Pirelli used a degree of softer tires for this weekend than a week ago, which really shuffled the cards and well-established procedures in the qualification itself.
In the first part, only the drivers of Haas and Russell rode on the middle mixture, but they also quickly changed to soft.
In the second part, however, a more interesting battle took place. Most of the riders (except Russell) drove into the middle, Verstappen took a risk and even drove hard.
After the first attempts, Vettel and Hülkenberg in particular were bent over from the top. The Ferrari driver put soft for the second attempt, but still did not get into Q3. Hülkenberg kept the middle, corrected a mistake from the first attempt when he went off the track, and advanced safely.
Nevertheless, Q2 brought a surprise. They did not advance, among others, Ocon, Vettel, Sainz. Max Verstappen is the only one of the top ten to start on hard mixes.
In the third part of qualifying, Ricciardo and the Red Bull drivers preferred the middle mix. And it paid off. Ricciardo took third place, Verstappen was fifth and Albon was right behind him.
During the second attempts, Ricciardo remained at the middle. Mercedes also drove on the yellow-marked tires, and the red bulls put on soft ones again. Bottas had a second attempt more and beat Lewis Hamilton by 6 hundredths. Nico Hülkenberg took third place ahead of Ricciard.
Given that the current average corresponds to the soft of the UK GP, we can compare. Bottas’ time is surprisingly 0.851 s slower than Hamilton’s pole position.
Starting grid
| P. | Rider | team | Note |
| 1 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | |
| 3 | Nico Hulkenberg | Racing Point | |
| 4 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | |
| 6 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point | |
| 7 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | |
| 8 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | |
| 9 | Alexander Albon | Red Bull | |
| 10 | Lando Norris | McLaren | |
| 11 | Esteban Ocon | Renault | |
| 12 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | |
| 13 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | McLaren | |
| 14 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | |
| 15 | George Russell | Williams | |
| 16 | Daniil Kvyat | AlphaTauri | |
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | |
| 18 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | |
| 19 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | |
| 20 | Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo |
The third part of the qualification
| P. | Rider | team | Time | Difference | Col. | Tire |
| 1 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:25.154 | 6 | medium | |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:25.217 | 0.063 | 6 | medium |
| 3 | Nico Hulkenberg | Racing Point | 1:26.082 | 0.928 | 6 | soft |
| 4 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:26.176 | 1.022 | 6 | soft |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 1:26.297 | 1.143 | 6 | medium |
| 6 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point | 1:26.428 | 1.274 | 6 | soft |
| 7 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:26.534 | 1.380 | 6 | soft |
| 8 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:26.614 | 1.460 | 6 | soft |
| 9 | Alexander Albon | Red Bull | 1:26.669 | 1.515 | 6 | soft |
| 10 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:26.778 | 1.624 | 6 | soft |
16:00: Hülkenberg third !!
16:00: Bottas bere pole position o 0,063 s.
15:56: and we turn. Now back to the middle Mercedes and Ricciardo again.
15:52:
- Ham
- Bot
- Ric
- Their
- See
- White
- Lec
- Str
- Gas
- Nor
15:52: Well, it worked out for Ricciard. It’s the third.
15:48: Not so. Ricciardo and Red Bull riders in high school.
15:48: the third part begins. Now everyone on the soft again.
The second part of the qualification
| P. | Rider | team | Time | Difference | Col. | Tire |
| 1 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:25.785 | 6 | medium | |
| 2 | Nico Hulkenberg | Racing Point | 1:26.261 | 0.476 | 6 | medium |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:26.266 | 0.481 | 6 | medium |
| 4 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:26.523 | 0.738 | 6 | medium |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 1:26.636 | 0.851 | 3 | medium |
| 6 | Alexander Albon | Red Bull | 1:26.642 | 0.857 | 6 | medium |
| 7 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point | 1:26.674 | 0.889 | 6 | medium |
| 8 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:26.709 | 0.924 | 5 | medium |
| 9 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:26.779 | 0.994 | 3 | hard |
| 10 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:26.885 | 1.100 | 6 | medium |
| 11 | Esteban Ocon | Renault | 1:27.011 | 1.226 | 6 | medium |
| 12 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:27.078 | 1.293 | 6 | soft |
| 13 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | McLaren | 1:27.083 | 1.298 | 6 | medium |
| 14 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 1:27.254 | 1.469 | 7 | medium |
| 15 | George Russell | Williams | 1:27.455 | 1.670 | 3 | soft |
15:41: But they are still surprises. Ocon, Vettel, Sainz, Grosjean and Russell will not advance.
