Ultima sesiune de antrenamente a adus si probleme la masina finlandezului Valtteri Bottas. Problemele au constat intr-o scurgere a apei din motor ce a facut ca echipa de mecanici sa decida schimbarea acestuia si inlocuirea lui cu varianta ‘veche’ folosita in precedentele curse.
Datorita acestor probleme finlandezul a alergat doar in ultimele 8 minute ale antrenamentelor.
Primii 7 au fost: Raikkonen, Vettel, Hamilton, Bottas, Verstapen, Ricciardo si
Rezultatele calificarilor:
Hamilton a castigat calificarile din Spania la doar 5 sutimi distanta de Vettel care l-a depasit pe Bottas si pe colegul de echipa.
Cea mai mare surpriza insa a venit de la Fernando Alonso care a ocupat pozitia a VII-a. Daca va termina si cursa, va fi cu adevarat o performanta.
Cla | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Time | Gap |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Mercedes | 1’19.149 | |
2 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | Ferrari | 1’19.200 | 0.051 |
3 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | Mercedes | 1’19.373 | 0.224 |
4 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | Ferrari | 1’19.439 | 0.290 |
5 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | TAG | 1’19.706 | 0.557 |
6 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | TAG | 1’20.175 | 1.026 |
7 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | Honda | 1’21.048 | 1.899 |
8 | Sergio Perez | Force India | Mercedes | 1’21.070 | 1.921 |
9 | Felipe Massa | Williams | Mercedes | 1’21.232 | 2.083 |
10 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | Mercedes | 1’21.272 | 2.123 |
11 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | Ferrari | 1’21.329 | 2.180 |
12 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso | Renault | 1’21.371 | 2.222 |
13 | Nico Hulkenberg | Renault | Renault | 1’21.397 | 2.248 |
14 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | Ferrari | 1’21.517 | 2.368 |
15 | Pascal Wehrlein | Sauber | Ferrari | 1’21.803 | 2.654 |
16 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | Ferrari | 1’22.332 | 3.183 |
17 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | Renault | 1’22.401 | 3.252 |
18 | Lance Stroll | Williams | Mercedes | 1’22.411 | 3.262 |
19 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | Honda | 1’22.532 | 3.383 |
20 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | Renault | 1’22.746 | 3.597 |