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

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Published: October 1, 2016

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Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton laid down the gauntlet to team-mate Nico Rosberg on Saturday, as he qualified in pole position for the Malaysian Grand Prix.

Hamilton was in a class of his own on the day and was comfortably clear of his rival, who will start in second place; the reigning world champion's final time of one minute, 32.850 seconds was 0.414 seconds quicker than what the German could muster. 

Rosberg arrived in Malaysia on the back of three successive wins and with an eight-point advantage in the Formula One world championship. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen will start behind him on the grid after snaffling third position.

Earlier in the day, Hamilton topped final practice, with Verstappen splitting him and Rosberg.

Here's a look back at another fascinating qualifying session and how things will shape up in Malaysia for what's set to be one of the year's defining races.

 

Qualifying Recap Here are the results from qualifying, with Hamilton taking what is a crucial pole position in Sepang:



From the off, Hamilton looked to have a big advantage over his team-mate, as he was easily quickest in Q1. The early indications were that it would be Ferrari, not Red Bull, in closest proximity to the Silver Arrows, too.

The end of the first segment of qualifying yielded no great surprises, with both Manors and both Saubers eliminated, along with Renault’s Jolyon Palmer.

Ahead of second qualifying, the Williams team posted this bulletin, noting that the drivers had to deal with different conditions to what they’d been used to over the course of the practice runs:



In Q2, Hamilton again proved to be in a class of his own. After Rosberg went to the top of the standings, the Briton produced a stormer of a lap to go six-tenths quicker than his team-mate. The Red Bull duo were a lot sharper second time around,...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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