The driver of the Mercedes of Nico Rosberg struck back by the ambitions of his partner, earning the pole position at the start of the American Race in Austin. Current championship leader Lewis Hamilton showed the second time qualifying, but the result remained the third for Williams F1 driver Valtteri Bottas.
US Grand Prix: the winner of the qualification was Nico Rosberg
This season, “Formula 1″ pole position almost invariably accrue to one of the representatives of the team Mercedes AMG, as well as the entire first row of the grid as a whole. Led the protocol all three free practice sessions, Lewis Hamilton almost convinced fans in their invulnerability to the “Circuit of the Americas,” but in the course of the qualification at the British all went wrong. Championship leader was unhappy with the overall balance of the W05 Hybrid, multiplied by the constant problems with the lock of the front left wheel.
Against the background of mate Nico Rosberg looked steadily and calmly pointed out. In the final qualifying session, Nico Rosberg showed twice the result unattainable for other contenders, including Lewis Hamilton. The decisive round in his performance – 1: 36.067 with – was significantly faster time on last year’s pole position and 0.376 better than Lewis. Thus, the German chalked the ninth pole position of the season, breaking the total dominance teammate in such a tense fight for the title. Hamilton gets a start from the dirty side of the track and the absence of any reliable qualifying complexities.
For all other participants, “Formula 1″ two-car “Silver Arrows” in any case were beyond reach. Fastest of the Williams F1 team drivers Valtteri Bottas yielded better time than eight tenths of qualification, although it remained at a decent third position. Admit defeat mate was forced to Brazilian Felipe Massa, who excelled in all partner training. At the crucial moment they shared three tenths – but in favor of Finn. The third row of the grid will be shared by the leader of the Red Bull Daniel Ricardo and Spanish Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso. The first was the sole representative teams with Renault engines in the top ten, and the second machine is literally crammed with experimental solutions for 2015.
Fourth row – seventh and eighth – entirely goes to the representatives of McLaren’s Jenson Button and Kevin Magnussenu. Both are still far from the pace demonstrated in Sochi, and the Briton still lose five seats at the start of the replacement of the gearbox. Ninth time qualification belongs Kimi, but the biggest surprise gave Adrian – Sauber F1 racer for the first time this season falls in the top ten. Most likely, the Germans will not act as a part of the Swiss team in the next year, so that a high starting position will be a great farewell gesture and a real chance to win the cherished two points in the Constructors’ Championship in Russia “Marussia”.
Russian Daniil Kvyat in any case could not give their fans a high qualifying position. Firstly, both riders team Toro Rosso rolled tail peloton on pure speed – Daniel showed fourteenth result, Jean-Eric was only fifteenth. Secondly, the loss of Kwiat fined ten positions for the new, seventh motor. In a similar situation, quadruple world champion Sebastian Vettel, left the track solely out of respect for the spectators in the stands. By car, the Germans have replaced the entire propulsion system that automatically drops it to start from the pit lane. Trying to save the life of the engine, Vettel made only one attempt (17th Result) and immediately returned to the pits. Recall that the team Marussia and Caterham in the US Grand Prix is not involved.
US Grand Prix: the winner of the qualification was Nico Rosberg
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