QUALIFYING REPORT
N
ico Rosberg put himself into the perfect position to
extend his winning start to the 2016 Formula One
season by claiming pole for tomorrow’s Chinese
Grand Prix ahead of Red Bull Racing’s Daniel Ricciardo
and Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen.
The German’s chances of making it three wins from
three races this year were enhanced by the exit of teammate Lewis Hamilton early in the session.
Q1 began in dry cond
patches of water directly und
the Shanghai circuit at either
Caution prompted most driv
runon intermediate tyres, in
one of the first drivers on tra
the track to be dry but also ca
that he was having an issue