British pilots Lewis Hamilton On Saturday, Sochi celebrated the victory of theF-1) as long as “Ferrari“The team will have to fight for victory on Sunday from further starting lines.
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Hamilton (“Mercedes”) completed the fastest run in one minute and 31,304 seconds on Saturday, setting a new track record. This was the 96th pole position career for the athlete, but on Sunday he has the opportunity to repeat Michael Schumacher’s 91st victory in the F-1 series.
Red Bull driver Max Verstapen took second place with a deficit of 0.563 seconds, followed by Botass, who lost 0.652 seconds to a teammate.
Together with Botas, Serhio Peress (“Racing Point”) will be seen in the second starting line on Sunday, but Daniel Piliko (“Renault”) and Carlos Sains (“McLaren”) will be behind the two drivers.
The Ferrari team, whose drivers Charles Clare and Sebastian Vettel will start from 11th and 15th positions on Sunday, respectively, failed again.
In the second qualifying session, Vettel crashed in the 18th turn, and shortly afterwards, Clare did not control his car. None of the pilots were among the ten fastest drivers, who fought for a better starting place in the third qualification.
After Vettel’s crash, the red flag was raised on the track, but at that time there were just over two minutes left in the second qualifying session. Hamilton was still without lap time at the time.
Nor was Hamilton counted for one “flying circle” as his bolide crossed the white solid line.
On Saturday, before the qualifying races, Hamilton showed the fastest time in the last training session, but Botass took the second position.
The Sochi Grand Prix will take place on Sunday.
Hamilton, who has accumulated 190 points in nine stages and is the overall leader, is convincingly facing his seventh title. Botass, who has 135 points in his account, lags behind by more than two victories, Verstapens is third with 110 points, and Lendo Norris follows with 65 points.
A record number of races were planned this season (22), but due to the coronavirus pandemic, the organizers are now approving 17 stages.
Last season, Hamilton was crowned world champion, triumphing for the sixth time in his career and for the third time in a row.
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