The last race before the Turkish Grand Prix, which will be held in Istanbul on 8-9-10 October in Formula 1, will be held at the Sochi track in Russia. Qualification laps were held in which the order in which the pilots would start the race was determined. The name to start with the first pocket was Norris.
The third training session was canceled due to heavy rain that started in the morning. Race fans began to fear that if the rain continued, the qualifying laps would not be held. Fortunately, the rain stopped before qualifying.
Verstappen did not lap
Verstappen, who will start the race from the back in the first sector, did not time lap. In addition to the championship leader, Raikkonen, Mazepin, Giovinazzi and Mick Schumacher were among the names eliminated in the first session.
In the second session of qualifying, another driver, Leclerc, who will receive a grid penalty, chose to end the day early. Other names eliminated in this sector were Vettel, Tsunoda, Gasly and Latifi, who did not run a time lap.
In the last session, the pilots decided that the runway was dry enough and started to go on the runway with dry-floor tires from the middle of the session. Hamilton had to replace the front wing of his car after hitting the pit wall.
surprise sorting
The late tire heating problem, which is one of the most fundamental problems of Mercedes this year, was also encountered here. McLaren’s Norris took the pole position while Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz Jr. took. The name to start the race in third place was George Russell. Hamilton took the 4th place, while the winner of the last race, Ricciardo, took the fifth place.
After this unexpected ranking, the predictions for the Russian GP, which will be held tomorrow, have started to change. Although rain is not expected in the race, we can see quite interesting events with a possible start on wet ground. The next leg of the season in Formula 1 will be the Turkish GP.
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