The 2021 Formula One Grand Prix of Spain – Qualification 1
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| Mick Schumacher is the very first driver on the race track of the 2021 Formula One Grand Prix of Spain - Qualification 1. | Image: Uralkali Haas F1 Team | |
The qualifying session of the 2021 Formula One of the Grand Prix of Spain is about
to start.
The weather
still looks very good. The air temperature is 25 C/77 F; the temperature of the
race track is 44 C/111 F; Humidity 47%; Wind SE 8.6 km/h.
15:50 Mike
Schumacher starts his flying lap. He made 1:20.309 P2. P1 is for Latifi 1:20.241. P3 is for Maz 1:20.560.
13:34 Lewis
Hamilton starts his qualification session on medium tires. Perez goes on soft
tires.
11:41 Perez
0.604 P3 Ham 1:18.090 P2 Bottas 1:18.005 P1. Right after the Verstappen's time
is 0.085 after Bottas.
10:15 Sainz
made +0.200 P3 after Bottas and Hamilton is on P4.
9:33 Norris
has S1 - purple S2 - green compared to the Bottas's time. Norris +0.801 P8.
7:53 Prez
is on P10 +0.604 after Bottas's best lap time of 1:18.005.
After qualification session 1, there will be 15 drivers racing for the pole position.
5:40
Meanwhile, Gasly had made P3 +0.185 behind Bottas.
Ad4
5 minutes
to go.
3:15 Race
Control: “T14 INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 4
(NORRIS) WILL BE INVESTIGATED AFTER THE SESSION”.
0:12
Leclerc is just 0.036 on P2 after Bottas.
0:00 Lando
Norris set the best lap time of 1:17.821 P1. Bottas on P2 +0.184. Leclerc is on
P3 +0.220. Now it's going to be interesting. We have Mclaren, Mercedes, and
Ferarri in the top 3 after Q1. It's amazing. Let's see what Lewis Hamilton has
to say about that.
By the way
in the top 3 drivers, Bottas set his best time on medium tires and all others
are on soft ones. This means that bets lap times are ahead of us. If Norris can
make it then the Bottas and Lewis also have their plans for pole positions.
It's nice to watch such a fight between 3 different teams in the top 3.
Verstappen is on P4 he is very close to the top 3. We'll see what's going to
happen.
The
eleminated drivers after the Q1 are Tsunoda P16, Raikkonen P17, Mike Schimacher
P18, Latifi P19 and Mazepin P20.
