Two Consecutive Wins for Magnussen

Qualifying:

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Time
1	63	Jules Bianchi		1:08.855
2	2	Lewis Hamilton		1:08.858
3	99	Kevin Magnussen		1:08.979
4	5	Valtteri Bottas		1:08.980
5	98	Salvatore Miccoli		1:08.982
6	1	Sebastian Vettel		1:09.086
7	29	Pastor Maldonado		1:09.191
8	90	Daniel Ricciardo		1:09.212
9	28	Marcel Agyemang-Badu		1:09.298
10	32	Daniel Melrose		1:09.371
11	27	Nathan McKane		1:08.383
12	62	Dave Cassidy		1:09.208*
13	22	Johnny Cecotto Jr.		1:09.447
14	21	Stoffel Vandoorne		1:09.571
15	42	Davide Valsecchi		1:09.572
16	55	Artem Markelov		1:09.783
17	30	Nico Hülkenberg		1:09.846
18	66	Josef Newgarden		1:10.005
19	12	Scott Dixon		1:10.567
20	43	Sergio Pérez		1:10.578
21	91	Max Verstappen		1:10.698
22	56	Bradley Dagnall		1:10.916
23	6	Matt Solomon		1:10.054*
24	31	Rhys Davies		1:11.063
25	67	Pierre Gasly		1:11.131
26	11	Daniël de Jong		1:11.251

* demoted five places for changing engine/gearbox

Report:

The best way to make up for a bad race is to have a good race afterwards. This was apparentely the plan of Jules Bianchi, who, after a shocking Q1 exit followed by an awful race, decided to get back on track. He did just that, scoring his first pole of 2018 in qualifying. It looked likely for him to take his first win of this season.

However, a bad strategy can always ruin a race and it most certainly did this time around. DGN-Mercedes were ready to take the lead from the unofficial Mercedes works team and did so successfully, getting both of their cars in front of the French Formula One star and going on to take the 1-2 their own race strategists denied them on Saturday.

Behind them, a bit of controversy was found: Lewis Hamilton and the extremely talented Marcel Agyemang-Badu had another battle going on. Caterham did not want their new signing looking bad, so they used Vettel as a road block at pit exit to slow Badu sufficiently down. Ferrari were appaled by this move straight from the movie Driven and race control has decided to give out a number of penalty points.

A few drivers who struggled in the Saturday race were in better form: Daniel Melrose and Nico Hülkenberg were two names on that list. Regrettably, both went unrewarded. Melrose lost points due to the inferior pace of the Holden F1 car; Hülkenberg tried too hard to fight Dave Cassidy and spun his car around. Someone who got his reward for improving was Daniel Ricciardo, who scored Calinetic’s first points since August 2017.

Race:

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Points
1	99	Kevin Magnussen		50:19.929	15
2	98	Salvatore Miccoli		+3.426	12
3	63	Jules Bianchi		+8.120	12
4	2	Lewis Hamilton		+11.801	8
5	28	Marcel Agyemang-Badu		+28.440	6
6	29	Pastor Maldonado		+29.980	5
7	5	Valtteri Bottas		+31.810	4
8	90	Daniel Ricciardo		+33.645	3
9	21	Stoffel Vandoorne		+34.588	2
10	62	Dave Cassidy		+39.238	1
11	32	Daniel Melrose		+44.016	0
12	22	Johnny Cecotto Jr.		+48.548	0
13	56	Bradley Dagnall		+62.060	0
14	55	Artem Markelov		+63.738	0
15	67	Pierre Gasly		+70.480	0
16	12	Scott Dixon		+1 Lap	0
17	6	Matt Solomon		+1 Lap	0
18	30	Nico Hülkenberg		+1 Lap	0
19	91	Max Verstappen		+1 Lap	0
20	11	Daniël de Jong		+1 Lap	0
21	27	Nathan McKane		Transmission	0
DNF	31	Rhys Davies		Transmission	0
DNF	1	Sebastian Vettel		Loose Wheel	0
DNF	42	Davide Valsecchi		Oil Leak	0
DNF	43	Sergio Pérez		Engine	0
DNF	66	Josef Newgarden		Collision	0

Fastest Lap:

Jules Bianchi – 1:09.709

Infinite Improbability Drive Of The Race:

Marcel Agyemang-Badu – Forced Caterham to cross the line.

Reject Of The Race:

Caterham-Judd – That movie move was just unfair.