April 20th, 2024, 10:17 AM
Max Verstappen Equals Mika Häkkinen’s Long-Standing Record at Chinese GP Qualification
Max Verstappen has matched a long-standing record set by Mika Häkkinen at the Chinese GP qualification. The reigning world champion also wins the fifth qualification session of the new year, ahead of Sergio Pérez and Fernando Alonso. Häkkinen set this rare record exactly a quarter of a century ago.
Three hours after the sprint race, which was won by Max Verstappen by a comfortable margin, twenty Formula 1 cars line up again for the main event’s qualification. Unlike last year, limited changes can now be made to the cars during this time, which is happening everywhere.
Hamilton’s Unexpected Exit
The conditions are good in the first session, but the margins are quite small. The biggest surprise is the quick exit of Hamilton, who was second in the morning’s sprint race. A steering error in his last flying lap means P18 and an early end. “Extremely painful,” judges former teammate and SkySports analyst Nico Rosberg. “With his car, it’s not easy to move forward in the race.”
Verstappen records the fastest time, Daniel Ricciardo beats teammate Yuki Tsunoda for the first time this year in the internal qualification duel. Logan Sargeant proves once again to be unsuitable for Formula 1 with a spin, and local Chinese hero Zhou Guanyu is also one of the first to drop out. Pérez (P15) barely survives the cut.
Red Flag Raised by Carlos Sainz
The second session is halted halfway through, after Carlos Sainz loses control of the steering wheel coming out of the last corner and slides into the tire stack. He manages to get the Ferrari running again and back in the garage. With a new front wing on the SF-24, the damage is limited: he reaches the final session without any problems.
Valtteri Bottas also manages this, a milestone this year for Stake F1. However, like all other colleagues, the Finn does not come close to Verstappen’s (fastest) time. Not even in the decisive session. Pérez emerges as the most dangerous customer, but cannot prevent Verstappen from equaling Häkkinen’s milestone from 1999 after a quarter of a century and giving Red Bull its hundredth pole since its Formula 1 entry in 2005.
Results
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