Falling temperatures, low sun hampering visibility and lengthy delays from two big accidents ensured a nerve-racking qualifying session for Formula One’s leading drivers.
Daniel Ricciardo, the Australian hero, had said his aim was to make it into the third qualifying session of the weekend for the first time this season, and he could deliver, pushing his McLaren into seventh position on the grid. Leclerc was just one of a number of drivers who had been discomforted by the low sun as the light began to change in the late afternoon, telling his Ferrari pit crew during the second qualifying session that he would need a darker visor for the final session.
“My first lap in Q2 I took a lot of risks, I had no idea where was the limit of the track. I lost a little bit on the last Q3 lap because it was very difficult to see where I was.” ” It was tricky. I think the whole qualifying I never really felt which strategy was the best in terms of the tyres.The 60-minute session over-ran by well over half an hour because of the delays caused by the accidents.
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