Row 1 | 1. Lewis Hamilton 1’21.135 Mercedes | |
2. Nico Rosberg 1’21.613 Mercedes | ||
Row 2 | 3. Sebastian Vettel 1’21.972 Ferrari | |
4. Kimi Raikkonen 1’22.065 Ferrari | ||
Row 3 | 5. Valtteri Bottas 1’22.388 Williams | |
6. Daniel Ricciardo 1’22.389 Red Bull | ||
Row 4 | 7. Max Verstappen 1’22.411 Red Bull | |
8. Sergio Perez 1’22.814 Force India | ||
Row 5 | 9. Nico Hulkenberg 1’22.836 Force India | |
10. Esteban Gutierrez 1’23.184 Haas | ||
Row 6 | 11. Felipe Massa 1’22.967 Williams | |
12. Fernando Alonso 1’23.273 McLaren | ||
Row 7 | 13. Pascal Wehrlein 1’23.315 Manor | |
14. Jenson Button 1’23.399 McLaren | ||
Row 8 | 15. Carlos Sainz Jnr 1’23.496 Toro Rosso | |
16. Daniil Kvyat 1’23.825 Toro Rosso | ||
Row 9 | 17. Romain Grosjean* 1’23.092 Haas | |
18. Felipe Nasr 1’23.956 Sauber | ||
Row 10 | 19. Marcus Ericsson 1’24.087 Sauber | |
20. Jolyon Palmer 1’24.230 Renault | ||
Row 11 | 21. Kevin Magnussen 1’24.436 Renault | |
22. Esteban Ocon** No time Manor |
*Five-place grid penalty for gearbox change
**Five-place grid penalty for gearbox change. Did not set a time in Q1 but permitted to start
SRD
3rd September 2016, 14:05
5 poles in Monza for Lewis
Damn, its like Monza & Hamilton have some sort of romance going on
Sem (@05abrahamsemere)
3rd September 2016, 14:06
Well done to Hamilton, absolutely smashed Rosberg!
Vettel and Riakonnen even…is Vettel overrated or Riakonnen underrated considering how Alonso destroyed him in 2014?
Well done to Botts…got the maximum out of the car.
Finally, well done to Ric for outqualifying Crashtappen :)
George (@george)
3rd September 2016, 14:25
@05abrahamsemere
It seems to me like Raikkonen has picked up his performances this year. Maybe he’s finally gotten over being Alonso’s team mate? :D
ispookie666
3rd September 2016, 15:10
there were talks about Kimi needing a very specific type of car – confident front end and twitchy back end.. May be this one suits him.
Is there a team mates crashing into each other comparison. Guess Seb will be 1st,
Sem
3rd September 2016, 20:19
IP Yep :)
Traverse (@hellotraverse)
3rd September 2016, 14:28
Vettel is overrated.
Fer Aut (@312t)
3rd September 2016, 17:15
“Vettel and Riakonnen even…is Vettel overrated or Riakonnen underrated considering how Alonso destroyed him in 2014?”
Vettel is definitely overrated. Räikkönen is underrated.
abashrawi
3rd September 2016, 17:46
I don’t think this driver A beats B in car X, B beats C in car Y then this entails driver A>C is a sound comparison. Drivers gets through different phases in their lives, and have different preferences. What I’m sure about is that Raikkonen, Vettel and Alonso are all great drivers.
Off topic, I really wish stewards have monitors with special filters removing all driver numbers and car details :-)
Uzair Syed (@ultimateuzair)
3rd September 2016, 18:05
I would say that Vettel is slightly overrated.
anon
3rd September 2016, 19:12
Sem, it has to be said that Vettel has had more problems with reliability and DNF’s than Kimi – Vettel has three DNF’s to his name (engine failure in Bahrain, taken out by Kvyat in Russia and the tyre failure in Austria) to two for Kimi (the turbocharger failure in Australia and his accident in Monaco).
In addition to those DNF’s, Vettel has been hit by more grid penalties than Kimi for gearbox failures – Vettel has had three penalties (in Russia, Austria and Britain), as opposed to one for Kimi (in Monaco). It does not explain all of the discrepancies, but Vettel has started more weekend on the back foot than Kimi has and it does seem to have set him back a bit as a result.
At the same time, Vettel’s performances have been scruffier in some weekend and Kimi does seem to have improved his performances in some of the more recent races, perhaps because some of the more recent updates to the car seem to chime more closely with Kimi’s setup requirements than Vettel. I think that a bit too much is being pinned down on one factor when, in reality, there seem to be a number of factors explaining Vettel’s relative decline in form against Kimi.
Sem
3rd September 2016, 20:28
Fair enough, I like how you respectfully differed in your opinion. Seb is a great driver but everything went his way in the early part of his career, now he is facing testing times: he is going through what Alonso & Hamilton went through for many years…a WDC drought…I think ultimately he will come out a better, more mature driver because of it…just look at Ham.
Sem
3rd September 2016, 20:36
Fair enough, I like how you respectfully differed in your opinion. Seb is a great driver who had everything go his way in the early part of his career but now is facing testing times: he is going through what Alonso and Hamilton went through for many years (WDC drought). Ultimately, I think he will come out a better driver because of it…just look at Ham now and the experience/racing intelligence he has combined with his natural raw speed.
Aquataz
3rd September 2016, 14:20
Is there an advantage for ‘odd’ grid places (3,5,7)? I remember in years past much blogging on dirty and clean sides of the track. I Wonder how meaningful it is, actually.
Patrick (@paeschli)
3rd September 2016, 14:59
Not at all.
Uzair Syed (@ultimateuzair)
3rd September 2016, 18:07
I would say there is. Odd numbered places are usually the better side of the grid.
nase
4th September 2016, 0:00
Not in Monza, as the racing line isn’t as clear-cut as on other tracks, and it doesn’t coincide with either the left or right half of the grid.
ispookie666
3rd September 2016, 15:08
Lewis bogs down. Wheel change problem for nico, Kimi crashes into vettel – thank you very much Sir.
Verstappen clips Riccardo
Bottas wins – man he is due a win.
Nick Wyatt (@nickwyatt)
3rd September 2016, 15:35
You missed the bit where Perez is distracted by a flying pig over Lesmo 1, but otherwise – yeah.