Lando Norris McLaren seized the position of the first formula one in the Russian Grand Prix on Saturday after seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton hit a wall in a moist and dramatic qualifying session.
Spain Ferrari Carlos Sainz joined the young brargon in the front row in Sochi with George Russell Williams, Mercedes Hamilton’s teammate from next season, completed three sensational obstacles to all obstacles.
Hamilton, who has been in a temporary pole before everyone turned to the slicks on the drying track, which qualified – made him three Britons in the top four – after a brush with a pit lane wall.
The team hurriedly exchanged the front wing and made it back at a slippery time for one round to fly again to the plaid flag but the tire loses temperature and Hamilton Spun, with the fastest time set on an intermediary.
Hamilton can still expect to reclaim the overall tin from Red Bull Rival Max Verstappen on Sunday with a 23-year-old Dutch driver starting from behind due to machine punishment.
Mercedes has not been beaten in Sochi since the first Grand Prix there in 2014.
Sainz has set a neat but Norris rate, 21, produced a last half-second attempt faster in the qualifying session that looked hesitant before that day when the rain swept in.
21-year-old Briton shouted happily at what he hoped would be the first of many poles.
“It feels amazing …
You never thought you would get a pole until you got it and now I have managed to do it.
Very happy and big thanks to the team.
They have done an extraordinary job,” he said.
“It’s difficult.
I’ll make myself sound good but it’s complicated …
lap before I dropped two seconds and I wasn’t so confident we would improve on the previous lap …
I was a little and it paid off.
I’m a boy who is Happy.
“McLaren who was empowered by Mercedes won the previous Italian Grand Prix in completing one or two after Hamilton and Verstappen collided and beat each other.
Australia Daniel Ricciardo, winner at Merit at Monza, who fulfilled the fifth requirements in Sochi ahead of Spain Fernando Alonso for Alpine on the day that observed bad weather after the rain.
“Very disappointing, the couple Valtteri team Botas fulfilled the only seventh requirements, blamed himself.” It was only a mistake from myself.
I was very disappointed with myself, “Hamilton said frame from Pit Lane Prang.” Until then I was on the groove, I was really in the zone.
“I really apologize for all the teams here and back in the factory because it is clearly not what you expect from a champion.
It is is and I will do the best tomorrow to try and repair it.
“Hamilton was still pursuing a record of the 100th Formula one win and the first since the British Grand Prix in Silverstone on Silverstone July eighth with Sergio Perez ninth Mexico for Red Bull and Esteban Ocon completed the top 10 for Alpine.
Verstappen, five points Hamilton after 14 races, only made a short appearance in qualifying with not much to reach.
“We decided not to do too much.
The lap as a risk of having a moment or accident will not be commensurate,” he said.
“The condition of the track is fine and there is a good grip, I think it will be a similar condition during the race.” Ferrari Charles Leclerc And Williams’ Nicholas Latifi also started behind due to changes in the power unit.