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Turkish Grand Prix: Hamilton wins qualification, but is punished

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Hamilton wins qualification but is given a penalty

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Lewis Hamilton was unbeatable in the Istanbul Formula 1 qualifiers

Lewis Hamilton was unbeatable in the Istanbul Formula 1 qualifiers

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This victory in qualifying for the Formula 1 race in Turkey is of little help to Lewis Hamilton. The Englishman is only allowed to start in eleventh place on Sunday. Instead, team-mate Valtteri Bottas is given pole position. Mick Schumacher amazes.

WM leader Lewis Hamilton was relieved after his damage control and Mick Schumacher beamed after his best qualifying result. The English Mercedes driver left his competitors behind in the qualification in Istanbul, but had to come eleventh due to a previously sealed penalty transfer for an illegal engine change on Sunday (2 p.m. / Sky). “It’s not going to be easy to work your way up,” admitted Hamilton. “But where there is a will, there is also a way.”

His Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas, who slipped to the front in second place, benefited from Hamilton’s penalty. Max Verstappen wants to take the World Cup lead from second place. “I can’t be too disappointed,” said the Dutchman, who the day before had complained about the balance of his car.

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Mick Schumacher showed an impressive performance: He is so far ahead on the starting grid than ever before. In the defeated Haas, he reached the second qualifying round for the second time in his debut season. “Yes”, Schumacher shouted over the radio after the first knockout round. After finishing 15th in France in June, he finished the unit in 14th place.

“It was different, funny, unfamiliar,” said Mick Schumacher about his good qualifying

Quelle: Getty Images/Peter Fox

Beaming with joy, Schumacher clapped his mechanics in the pits. “Very happy,” said the 22-year-old on Sky TV. “We worked it out as a team, we drove out at the right moment with the right tires.”

When does the rain come?

Sebastian Vettel only starts from position ten in the Aston Martin. “I didn’t get along so well with the places where it was a bit wet,” said Vettel, who couldn’t find his rhythm.

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When does the rain come? That was the stress factor for the Formula 1 teams during the start chase. Hamilton & Co. had to complete the final training on a wet track. Under the difficult conditions, there were numerous lathe operators – from Vettel to Verstappen. Williams driver George Russell even spun into the gravel, which is why the warm-up even had to be briefly interrupted before qualifying. The Briton, like his car, was undamaged. As the time went on, the track dried out, but the drivers no longer risked much on the asphalt.

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Then there was no need for restraint in qualifying. Rain was the order of the day, so the pilots tried to do their laps quickly on the treadless, soft tire compounds.

However, the teams did not have to use rain tires during the entire knockout laps. In the last round, Hamilton saved the lead from Bottas and Verstappen. “It is positive that we are starting from pole. The negative thing is that we could have had the front row to ourselves, “said Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff and said, referring to the race:” The strategy will be the most important thing. “

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