Formula 1 drives in Sochi at the weekend.
Before the start, a statement about Sebastian Vettel causes a stir.
The live ticker of the Russian Grand Prix.
The tenth race of the Formula 1 season * will be held in Sochi, Russia
Racing Point driver Sergio Perez makes headlines ahead of the Grand Prix
He said about Ferrari driver Vettel *: "I hate Sebastian"
Formula 1 in the live ticker: Lewis Hamilton with the pole
Update from September 26th, 3:25 p.m.:
Lewis Hamilton took pole position.
Behind him Max Verstappen in front of Valtteri Bottas.
From fourth to tenth place as follows: Perez, Ricciardo, Sainz, Ocon, Norris, Gasly, Albon.
Formula 1 in the live ticker: Vettel crashes in Q2
Update from September 26th, 2:50 pm:
The results of Q2 are there.
Here the starting positions eleven to 15.
Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
,
Daniil Kwjat (AlphaTauri)
,
Lance Stroll (Racing Point)
,
George Russell (Williams)
and
Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari)
.
Another bad performance by Ferrari who do not make it into Q3.
Especially for Sebastian Vettel, who suffered a serious crash.
Teammate Leclerc almost drove into him.
Vettel announced over the radio: "I am okay".
Phew, that went well again.
Luck for the German, but the car is gone.
Formula 1 in the live ticker: Vettel is just saving himself to Q2
Update from September 26, 2:24 p.m.: Q1 is over.
Romain Grosjean (Haas)
,
Antonio Giovinazzi (Alfa Romeo)
,
Kevin Magnussen (Haas)
,
Nicholas Latifi (Williams)
and
Kimi Räikkönen (Alfa Romeo) were eliminated.
Bottas won ahead of Hamilton - Vettel was 15th. The German was just able to save himself in the next round.
Update from September 26, 1:34 p.m.: Qualfying
begins in 26 minutes.
Maybe a routine that Mick Schumacher will face in the coming season?
The youngster is about to jump into the motorized premier class.
But there is still one hurdle to overcome.
Update from September 26, 12:17 p.m.: Qualifying starts
in just under two hours.
We'll keep you up to date.
Formula 1 in the live ticker: Bottas with the fastest lap - Renault surprisingly behind
Update from September 25, 4.10 p.m.:
The engines are off for today, the first and second training sessions are over.
There were no surprises at the front -
Mercedes
is superior to the rest of the field.
Valtteri Bottas
drove the fastest lap in both practice sessions.
Lewis Hamilton
was second in practice two.
Sebastian Vettel came
in tenth, his team-mate
Charles Leclerc
in eighth - the Ferraris have improved a bit.
Surprisingly, a
Renault is the
first pursuer of the two Mercedes.
Daniel Ricciardo
finished third.
On the fringes of FP2, an important message made the rounds:
Stefano Domenicali
will be the new
Formula 1 managing director
and will replace
Chase Carey
.
The rights holder
Liberty Media confirmed
on Friday afternoon.
CLASSIFICATION - END OF FP2 @ ValtteriBottas finishes 🔝 of both of Friday's practice sessions @ danielricciardo completes a promising day with a strong P3 💪 # RussianGP 🇷🇺 # F1 pic.twitter.com/ugsj3Q1HNI
- Formula 1 (@ F1) September 25, 2020
Formula 1 in the live track: Sainz and Latifi take off in the first practice session
Update from September 25, 10:31 a.m.:
The first free practice in
Sochi
is
underway
!
Because of the time difference earlier than usual in this country.
And the first unit had an excitement ready: McLaren driver
Carlos Sainz had a
crash, the future Ferrari driver lost control of his car and hit the gang with the rear.
A small sheet metal damage, luckily no more.
A short time later, Williams driver
Nicholas Latifi also took off
at a similar point and ended up in the gang.
The good news from a German point of view:
Sebastian Vettel set
the eighth best time in the meantime.
The front and rear of the
Ferrari have
also been improved - maybe that'll bring a little point or two?
Formula 1 in the live ticker: Perez shocks Vettel: "I hate Sebastian"
First report from September 24th, 3:07 p.m
.: Sochi - the engines are howling again!
At the weekend, the Formula 1 * will host the Russian Grand Prix *.
After the chaos race in Mugello: who will keep their nerve this time?
Lewis Hamilton
can take the next step towards the title *, while
Sebastian Vettel also
hopes not to completely follow suit again.
After all, the German has a prospect of improvement, because in the coming season he will be in the
Aston Martin
.
The team emerged from Racing Point *, where
Sergio Perez
is still
in the cockpit.
Vettel
will leave Ferrari *,
replace
Perez
and then
fight for points
alongside
Lance Stroll
.
Formula 1: Russian Grand Prix in the live ticker - top against Sebastian Vettel
Before the race,
Perez
commented on
the future - and delivered the first big exclamation mark of the weekend: The Mexican was asked if he was mad at
Vettel
, as he would take his place.
Perez
replied coldly: "Yes, of course, I hate Sebastian."
Tienes rencor hacia Vettel por tomar tu lugar? #Perez: "Si, odio a Sebastian !! 😂
No, obvio no tengo nada contra el, es una gran persona, un gran piloto, viene a un equipo fantastico ...
Estuve mucho tiempo en este negocio, entiendo las decisiones ... "# f1pic.twitter.com / eKiXNFsclM
- F1 Paraguay (@ F1_Paraguay) September 24, 2020
But it's not that wild!
In order not to let rumors arise,
Perez made
it clear that he didn't mean it seriously: “Of course I have nothing against Seb.” He was “of course disappointed that I have to leave Racing Point, but that's the way business is.
I've been there long enough to know the rules of the industry ”.
Formula 1: Russian Grand Prix in the live ticker - Vettel vortex before the race in Sochi
It
is still unclear
where
Perez
will drive in Formula 1 * in the coming year.
Haas * could be an option, but team boss Günther Steiner did not want to commit to the Mexican in Sochi.
Perez
is “of course a good driver, but is he also the best for us in the medium to long term?” Asked the South Tyrolean: “We are currently thinking about that.
There are many options. "
Meanwhile, there is of course speculation elsewhere: Will
Mick Schumacher
soon be in a Formula 1 cockpit *?
Most recently it was rumored that he could possibly
take the wheel
for
Alfa Romeo
in the coming season
.
(akl with sid) * tz.de is part of the Ippen digital network