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

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Published: June 18, 2016

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Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg will start in pole position in Baku, Azerbaijan, at the European Grand Prix on Sunday after his team-mate Lewis Hamilton crashed out in the final qualifying session

Rosberg will be chased by Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo and Ferrari man Sebastian Vettel, who will be in second and third, respectively. Force India's Sergio Perez posted the second-fastest time on Saturday, but he's facing a five-place grid penalty, while Hamilton was the 10th quickest in the session.

Earlier in the day, Hamilton was fastest in final practice; the world champion also topped the timesheets in both stanzas on Friday at a circuit that has posed some intriguing tests for the drivers.

Here are the results from qualifying and a reminder of how the action panned out on an absorbing day in Baku.

 

Qualifying Recap Here is a look at the results from qualifying and how the drivers will shape up on the grid for Sunday's race, per the Formula 1 Twitter feed:



Aside from the usual suspects falling out of the running in the first qualifying session, the main surprise was to see McLaren man Jenson Button struggling to escape the drop zone. The Briton has looked in good shape so far this weekend but got caught up in traffic and eventually could only a muster a 19th-place finish.

As we can see courtesy of F1 on NBC Sports, it wasn't the best first session for Button, and he knew it:



Things were inevitably going to heat up in the second stint, with the battle to feature in the top 10 always set to be fierce on an unfamiliar circuit.

One man who looked in danger of dropping out for a spell in Q2 was Hamilton. After his first lap was skewed by a spin from Nico Hulkenberg, an error made his next one a long way short of the top times on the board. Eventually, sitting in 10th position, he was able to post a quick time, jumping up to...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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