Lewis Hamilton has conquered the pole position in the qualifications of Turkish GP, 16th proof of the 2021 Formula 1 calendar. The pilot of the Mercedes-AMG set the best time and the new track record ofIstanbul Park in 1’22 ″ 868 but on the starting grid he sprints in eleventh position, due to the penalty of 10 places due to the change of the heat engine.
In the front row, therefore, they take off Valterri Bottas and the Red Bull by Max Verstappen, who must take advantage of Hamilton’s penalty to regain his first position in the drivers standings.
Qualifying GP Turkey 2021 pole and penalty for Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton, considered the penalty for the change of the heat engine on the Power Unit, in the qualifications of the Turkish GP he achieved the maximum, that is to the pole position with the record time of 1’22 ″ 868.
He preceded his teammate by 130 thousandths but sprints in from the starting grid 11th position, or in the sixth row in the middle of the battle of the deployment.
In the front row, on the other hand, alongside Valterri Bottas, snaps its main rival that is Max Verstappen. The Dutchman in Turkey drives his Red Bull one colored by White, with a celebratory livery in honor of Honda.
In the second row in third place goes the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc, with his Rossa at ease on the Turkish track. The Ferrari driver precedes theAlphaTauri by Pierre Gasly while the teammate Carlos Sainz is forced to start from the last position due to the penalty for the scheduled change of the Power Unit.
Qualifying F1 Gp Turkey 2021, STARTING GRID
POS |
# |
PILOT |
STABLE |
MOTOR |
WEATHER |
GAP |
KM / H |
1 |
77 |
Valtteri Bottas |
Mercedes |
Mercedes |
1’22.998 |
231.533 |
|
2 |
33 |
Max Verstappen |
Red Bull |
Honda |
1’23.196 |
0.198 |
230,982 |
3 |
16 |
Charles Leclerc |
Ferrari |
Ferrari |
1’23.265 |
0.267 |
230,790 |
4 |
10 |
Pierre Gasly |
AlphaTauri |
Honda |
1’23.326 |
0.328 |
230,621 |
5 |
14 |
Fernando Alonso |
Alpine |
Renault |
1’23.477 |
0.479 |
230.204 |
6 |
11 |
Sergio Perez |
Red Bull |
Honda |
1’23.706 |
0.708 |
229.574 |
7 |
4 |
Lando Norris |
McLaren |
Mercedes |
1’23.954 |
0.956 |
228,896 |
8 |
18 |
Lance Stroll |
Aston Martin |
Mercedes |
1’24.305 |
1,307 |
227.943 |
9 |
22 |
Yuki Tsunoda |
AlphaTauri |
Honda |
1’24.368 |
1,370 |
227.773 |
10 |
5 |
Sebastian Vettel |
Aston Martin |
Mercedes |
1’24.795 |
1,797 |
226.626 |
11 |
44 |
Lewis Hamilton |
Mercedes |
Mercedes |
1’22.868 |
231,896 |
|
12 |
31 |
Esteban Ocon |
Alpine |
Renault |
1’24.842 |
1,844 |
226.501 |
13 |
63 |
George Russell |
Williams |
Mercedes |
1’25.007 |
2,009 |
226.061 |
14 |
47 |
Mick Schumacher |
Haas |
Ferrari |
1’25.200 |
2,202 |
225,549 |
15 |
3 |
Daniel Ricciardo |
McLaren |
Mercedes |
1’25.881 |
2,883 |
223.760 |
16 |
6 |
Nicholas Latifi |
Williams |
Mercedes |
1’26.086 |
3,088 |
223.227 |
17 |
99 |
Antonio Giovinazzi |
Alfa Romeo |
Ferrari |
1’26.430 |
3,432 |
222.339 |
18 |
7 |
Kimi Raikkonen |
Alfa Romeo |
Ferrari |
1’27.525 |
4,527 |
219.557 |
19 |
9 |
Nikita Mazepin |
Haas |
Ferrari |
1’28.449 |
5,451 |
217.264 |
20 |
55 |
Carlos Sainz Jr. |
Ferrari |
Ferrari |
F1 2021 SCHEDULE GP TURKEY SKY and TV8
14.00 Race: (live on Sky Sport F1, delayed at 18:00 on TV8)
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