Pilotul britanic Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) a semnat sâmbătă al 50-lea pole position din cariera sa, urmând să plece de pe prima poziție a grilei de start în Marele Premiu al Australiei, prima etapă a Campionatului Mondial de Formula 1 ediția 2016.
Hamilton, câștigătorul ultimelor două titluri mondiale în „Marele circ”, a reușit cel mai bun timp al calificărilor desfășurate pe circuitul Albert Park din Melbourne (5,303 km), după noul format adoptat în această iarnă, fiind cronometrat în 1min.23sec.837/1000.
Prima linie a grilei de start în cursa de duminică va fi, de altfel, una 100% Mercedes, la fel ca și anul trecut, britanicul urmând să-l aibă alături pe coechipierul său, germanul Nico Rosberg, înregistrat cu timpul de 1min.24sec/197/100, în timp ce linia a doua va fi ocupată de cei doi piloți ai echipei Ferrari, foștii campioni mondiali Sebastian Vettel (1min.24sec.6751000) și Kimi Raikkonen (1min.25sec.033/1000).
Iată cum se prezintă grila de start a MP al Australiei:
Prima linie: Lewis Hamilton (Marea Britanie/Mercedes), Nico Rosberg (Germania/Mercedes)
Linia a 2-a: Sebastian Vettel (Germania/Ferrari), Kimi Raikkonen (Finlanda/Ferrari)
Linia a 3-a: Max Verstappen (Olanda/Toro Rosso-Ferrari), Felipe Massa (Brazilia/Williams-Mercedes)
Linia a 4-a: Carlos Sainz Jr (Spania/Toro Rosso-Ferrari), Daniel Ricciardo (Australia/Red Bull-TAG Heuer)
Linia a 5-a: Sergio Perez (Mexic/Force India-Mercedes), Nico Hulkenberg (Germania/Force India-Mercedes)
Linia a 6-a: Valtteri Bottas (Finlanda/Williams-Mercedes), Fernando Alonso (Spania/McLaren-Honda)
Linia a 7-a: Jenson Button (Marea Britanie/McLaren-Honda), Jolyon Palmer (Marea Britanie/Renault)
Linia a 8-a: Kevin Magnussen (Danemarca/Renault), Marcus Ericsson (Suedia/Sauber-Ferrari)
Linia a 9-a: Felipe Nasr (Brazilia/Sauber-Ferrari), Daniil Kviat (Rusia/Red Bull-TAG Heuer)
Linia a 10-a: Romain Grosjean (Franța/Haas-Ferrari), Esteban Gutierrez (Mexic/Haas-Ferrari)
Linia a 11-a: Pascal Wehrlein (Germania/Manor-Mercedes), Rio Haryanto (Indonezia/Manor-Mercedes)

De menționat că indonezianul Rio Haryato, autorul celui de-al 21-lea timp în prima parte a calificărilor, a fost penalizat cu trei locuri pe grila de start după un acroșaj cu francezul Romain Grosjean, în cursul celei de-al treia sesiuni de antrenamente libere, dominată de asemenea de Lewis Hamilton.
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