On July 15, Beijing time, the 2017F1 UK station qualifying race ended at the Silverstone track. Mercedes-Benz driver Hamilton won the 67th pole position of his career with 1 minute 26 seconds 600, only one game left from Schumacher's 68 pole record; Ferrari Raikkonen won the second place in 1 minute 27 seconds 147, and Vettel 1 minutes 27 seconds 356 third. Botas got fourth place with 1 minute 27 seconds 376 due to a mistake in the first section of the track. Due to the punishment, he will be ranked ninth in the main race.
Before the qualifying race, there were 3 drivers who were confirmed to be punished for retreating and starting from the main race: Alonso was fined 30 places for replacing multiple engine parts; Ricardo and Bottas were fined 5 places for replacing the gearbox.
Section 1: Ricardo triggers the red flag, the boss changes tires and grabs the first
Before the countdown starts, the two racing cars of Red Bull were parked at the exit of the pit area. Since it was a race in the rain, each car's judgment was different. At the beginning, Hamilton and Indian Power both used super softness, while Red Bull, Ferrari and others used semi-rain tires. Verstappen took the lead in making a score of 1 minute 43 seconds 166, but was then surpassed by his teammate Ricardo, and Ferrari's two heroes and Alonso also made results. However, since the rain is still not small, the Indian Force and other convoys have replaced the semi-rain tire.
Countdown to 13 minutes and 50 seconds, and the yellow flag was waved in the second section of the track. Xiaohan is still super soft, but slightly bigger. The countdown was 11 minutes and 15 seconds, and there was a problem with the turbocharger of Ricardo. He broke down on the track and continued to wave the yellow flag in the second section of the track. Because its parking position was quite dangerous and difficult to clean up, the countdown was 10 minutes and 07 seconds, and the track waved the red flag in the track, and the competition was paused.
When the race resumed, all the cars were replaced with half-rain tires, and they rushed to get on the road. Raikkonen took the lead in making 1 minute 43 seconds 315, and the Mercedes-Benz doubles immediately exceeded. Verstappen became the first driver to run into 1 minute and 40 seconds at 1 minute and 38 seconds. As the weather gradually improves, everyone's speed is gradually increasing. At the last moment of the game, Alonso personally decided to replace it with super soft. His timing loop began at the moment of the countdown stop. In the end, he ran for 1 minute 37 seconds 598 and climbed to the first place; and the super soft Ocon left rear wheel brake was also replaced with fire.
The drivers who were eliminated in this section are Strolle, Magnusen, Villehl, Eriksen and Ricardo.
Section 2: Xiaohan’s super soft buzzer-beater first
Due to the stop of rain, all riders replaced the half-rain tire. Except for Botas using soft tires, everyone else used super soft. Botas was the first to run for 1 minute 35 seconds 824, and was surpassed by everyone. There is 10 minutes left in the countdown, and everyone except Sains is out.
Botas 1 minute 29 seconds 687, the first one ran into 1 minute 30 seconds. Xiaohan climbed first in 1 minute 29 seconds 097. The competition is very fierce, and driver rankings are frequently changed. Before the countdown ended, Raikkonen rose to first place at 1 minute 28 seconds 992, and behind him, Vettel overtook 1 minute 28 seconds 978. Just when everyone thought Ferrari might get first, Xiaohan ran 1 minute 27 seconds 893 after stopping the table, and Botas followed him and ran 1 minute 28 seconds 732 second. Van Dorn flew low and ranked tenth to enter Q3.
The drivers who were eliminated in this section are Palmer, Coviat , Alonso, Sainz and Masa.
Section 3: Hamilton won the pole position
The last pole position battle, all drivers replaced it with super soft. The two Mercedes-Benz players took the lead, with two Indian strength following closely behind. Bottas took the lead in starting the timing lap, 1 minute 27 seconds 580; Xiaohan immediately refreshed 1 minute 27 seconds 231 to rise to the first place. Vettel squeezed out Botas in 1 minute 27 seconds 430, and Raikkonen ranked fourth in 1 minute 27 seconds 622.
There are 5 minutes left in the race, and all drivers make adjustments on the P station. At the last moment, all the drivers made a final move, and Han was investigated for blocking Grosjen's timeline. After the countdown, Mercedes-Benz and Ferrari started a pole position battle.
In the end, Mercedes-Benz driver Hamilton won the 67th pole position of his career with 1 minute 26 seconds 600, Ferrari driver Raikkonen won the second place in 1 minute 27 seconds 147, and Vettel won the third place in 1 minute 27 seconds 356.Bottas finished fourth with 1 minute 27 seconds 376 due to a mistake in the first section of the track. Due to the punishment, he will be ranked ninth in the main race. P5-P10 are Verstappen, Hokenberg, , Perez, Ocon, van Dorn and Grosjean.
2017F1 UK station qualifying results table:
