Daniel Ricciardo beats Max Verstappen to pole at Mexican Grand Prix
Formula 1 | October 28, 2018 10:47 ISTHamilton will start third, knowing he can let the Red Bull cars go off and running while he coasts his Mercedes to the finish line.
Hamilton will start third, knowing he can let the Red Bull cars go off and running while he coasts his Mercedes to the finish line.
Ferrari's Vettel had lacked pace on Friday on a slippery track but was 0.361 seconds faster than the second-place Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton — his main title rival — in cool, overcast conditions.
The Mercedes duo of Valtteri Bottas — fastest in the first session — and defending champion Lewis Hamilton ranked fourth and fifth, respectively, in the second practice.
Verstappen thought he had a third-place finish in Texas before he was penalized for an improper last-lap pass and was taken off the podium.
Mick Schumacher, who is 18, will drive a 1994 F1 model of the Benetton B194 that his father drove that year to the first of his record seven world championships.
Although Hamilton has won four of 11 races this season so far, and Bottas has won two, Mercedes is experiencing more problems than before.
Kimi Raikkonen finishes in the second spot followed by Mercedes Valtteri Bottas in third and Lewis Hamilton in the fourth spot .
The four-time F1 champion clocked a best lap of 1 minute, 16.276 seconds, while Raikkonen was .168 behind in front of a large contingent of flag-waving Finnish fans.
The Williams team said in a statement that the 36-year-old Massa went to the Formula One medical centre and then Honvedkorhaz hospital on Friday for "precautionary tests" after feeling "unwell and dizzy" during the second practice session.
Ferrari's new deal may increase Sauber's chances of holding onto the highly rated Wehrlein, a member of the Mercedes young driver program, for next year.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen was fourth, followed by Hamilton's teammate Valtteri Bottas and Raikkonen's teammate Sebastian Vettel.
Despite going through a string of injuries, Prannoy had shown what he is capable of when he faced Prannoy while the match lasted for One hour and 5 minutes in Anaheim, California.
Other Sports News: Hamilton is currently standing at the second spot in F1 standings, just a point behind four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel following 10 races.
The Indian pair will now face a tough challenge when they take on top seeds Lu Ching Yao and Yang Po Han of Chinese Taipei later today.
Hamilton is currently standing at the second spot in F1 standings, just a point behind four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel following 10 races.
Hamilton's victory at Silverstone took him level with Jim Clark and Alain Prost on five wins at the race.
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton was the fastest to secure the 1st pole position in the British Grand Prix in the final practice.
This pole was on the Spielberg track where Bottas secured his first podium finish three years ago, coming third when driving for Williams.
"The sport needs the rivalry and what we've seen has the ingredient of a great championship," quipped Mercedes head Toto Wolff.
Ricciardo secured his fifth career win, while Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas overtook 18-year-old Canadian Lance Stroll's Williams in the closing meters to take second place.
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