off in the corners which explains the gap.
If you think back to I think it was 2010 when Lewis was at McLaren & he went with less downforce compared to Button, He was a few tenths off Jenson that weekend as a result of that. It would have perhaps paid off for him in the race for overtaking had he not retired after the contact at the 2nd chicane.
Shrieker (@shrieker)
6th September 2014, 20:57
Exactly what went through my mind after qualifying. I don’t think 3 km/h advantage on the main straight offer Nico chance for an overtake unless Lewis makes a mistake tho.
Roald (@roald)
6th September 2014, 14:09
Ferrari were completely anonymous again, despite looking good in practice sessions. Shame.
Dan
6th September 2014, 14:16
Right let me just say i think Alo pound for pound is best driver but yet again he dissapoints he is a WC why cant he not get 5th when he was edging the Mclarens?. At crunch time Alo has done this quite a few times same with Hamilton lately.
John H (@john-h)
6th September 2014, 14:21
McLarens just turn the merc up a click. I’m not sure how you can expect Alonso to do anything more than be the best of the rest.
Dan
6th September 2014, 14:22
Good point still think this is fairly common with Alonso
William Stuart (@williamstuart)
6th September 2014, 15:13
But if you look at Alonso’s lap, there was not a single mistake, it was an almost perfect lap. The car is 99% of the problem in this case.
AD (@)
6th September 2014, 16:48
Taking the opportunity to knock Alonso when McLaren have made a step forward is poor form people. Alonso has put the Ferrari where it belongs. A tenth would have got him up two places but the McLaren drivers did great laps too, fitting of the car they find themselves in at Monza.
RogerA
6th September 2014, 14:17
I think Nico may be running a bit less downforce than Lewis (Thinking about overtaking in the race) because Nico has been a few kph faster down the straights through qualifying & was always the faster of the 2 in sector 1 with Lewis finding most of the time advantage over Nico through sector 2 & they were about equal in sector 3.
Dan
6th September 2014, 14:21
Who would you say it will help in race i would say Ros i hope im wrong but maybe Ham will have better wear and if Ham is overtaken as long as he is as fast he will still be ok because of DRS.
RogerA
6th September 2014, 14:25
Tyre wear is usually a non-issue at Monza so I don’t expect that to be any more or less of a problem regardless of downforce levels.
As I said in a reply above, In 2010 here it was Lewis who went with a bit less downforce compared to Button & he was a few tenths slower than Jenson as a result of that in qualifying. We didn’t get to see how that differing downforce levels played out in the race as Lewis retired on lap 1.
ADD (@addimaf1)
6th September 2014, 14:25
Hamilton’s down force should make him mighty through the parabolica which should mitigate some of Rosberg’s higher top speed, Hamilton needs two mighty first laps especially through the middle sector to brake the DRS. If he doesn’t he could be in trouble.
Jon Aspinwall
6th September 2014, 14:24
id say you were probably right, as in the post quali interview, he made it a point that comparing his lap times to lewis was meaningless. i think unless he’s ordered otherwise, nico is going for an early overtake on lewis again.
ruliemaulana (@ruliemaulana)
6th September 2014, 14:20
Marussia is leaving Caterham behind.
Until Kobayashi return…
Kevin McDonald
6th September 2014, 14:47
It pains me that Kobayashi hasn’t had a better seat offered to him. Really hope he ends up somewhere with a more competitive car next season.
OEL F1 (@oel-f1)
6th September 2014, 18:56
+1
It amazes me how people discredit Kobayashi while praising Bianchi to the skies. The Caterham with a Renault engine is clearly slower than the Marussia with a Ferrari on any circuit, but even more so on Monza.
Ali Adams
6th September 2014, 14:22
All Mercedes’ problems can go away if Rosberg comes publicly and say he would let Hamilton through if he was leading to give him back 14 points (7+7) of the possible 25 (multi12) or 11 (multi12) he cost him in Spa.
:)
Ali Adams
6th September 2014, 14:23
opps I meant multi 12 and multi 21.
Lari (@lari)
6th September 2014, 14:41
You mean all your problems?
Konstantinos (@constantinei)
6th September 2014, 18:12
Mate… Seriously???
Dan
6th September 2014, 14:24
See Alo saying all the rest have a teammate near and he has no one haha Kimi is a huge embarassment he should retire.
AD (@)
6th September 2014, 16:54
I think that’s an unfair statement. Alonso has a brilliant F1 mind, but let’s not forget that Kimmi does too. He strung together similar performances to Alonso when he was at lotus. Kimmi has to deal with the best driver on the grid during an era when adaptability is key. He and Vettel have shown that they would pale in comparison to Alonso in getting to grips with new tech in their hands. Alonso is a natural and I’ve seen him learn tracks and conditions faster than anyone. The talented ones will catch up. Kimmi is one of them.