Nico Rosberg beat his tMercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton to pole in Monaco in a exciting wet dry qualifying session. It's the third consecutive pole for Rosberg, fourth consecutive for the German team.
Second row is all Red Bull with Vettel in front of Webber ahead of Raikkonen and Alonso in P5 and 6.
Disappointment for Ferrari with Alonso starting behind all his direct adversaries for the championship and with Massa missing qualifying because of his morning crash having to start from the back.
Tires are not expected to be much of a factor in Monaco so it will all be about the start, safety cars and strategy.
Pos Driver Team Time Gap
1. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m13.876s
2. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1m13.967s + 0.091s
3. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m13.980s + 0.104s
4. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m14.181s + 0.305s
5. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1m14.822s + 0.946s
6. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m14.824s + 0.948s
7. Sergio Perez McLaren-Mercedes 1m15.138s + 1.262s
8. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1m15.383s + 1.507s
9. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m15.647s + 1.771s
10. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m15.703s + 1.827s
Q2 cut-off time: 1m17.748s Gap **
11. Nico Hulkenberg Sauber-Ferrari 1m18.331s + 2.343s
12. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m18.344s + 2.356s
13. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1m18.603s + 2.615s
14. Valtteri Bottas Williams-Renault 1m19.077s + 3.089s
15. Giedo van der Garde Caterham-Renault 1m19.408s + 3.420s
16. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1m21.688s + 5.700s
Q1 cut-off time: 1m26.095s Gap *
17. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m26.322s + 2.870s
18. Charles Pic Caterham-Renault 1m26.633s + 3.181s
19. Esteban Gutierrez Sauber-Ferrari 1m26.917s + 3.465s
20. Max Chilton Marussia-Cosworth 1m27.303s + 3.851s
21. Jules Bianchi Marussia-Cosworth
22. Felipe Massa Ferrari
107% time: 1m29.293s
* Gap to quickest in Q1
** Gap to quickest in Q2
Soooooooo...
ReplyDeleteCan we finally conclude that Lewis isn't the fastest guy on the planet?
despite his new hairdo?
ReplyDeleteI dunno, maybe if he just finally lets himself go bald then the weight savings could add up to those final few tenths he needs to beat Britney.
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