The traffic light changed
and the first ones to come out to battle in Q2 were Esteban Ocon and Valtteri
Bottas. The Australian driver of Red Bull takes some advantage and puts himself
second, Fernando Alonso puts himself fifth and Verstappen third.
The time keeps going and
the scenario changing for the drivers. Esteban Ocon falls and stays out of Q3.
Meanwhile, Nico Hülkenberg improved in Q2.
The Q2 ends in Brazil!
The fastest driver was Vettel with 1:08.494. The following drivers are out: OCO
GRO VAN MAG HAR
Q2 TOP 10:
- Sebastian Vettel
- Valtteri Bottas
- Max Verstappen
- Kimi Räikkönen
- Daniel Ricciardo
- Fernando Alonso
- Felipe Massa
- Nico Hülkenberg
- Sergio Pérez
- Carlos Sainz
Action in Q3: all in
Mercedes driver Valtteri
Bottas is the first one to come out, Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen are
following him. Bottas scores a 1:08.442, a circuit record. And less than 5
minutes away from the end of Q3, the positions were: VET, BOT, RAI, VER, RIC,
PER, HUL, ALO, SAI and MAS. The rain starts to appear in Interlagos finally.
The qualification in
Brazil ends in an incredible fashion, with the Finnish driver of the German
team taking the pole. And he cannot stop smiling and jumping.
Q3 TOP 10:
- Valtteri Bottas
- Sebastian Vettel
- Kimi Räikkönen
- Max Verstappen
- Daniel Ricciardo
- Sergio Pérez
- Fernando
Alonso
- Nicolas Hülkenberg
- Carlos Sainz
- Felipe Massa