Formula 1: After a strange fire started blazing trackside earlier in the day, the blaze has erupted AGAIN in 'never seen before' F1 scenes.
It’s the statistic that’s hung over Norris for years. On the few occasions McLaren has had a victory-contending car, the Briton hasn’t been the one to get it over the line.
But he’s also been dealt a tough hand. Lewis Hamilton starts alongside him on the front row, the most successful river in Shanghai. Behind him are Fernando Alonso and Verstappen.It’ll also be a big vindication for McLaren, which so far has looked far more competitive in Shanghai than expected — enough to give the winless Briton hope.
“It’s been overall more positive than we expected,” he said. “I’m excited to see what we can do for the rest of the weekend.” Norris had two laps scrapped for running off track. One of them was the lap that eventually got him pole — after some internal debate at race control. Norris put all four wheels beyond the white line on the build-up lap to what would be his pole time, and therefore he had both the preparation lap and the fastest lap expunged automatically.Despite Norris going on to blitz the field, the first two sectors of his fastest lap were actually slower than on his previous lap.It was rare proof that categorically no advantage was gained, and Norris was allowed to keep his lap.
The relatively high-speed bend saw cars bottoming out over the bump at that turn. Sparks were then sent flying from the tungsten skid blocks beneath the car and onto the grass. George Russell was the biggest loser. His first lap left him 11th with a margin of just 0.038 seconds to safety, but the rain ensured he wouldn’t be able to improve, knocking him out.It also condemned Lance Stroll to 15th on a day teammate Alonso excelled to qualify third.There were significant question marks on the Shanghai track surface after teams and drivers arrived at the track on Thursday.
So the circumstances in SQ3 in the wet were as follows: an oily track that was too smooth for the tyres to dig into and generate heat and grip — in other words, very tricky. The forecast looks largely dry for the rest of the weekend, though it has varied significantly in the lead-up to the race.Aussie GP to open 2025 F1 season | 00:20Daniel Ricciardo is driving a new chassis from RB this weekend, and his first competitive outing was a reasonably good one.
“We knew getting into SQ3 would be tough, but the feeling was definitely a little bit better, so I’m encouraged by that.
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