F1 Qualifying - Hamilton takes dominant wet-weather pole in China

[Zorg]

Lewis Hamilton romped to his third pole position of the season with a sublime performance in a rain-drenched qualifying session in Shanghai on Saturday afternoon. The Mercedes star, who now has more poles than any other British driver, was over half a second quicker than Daniel Ricciardo, with the Australian's Red Bull team mate Sebastian Vettel pipping the spinning Mercedes of Nico Rosberg to third

Continue reading...

http://formula1.com - home of Formula One World Championship Limited.

 

[Stormy_be]

will it be dry tomorrow?

 

[Zorg]

FIA post-qualifying press conference - China

Drivers: 1 - Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes); 2 - Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull Racing); 3 - Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing) Q: Lewis, congratulations, your third pole this year. That must have been so difficult with so many difficult and different conditions out there. What sort of satisfaction do you get from that

Continue reading...

http://formula1.com - home of Formula One World Championship Limited.

 

[hard top]

will it be dry tomorrow?

Local Weather Report for
Shanghai Coast
Shanghai Shi, China

Sunday, April 20th, 2014

OvernightTemperature: 12°C
Cloudy with clear periods with a slight chance of showers. Windy at times.

Sunday MorningTemperature: 16°C
A mix of cloud and sun with a slight chance of showers. Windy at times.

Sunday AfternoonTemperature: 20°C
Sunny with cloudy periods. Windy at times.

Sunday EveningTemperature: 16°C
Clear with cloudy periods. Windy at times.

 

[GazHyde]

I'd love a wet weather race as it really mixes things up, great for the viewers. Even better is when it's dry start and then rains mid race, and then dries out later.

 

[hard top]

Hamilton sets British record with China pole

Lewis Hamilton surpassed Jim Clark's British pole position record by topping Saturday's wet qualifying session for the Chinese Grand Prix. The Mercedes driver set a 1:53.860 to comfortably lead Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo and Sebastian Vettel, while team-mate Nico Rosberg endured an error-strewn Q3 en route to fourth.