F1: McLaren’s Lando Norris will get shock pole in moist Sochi qualifying

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Verstappen and Leclerc take engine penalties, which is why they begin from the again of the grid


Lando Norris hits first pole position of his career

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Lando Norris hits first pole place of his profession

In a moist qualifying session, Lando Norris, on his final lap at a McLaren Mercedes, left his former teammate at Ferrari, Carlos Sainz Jr., to leap into P1 in Sochi. This is the British driver’s first pole and he’ll begin with a automotive that’s quick on a observe that isn’t identified for lots of overtaking. George Russell once more pushed Williams to P3 forward of defending world champion Lewis Hamilton, who had simply managed P4, coming into a pit lane simply earlier than altering to slick tires on a drier observe. had hit the wall.

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Hamilton crashes his automotive whereas coming into the pit lane

Hamilton changed his entrance wing which meant his exit was delayed, giving him much less time to heat as much as the slick tires on a chilly observe. Daniel Ricciardo was behind Hamilton within the second McLaren. Fernando Alonso was once more dominant within the alpine with the P6 in moist circumstances earlier than Valtteri Bottas within the second Mercedes, who had topped the follow session. Lance Stroll once more proved his prowess within the moist circumstances as he made the P8 forward of his teammate Sebastian Vettel, who managed the P11.

Sergio Perez was the lead Red Bull in P9 and was forward of Ocon within the second Alpine in P10. The Alphatauri pairing of Gasly and Tsunoda had been P12 and P13 respectively, whereas the returning Raikkonen was the dominant Alfa Romeo at P14. Mick Schumacher was spectacular with P15 for Haas as he was not solely forward of his teammate Nikita Mazepin, who managed P17, but additionally forward of Antonio Giovinazzi at different Alfa Romeos.

Max Verstappen will begin from the top of the grid in P20 on account of an engine change penalty. Ferrari’s Leclerc has an identical penalty and begins on P19 whereas Latifi didn’t end his lap and can begin on P18.

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Former teammates got here to P1 and P2

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1 Lando Norris McLaren 1: 41.993
2 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 0.517s
3 George Russell Williams
4 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 2.057s
5 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren 2.163s
6 Fernando Alonso Alpine 2.211s
7 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 2.717s
8 Lance Stroll Aston Martin
9 Sergio Perez Red Bull
10 Esteban Ocon Alpine
11 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin 1:46.521
12 Pierre Gasly Alphatauri 1:46.641
13 Yuki Tsunoda Alphatauri 1: 46.751
14 Nicholas Latifi Williams No Time
15 Charles Leclerc Ferrari No Time
16km Raikkonen Alfa Romeo Racing 1:49.586
17 Mick Schumacher Haas 1:49.830
18 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo Racing 1: 51.023
19 Nikita Mazepin Haas 1:53.764
20 Max Verstappen Red Bull No Time

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