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

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Published: July 30, 2016

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Mercedes' Nico Rosberg took pole position for the 2016 German F1 Grand Prix ahead of team-mate Lewis Hamilton after an eventful third qualifying session on the famous Hockenheim track on Saturday.

Rosberg aborted his first lap of that session, allowing Hamilton to snatch provisional pole. But the German's restart let him take the signature position, before Hamilton sluggishly went through the middle sector on the final lap.

The win had extra special significance for Rosberg, coming 30 years after his father took pole at the German Grand Prix, according to Puma Motorsport.

Meanwhile, Daniel Ricciardo helped Red Bull finish ahead of Ferrari in the battle for third and fourth.

The official F1 website provided the grid classification after qualifying:



 

     

Recap There was some controversy before driving began, however, with Hamilton questioned by the stewards over an unsafe release from the pits during the third practice session. Ultimately, punishment was meted out to the driver's team, rather than Hamilton himself, as Mercedes confirmed via Twitter:



Mercedes were probably happier to pay the fine than see Hamilton suffer a grid drop. The team needed both their premier drivers competing after Red Bull and Ferrari had closed the gap at the front during the practice races.

Rosberg still took all three of those sessions, though, and soon established himself as the man to beat in qualifying, even if he was racing on the slower, soft tyres. Hamilton did the same and finished the first session two-tenths of a second quicker than his team-mate and professional rival.

The team were naturally very pleased at how their cars performed on the less fashionable tyres:



By contrast, Red Bull went with the supersofts from the start. Yet, even with the swifter tyres, Ricciardo ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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