15:41: Attention … Verstappen in the pits and falls, but that should be enough.
15:40: Hülkenberg second. Hats off….
15:38: Vettel on soft, Hülkenberg on medium again. Mercedes drivers have also ridden soft, but they don’t have to accelerate and certainly won’t.
15:37: Well, Russell 12 so far.
15:34: Russell rides the red, a sensible choice. He will not advance to Q3, but may capture a position.
15:33: Vettel so far 11, Hülkenberg got off the track and is 13.
15:31:
- Bot
- Ham
- Ric
- Lec
- See
- Straw
- White
- Nor
- Hollow
- Gas
- Vet
- Sai
- Their
- Gro
15:27: Ho ho … Verstappen even hard.
15:26: There is no surprise, so far everyone in high school.
15:26: Grosjean got into Q2 and was the first to go on the track.
The first part of the qualification
| P. | Rider | team | Time | Difference | Col. | Tire |
| 1 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:26.738 | 8 | soft | |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:26.818 | 0.080 | 8 | soft |
| 3 | Alexander Albon | Red Bull | 1:27.153 | 0.415 | 6 | soft |
| 4 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:27.154 | 0.416 | 3 | soft |
| 5 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:27.154 | 0.416 | 6 | soft |
| 6 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point | 1:27.187 | 0.449 | 6 | soft |
| 7 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:27.217 | 0.479 | 6 | soft |
| 8 | Esteban Ocon | Renault | 1:27.278 | 0.540 | 6 | soft |
| 9 | Nico Hulkenberg | Racing Point | 1:27.279 | 0.541 | 6 | soft |
| 10 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:27.427 | 0.689 | 5 | soft |
| 11 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 1:27.442 | 0.704 | 5 | soft |
| 12 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | McLaren | 1:27.450 | 0.712 | 6 | soft |
| 13 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 1:27.519 | 0.781 | 9 | soft |
| 14 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:27.612 | 0.874 | 8 | soft |
| 15 | George Russell | Williams | 1:27.757 | 1.019 | 8 | soft |
| 16 | Daniil Kvyat | AlphaTauri | 1:27.882 | 1.144 | 6 | soft |
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:28.236 | 1.498 | 9 | soft |
| 18 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 1:28.430 | 1.692 | 6 | soft |
| 19 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 1:28.433 | 1.695 | 6 | soft |
| 20 | Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo | 1:28.493 | 1.755 | 6 | soft |
15:20: Kvjat complains of damage to the floor.
15:19: Will not advance: Kvjat, Magnussen, Latifi, Giovinazzi a Raikkonen.
15:18: Albon saves himself and jumps to 3rd place. Russell also jumped, but it will still be tight.
15:17: Verstappen, Hülkenberg and Leclerc (aka third to fifth place) remain in the pits. Others on the track.
15:11: Ocon held Russell in the fast lap.
15:11: Hamilton bounced back and goes first.
15:11: Albon swept the cobwebs from the curbs and is currently 15.
15:09:
- See
- Bot
- Ham
- Their
- Gas
- Lec
- Kvy
- Nor
- Sai
- Vet
15:08: In one tenth are Verstappen, Bottas, Hamilton.
15:04: In the end, only three riders (Haasy and Russell) on the middle, the rest on the soft.
15:01: And we don’t have to wait until Q2. The riders are already leaving for high school. So far only the Hulk on the soft.
14:58: But it will be very interesting for both Mercedes. Red Bull, Ferrari, Renault, Racing Point, McLaren. It will be a battle for the second and next row and also for the tires, because qualifying for Q3 on soft equals suicide …
14:57: The track has a temperature of 44 ° C and the rider with this number is the favorite in pole position. Only Valtteri Bottas or a technical or other problem can endanger him.
14:57: Welcome to the historically first and undoubtedly also the last qualification for the Grand Prix of the 70th anniversary of F1.
