Chinese Grand Prix 2016 Qualifying: Saturday’s F1 Results, Times, Final Grid

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Published: April 16, 2016

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Lewis Hamilton’s miserable week at the Chinese Grand Prix continued on Saturday, as he was eliminated in the first round of qualifying, with his Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg taking pole position in Shanghai.

Some power problems prevented the world champion from setting a time in the opening stanza, meaning he’ll start from the very back of the grid on Sunday. His team-mate, who already has a 17-point lead in the championship, will lead the way ahead of Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo and Kimi Raikkonen of Ferrari in second and third place, respectively.

Earlier in the day, Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel topped a rainy third practice session, in which neither of the Mercedes men opted to post a time with qualifying in mind. The German will start the race in fourth.

Here’s a look back on another fascinating day in the Formula One season and how things will be shaping up on the grid come Sunday.

 

Qualifying Recap Here is how things looked at the end of a thrilling qualifying session, in which last season's tried-and-tested format was reverted to:



After a grim final practice session earlier in the day, when wet conditions prevented a lot of teams from setting a time, the outlook was a little better as the drivers got qualifying underway. The Force India team seemed pretty relieved to see sunlight:



Still, there were some remnants of the day’s early rain on the track, as Pascal Wehrlein unfortunately discovered. The Manor Marussia man aquaplaned into a barrier just three minutes into Q1, prompting a red flag.



The delay meant drivers were under pressure to get out quickly once the session resumed, and it also meant Mercedes had less time to amend an issue with the power supply on Hamilton’s car. And as the session wound down, there was no sign of the Brit setting a time.

Eventually, he was un...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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