Lance Stroll was overwhelmed by his crew mate in qualifying for the fifteenth grand prix in a row in Shanghai. Right here’s the important thing information from Saturday’s session at Suzuka.
Lap time change from observe to qualifying
The shift in wind course between Friday and Saturday appeared to trigger issues for some groups greater than others. Aston Martin was considered one of 4 groups whose drivers didn’t enhance on their Friday lap occasions in last observe.
Nevertheless a few of these had been possible prioritising lengthy runs on increased gas after the disruption to the second session on Friday, or had been unable to finish deliberate efficiency runs attributable to one other crimson flag on the finish of Saturday observe.
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Gaps between crew mates
Liam Lawson was a second slower than Max Verstappen of their first qualifying session collectively and 7 tenths down of their second. How he might need fared in his third – the primary on a observe he’d pushed at earlier than – we’ll by no means know.
Yuki Tsunoda acquired nearer than Lawson however was nonetheless nearly half a second down. Tsunoda ran a noticeably steeper rear wing than Verstappen, a trait we’ve seen earlier than. Nevertheless he appeared extra comfy with the RB21 than Lawson did.
For the primary time this 12 months the largest hole between crew mates was not at Pink Bull. Jack Doohan was solely a tenth of a second off Pierre Gasly at one stage in Q1, however made a mistake in Spoon on his last run which accounted for the distinction between them.
Group mate battle sequences
The largest hole between a pair of crew mates this week occured at Aston Martin. There, for the fifteenth grand prix qualifying session in a row, Fernando Alonso beat Lance Stroll. The crew’s youthful driver has executed higher in dash race qualifying periods, beating Alonso in a single two weeks in the past, however within the common qualifying format he continues to lag behind.
The hole between the 2 was wider than typical attributable to Stroll’s off-track second in Q1. “He ran vast at flip six attributable to some sturdy tailwinds,” crew principal Andy Cowell defined. “There was a gust of wind 12kph stronger than his earlier run and that pushed him vast and thru the gravel. We knew the wind was going to be a problem right now, however he was simply unfortunate.”
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Out-qualified crew mate
| Rank | Driver | Streak |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso | 15 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | 10 |
| 3 | George Russell | 9 |
| 4 | Pierre Gasly | 6 |
| 5 | Alexander Albon | 5 |
| 6 | Nico Hulkenberg | 2 |
| = | Isack Hadjar | 2 |
| 8 | Oliver Bearman | 1 |
| = | Charles Leclerc | 1 |
| = | Lando Norris | 1 |
Out-qualified by crew mate
| Rank | Driver | Streak |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lance Stroll | 15 |
| 2 | Liam Lawson | 9 |
| 3 | Jack Doohan | 4 |
| 4 | Carlos Sainz Jnr | 3 |
| = | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | 3 |
| 6 | Gabriel Bortoleto | 2 |
| = | Yuki Tsunoda | 2 |
| 8 | Esteban Ocon | 1 |
| = | Lewis Hamilton | 1 |
| = | Oscar Piastri | 1 |
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Q1 and Q3
As Lawson reached Q2 this weekend, each driver on the grid has now made it past Q1 at the least as soon as this season.
Eradicated in Q1
| Rank | Driver | Streak |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabriel Bortoleto | 2 |
| = | Jack Doohan | 2 |
| 3 | Nico Hulkenberg | 1 |
| = | Esteban Ocon | 1 |
| = | Lance Stroll | 1 |
Reached Q3
| Rank | Driver | Streak |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Russell | 14 |
| 2 | Lando Norris | 10 |
| 3 | Oscar Piastri | 7 |
| 4 | Max Verstappen | 6 |
| 5 | Alexander Albon | 3 |
| = | Lewis Hamilton | 3 |
| = | Charles Leclerc | 3 |
| 8 | Isack Hadjar | 2 |
| = | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | 2 |
| 10 | Oliver Bearman | 1 |
