Sudden Rain Flushes Hamilton Away, Vettel Wins

Qualifying:

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Time
1	62	Dave Cassidy		1:14.652
2	2	Lewis Hamilton		1:14.785
3	99	Kevin Magnussen		1:14.935
4	98	Salvatore Miccoli		1:14.977
5	63	Jules Bianchi		1:15.052
6	27	Nathan McKane		1:15.054
7	1	Sebastian Vettel		1:15.056
8	43	Sébastien Bourdais		1:15.442
9	5	Valtteri Bottas		1:15.618
10	90	Daniel Ricciardo		1:15.660
11	29	Pastor Maldonado		1:15.697
12	28	Marcel Agyemang-Badu		1:15.700
13	21	Stoffel Vandoorne		1:15.965
14	12	Scott Dixon		1:15.965
15	67	Pierre Gasly		1:16.118
16	32	Daniel Melrose		1:16.189
17	31	Rhys Davies		1:16.300
18	42	Davide Valsecchi		1:16.344
19	55	Artem Markelov		1:16.270
20	56	Bradley Dagnall		1:16.691
21	91	Max Verstappen		1:16.826
22	22	Johnny Cecotto Jr.		1:17.163
23	30	Nico Hülkenberg		1:17.302
24	66	Josef Newgarden		1:17.386
25	6	Matt Solomon		1:16.444*
26	11	Daniël de Jong		1:17.393

* demoted five places for changing engine/gearbox

Report:

Even during the Saturday race, all the talk in the paddock at Enna-Pergusa was the possible threat of rain predicted to arrive on Sunday. Every F1 fan knows that rain makes things exciting and every F1 driver knows driving in wet conditions is a brutal challenge to his or her skils, so everyone watched the heavens carefully.

However, there was still a race to be had and in the emphatically dry qualifying session, it was Dave Cassidy who had the edge. Precision-Mercedes were hoping to take the fight to their big rivals, but Caterham denied those dreams by having Hamilton and later in the race Vettel pass the American, setting up another 1-2.

However, the rain arrived and it did so extremely powerful. Hamilton got caught out when he had to choose to do another lap or run into the pitwall. This enabled Vettel to take the lead after Lewis had made it to the pits. Jules Bianchi on the other hand, willingly stayed out until the last minute, losing time and valueable championship points.

While Kevin Magnussen dropped down the order due to a spin, Miccoli was there to get 555 DGNgineering valueable points. Behind him, Valterri Bottas and Pastor Maldonado came through and finished inside the top 6. A valueable point was achieved by Pierre Gasly, after making his way past Scott Dixon, who also had a great race.

Race:

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Points
1	1	Sebastian Vettel		44:25.646	15
2	2	Lewis Hamilton		+3.281	12
3	62	Dave Cassidy		+12.234	12
4	98	Salvatore Miccoli		+28.592	8
5	5	Valtteri Bottas		+33.766	6
6	29	Pastor Maldonado		+36.948	5
7	63	Jules Bianchi		+44.463	4
8	99	Kevin Magnussen		+55.095	3
9	90	Daniel Ricciardo		+57.375	2
10	67	Pierre Gasly		+69.338	1
11	12	Scott Dixon		+71.870	0
12	28	Marcel Agyemang-Badu		+77.005	0
13	42	Davide Valsecchi		+1 Lap	0
14	31	Rhys Davies		+1 Lap	0
15	56	Bradley Dagnall		+1 Lap	0
16	6	Matt Solomon		+1 Lap	0
17	91	Max Verstappen		+1 Lap	0
18	66	Josef Newgarden		+1 Lap	0
19	30	Nico Hülkenberg		+1 Lap	0
20	22	Johnny Cecotto Jr.		+1 Lap	0
21	21	Stoffel Vandoorne		+1 Lap	0
22	55	Artem Markelov		+1 Lap	0
23	11	Daniël de Jong		+1 Lap	0
DNF	43	Sébastien Bourdais		Puncture	0
DNF	32	Daniel Melrose		Collision	0
DNF	27	Nathan McKane		Collision	0

Fastest Lap:

Sebastian Vettel – 1:15.142

Infinite Improbability Drive Of The Race:

Valtteri Bottas – Turned things around most efficiently compared to Saturday.

Reject Of The Race:

Jules Bianchi – Only he will know why he actually stayed out there in the rain.