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<blockquote data-quote="Swami" data-source="post: 158711" data-attributes="member: 13"><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>Chinese GP, F1's 1,000th race: Valtteri Bottas takes China pole from Lewis Hamilton</strong></span></p><p><img src="https://c.files.bbci.co.uk/09C4/production/_95900520_bensonnew.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>By Andrew Benson</p><p></p><p><img src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/480/cpsprodpb/DDBB/production/_106436765_mediaitem106436763.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Sunday's 1,000th race is live on the BBC Sport website and 5 live from 07:10 BST</p><p>Valtteri Bottas fended off team-mate Lewis Hamilton in a tight battle for pole position at the Chinese Grand Prix as Mercedes out-paced Ferrari.</p><p></p><p>Bottas, the quicker Mercedes driver all weekend in Shanghai, found his advantage cut by Hamilton to just 0.023 seconds as the world champion finally found pace.</p><p></p><p>Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel was third fastest, 0.301secs off the pace, and just 0.017secs quicker than team-mate Charles Leclerc.</p><p></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/2019/chinese-grand-prix/results/qualifying" target="_blank"><u>Chinese Grand Prix qualifying results </u></a></li> </ul><p>Red Bull's Max Verstappen and Pierre Gasly took fifth and sixth places.</p><p></p><p>Red Bull looked to have a chance to challenge the Ferraris after the first runs, when Verstappen split Vettel and Leclerc, but a misjudgement meant neither car made it around to start the final laps before the chequered flag fell.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/47906558" target="_blank"><u>Vote for your favourite here</u></a></p><p></p><p><strong><u><img src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/624/cpsprodpb/BA9D/production/_106437774_albon_reuters.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></u></strong></p><p>Thai-Brit driver Alex Albon was unhurt after his Toro Rosso slammed into the wall during final practice</p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>Bottas on fire</strong></span></p><p>Bottas, who had had a comfortable lead over Hamilton all weekend, found himself under severe pressure in the top 10 shoot-out.</p><p></p><p>The Finn, who leads Hamilton in the championship by one point, was just 0.007secs quicker than the Briton on their first laps.</p><p></p><p>It was neck and neck on the second runs, but Bottas managed to improve as Hamilton slipped a little in the final sector of his run and Bottas had his first pole of 2019.</p><p></p><p>Sunday's race is at 07:10 BST, live on the BBC Sport website and 5 live.</p><p></p><p>Vettel has had the edge on Leclerc in China so far but the Monegasque came agonisingly close to beating him for the second weekend in a row.</p><p></p><p>Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto has said that Vettel will have priority in "50-50 situations" but has said the two will be allowed to race.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/624/cpsprodpb/130F9/production/_106437087_bottas_epa.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Bottas felt he "struggled" in Q3 to get the "perfect lap"</p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>A right Red Bull mix-up</strong></span></p><p>It was a lost opportunity for Red Bull as neither car managed to complete a second lap in final qualifying - a problem that also hit Haas.</p><p></p><p>The Mercedes drivers were at the head of the line as all the teams went out at the very last minute trying to get the best track conditions. That led to a queue. Vettel's engineer warned him to make up some time but Verstappen and Red Bull were not quick enough to realise the predicament they were in.</p><p></p><p>He was urged to hurry up by his engineer, but it was too late.</p><p></p><p>Team-mate Gasly was held up behind him and the Haas drivers Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean were also caught out.</p><p></p><p>That left an open goal for the Renault drivers to take seventh and eighth places and Daniel Ricciardo pipped team-mate Nico Hulkenberg by just 0.004secs.</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/47840966" target="_blank"><u>Take the 1,000 races F1 quiz</u></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/47908112" target="_blank"><u>Vettel still priority at Ferrari - Binotto </u></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0767l84" target="_blank"><u>5 Live F1 podcast: 'It's not my fault if somebody gets killed'</u></a></li> </ul><p>Further down the field, it was a sobering day for McLaren, as Carlos Sainz and British rookie Lando Norris could manage only 14th and 15th places, a blow after their positive start to the season.</p><p></p><p>British novice George Russell beat Williams team-mate Robert Kubica for the third race in a row and for the first time this season the two Williams cars will not start the race from the back row.</p><p></p><p>Alfa Romeo's Antonio Giovinazzi did not take part in qualifying because of an engine problem and Toro Rosso were not able to repair Alexander Albon's car in time for qualifying after the Anglo-Thai rookie had a heavy crash at the end of final practice.