The Russian Daniil Kvyat showed his best qualifying result of the season. Pilot “Toro Rosso” starts at home Grand Prix from the fifth position. Showed the best time Lewis Hamilton, and behind him a place on the front row will take his partner and chief rival for the title of Nico Rosberg.
Before the qualifications learned that just three pilots will not be able to take on the starting grid those places that will fit their results. Nico from “Force India” received five seats penalty for an unscheduled gearbox replacement. Exactly the same punishment was Pastor Maldonado of “Lotus”. Back in Japan for the replacement of the motor, he was fined 10 positions, but in Suzuka leaves only half the punishment. Also on the back five places have “to move” Kevin Magnussenu. He experienced technical problems here, in Sochi, during the third free practice. Danish pilot “McLaren” hastily replaced the gearbox.
By the time the qualification air warmed up to a very comfortable 22 degrees Celsius. And the asphalt on the road turned out to be just ten degrees warmer. The main event of the first session was the failure of Felipe Massa. During the tests, “Williams” was very good, but there is something went wrong in the beginning. Felipe showed a nasty time on the radio and asked the team to do something. But in the end he was the 18th result was forced to finish the qualification of one of the first. “We just did not have time to change something,” – explained the disappointed masses. In addition to the Brazilian out of the competition for the best positions on the starting grid pilots dropped “Caterham” Ericsson and Kobayashi, the only representative “Marusya” in this Grand Prix Max Chilton, as well as the above-mentioned Maldonado. By the time he was able to bypass only Chilton, but because of the fine will start the race last.
The second session ended with the fiasco of another top pilot. Four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel remained until the last 15 meters. In the end, the Germans gave the fastest lap and showed the result of the 11th, but he is known to pass in a crucial segment of training is not. Apart from Vettel “shot out” here Hulkenberg, Perez (both – “Force India”), Gutierrez, Sutil (both – “Sauber”) and Grosjean (“Lotus”). Well, Daniel Kwiat continued to please the Russian fans. If the first session he finished the sixth time, the second showed the fifth result. “Toro Rosso” generally looked great – partner Daniel Vergne also made it into the decisive session of the tenth time.
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In the final segment of training, and in general this season, once again was not equal to the “Mercedes”. Leader of the season Lewis Hamilton showed the best time on tests, and confirmed their strength in qualifying – 1:38, 513 and pole position. Rosberg conceded two tenths of a second partner. Then follow Bottas and Button. Well, for us, perhaps, the main event was the performance superuspeshnoe Daniel Kvyat. In the end the session, the Russian pilot was able to beat future partner in the “Red Bull” Riccardo and take the fifth place with a score of 1: 39,277. So high Kwiat in qualifying, “Formula 1″ has not yet been never.
We hope that during the race, Daniel will be as successful. Well, Sebastian Vettel finally got still in the top ten thanks to a fine Kevin Magnussen, who, instead of the sixth “earned” the position will be on the starting grid 11th.
In this sequence start pilots in the Grand Prix of Russia:
1. Hamilton (“Mercedes”)
2. Rosberg (“Mercedes”)
3. Bottas (“Williams”)
4. Button (“McLaren”)
5. Kwiat (“Toro Rosso”)
6. Riccardo (“Red Bull”)
7. Alonso (“Ferrari”)
8. Raikkonen (“Ferrari”)
9. Vergne (“Toro Rosso”)
10. Vettel (“Red Bull”)
11. Magnussen (“McLaren”)
12. Perez (“Force India”)
13. Gutierrez (“Sauber”)
14. Sutil (“Sauber”)
15. Grosjean (“Lotus”)
16. Ericsson (“Caterham”)
17. Hulkenberg (“Force India”)
18. Weight (“Williams”)
19. Kobayashi (“Caterham”)
20. Chilton (“Marusya”)
21. Maldonado (“Lotus”)
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