F1 GP Russia, Qualifying: Pole for Vettel. Front row all Ferrari

The front row of Russian GP is tinged with red, with Sebastian Vettel poleman in Sochi thanks to a time of 1:33.194. For 59 thousandths the German of Ferrari he snatched the start from the pole from his teammate Raikkonen, who made a mistake on his final lap. Behind, two o'clock Mercedes, with Bottas once again to precede Hamilton. Definitely a day to remember for the men of Maranello, who hadn't seen an all-red front row since Magny Cours 2008. Completing the top ten positions: Ricciardo, Massa, Verstappen, Hulkenberg, Perez and Ocon.

News – Q1 – Green light in Sochi, with Sauber, Toro Rosso and Haas the first to launch. Raikkonen, Massa, Hulkenberg and the two Red Bulls are the last to leave the pits. All the drivers are on ultrasofts, unique Ferraris with supersofts. The first time goes to Kvyat, 1:37.052, immediately overtaken by Magnussen, and then it's Sainz's turn. Third time for Alonso, followed by Kvyat, Vandoorne, Stroll, Palmer. Ocon takes second place, while Perez takes the lead in 1:36.185. Then it's Verstappen's turn and then it's Bottas' turn, the fastest in 1:34.177. Vettel takes second place, 9 tenths behind the Finn, followed by Raikkonen. Verstappen moves into third place, while Vettel improves and moves within 3 tenths of Bottas. Hamilton places ahead of the German's Ferrari, 4 tenths behind Bottas, who in the meantime has dropped to 1:34.041. Sixth position for Massa behind Verstappen. Hulkenberg, Ricciardo, Perez and Ocon follow. From eighth position onwards they are all in for the final minutes. Alonso snatches 13th place on the razor's edge, while Palmer ends up against the barriers and Wehrlein spins, but without suffering any damage to the car. Checkered flag! Palmer, Vandoorne, Wehrlein, Ericsson and Grosjean remain excluded.

Q2 – Ultrasoft rubber for everyone. The two Williams are the first to leave the pits. The first time goes to Massa, 1:35.677, followed by Stroll. Kvyat moves into second position, with Sainz behind him. Raikkonen takes the lead in 1:34.053. Hulkenberg is behind him, then it's Bottas' turn to take the lead in 1:33.264, followed by Hamilton half a second behind. Perez, the only one without a time, returns to the pits after aborting his lap due to a problem with his Force India. The two Red Bulls and the Ferraris return for a new lap. In the final minutes only the two Mercedes and Verstappen, who had returned in the meantime, remained in the pits. Perez takes ninth place, Massa climbs to fifth place. Sainz improves but remains excluded. Stroll, Kvyat, Magnussen and Alonso also raise the white flag with him.

Q3 – Bottas, Hamilton, Hulkenberg, Raikkonen, Vettel, Massa, Verstappen, Ricciardo, Perez and Ocon are the contenders for pole position. The first time goes to Hulkenberg's Renault, 1:35.412, followed by Bottas and Hamilton. Raikkonen takes the lead in 1:33.253. Vettel is second at 173 thousandths. Perez takes third place. Bottas tries but fails to snatch provisional pole from his compatriot, and finishes second by 36 thousandths. Vettel was third ahead of Hamilton, Ricciardo, Verstappen, Massa, Perez, Hulkenberg and Ocon, the only one who used used ultrasofts. All in for one last try. Raikkonen is the first to relaunch but makes a mistake on the last corner and is unable to improve. Vettel takes pole from him, in 1:33.194! Bottas third, with Hamilton not going beyond the fourth fastest time. Followed by Ricciardo, Massa, Verstappen, Hulkenberg, Perez and Ocon.

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