Palmer, while hamstrung by reliability, also suffered the widest average gap to a team-mate on the grid, and Carlos Sainz has immediately got closer to Hulkenberg in his few attempts. The most comprehensive qualifying record, by far, went in Hulkenberg's favour at Renault, with Jolyon Palmer failing to match the German even once.
Head to head: Sainz 8-6 Kvyat, Gasly 1-1 HartleyĪverage gap: Sainz -0.114s Kvyat, Gasly -0.343s Hartley Pierre Gasly then replaced the Russian, and the team have now settled on a Gasly- Brendon Hartley partnership for 2018. It's been a season of change at Toro Rosso.įirst, the highly-rated Carlos Sainz continued his superiority over Daniil Kvyat, though it was closer than many expected before Kvyat was unceremoniously dumped. Stroll beat Massa in Azerbaijan before a stunning podium finish, and also got the better of his team-mate when dazzling in the wet to start on the front row in Italy.
However, it's fair to say Stroll's two qualifying victories have been memorable. Massa was beaten 17-4 by Bottas last year but has been utterly dominant in 2017 - with an average advantage of 0.6 seconds. Lance Stroll has struggled on Saturdays in his rookie F1 season next to an experienced campaigner in Felipe Massa at Williams. He beat Perez in four consecutive qualifying sessions prior to the penultimate race in Brazil - no mean feat.
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They have been separated by less than a tenth of a second six times.Īverage gap: Verstpapen -0.128s RicciardoĪfter many a tight battle with Nico Hulkenberg, Sergio Perez welcomed a new team-mate at Force India in 2017.Įsteban Ocon struggled at first but has certainly impressed in his first full season in F1 - and is getting better and better on a Saturday. Verstappen even enjoyed a six-weekend streak of intra-team victories ahead of the Japanese GP, though the two are still very evenly matched. It would be a big result for the championship, but victory would also mean a huge amount to Leclerc on an emotional level - and put an end to any narrative around his Monaco ‘curse’.Daniel Ricciardo may have scored more points than Max Verstappen at Red Bull, but it's the Dutchman who has reversed his 2016 deficit into a comfortable qualifying advantage this season. So hopefully, we have a clean race tomorrow, and we finally have a good result at home.” “We’ve had a smooth weekend until now, and we're starting in the best place possible for tomorrow's race. “I'm not superstitious at all,” Leclerc said. But even when talking after qualifying, Leclerc made clear he is giving no thought to any kind of home race hoodoo.
Leclerc’s rotten Monaco record has been a natural talking point throughout this weekend, particularly after his charge to pole position on Saturday. The team ultimately found an issue with the left driveshaft that prevented Leclerc from taking the start at all.
When Ferrari fired the car up for the reconnaissance laps to the grid, an issue emerged that meant Leclerc could not get out before the pitlane closed. Leclerc would start his home race from pole for the first time - or so it seemed. It prevented Max Verstappen from improving, meaning pole belonged to Leclerc, but serious concerns were raised about the condition of his car.Ī gearbox change was weighed up by Ferrari, but the team deemed there was “no serious damage” to the internals that would warrant any action that may result in a grid penalty. Leclerc took provisional pole with his first run in Q3, but as he pushed hard to improve on his final lap, he crashed hard at the exit of Swimming Pool, resulting in a red flag. It only really started to believe it was in contention come qualifying when it remained competitive, setting up a tense fight for pole. It meant that when Leclerc and team-mate Carlos Sainz starred through practice, Ferrari was quick to downplay its chances.
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