Her session ends early for one too many gravel rides in Q3. Track conditions were getting worse due to the pouring rain that fell onto the circuit as soon as the last part of qualifying had begun. The Englishman was unable to stay on track and this affected not only his result but also that of his opponents, who were no longer able to set a time as the rain increased. George Russell delivered a Historic Pole to Kevin Magnussen, however giving himself an excellent third place, immediately behind the Danish e Max Verstappen. The public immediately forgave the Englishman just when he realized what an absurd scene he was in front of and also considering that the weekend had just begun. Before arriving on Sunday, the riders will in fact have to face the 24-lap mini race, the Sprint.
George Russell: “We are ready”
His teammate is one of those left with a handful of flies after the red flag he caused. Hamilton, Perez, Leclerc they closed the top 10 respectively in 8th, 9th and 10th place. Tomorrow they will be called to make an initial comeback to then complete everything in Sunday's GP. There Mercedes wants to continue the positive trend that sees it engaged again in the fight with the Ferrari for second place in the championship builders. With Sainz who will serve a 5-place penalty on Sunday and Leclerc is busy regaining his squad due to bad strategies, calm and concentration will be needed for an effective attack.
"I am happy to have finished third - Russell said in post qualifying interviews. “Kevin and Haas deserved pole position, for all the effort they put into it. Third position is not exactly what we wanted but it is still an excellent starting position for tomorrow's Sprint. I tried to give everything and try to stay ahead of Red Bull and Max. With these conditions, I still hope that the fans can enjoy the race. We can have a good race and we are ready."
