The starting order for Sunday's race is still being determined at the Shanghai GP track.
Valtteri Bottas is aiming for the opening points of the season at the Chinese GP weekend. AOP
The Chinese GP was packed with a full track program on Saturday, and already after the sprint race in the morning, the drivers were ordered back to the track for the traditional time trial.
Sprint races were still hot when the clocks started. Fernando Alonso He received a time penalty of no less than ten seconds for his fight Carlos Science with.
That sanction will only add to the Spaniard's time in Sunday's match.
Merson struggled in the first part of the time trial Lewis HamiltonIts heavy braking error cost the champion second place.
– 18th for Lewis. At that point, you should know there's a tailwind on the trail, a former teammate Nico Rosberg commented to Sky Sports.
– Until then, he drove a great lap. Driving too hard is completely pointless. Braking starts three meters late. Disaster.
Saber instead Valtteri Bottas Definitely progressed to the second half.
As far as Ferrari, it's not even halfway there Carlos Sainz He violently spins his car into the main straight safety fence. The Spaniard escaped with minimal damage on the way out and will be able to get back on track in the second half.
Qualifying was stopped with red flags.