</p><p></p><p>Albon, who had looked in with a good chance of making the top 10, said: "I am OK. More angry and disappointed than anything else. It was a big one and silly one. We had a good chance of being in Q3. We had a good car."</p><p></p><p>His team-mate Daniil Kvyat had been seventh on his first run in Q2 but failed to improve on his second and missed out on a top 10 place by just 0.022secs.</p><p></p><p>Swami</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Swami, post: 158711, member: 13"] [SIZE=6][B]Chinese GP, F1's 1,000th race: Valtteri Bottas takes China pole from Lewis Hamilton[/B][/SIZE] [IMG]https://c.files.bbci.co.uk/09C4/production/_95900520_bensonnew.jpg[/IMG] By Andrew Benson [IMG]https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/480/cpsprodpb/DDBB/production/_106436765_mediaitem106436763.jpg[/IMG] Sunday's 1,000th race is live on the BBC Sport website and 5 live from 07:10 BST Valtteri Bottas fended off team-mate Lewis Hamilton in a tight battle for pole position at the Chinese Grand Prix as Mercedes out-paced Ferrari. Bottas, the quicker Mercedes driver all weekend in Shanghai, found his advantage cut by Hamilton to just 0.023 seconds as the world champion finally found pace. Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel was third fastest, 0.301secs off the pace, and just 0.017secs quicker than team-mate Charles Leclerc. [LIST] [*][URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/2019/chinese-grand-prix/results/qualifying'][U]Chinese Grand Prix qualifying results [/U][/URL] [/LIST] Red Bull's Max Verstappen and Pierre Gasly took fifth and sixth places. Red Bull looked to have a chance to challenge the Ferraris after the first runs, when Verstappen split Vettel and Leclerc, but a misjudgement meant neither car made it around to start the final laps before the chequered flag fell. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/47906558'][U]Vote for your favourite here[/U][/URL] [B][U][IMG]https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/624/cpsprodpb/BA9D/production/_106437774_albon_reuters.jpg[/IMG][/U][/B] Thai-Brit driver Alex Albon was unhurt after his Toro Rosso slammed into the wall during final practice [SIZE=4][B]Bottas on fire[/B][/SIZE] Bottas, who had had a comfortable lead over Hamilton all weekend, found himself under severe pressure in the top 10 shoot-out. The Finn, who leads Hamilton in the championship by one point, was just 0.007secs quicker than the Briton on their first laps. It was neck and neck on the second runs, but Bottas managed to improve as Hamilton slipped a little in the final sector of his run and Bottas had his first pole of 2019. Sunday's race is at 07:10 BST, live on the BBC Sport website and 5 live. Vettel has had the edge on Leclerc in China so far but the Monegasque came agonisingly close to beating him for the second weekend in a row. Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto has said that Vettel will have priority in "50-50 situations" but has said the two will be allowed to race. [IMG]https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/624/cpsprodpb/130F9/production/_106437087_bottas_epa.jpg[/IMG] Bottas felt he "struggled" in Q3 to get the "perfect lap" [SIZE=4][B]A right Red Bull mix-up[/B][/SIZE] It was a lost opportunity for Red Bull as neither car managed to complete a second lap in final qualifying - a problem that also hit Haas. The Mercedes drivers were at the head of the line as all the teams went out at the very last minute trying to get the best track conditions. That led to a queue. Vettel's engineer warned him to make up some time but Verstappen and Red Bull were not quick enough to realise the predicament they were in. He was urged to hurry up by his engineer, but it was too late. Team-mate Gasly was held up behind him and the Haas drivers Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean were also caught out. That left an open goal for the Renault drivers to take seventh and eighth places and Daniel Ricciardo pipped team-mate Nico Hulkenberg by just 0.004secs. [LIST] [*][URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/47840966'][U]Take the 1,000 races F1 quiz[/U][/URL] [*][URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/47908112'][U]Vettel still priority at Ferrari - Binotto [/U][/URL] [*][URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0767l84'][U]5 Live F1 podcast: 'It's not my fault if somebody gets killed'[/U][/URL] [/LIST] Further down the field, it was a sobering day for McLaren, as Carlos Sainz and British rookie Lando Norris could manage only 14th and 15th places, a blow after their positive start to the season. British novice George Russell beat Williams team-mate Robert Kubica for the third race in a row and for the first time this season the two Williams cars will not start the race from the back row. Alfa Romeo's Antonio Giovinazzi did not take part in qualifying because of an engine problem and Toro Rosso were not able to repair Alexander Albon's car in time for qualifying after the Anglo-Thai rookie had a heavy crash at the end of final practice. Albon, who had looked in with a good chance of making the top 10, said: "I am OK. More angry and disappointed than anything else. It was a big one and silly one. We had a good chance of being in Q3. We had a good car." His team-mate Daniil Kvyat had been seventh on his first run in Q2 but failed to improve on his second and missed out on a top 10 place by just 0.022secs. Swami [/QUOTE]
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