September 06, 2014

F1 Quals: Italy 2014

Hoo-haa.  I don't think anybody is going to be surprised by the results, so here's the grid for the 2014 Grand Prix of Italy:

Pos Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3
1 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:25.363 1:24.560 1:24.109
2 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:25.493 1:24.600 1:24.383
3 Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 1:26.012 1:24.858 1:24.697
4 Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 1:25.528 1:25.046 1:24.865
5 Kevin Magnussen McLaren-Mercedes 1:26.337 1:25.973 1:25.314
6 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:26.328 1:25.630 1:25.379
7 HWMNBN Ferrari 1:26.514 1:25.525 1:25.430
8 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:26.631 1:25.769 1:25.436
9 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:26.721 1:25.946 1:25.709
10 Sergio Perez Force India-Mercedes 1:26.569 1:25.863 1:25.944
11 Kid Kvyat STR-Renault 1:26.261 1:26.070
12 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:26.689 1:26.110
13 Jules Vergne STR-Renault 1:26.140 1:26.157
14 Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1:26.371 1:26.279
15 Adrian F'n Sutil Sauber-Ferrari 1:27.034 1:26.588
16 Esteban! Sauber-Ferrari 1:26.999 1:26.692
17 Crashtor Maldonado Lotus-Renault 1:27.520

18 Lettuce Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1:27.632

19 Gandalf Kobayashi Caterham-Renault 1:27.671

20 Jules Bianchi Marussia-Ferrari 1:27.738

21 Max Chilton Marussia-Ferrari 1:28.247

22 Marcus Ericsson Caterham-Renault 1:28.562


Anybody notice the common theme for the first six cars on the grid?  "Mercedes."  The first non-Mercedes powered chassis is in 7th, 1.2 seconds behind pole.  This bodes not very well for the rest of the field, or for the quality of tomorrow's race. 

Why do I have a feeling Rosberg/Hamilton will be the talking point after the race is run?  As in, what one did to the other... probably in the first chicane.

Guess we'll find out soon enough!  See ya Sunday!

Posted by: Wonderduck at 04:35 PM | Comments (2) | Add Comment
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1 My first reaction was, "What is Williams doing up there?" But I took a look and they've actually been doing well all season. Mentally I had them ranked down with Marussia and Caterham, which was wrong.

Posted by: Steven Den Beste at September 06, 2014 08:12 PM (+rSRq)

2 Last season, Steven, you would have been right.  Maybe it shouldn't be surprising, but it's surprising what happens when you put a good engine in a car...

Posted by: Wonderduck at September 06, 2014 09:24 PM (eNsTS)

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