Un wolf weather he marked the qualifications is preferably used for sprint in China, but Lando Norris He managed to cross the finish line first, ahead of Hamilton and Alonso. Nevertheless something has caused discussion.
From the regulation: the track limits
It is read in regulation of FIA"In accordance with the provisions of theArticle 33.3, the yellow lines delimit the edges of the track. During qualifying and the race, any time a driver fails to stay within the limits of the track, this will result in the lap time being canceled by the stewards.i”. And this happens even in wet track conditions, like during these China sprint qualifications, when even in a matter of moments the guide can become difficult… and dangerous. Let's think, for example, of Leclerc's exit: he managed to get back on track immediately, but after hitting the barriers.
The reasons for returning the ride to Norris
However, the FIA makes no exceptions for nobody, not even in wet conditions. So why did they reintroduce the tempo during this sprint qualifying at Norris? The reason lies in the fact that he had gone off the track at the last corner while launching himself, and the regulation cancels both the one in progress and the actual lap. But having seen that the pilot McLaren it didn't improve, they decided to give it back to him. The pilot he therefore did not derive any advantage from the time that had been erased from him, thus remaining in pole position.
Norris' words on what happened in these sprint qualifications in China
At the end of qualifying, Lando Norris he expressed himself thus: “Really something crazy! A really complicated situation with a lot of nervousness because you know the rain is coming, but you don't know when. In FP1 we did well in the dry, but in the wet we did better. Of course, it's not just the car that counts. You have to take risks and push, trying to stay on track. On the good lap I was fast and I also had to lift my foot a little because I was facing a Ferrari.” He then continues his comment on China's sprint qualifications. “I didn't know if I had could have achieved pole, but luckily the time was sufficient. You know that in this Q3 you only have three attempts. I got the first two completely wrong. I made the most of the last one. The conditions were increasingly complicated but fun. First place was what I wanted. A nice surprise. Tomorrow? Nobody has clear ideas. There is also the risk of rain. We will see. In the wet we could have a chance".
