McKane Earns Glory for Ferrari, Hamilton Wins

Qualifying:

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Time
1	2	Lewis Hamilton		1:40.394
2	1	Sebastian Vettel		1:40.522
3	63	Jules Bianchi		1:40.576
4	62	Romain Grosjean		1:40.797
5	27	Nathan McKane		1:40.913
6	29	Pastor Maldonado		1:41.134
7	99	Kevin Magnussen		1:41.312
8	21	Stoffel Vandoorne		1:41.376
9	43	Sébastien Bourdais		1:41.488
10	5	Valtteri Bottas		1:41.610
11	91	Max Verstappen		1:42.002
12	55	Artem Markelov		1:42.075
13	28	Marcel Agyemang-Badu		1:42.289
14	31	Rhys Davies		1:42.423
15	98	Salvatore Miccoli		1:42.553
16	6	Ma Qinghua		1:42.684
17	56	Bradley Dagnall		1:42.808
18	90	Daniel Ricciardo		1:42.869
19	22	Johnny Cecotto Jr.		1:43.132
20	30	André Lotterer		1:43.274
21	42	Davide Valsecchi		1:43.428
22	12	Scott Dixon		1:43.485
23	11	Jérôme d'Ambrosio		1:43.747
24	32	Daniel Melrose		1:43.842
25	66	Josef Newgarden		1:44.020
26	67	Pierre Gasly		1:44.226

* demoted five places for changing engine/gearbox

Report:

Despite having won a race earlier this season at the hand of Marcel Agyemang-Badu, you would not be telling a lie if you’d say that the Scuderia Ferrari is not able to live up to their lofty standards this year, two podium finishes do not suffice for that.

In that regard, you can safely claim that Nathan McKane has given the loyal fans of the Italian luxury car manufacturer something to smile about, he was a star in Singapore and displayed all that talent he was hired for by the previous management of the Scuderia, scoring two podiums in the Tiger state.

Obviously, to score a podium, a race has to happen and that race featured a healthy bunch of retirements, especially amongst the top teams: Sebastian Vettel suffered one of the extremely rare Judd engine failures; RoGro suffered an electrical failure.

Another driver who performed amazingly was Max Verstappen. The number one pick of the 2017 FIA Young Drivers’ Draft drove superbly and got a sixth place for his effort, a result that Calinetic really need, now that Haas have announced a major upgrade for the upcoming race at the Gold Coast.

Race:

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Points
1	2	Lewis Hamilton		55:22.904	17
2	63	Jules Bianchi		+16.596	12
3	27	Nathan McKane		+37.002	10
4	29	Pastor Maldonado		+50.630	8
5	99	Kevin Magnussen		+55.951	6
6	91	Max Verstappen		+66.666	5
7	98	Salvatore Miccoli		+64.004	4
8	31	Rhys Davies		+86.573	3
9	32	Daniel Melrose		+88.054	2
10	55	Artem Markelov		+91.119	1
11	28	Marcel Agyemang-Badu		+96.067	0
12	22	Johnny Cecotto Jr.		+99.347	0
13	90	Daniel Ricciardo		+100.238	0
14	12	Scott Dixon		+101.640	0
15	66	Josef Newgarden		+1 Lap	0
16	30	André Lotterer		+1 Lap	0
17	42	Davide Valsecchi		+1 Lap	0
18	56	Bradley Dagnall		+1 Lap	0
19	5	Valtteri Bottas		+1 Lap	0
20	11	Jérôme d'Ambrosio		+1 Lap	0
21	67	Pierre Gasly		+1 Lap	0
DNF	62	Romain Grosjean		Electrical	0
DNF	21	Stoffel Vandoorne		Engine	0
DNF	43	Sébastien Bourdais		Loose Wheel	0
DNF	1	Sebastian Vettel		Engine	0
DNF	6	Ma Qinghua		Suspension	0

Fastest Lap:

Lewis Hamilton – 1:42.081

Infinite Improbability Drive Of The Race:

Max Verstappen – helped his Jamaican squad with four points.

Reject Of The Race:

Judd – two engine failures sure hurt their image in the F1 paddock.