Chinese GP: Qualifying - Re-Cap & Results

Welcome to the Re-Cap of 2014 Qualifying of the Chinese GP Weekend! It was rainy and cloudy, but action-packed and amazing as always!

For those of you who are new to Qualifying or F1 in general, I will go over the rules and how it works. Qualifying is divided into three different sessions that all take place over the span of about an hour or so. Session 1 (Or Q1 as we call it!) all 22 drivers go out (Unless they have car issues, of course.) and try to set the fastest times that they can and have 18 minutes to do it. The 6 slowest cars get knocked out and start on grid where their times place them. The fastest 16 move on to Q2.

Same rules in Q2 except that there is 15 minutes. 6 slowest knocked out and start where their times place them. Last 10 cars move on to Q3 and have 12 minutes to see who can go quick enough to get pole. Their final times line them up and make the complete Grid.

So, this time around, in Q1, not fast enough and knocked out were: Max Chilton & Jules Bianchi (Marussia), Kamui Kobayashi and Marcus Ericsson (Caterham) and Esteban Gutierres (Sauber) - Pastor Maldonado did not even start the session, so he also did not move on to Q2 and will have to get permission from the Stewards to even start the race.

Knocked out in Q2 was: Sergio Perez (Force India), Kevin Magnussen & Jenson Button (McLaren), Adrian Sutil (Sauber), Daniil Kvyat (Toro Rosso) and Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari)

After Q3 took place and the grid was complete, here's how it looks for tomorrow, although I might come back and have to edit this if there's any grid penalties. Maldonado does hoever have a 5-Place-Grid-Penalty, but since he didn't Qualify at all, that puts him at the back anyways.. I'm hoping his Penalty carries over to the next GP Weekend. 

RESULTS:

1. (Pole Position) - Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes / Great Britain - 1:53.860
2. Daniel Ricciardo / Redbull / Australia - 1:54.455
3. Sebastian Vettel / Redbull / Germany - 1:54.960 
4. Nico Rosberg / Mercedes / Germany - 1:55.143
5. Fernando Alonso / Ferrari / Spain - 1:55.637
6. Felipe Massa / Williams / Brazil - 1:56.147
7. Valtteri Bottas / Williams / Finland - 1:56.282
8. Nico Hulkenberg / Force India / Germany - 1:56.366
9. Jean-Eric Vergne / Toro Rosso / France - 1:56.773
10. Romain Grosjean / Lotus / France - 1:57.079
11. Kimi Raikkonen / Ferrari / Finland - 1:56.860
12. Jenson Button / McLaren / Great Britain - 1:56.963
13. Daniil Kvyat / Toro Rosso / Russia - 1:57.289
14. Adrian Sutil / Sauber / Germany - 1:57.393
15. Kevin Magnussen / McLaren / Denmark - 1:57.675
16. Sergio Perez / Force India / Mexico - 1:58.264
17. Esteban Gutierrez / Sauber / Mexico - 1:58.988
18. Kamui Kobayashi / Caterham / Japan - 1:59.260
19. Jules Bianchi / Marussia / France - 1:59.326
20. Marcus Ericsson / Caterham / Sweden - 2:00.646
21. Max Chilton / Marussia / Great Britain - 2:00.865
DID NOT QUALIFY - Pastor Maldonado / Lotus / Venezuela - NO TIME SET

Article Written By: Amy Hawk.
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Chinese GP: Free Practice 3 - Re-Cap & Results

Time for a Re-Cap of Free Practice #3 - It was wet and rainy during the session and there were some problems for the drivers. 

Lots of people still struggling with locking up and running off the track at certain turns. Some drivers even opted not to set a time, including: Rosberg, Hamilton, Alonso and Magnussen. Pastor Maldonado was told to stop his car during the session. When he asked what had happened, he got no quick response. 

Daniel Ricciardo climbed to take the top time of the session, with Massa and Grosjean also showing pace and shining during the hour. Force India also looked good and staed within the top 10 as did the Williams drivers. And with that said, here's the times!

TIMES:

1. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:53.958 / Redbull
2. Felipe Massa - 1:54.492 / Williams
3. Romain Grosjean - 1:54.514 / Lotus
4. Nico Hulkenberg - 1:55.032 / Force India
5. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:55.062 / Ferrari
6. Pastor Maldonado - 1:55.228 / Lotus
7. Daniil Kvyat - 1:55.235 / Toro Rosso
8. Valtteri Bottas - 1:55.381 / Williams
9. Jenson Button - 1:55.673 / McLaren
10. Sergio Perez - 1:56.019 / Force India
11. Sebastian Vettel - 1:56.233 / Redbull
12. Jean-Eric Vergne - 1:56.380 / Toro Rosso
13. Adrian Sutil - 1:56.760 / Sauber
14. Max Chilton - 1:56.841 / Marussia
15. Esteban Gutierrez - 1:57.468 / Sauber
16. Kamui Kobayashi - 1:57.812 / Caterham
17. Jules Bianchi - 1:57.976 / Marussia
18. Marcus Ericsson - 1:59.507 / Caterham
19. Nico Rosberg - NO TIME SET / Mercedes
20. Kevin Magnussen - NO TIME SET / McLaren
21. Fernando Alonso - NO TIME SET / Ferrari
22. Lewis Hamilton - NO TIME SET / Mercedes

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Chinese GP: Schedule

We're only about a week away from the first Practice Session at Shanghai International Circuit in China! I have the full weekend schedule for you all. Please do comment below and tell me if you're attending the GP! It usually does draw in a very large crowd and it's very energetic and exciting.

Please Note: The times on the Schedule are for Standard Time in China. If you would like the times converted to your nearest/local city, please leave a comment!

SCHEDULE:

April 17th - Thursday

15:00 - Press Conference (Location unconfirmed at this time)
16:00 - 17:15 - Autograph Session. (Drivers)

April 18th - Friday

10:00 -11:30 - Free Practice #1
12:35 - 13:30 - Paddock Club Pit Lane Walk
14:00 - 15:30 - Free Practice #2
16:00 - 17:00 - Press Conference (Located In The Press Room)

April 19th - Saturday

09:30 - 10:30 - Team Pit Stop Practice
09:30 - 10:45 - Paddock Club Pit Lane Walk
11:00 - 12:00 - Free Practice #3
13:00 - 13:45 - Paddock Club Pit Lane Walk
14:00 - Qualifying

April 20th - Sunday

11:00 - 12:15 - Paddock Club Pit Lane Walk
13:15 - 14:00 - Paddock Club Pit Lane Walk
13:30 - Drivers Track Parade
13:45 - 14:15 - Starting Grid Presentation
14:46 - National Anthem
15:00 - Race

Article Written By: Amy Hawk.
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